u/abandonedvan

If your kids are antagonizing wildlife in our parks (or anywhere tbh), I’m gonna yell at them. I’m a very non-confrontational person, but one confrontation I’m happy to have is telling kids (and the adults they’re with!) to leave wildlife alone. Doesn’t matter if it’s considered a “pest” animal (mice, rats, pigeons, geese, gulls, *bugs, etc.), if your kids (and you!) are intentionally trying to scare or maim an animal that is just minding its own business, you have failed as a parent.

This post brought to you by me having to yell at some dipshit kids earlier today to leave a goose alone after witnessing them inching closer and clapping, kicking at the ground, and picking up a stick to do god knows what to the goose. Their dipshit parents were completely oblivious until I yelled at their kids and then had the audacity to get mad at ME for their glaring oversight.

If you don’t teach your kids to respect ALL wildlife, some rando will. And they might not be very nice about it.

(I feel I should clarify that I’m a woman, and a very unimposing one at that.)

*mosquitos and spotted lantern flies are not included.
It’s on sight for those mf’ers.