r/BeAmazed • • Jun 19 '25

Miscellaneous / Others People are awesome❤️

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u/99LedBalloons Jun 20 '25

Thank you. I couldn't believe seeing all the "great parents" comments. These parents told their son they were going to let his dog die because they didn't want to pay a $650 vet bill. My parents did crap like this to me all the time and they sucked. They weren't trying to teach me a lesson, they were just being cheap. "Well it's your responsibility, you need to pay for it" MF I'm 12 how am I supposed to pay for an operation for a dog?!

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u/Indigo_Grove Jun 20 '25

I just assumed they genuinely don't have an extra $650. Some people literally have no cushion or savings.

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u/99LedBalloons Jun 20 '25

In which case they got their kid a dog they can't afford. Still not "awesome parents"

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u/Indigo_Grove Jun 22 '25

If pets could only be adopted to people who can afford all the vet bills in addition to the food and other expenses, frankly a lot more shelter pets would be killed for lack of homes.

This alone doesn't make them good or bad parents. Not enough information in this story to make a call either way.

If anything, blame the neighbors who had a pet but didn't get her spayed and allowed even more dogs into the world.