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The above story may sound cute, but to anyone familiar with keeping ducks, it'll make you cringe.
First, they go out and buy a SINGLE DUCKLING for their young child. Ducklings are happiest with other ducklings and most places won't sell you just one for that reason. The girl was FOUR YEARS OLD when they bought HER the duckling! I hope to God they read up on basic duck care, but I'm not holding my breath.
Second, the girl (who is 5, not 2) can apparently not leave the house without "Snowflake".
Is the word "No" not in your vocabulary?
Plus the girls whole "I'm his mommy!" thing is super creepy to me. When she was interviewed she was ADAMENT that she was the duck's "Mommy". I don't have kids, but is that normal for that age group?
Awwww it's an adorable, feel good story. The duck is clearly very well cared for. The girl is adorable. The duck is happy, and the girl is happy. As far as reading up on duck care, clearly they did OK.
Clearly, you do not have kids...this is a very normal thing for kids. Kids get attached to certain things, in this case a duck. Kids often must have a "lovie" they take with them, whether a stuffed animal, a blanket, etc. Heck, two of my sons took their baby blankets with them TO COLLEGE. My youngest son's roommate has a stuffed bear on his apartment bed from his childhood.
ahhh but OP isn't happy! there is no way she is happy about this unnatural mothering situation!
OP I wish youdve had a Banty when you were little. Then you would get it. The feathered friends are just so grateful to be out of a pot they will bond with anyone.
They take the duck swimming in a pond. It can swim away if it wants to. It doesn't. The little girl calls and it comes right back to her. Of its own free will. It's "duck's choice."
I bet there are some places they don't take the duck. They probably said he went everywhere because it made a good story.
I cracked up too when the reporter asked "When did you know?" and the kid replied, "That he's a duck?"
I don't believe in taking in exotic pets but this is not one of those. The duck looked happy, the kid looked happy, everyone looked happy.
They wiggle their tales, of course! Everybody knows that....everybody.
Well goes to show how much I know about ducks. I didn't even know they told tales!
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When she was interviewed she was ADAMENT that she was the duck's "Mommy". I don't have kids, but is that normal for that age group?
