AITA?: Overprotective Parrot Lady Prioritizes Rescue Bird Above Assisting Stepdaughter in Upcoming Wedding

The writer of this Reddit post took in a very abused parrot three years ago. Since then, she has devoted herself to rehabilitating this parrot, she didn't take any vacations or trips, as it would disrupt the bird's healing progress. She married her now husband when his daughter was 16, and now she is getting married in March. The stepdaughter is very stressed with the wedding planning, along with taking care of her two-year-old, and as such, she invited her dad and her step-mom (the author) for a week to visit the soon-to-be-married couple and their budding family.

The author says no, saying that she and the stepdaughter are not close and that she doesn't have that sort of relationship with her. The stepdaughter hasn't visited them in four years and they hardly ever speak. Is she in the wrong for prioritizing her parrot over a stepdaughter? Does the stepdaughter just want help babysitting while she's stressed over the wedding? Or does she actually want to build a loving relationship with her? What do you think?

Posted by Blakeseidel

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We're not sure what to think here - it sounds a bit dramatic to stay home for three years, never once taking a vacation or leaving because of a bird. We understand that each animal needs its own unique style of care, but is it her plan to never be apart from the bird for the rest of its life?

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We hope it works out for them, honestly. We're not sure where we stand on this, on one hand, we would put in the effort to make a relationship with the grandson and try to glue together the whole family, on the other hand, when you adopt a pet you have to be understanding of the needs of the pet. What would you do?

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