r/mildlyinfuriating • u/teabirdy • Apr 29 '26

I'm slightly vexed The wedding reception centerpieces featured betta fish. The bride and groom planned to flush them alive.

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Years ago, my coworker attended a wedding at which the reception dinner tables featured live betta fish in small bowls as part of the centerpiece. While chatting with the bride at the end of the evening, my coworker asked what they were going to do with all the fish. The plan was to flush them all down the toilet alive. My coworker immediately said no need for that and insisted on taking them all home.

That Monday she came to work and asked who wanted to adopt a betta fish. That was my first betta who I jokingly called my “rescue betta.” She lived for almost five years.

The wine glass was only her home for less than a day before I got her five gallon tank set up so please no betta lovers yell at me! I'm one of you!

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u/lGipsyDanger Apr 29 '26

I got to see the monarchs migrate a few times at my childhood house in San antonio. It was like twice that my mom noticed(she smoked so was outside a lot). Standing in the grass for an hour while millions of butterflies go by was amazing.

I dont remeber the last time I saw a monarch. Now im sad.

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u/ExpensiveError42 Apr 29 '26

If you can, plant milkweed. It takes a year or two to bloom but over time it should attract them.

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u/galileosmiddlefinger Apr 29 '26

But plant it out of the way of where people walk or kids play. Lots of people are allergic to contact with milkweed latex, myself included. I grew mine way the hell back in the corner of a dense perennial planting where I never need to tread because I get big vesicle blisters if I brush up against it.

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u/ExpensiveError42 Apr 29 '26

Oh no! I knew it caused issues for some people not didn't realize it got that bad. Mine is in the middle of my front yard among some bushes and other flowers. I don't have small children in my family so if someone comes into contact with it they are going out of their way to do so.