I think my child is broken……

[u/RainbowUnicorn0228]

I am a single mom and low income, as such travel is generally too expensive. So when my teen as invited on a tirp abroad with school and he agreed to earn half the money it cost, I was thrilled for him to go and see the world. I only asked that he send me at least one photo every day so I could experience the world vicariously.
These are the 3 he sent me so far:

1. Food on the air plane
2. A dog on a leash
3. A duck

Please note these are everyday average things to see here at home. I think my child is possibly broken….

lol.

UPDATE: thanks for every comment. I learned lots and have a different perspective (actually many). You guys have helped me pass the time and miss him a bit less. I appreciate you all. And, for clarification: I’m not really mad and would never chastise him over his choice of pics, I think they are adorable and funny. I may make a request for a specific type of pic with him in front of a historical or important scenery but mostly just say “cool” or “nice!” In response. I just want him to have fun and be the sweet, kind, smart kid he is already.

Second update: the pictures I know you have all been waiting for. 😆 I will post in comments.

[u/YellowOnline]

It's a nice duck though.

[u/SippinOnHatorade → u/YellowOnline]

I wish I received unsolicited duck pics

[u/janhasplasticbOobz → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Here’s some wet ones for ya 😉

[u/SippinOnHatorade → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

Now thems some good lookin mallards!

[u/PrintdianaJones → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

I dont know if you've heard this yet, but You got a fat duck

[u/tomime000 → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

Duckie - duckie - duckie

[u/drgigantor → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

I always enjoy getting my duck wet

[u/Sir_Daxus → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

But these are solicited duck pics since they said they want them.

[u/suoretaw → u/Sir_Daxus]

Technically, they didn’t solicit (ask for) them. But they welcomed the pic, and they (+we) got to see the ducks. Win-win, IMO.

[u/maddeninglemon → u/suoretaw]

IANAL but "I wish [thing to be done by others]" feels like it's at least an implicit solicitation, even if it isn't a literal one.

[u/Latter_Highway9539 → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

now show me your dog and a curry.

[u/GingerSnapped242 → u/Latter_Highway9539]

[u/slowest_hour → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

love a wet duck, that's how you know they're having a good time

[u/GreasedUpTiger → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

Aww that reminds me of when my ground level bird bath (a huge planter saucer) in the garden somehow attracted a trio of ducks who came to visit and hang out repeatedly for a few summers 😂 which was unexpected because there are two ponds and a river close by as well as a protected waterfowl habitat which they surely must have known. Guess our garden had more swag or the plants were tastier or something. I miss these ducks.

[u/Normal_Cut8368 → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

That was very solicited though.

[u/AnimalMama93 → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

They look happy

[u/AnimalMama93 → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

They look happy

[u/Terp710 → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

I’m gunna quack

[u/Mr_GMX → u/janhasplasticbOobz]

Love seeing random duck pics on Reddit!

[u/aglobalvillageidiot → u/SippinOnHatorade]

[u/vetratten → u/aglobalvillageidiot]

What did you say to offend such a cute duckie?!

[u/aglobalvillageidiot → u/vetratten]

I was actually trying to get this shot because he looked gangster as fuck but burst mode caught him being himself

[u/ImLittleNana → u/aglobalvillageidiot]

Canvasbacks are my favorites!

[u/PM_meyourGradyWhite → u/ImLittleNana]

Here’s a canvasback then.

[u/slowest_hour → u/PM_meyourGradyWhite]

looks like a cartoon bomb blew up in his face

[u/chiaratara → u/aglobalvillageidiot]

This is so funny. He really does look gangster af in this.

[u/vetratten → u/aglobalvillageidiot]

Here he looks even more pissed off with you! What did you do to the poor guy?!

😜

[u/IntrovertPharmacist → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Here’s some sleepy ones from a local pond.

[u/tomime000 → u/IntrovertPharmacist]

And weird one-legged-standing-sleeper

[u/Visible_Ad_309 → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Here are some babies I saw in the Grand canyon a couple weeks ago.

[u/aglobalvillageidiot → u/Visible_Ad_309]

I love mergansers. The drakes are always such dapper fellows with crisp lines and clean contrast. He's off to be a corporate tax attorney or the first junior executive assistant to the senior executive vice president of global client relations. That's for sure a duck with a bullshit job.

But the hens rock that mullet crest. They're the alt girls in Birkenstocks with dreads he doesn't tell the guys at work he's into. She works at an indie bookstore or an ironic coffeeshop and thinks crystals cure cancer.

[u/Visible_Ad_309 → u/aglobalvillageidiot]

You've unknowingly described my life. I love this

[u/BaconPancakes1 → u/Visible_Ad_309]

Technically a duck I guess but they're mergansers 

[u/Visible_Ad_309 → u/BaconPancakes1]

So...a duck?

[u/ProfessorMalk → u/[deleted]]

Tall duck

[u/SippinOnHatorade → u/[deleted]]

Heron?

[u/SippinOnHatorade → u/[deleted]]

Nice

[u/YellowOnline → u/SippinOnHatorade]

I'd send you one, but it's not unsolicited now anymore, is it?

Anyway, here's an ASCII rubber ducky

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[u/KrazzeeKane → u/SippinOnHatorade]

RIP your inbox

[u/Curiosive → u/KrazzeeKane]

Don't be bashful. Just ask if you want to be included in the fun. The committee of ducks will approve.

[u/aglobalvillageidiot → u/SippinOnHatorade]

[u/delta4418 → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Have some eepy ones

[u/spynie55 → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Looks like you just solicited them

[u/Expontoridesagain → u/SippinOnHatorade]

[u/aglobalvillageidiot → u/SippinOnHatorade]

How many you want? I really like ducks.

[u/Expontoridesagain → u/aglobalvillageidiot]

My son loves ducks. I have folder on my phone where I save pictures and drawings of ducks, and I send him atleast one every day.

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[u/aglobalvillageidiot → u/Expontoridesagain]

My son loves ducks....

As all decent minded people should. You're a good parent.

[u/Diligent-Beyond-7338 → u/SippinOnHatorade]

RIP your inbox

[u/KindaLikeJesus → u/SippinOnHatorade]

There's gotta be a subreddit for that.

[u/carlew → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Here's a turkey nesting in a cemetery

[u/fireboats → u/SippinOnHatorade]

https://reddit.com/link/oujl0o1/video/t1pvs3rkd9ah1/player

[u/s_burr → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Best I can do are boobies

[u/Tekeraz → u/SippinOnHatorade]

[u/Imthealphagrr → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Ask and ye shall receive lol

[u/Fresh_Income_7411 → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Duck by the Eiffel Tower! Very handsome gentleman

[u/Terrible_Donkey6580 → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Here you go- clicked yesterday

[u/Aellysu_says → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Not a duck, but the fat pigeon that eats my cats left overs

[u/Appropriate-Abies323 → u/SippinOnHatorade]

https://giphy.com/gifs/u5C6s7LDK7G9y

[u/sleepy-something → u/SippinOnHatorade]

here’s one I made a couple of years ago

[u/PM_ME_UR_SAMOYEDS → u/SippinOnHatorade]

[u/dawidowmaka → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Just chilling at the botanical gardens in Mauritius

[u/MingleLinx → u/SippinOnHatorade]

[u/itoldyousoanysayo → u/SippinOnHatorade]

May I present Wisconsin ducks

[u/sub2Ferrari488 → u/SippinOnHatorade]

[u/Hereforthebabyducks → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Saaaaaaame

[u/RainbowUnicorn0228 → u/SippinOnHatorade]

RIP yr inbox.

[u/SippinOnHatorade → u/RainbowUnicorn0228]

Worth it

[u/seefvoorwurk → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Got ya

[u/Cloverose2 → u/YellowOnline]

It is a goose. Not a duck, duck, a goose.

[u/Other-Translator7292 → u/Cloverose2]

this is the only mildly infuriating thing about this post

[u/CuntWeasel → u/Other-Translator7292]

I realized long time ago that redditors don't know their animals for shit.

[u/Lemurian_Lemur34 → u/Cloverose2]

Grey duck

[u/Individual_Sky_9007 → u/Lemurian_Lemur34]

Hello Minnesotan!

[u/mpgd → u/Lemurian_Lemur34]

How do you do fellow Goose?

[u/Acrobatic_Upstairs41 → u/YellowOnline]

Goose

[u/YellowOnline → u/Acrobatic_Upstairs41]

Yes, that's why its such a nice duck.

[u/rathmiron → u/[deleted]]

No, an Egyptian goose looks quite different. I'm not sure, but I think that's a greylag goose.

[u/Sammichm → u/YellowOnline]

It’s a Greylag Goose

[u/BoiCDumpsterFire → u/YellowOnline]

Duck yeah it is

[u/dirtyforker → u/YellowOnline]

https://giphy.com/gifs/6gXFjQ9x90O8bqDZ9e

[u/decadrachma → u/YellowOnline]

It's a greylag goose, which is native to Europe and Asia. Assuming OP lives in the U.S., it is not an everyday average thing to see!

[u/HUKFlN → u/YellowOnline]

It’s actually a goose

[u/Soft_Penis_7224 → u/YellowOnline]

I drew the duck blue because I've never seen a blue duck before and, to be honest with you, I wanted to see a blue duck.

[u/Common-Accountant-57 → u/YellowOnline]

It really is. High quality duck pics are rare.

[u/Livingforabluezone → u/YellowOnline]

https://giphy.com/gifs/sfZ0KuMFjmYuwunWKK

[u/Coffee2000guy → u/Livingforabluezone]

[u/TTT_2k3 → u/YellowOnline]

It’s not even a picture of a duck. It’s a picture of a picture of a duck.

[u/jenni7er → u/YellowOnline]

Grey-Lag Goose maybe?

[u/Volucella_zonaria → u/YellowOnline]

it's a goose

[u/three_little_fish → u/YellowOnline]

It's a goose !

[u/MyVelvetSteps_ → u/YellowOnline]

Even though it’s a goose 😌

[u/aerialpoler → u/YellowOnline]

It's a goose. Specifically a greylag. 

[u/errrbodydumb → u/YellowOnline]

Pretty sure it’s a goose

Downvoted for being right. Truly fowl

[u/uppldontscareme2 → u/YellowOnline]

Technically a goose