“This Is My Life Now”: 50 Funny Pics Of People And Animals Accepting Uncommon Situations
When life gives you lemons, we all know what to do. But what if life takes away your lemons and gives you olives instead? Will you sit there and have a breakdown, or will you try and make olive oil out of it? I know the comparison sounds odd, because it is, but bear with me.
It turns out there’s this whole corner of Reddit called This Is My Life Now dedicated to sharing examples of hoomans and animals getting themselves into unusual situations and… doing a shrug and then going “I guess this is my life now.”
Created back in 2014, the subreddit is home to 879k members who come in for “the gifs or pictures of people and animals accepting their uncommon situations,” just like the description suggests. You may want to interpret it as a meme, or you may not quite get the point and it’s fine. At least we have an entertaining collection of pics of humans and animals getting themselves into (and out of!) funny situations.
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While scrolling through the post, it’s hard not to notice the obvious: humans and pets share an uncanny similarity between each other, some sort of special bond that doesn’t exist between other species. “Some similarities between humans and their pets are that they both need food and water, they both need shelter, and they both need love and attention. As simple as that - love is all we need,” pet behavior expert Yuliia Popyk from Petcube told Bored Panda in an interview.
“But if we dig deeper, then it is important to say that humans and their pets share a special bond,” she said. Popyk explained that we are both social creatures that enjoy each other’s company and form strong attachments. “Pets provide us with unconditional love and companionship while we provide them with food, shelter, and care.”
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Moreover, we also share many physical and behavioral similarities with our pets, which likely contributes to the strong bond we form with them, Popyk argues. “For example, we both have fur or hair, we both walk on four legs, and we both make similar vocalizations. We also have similar brain structures and hormones associated with emotion and bonding.”
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This story came out of my home state. It was in a bakery in a town called Dunsborough. The younger sister of one of my best friends was one of the wildlife officers who had to go get him 😆
Did he even resist? He looks one bite away from a sugar coma.
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This is actually a possum. Opossums are from North America and aside from both being marsupials, are not related to one another.
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I am sorry to be such a 'spoiler, but the poor thing looks very ill. When possums get hungry they will eat anything and when they eat human food it can kill them. I hope this little fella was taken to the vet. I have to put everything way at night here in Australia as the possums come through my cat door and will eat any food that is left out! I sometimes find them tucking into the cat gravity feeder. I have known them eat an entire lof in one sitting and that is SO bad for them. To keep them off the trees, they can be given a few nuts or oats and little bit of fruit, but really, they are meant to only eat specific types of native leaves and shoots.
Hopefully if he was rescued by wildlife officers, they would check him over
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I staggered into my garage one morning to let the dogs out, and my recycling bin growled at me. I went back inside for my glasses and came out to look... a young raccoon had opened my 50 lb bag of dog food, and eaten himself into a food coma. when he stood up he looked like he'd swallowed a bowling ball. I let him sleep it off, because he looked a lot like this little guy...too stuffed to move.
Wild animals spend ther whole lives searching for food, burning calories as they go. This is probably the first time in his life he has actually had a full stomach.
I've seen this as a meme: "I don't care what you do to me now. I have WON!"
That's so funny. In America it would have been an opossum. And it would have been just as full
It looks like he has his hand on his stomach like I'm regretting this now 😂
Australian possums are so much cuter than ones found in North America
Thank god he or she didn’t burst open. I consider you way lucky. 🐾🌹🐾
Lol, I hope he is okay..and they didn't sell the leftover pastries the next day
Nowhere but Aussie. For sure It must be a snake or /and a venimous spider around!
Oh possums might look cute but they'll fk you up like any other Aussie animal!
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Possum looks like he don't care. He didn't try to run. You are way chill!
Beside the university I attended there was a Donut Factory only open from 10PM to 6:30AM. HOT just made donuts. Only time I ever just ate until I couldn't! Nothing like it!
Full "Burt-Reynolds-bearskin-rug", jelly filling all OVER his body, lying on top of two dozen pastries ... you GO, little possum!!!
guess he shouldn’t have ate that hole in the the box too. wasted calories!
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There is evidence that just like family members and close friends, pets and their owners can become alike over time. “A study in the Journal of Research in Personality found that people who scored high in agreeableness and conscientiousness tended to have pets that were also rated as high in those traits. The study’s authors suggest that people may choose pets that are similar to themselves or that they may treat their pets in ways that cause the pets to develop similar personality traits,” Popyk explained. Interestingly, the study found that dog owners were more likely than cat owners to be outgoing, energetic, and lively, Popyk said.
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Meanwhile, cat owners were more likely than dog owners to be analytical, independent, and introverted. “The study also found that people who owned both cats and dogs were more likely to be open-minded and creative than those who owned just one type of pet.”
She added that there is no doubt that if your family member required emergency care, you would definitely provide it. “Same with pets. If you want to make sure your pet never gets in trouble and makes you a nervous wreck, consider choosing an Emergency Fund which pays for your vet bills in any life-threatening situation, but vet appointments or not severe cases are not eligible for coverage.”
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According to the pet expert, some people may choose a dog breed that is similar to their own personality, while others may choose a breed that is the polar opposite. “It really depends on the individual,” Popyk argues.
However, it is possible that people may subconsciously choose an animal that they feel is similar to them in some way. “For example, some people who feel shy or introverted may be attracted to animals that are also shy or introverted. Conversely, people who feel extroverted or outgoing may be attracted to animals that are also extroverted or outgoing.”
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I believe it's also in the Bible. "Tho shallest not disturb the slumber of thy furred family member." Or something like that. I'm paraphrasing here.
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a stray cat that we call cow (for obvious reasons) used to be scared off by my mother, but now she (my mother) lets cow stay to hunt mice.
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