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teen witch posted:On one hand, gently caress this dude for being the coward. I might not disown a kid over it, but I’d probably end up making them wish for it. At the very least the fucker should pay his share of the cost of parenting, regardless of if he is in the child's life or not. Edit: New page tax: AITA for telling a student he's not really English? I am a british- american woman. I am very proud of both my nationalities, and have lived in America most of my life and spent a couple months abroad in England. I’m now a teacher in America. There’s an Arab-British kid in my class now, who claims he spent 12 years in the UK, and is very much a “loud and proud” brit. He often refuses to say he’s from his country, and instead says he’s English. Personally, as a real woman with ties to the UK, I really don't think he’s English. He has an accent which I just can’t place. It’s like an amalgamation of the classic Scottish accent, pompous English accent, lower class English accent, and his natural arabian accent, which he’s clearly trying to cover up. When I questioned him about it he spun a wild tale about how the area of London he lived in, apparently “Brent”, which has a mixture of working class and upper class people, along with immigrants, and a bunch of Scots, which is why his accent is so odd. To Be honest, I get it, a brown kid in America, 9/11 and all that Jazz, I get why he felt he needed to mask his natural accent and identity, but this kid clearly has never been to the UK. I let him know he didn’t have to worry about it, and told him it’s ok to have a middle eastern accent. He got very rude with me, snapping at me saying I was out of line and from then on I have really wanted to put him in his place, and sort of catch him out. Recently I was teaching about slang terms for business products, and I decided to call on this kid and ask him what they use to clean the floors in the UK. For those of you who aren’t British, we call vacuums “Hoovers” and basically nobody calls it a vacuum. He was confused and clearly fumbling, getting the attention of the rest of the class with some stutters. Eventually I told him “the thing that sucks stuff up” and he said “vacuums”. I obviously told him that they were called Hoovers in the UK and that any real Brit would know that, so maybe he should stop pretending. He got flustered and began tearing up and walked out, I knew I’d gone too far. I tried to apologise but he was again very rude when I approached him during lunch. Some of my co-teachers told me it’s ok and one told me to post on here. Personally, I think I’m TA, though only slightly. AITA? edgeman83 fucked around with this message at 11:07 on Feb 9, 2022 |
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edgeman83 posted:At the very least the fucker should pay his share of the cost of parenting, regardless of if he is in the child's life or not. Proud 2b White
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Invisible Clergy posted:Like most food weirdness, probably a result of mistreatment in childhood. I know someone who ate food slowly as a defense mechanism because his dad would steal food off his plate. If he ate slowly enough, it became cold and unappetizing so it didn't get stolen. Oh hey, I eat super fast almost always because my dad would also steal my food and "race" me. This became less of a thing after I eventually vomited massive chunks of KFC chicken into a motel sink and my stepmom had to clean it up. I guess she didn't want a repeat performance? I still eat fast though and I usually have to look at other people's plates and try and pace myself so I don't look too weird.
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# ? Feb 9, 2022 11:41 |
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That kids more English than her.
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edgeman83 posted:
Aww gently caress yes this is the poo poo I crave (‘Hoover’ as a generic name was on its way out even back in the 1990s, there’s no such thing as a ‘classic Scottish’ or a single ‘lower class English’ accent, and the mish-mash of different accents she describes is quite commonplace where kids have grown up around multiple communities)
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StrangersInTheNight posted:That plain spaghetti noodles stuff is aggression, if someone stopped me from making food then served me that I'd be pissed There's an angle to it though, there's no mention of how young the kids are. If his wife has or has had her hands full with kids and has built up resentment over a real or imagined perception that the time difference between making relatively elaborate meals and just do whatever is quickest would be better spent giving her a break, it would explain it to some extent. Not excuse it though, just explain it. It was a source of conflict when my own kid was very little. I preferred to spend a couple of hours each Sunday to cook a large batch of whatever to have leftovers for the coming days, while my wife felt otherwise.
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AreWeDrunkYet posted:AITA for purchasing an old articulated bus and parking it in my driveway? Motor home? That'll be a motor palace. Those things are enormous. This seems like a massively impractical project all round, where tf you gonna park that monster? Not surprised he struggled to fit it in the driveway.
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it dont matter posted:Motor home? That'll be a motor palace. Those things are enormous. This seems like a massively impractical project all round, where tf you gonna park that monster? Park it next to the edge of a cliff. You'll be fine until the T-Rex shows up.
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AITA for wanting to file my taxes separately after my husband told me he wants a divorce?quote:I (30f) and my husband (33m) have been together for pretty much the past decade. A collection of OPs comments quote:Oh I know. They’ve been after him before and it almost broke me then. And that was years ago. And he wonders why I was scared to file taxes with him…
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comforthawk posted:she's got a man who's actively trying to take care of his feet and she is squandering that miracle smh I'm terrified to ask about his rear end wiping routine. My feet aren't the greatest but if I took a loving grater to them it would be a blood bath.
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keep punching joe posted:That kids more English than her. Anyone really English would definitely avoid any kind of confrontation like that.
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DoctorTristan posted:Aww gently caress yes this is the poo poo I crave It's almost as if OP is just making up reasons why this guy isn't a "real" british person because she's racist or something. Imagine someone taking pride in the idea of being English. teen witch posted:AITA for wanting to file my taxes separately after my husband told me he wants a divorce? "Should I file taxes with my husband who openly tells me he doesn't pay his taxes, legally binding me to him forever and being at risk of fines and imprisonment for tax evasion?" Yes. Do it. See what happens.
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Barudak posted:Dude doesn't realize it aint got poo poo to do with London and that also he's single now Idgi. Is this some sort of breakup power move where you make a transparently impossible demand so you can justify dumping someone when they don't go along with it?
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edgeman83 posted:AITA for telling a student he's not really English? A tourist telling a british citizen he isnt english, thats funny.
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Megillah Gorilla posted:I'd move overseas for Tom Holland. He's adorable and I want to carry him everywhere in my pocket. When did Zendaya buy an account?
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empty sea posted:I'm terrified to ask about his rear end wiping routine. My feet aren't the greatest but if I took a loving grater to them it would be a blood bath. What do you use on your butt?
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Invisible Clergy posted:Imagine someone taking pride in the idea of being English. We call those "Godawful loving Tory bastards" round here.
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Pope Corky the IX posted:What do you use on your butt? A rassp
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Captain Fargle posted:We call those "Godawful loving Tory bastards" round here. I know, but the concept is still ridiculous and they are worthy of scorn and derision. AITA for not wanting my son to date his step brother ? quote:My son Nate and Luke (my BF’s son) are 22.
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I just noticed she put Brent in quotes like she thinks it’s a made-up place.
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DoctorTristan posted:I just noticed she put Brent in quotes like she thinks it’s a made-up place. No wonder he was cross
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Invisible Clergy posted:I know, but the concept is still ridiculous and they are worthy of scorn and derision. It's okay to be proud of where you come from so long as you're not a dick about it. Arab dude is proud of being British, that's perfectly cool and good, white woman is a loving bitch for trying to gatekeep.
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datajugend posted:A tourist telling a british citizen he isnt english, thats funny. A stark change from the insult that is telling a british citizen they are english.
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She's lucky she's not in the UK because these days if you say you're English, you get arrested and thrown in jail.
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keep punching joe posted:She's lucky she's not in the UK because these days if you say you're English, you get arrested and thrown in jail. You can prove anything with facts.
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NO gently caress YOU DAD posted:Idgi. Is this some sort of breakup power move where you make a transparently impossible demand so you can justify dumping someone when they don't go along with it? Either a) she is actually crazy enough that this is the break point where he can't help her achieve her insane dreams or b) he has never really expressed interest in her (see his hrmm response) and she's thinking at 27 she maybe should just cut and run from the splitting rent on a 700 a month apartment life. Either way it sounds over and its not London specifically
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sullat posted:I mean it's pretty clear that UPS is the rear end in a top hat here because they insist on unrealistic timeframes for package delivery and use those one-size fits all trucks instead of smaller postal trucks for narrow streets. My town has a bunch of neighborhoods with those loving awful narrow streets 'Oh so cars slow down'. Instead it makes a loving obstacle course where you're nearly knocking mirrors off constantly with a regular-width vehicle let alone a truck, or little kids jumping out of nowhere with no gap between you and the parked cars. And you have to wait turns for opposing traffic like a loving vaudeville act. gently caress them. I hope the UPS guy parks blocking an intersection and walks every package to each house on the four intersecting blocks for five minutes.
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The ‘sowing/reaping’ tweet, but with ‘ordering 200 individually shipped sex arses’ and ‘having to wait behind the delivery driver for 15 seconds’
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Brawnfire posted:A rassp I was asking empty sea you nosy little duckfucker.
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Invisible Clergy posted:I know, but the concept is still ridiculous and they are worthy of scorn and derision. She isn't even dating this man yet and she wants her son to break up with his long term boyfriend because they might end up as step brothers in the future. I wonder why they got divorced in the first place, but dear god she's narcissistic as hell.
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Barudak posted:Either a) she is actually crazy enough that this is the break point where he can't help her achieve her insane dreams or b) he has never really expressed interest in her (see his hrmm response) and she's thinking at 27 she maybe should just cut and run from the splitting rent on a 700 a month apartment life. Either way it sounds over and its not London specifically I prolly woulda gone 'hmm' or some variation of confused/distracted if the idea of just somehow buying a house in london on whim came up while I was in the middle of driving. Like if it had been a thing mentiined before but it seems like she sprang it on him from nowhere and then got upset that he didn't immidiately jump for joy or something.
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Kurieg posted:She isn't even dating this man yet and she wants her son to break up with his long term boyfriend because they might end up as step brothers in the future. I wonder why they got divorced in the first place, but dear god she's narcissistic as hell. My gut instinct is she started courting the dad in order to pull this exact stunt and keep them apart. She seems kinda obsessed with their relationship, with the 'teasing' (shaming her son for showing same-sex affection) and outsized reaction to being told he is gay and wasn't out to her. She seems really focused on the idea it's not appropriate for them to be together romantically and only ok for them to be friends. Does she subconsciously think by keeping these two specifically separated, she's keeping his gayness at bay? I wonder how she'd react if her son ever showed interest in anyone else? StrangersInTheNight fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Feb 9, 2022 |
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StrangersInTheNight posted:I wonder how she'd react if her son ever showed interest in anyone else? look, do you know how hard it is to juggle simultaneous relationships with the father of everyone in your son's life who has expressed romantic interest??
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Into the acid vat with her.
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AITA Refusing to allow some kids a pony ride? ... All hell breaks loosequote:Long story short I(f43) have owned my horse for over 20years after rescuing her from a knackery as a 4 month old foal (story in itself). I keep her in a huge field 24/7 with other horses and she is the absolute apple of my eye. I don't mind people saying hi to her over the fence, we live in the suburbs so obviously it's going to happen. What I HATE is how my mother keeps offering her friends grandkids pony rides. Neither my horse or I are kid uh...people. I'm sick of showing up at the property to be met with a gaggle of kids expecting a pony ride. I've laid down the law and told mum no more. She EXPLODED at me but I've stayed firm. I spoke to the property owner because I worry mum will just show up and try to give the kids a pony ride without my supervision. He agreed it's a liability and has marked her as not allowed on the property without me there. Yesterday he called me saying she was there with 12 KIDS. 12! And going off her rocker because he wouldn't allow her on the property. I spoke to her on his phone and told her to bugger off and NEVER try this rubbish again. Since then I've had to block her and most of my family because omg the flying monkeys and screaming about how I'm over privledged, selfish, and a child hating monster... I don't think I was wrong, but it's starting to really get to me. Was I the AH?
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sootikins posted:I don't care if this one's fake, it's funny I'm gonna say ESH to some extent. Maybe I'm just overly vanilla, but "wearing a fetish item 24/7" strikes me as opening you up to some weird situations, but mom and the family were clearly trying to start some poo poo forcing their way into the house they knew had a non-zero chance of significant fetish items being out in the open. Dik Hz posted:Some family lawyers have an rear end in a top hat rate that makes up for dealing with that poo poo, if they even entertain taking the case. Most won’t. A lot won't because it can border on unethical; my understanding is that you're not supposed to take cases that you know have no chance based on settled law.
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Neito posted:I'm gonna say ESH to some extent. Maybe I'm just overly vanilla, but "wearing a fetish item 24/7" strikes me as opening you up to some weird situations, but mom and the family were clearly trying to start some poo poo forcing their way into the house they knew had a non-zero chance of significant fetish items being out in the open. Yeah, I'm kinda curious what led to the entire extended family plus kids showing up together at a house they weren't invited to. Were they going to stage a bdsm intervention?
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Even if my immediate family just showed up at my house uninvited I wouldn't let them in unless they had a really good reason. Who the hell does that in this day and age?
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Neito posted:I'm gonna say ESH to some extent. Maybe I'm just overly vanilla, but "wearing a fetish item 24/7" strikes me as opening you up to some weird situations, but mom and the family were clearly trying to start some poo poo forcing their way into the house they knew had a non-zero chance of significant fetish items being out in the open. It's a small collar so yes you're overly vanilla.
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Pope Corky the IX posted:I was asking empty sea you nosy little duckfucker.
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