Xun posted:

Also I'm pretty sure the book had some weird thing about the evil Jews being very rich and in charge and also really gungho about sacrificing their children lol

SMEGMA_MAIL posted:

I really want OP to explain what is cool about him

sootikins posted:

Honestly I'd guess sexist Mike pays for a lot of stuff for his pals

A lot of turboshitty people maintain friend circles this way

op posted:

I mean ya I love my sister and our mom and our Aunt and cousin. The thing is nobody understands that other than his weird hatred for women, he’s a kind man who helps out many charities and advocates for most discriminated minorities.

Invisible Clergy posted:

Speaking of garbage,
AITA for stealing my teachers $6,000 ring in order to pay for at least 3 months worth of food for my family?

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Invisible Clergy posted:

AITA for "Arguing" With My Partner About the Book "Unwind"?

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she knew from personal experiences that one paragraph was enough to ruin a book

Invisible Clergy posted:

pentyne posted:

Sorry I kind of lost the point here because this screams "I'm super active on YA twitter" and thus nothing this person says is worth engaging with.

Invisible Clergy posted:

Good point. Time to check the comments. OP must have mentioned some of sexist Mike's positive traits.

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he’s a kind man who helps out many charities and advocates for most discriminated minorities.

Lol, sure he does, buddy.

Xun posted:

Ah yeah I remembered the tithing thing and must have connected it wrong in my memory. In my defense I read the book when I was in like...middle school and thought it was dumb and weird then

Runcible Cat posted:

Well jeez it's almost like you don't know that cis white males are the most discriminated-against of all!

pentyne posted:

that was a banger. I've got a list of the ones for the past 2 years



I'm particular to the "Ohio" one and the "my lawyer suggested" just because of the sheer aggressive determination the person has when saying it

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To start off I love cooking and since me and my husband had gotten married earlier this year one of my ways of expressing affection towards him is by making packed lunches. I also try out different cuisines every week or so depending on how I feel. I usually wake up quite early to prepare his lunches because I also work full time.

Getting to the point, my husband's colleagues eventually started taking notice and my husband capitalised on that opportunity because one of them is a manager and my husband was finding a way to coax him in hopes of getting a better position at work. However the problem arises when without my permission he went ahead and spoke on my behalf that I will pack lunches for them too.

When he came back home and told me I was quite disappointed because even though I love making lunches for him, for his colleagues ( people I dont even know) it seemed exhausting. Moreover it is not just for one person which he initially had me believed but rather 5 OF HIS COLLEAGUES. I tried it out for one day to make my husband happy , I had to wake up at 3:30 ish that day because my own work starts at 8. I was almost late for work and had to rush through everything. It was not a pleasant experience.

Long story short however, that day I made thai packed lunches ( I made green curry, tom yum flavored wings, prawn fritters and thai fried rice) and they all enjoyed it. Now my husband is thinking of making it a weekly thing where every week I make a different cuisine for them for any one of the weekdays. Although that may seem "easy" I don't want to do it anymore. I do like sharing the food I make but I don't want it to feel like a chore. My husband however thinks I'm the AH because he mentions that it is only once per week and that I'm just being lazy. Well he is not wrong I am lazy but I also just dont want to make food for his colleagues. The lunches I make are for my husband to enjoy.

For some reason my husband thinks I'm being unreasonable and that I don't support him because by me doing this he believes they will be more inclined to give him a raise or a promotion or even a recommendation at work. I just find it pretentious that he has to depend on the food I make for a promotion , I am sure that he can get a promotion by his own merit because he is a very smart and accomplished man himself. I feel kind of torn between the idea of whether to continue making lunches ONLY for him or whether I should take that extra effort and make one , once every week for his colleagues too. Besides the money to make these lunches ( even if only once a week) comes from my pocket too which still if we add all 4 times in a month would be a fair too much just for food.

EDIT: PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I CAN'T GET TO ALL OF YOU, IM READING AND ABSORBING THE COMMENTS, sorry for caps❤ thank you all for the judgments and jokes

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My husband is very particular about his public image. We are middle class but he likes to show off how wealthy he is. Problem is we live in a community that’s full of actually wealthy people so he feels the need to buy overly expensive bbqs and furniture to show off with.

He also hates my “poor people habits”. I don’t see them as poor people habits because actually I come from a more wealthy family than him and my family and friends do these things too. I hang all my clothes to dry in the air because I have dust mitt allergies and the sun helps makes my sheets and pillowcases better for my stuffy nose. I like to change the oil on my car myself because I can let the old oil drip out longer. I like to plant the ends of green onions to get more green onions. I also repeat my dresses to friends parties because I don’t normally wear dresses so a dozen are enough. He absolutely hates all these habits because he thinks they are poor people habits. I guess hanging clothing out in the backyard is considered a poor person habit but in Australia where I’m from everyone does it including rich people since the sun dries things faster than a dryer. He doesn’t like it when I do car maintenance because it looks like we can’t afford a mechanic. Admittedly this is from my college days when I didn’t want to pay for oil changes but I find it’s not a big deal.

We had a big fight about me hanging my sheets and clothing to dry outside. He demanded I never do it again because of how embarrassing it is. I told him if he does the laundry he can do them however he wants.

He agreed then did the laundry twice before telling me we are hiring a laundry service since he doesn’t want to do the laundry anymore. I told him because it’s an optional service the money for the laundry service should come out of his “fun money”. He got upset and told me it should come out of the joint account because it’s everyone’s laundry. I said fine he can hire a laundry service for his laundry with his bank account and I will wash and hang my laundry outside like I want. He then yelled at me for embarrassing him and making the neighbours look down on him

Soylent Pudding posted:

AITA for making my husband embarrassed?

Soylent Pudding posted:

AITA for making my husband embarrassed?

Soylent Pudding posted:

AITA for making my husband embarrassed?

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No, this isn't a joke. Yes, I took him to the vet, and he is being closely monitored. I will be taking measures to ensure this never happens again.

I have a California Kingsnake named Shadow, and I've had him ever since I was fourteen. He's quite an active fellow, and he loves food, but he's not very smart and there has been a few times where he has mistaken household objects and people for food.

I have been letting him out of his cage recently, and allowing him to explore because I can tell he really enjoys it, and it's a good way to keep him in good shape. I don't always hover over him when he explores, but i do my best to keep an eye on him. Of course, a few days ago I slipped up on my surveillance, and he ate something he shouldn't have. While I was blissfully unaware, my snake snuck into the open back of a closed cabinet, where i stored some supplies alongside a tub of my sex toys, and ate one of them. When I realized I couldn't see him, i found him with a lump in his stomach and one of my bright blue bullet vibrators missing from the tub.

I immediately rushed him to the vet. He was given an enema and some lubrication, and the vets were in good spirits. They were laughing about the X-rays and the entire situation, and were positive he would get it out okay. However, since then, the object has not moved through his system.

We went back today, and he was given some more treatments, but he is due for surgery if he cannot push it out by tonight. The emergency vet bills and surgery will total to nearly a grand, and I've been trying to crowd fund to help pay for it because it's a lot of money, but i cant help but feel awful and ashamed about it.

I know freak accidents happen, and really I don't think my snake has felt too much pain (He's active, alert, showing some discomfort but otherwise acting quite normal), but I was negligent. I know I should've kept a better eye on him. I knew he has a history of trying to eat random poo poo he can fit in his mouth, but I had cleaned up whatever i thought he could swallow, and i just... wasn't thinking about the cabinet.This specific cabinet is a part of his tank stand, and it has a missing back to it. He's had some curiosity with it before, but I just assumed he was interested in whatever he could smell, and I had always removed him upon realizing he'd snuck inside.

I just... should've known better. Should've taken precautions. His previous "eating random poo poo" incidents were years back, and it wasn't in my mind when i let him free roam. Now, I have to answer to my negligence and poor surveillance, and there's nothing I can do to change what happened.

My friends are trying to comfort me, reassuring me that everything will be okay and that i'll be laughing about what happened when he's alright, but I just... feel so horrible. I feel horrible trying to crowd fund for his bills because this was My fault. i feel terrible because I wasn't being a responsible owner, and there's nothing i can do about it now.

He could still die, even after the surgery, and it will not be because of improper husbandry, but because of my carelessness and recklessness alone.

I love him so much. I love him so much, and I don't want to lose him. I will never forgive myself if he dies because of this.

TL;DR: I let my snake out to explore my room, and he got into my dildo cabinet and swallowed my bullet vibrator. He is due for surgery, and I feel horrible for not watching him closely enough.

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[UPDATE] My snake ate my vibrator, and I feel horrible about it.

Hello! I promised an update, and here it is! (Albeit, a little late.)

However, I come bearing good news!

I made an emergency visit to the vet earlier today, and they got him to regurgitate it! He is doing alright, and I got the vibrator back in a soggy bag with some gauze. He is doing well now, although he is probably a little dejected about losing his lunch. He was given a gastrointestinal protective shot, and he needs some time to recover before he can eat again.

I am working on getting the X-rays, but this specific center is a little preoccupied, and it's been hard to get those photos through. However, I do have photographic evidence of his bulge and the little baggie containing the vibe, plus some gauze! If you guys are interested in seeing that, please let me know where I should post the photos!

Thank you everyone for cheering me up, keeping me calm and helping me stay strong. Thank you for taking a part of your day to read and follow along, and I hope this story serves as a cautionary tale, and a stupid laugh you can share between friends.

(Also no, the vibrator does not work. He broke it.)

EDIT: My vet posted the X-rays on despite me explicitly stating I did not consent to a social media post. Pretty lovely, but hey, I guess I have proof now?

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[FINAL UPDATE] My snake ate my vibrator, and I feel horrible about it.

People have been asking for proof, and I have been begging my Vets to send his X-rays privately, to no avail.

Now, this is my final post, made a few hours after my previous update was taken down.I did not receive files of his X-rays. Actually, I found out that my Vet posted Shadow and his case online, completely disregarding consent forms that have in writing that I did not consent to social media posts related to my snake. But now, I have some proof to show while I deal with this outside of reddit.

Disclaimer: I have censored, and erased all metadata of these photos to the best of my ability. If you somehow come across these images or videos that she has posted, DO NOT ATTACK, HARASS OR STALK MY VETERINARIAN. I do not want anything to happen to her! Accidents happen, and it's aggravating that she disregarded my consent forms stating that I did not want this to happen, but I will not accept support in abuse towards people that helped my snake.I am ultimately grateful that this person and her team did what they could to help my reptile, and I do not condone any negative behavior thrown her way.

I was asked for proof, and i will provide it, but i will not hesitate to take this entire story down if I need to. So please, behave on my behalf.

EDIT: My situation with my vet was resolved! Turns out it was a simple mistake in communication, and the staff was very apologetic and communicative about this issue.

Another shadow x-ray:

https://www.reddit[.]com/user/Sh4dysh4dow/comments/toh3du/shadows_xrays

Invisible Clergy posted:

Good point. Time to check the comments. OP must have mentioned some of sexist Mike's positive traits.

Lol, sure he does, buddy.

Xun posted:

I wonder if it'd break his brain if you call whatever he's doing "poor people habits" lol

Malcolm Excellent posted:

Why are they married???

Cowslips Warren posted:

AITA for not wanting to pack lunches for my husbands' colleagues?

Didn't we have a story like this before? Those lunches do sound loving amazing but I bet her husband has no idea/doesn't care how much time it takes to make food. I mean, it's just food, can't take more than a few minutes like slapping together a sandwich at a food truck!

Soylent Pudding posted:

AITA for making my husband embarrassed?

Mx. posted:

AITA for ignoring my friend’s sexist remarks towards my sister instead of calling him out on them?

Invisible Clergy posted:

AITA for "Arguing" With My Partner About the Book "Unwind"?

Mellow Seas posted:

I think either hating women generally or his sister specifically would be insufficient for him to interpret this situation that way, so it's probably safe to say both are true.

No doubt this guy was "well actually"ing up a storm and his girlfriend's hurt feelings were justified, but given that he's only 19 and willing to entertain the possibility that he was in the wrong, maybe he will grow up to be a decent guy.

Dr. Stab posted:

Not repeating dresses is like, a celebrity stylist thing, right? I don't know anybody so wasteful as to buy a dress to wear once and then toss it.

Fork of Unknown Origins posted:

The premise of the book does sound completely insane and I don’t blame the GF for never wanting to give it a chance, but man do I not at all miss being 19 and thinking something like a book I wasn’t going to read was worth an argument with my SO over.

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I (F20's) was driving home from work this afternoon when I almost hit a little girl. The road where my work is located is a busy road with many side streets. I always do 35mph (the posted speed limit) and set my cruise control, as I'd done this afternoon. I was not distracted or impaired in anyway, I was watching the road and fully following traffic laws.

There was a car in front of me. The girl who was around 11 on a scooter was scootering up towards the main road from one of the side roads. She almost didn't stop for the car in front of me but she did. She watched that car go and waited as the car going the opposite way beside it passed. She didn't look in my direction as she scootered into the road. Though I saw her I didn't expect her to scooter in front of me so I slammed on brakes though I stopped about a car and a half's length away from her. She jerked away and ended up falling backwards into a shallow ditch. I pulled over and ran over to her. She was crying but I think it was more fear than injury.

I made sure she was okay physically, she said she was. I then set into her on how dangerous her actions were, what was she thinking, why didn't she look both ways, if she didn't understand traffic safety then she shouldn't be on a scooter on a busy street. She cried. I told her that I wanted to speak to her parents because honestly she should have known better and if she didn't know better then they aren't parenting properly. She wasn't wearing a helmet or pads and she had EarPods in so I assume she was listening to music, but if she was she wasn't by the time I got to her.

She took me to her home where I spoke to her parents and told them what had happened and asked why they were letting an obviously ill-prepared child ride anything without teaching her safety. The girl told her parents that she had just made a mistake but that I was being "really mean". I told her that she should be grateful that it's me being "really mean" to her and not a doctor telling her parents that their child was dead. I asked her how she thought her parents would feel if I'd hit her, how I would feel. I told the parents to either teach her properly or keep her off the streets.

The dad told me I was a dick and I shouldn't be telling people how to raise their kids. The mom said I was overreacting and that I was probably driving too fast or dangerously. I have dash cam so I'm not worried about accusations on my driving, I was 100% following traffic laws. The dad told me to get off their property before he called the cops. I told him to go ahead and I'd show the cops the dash cam video and I assume that any cop would fault the parents for letting a child run around a busy street without supervision or proper safety lessons. They slammed the door in my face and I went back to my car and went home.

Was I an rear end in a top hat?

Cowslips Warren posted:

AITA for not wanting to pack lunches for my husbands' colleagues?

Didn't we have a story like this before? Those lunches do sound loving amazing but I bet her husband has no idea/doesn't care how much time it takes to make food. I mean, it's just food, can't take more than a few minutes like slapping together a sandwich at a food truck!

Sisal Two-Step posted:

AITA for lecturing a little girl after I nearly hit her with my car and then telling her parents?

External Organs posted:

Cruise control for a 35 mph road??

External Organs posted:

Cruise control for a 35 mph road??