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Soylent Pudding
Jun 22, 2007

We've got people!


Just lmao if you throw a wedding so lame everyone isn't loving later that night.

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Vim Fuego
Jun 1, 2000



Ultra Carp

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal
You’d think she’d remember

Mx.
Dec 16, 2006

I'm a great fan! When I watch TV I'm always saying "That's political correctness gone mad!"
Why thankyew!


AITA for getting mad at my mum for making my girlfriend sleep on the floor?

quote:

Throwaway.

My girlfriend, “Rose,” and I have been together for 4 years and she is 5 months pregnant with our first child. My mum seemed to really like Rose (or at the very least tolerated her) - but after we announced that we were expecting, something definitely switched in her.

She has become extremely rude and disrespectful towards my girlfriend. She makes passive-aggressive comments at every chance she gets. I’ve had to take a step back from my mother until she fixes her behaviour.

Rose had gone to visit her family who lives far out of town. It was a very last-minute trip, and she drove herself to the destination and back. Unfortunately, at around 6pm, her car broke down and she was forced to pull over. Fortunately, my brother, “Chris,” who’s great with cars and lives about an hour and ½ from where Rose was stranded, was willing to pick her up and sorted everything out. I was out of the country, so I’m grateful that my brother sorted everything out for her.

Chris moved back in with my mum about a year ago. Obviously, the situation wasn’t the best, especially considering the tension between Rose and my mom that exists for no particular reason, but I hoped my mum could put her pettiness aside for at least a night.

It was too late for Chris to drive Rose back home, so my brother told her that he would drive her back tomorrow morning. An arrangement that my mum seems to not like, but one that she managed to keep her mouth shut about (my girlfriend tells me)

Rose helps prepare dinner, wash up, and actually engage in a decent conversation with my mum for the first time in ages. However, they mostly avoid each other. Chris goes to bed earlier, leaving my mum and Rose.

My mum lives in a two-bedroom apartment and since both bedrooms were taken. Rose assumed that she would be sleeping on the couch.

She apparently assumed wrong.

My mum gives Rose the thinnest blanket ever and basically screams at her, telling her that she has to sleep on the floor to not “ruin her couch.” She tells Rose to “make do,” with the pillows on the couch and the blanket that provides zero warmth.

Rose thought about protesting, but ultimately decided against it. According to Rose, my mum kept opening her door to check if she was sleeping on the couch, so she couldn’t even try to sleep on the couch.

At 5am, Chris found Rose on the couch and let her sleep on his bed. He ended up telling me, but told me to not make a “big fuss out of it.”

I did the exact opposite.

I called my mum, very angry, and told her that she was disrespecting her so badly. She tried to defend herself by saying, “that she didn’t harm the baby,” and “it’s okay for pregnant women to sleep on the floor,” but I Refused to hear any of it. Chris agrees with me, but told me that I shouldn’t make it a fight. I feel like I’m losing my mind. AITA?

Betazoid
Aug 3, 2010

Hallo. Ik ben een leeuw.

Doc Hawkins posted:

not every pe teacher is abusive, some are just emotionally impotent alcoholics shattered by their failure to preserve their marriage. (hope you're doing okay mr dubois :()

Hey, Ms. Pinkston, incredibly cool :airquote: spinster :airquote: at my Catholic school rocked. She bowled like a champion, had delts you wouldn't believe, and just never found the right man. High five in heaven, Ms. P!

Doc Hawkins
Jun 15, 2010

Dashing? But I'm not even moving!


Mx. posted:

AITA for getting mad at my mum for making my girlfriend sleep on the floor?

not even a cupboard under the stairs?

a rug in front of the oven?

Hughlander
May 11, 2005

AITA for telling my dad it's none of his business that I didn't invite my sister to my wedding?

quote:

My (28f) wedding is coming up and I didn't invite my sister Meghan (30f). This is due to the antics she's pulled in the past. I'm really not interested in having a repeat at my wedding. My dad (57m) is mad at me but I told him it's none of his business. Was I the rear end in a top hat?

When our eldest sister (32f) got a new job Meghan kept showing up at her building in full robes (Meghan is a witch and a Pagan) because she wanted to purify our eldest sister's workspace. She was removed by building security several times because she kept trying to access the floor without a key card and the saga only ended when Meghan was arrested for trespassing. It was so embarrassing for our eldest sister and she took another job elsewhere and doesn't talk to Meghan about work now. My eldest sister is Wiccan but she keeps it private. Meghan has also come over without notice to bless and purify our apartments/houses if we move even though no one asked her to.

Against my better judgement I didn't object when Meghan came along to the public part of my PhD defence along with my dad. Meghan kept interrupting to cast spells to "help" me succeed and would not stop talking. A professor had security escort her out. My dad thought that professor was uptight.

When our brother's (26m) wife (26f) was pregnant last year Meghan kept bringing her "potions" to drink and was following her around trying to hold crystals over her stomach to transfer properties to the baby. My sister-in-law is such a sweetheart and tried to indulge Meghan bit it go so bad our brother had to step in. Meghan wanted to put plants and crystals in the nursery and spells on the walls and my brother won't let her come over or be around my niece at all. Meghan said she wants to do a midnight blessing ceremony for my niece even though my brother says no.

My dad lives with Meghan and I think he just immune to her antics. Parts of the house look like the stereotype of a witch you would see on television. When he had knee surgery Meghan had a bowl full of her witch ingredients that she lit on fire in the hospital room and got thrown out of the hospital.

I have no problem with anyone practicing or not practicing a religion (my eldest sister is Wiccan) but Meghan's problem is she thinks everyone wants to participate in her Pagan faith. Even if people tell her no or to go away she persists. She makes a scene all the time. Given she doesn't listen to the word no I don't want Meghan there. The incidents I listed above are just the tip of the iceberg.

My dad is mad at me for not inviting her and I said who I invite is none of his business. He's not paying for my wedding so he gets no say. Him and I are at loggerheads because he thinks I should not exclude Meghan even with how she's acted in the past because she is family.

Mx.
Dec 16, 2006

I'm a great fan! When I watch TV I'm always saying "That's political correctness gone mad!"
Why thankyew!


I want to hear more Meghan stories this sounds entertaining from a distance

Vim Fuego
Jun 1, 2000



Ultra Carp

Hughlander posted:

AITA for telling my dad it's none of his business that I didn't invite my sister to my wedding?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgmIBBwzpJE

wheatpuppy
Apr 25, 2008

YOU HAVE MY POST!

Hughlander posted:

AITA for telling my dad it's none of his business that I didn't invite my sister to my wedding?


Better budget now for the extra security guard to throw Meghan out when she inevitably shows up. Guessing either Dad will bring her as his plus-one to "make peace in the family" or else he'll just "accidentally" tell her the date and time of the ceremony.

Uncle Enzo
Apr 28, 2008

I always wanted to be a Wizard

Hughlander posted:

AITA for telling my dad it's none of his business that I didn't invite my sister to my wedding?


Please tell me there's an update on more of Meghan's blessings. She is just the right mix of harmless and completely obnoxious that's fun to read about.

Hughlander
May 11, 2005

AITA – if I quit 1 week before my probation ended?

quote:

So I moved to a new job with the description and scope similar to my previous role. Long story short, the new job was like 1/10th of the responsibility I had in my previous job.

During the first day, I was introduced to the team and my boss asked, “how are you today” which I assumed I could answer with “Fine sir, thank you”. But my boss told me “I didn’t ask you I was asking the others”. After the introduction he gave me an assignment for the end of the month. He said I could submit it in any forms I want to and I was free to use any means to report. After I submitted the requests, I got no feedback or reply or whatsoever. I tried set weekly meeting with my boss so I can update something. I asked if he had any feedback for the previous jobs I sent, and he said “You’re wasting my time by attaching files to the email. I don’t have time to open the attachment.”

The next weekly update, he gave me several feedbacks for the report I showed to him, and I thought I could implement it in the next weekly update, so I moved on and improved my next report. But then, on the next update he was angry with me because I didn’t improved the data from previous week (The data is updated weekly). He questioned me more and of course I couldn’t answer because I didn’t prepare improvement from previous week data. He then said, “You’re wasting my time” and left the zoom. I received a phone call from his secretary and told me that my boss thought I should start looking for another job within this month because it’s less likely I would pass my probation.

Fast forward 3 weeks later, my boss emailed me to come to the office by lunch at 9 PM (I worked only until 6 PM) and my house was 1 hour from office by car with no traffic. I opened the email in the morning and rushed to the office which then questioned with “Don’t you have any willingness to go earlier in the morning” and I simply said “I just opened your email at 9AM sir, it was not possible for me to go any faster”. He told me to stay in the office working on some data until 7 PM, which honestly can be done from home.

In the same week, I got an offering from one of the place I was on process and the following Monday, I told him that I wish to not continue my employment after my probation. He then told me to have a part time job in the company until they can find a replacement and told me “IF only you have told me earlier then we could find someone faster.” And I was like “well, I just got the offer last Thursday.” I said that I would assist and make time for transfer knowledge once they have found my replacement, but my boss wants "the best for both of us".

AITA if I reject the part time opportunity? I’m a single contributor, so literally I have no team with the same role, and from what I know the last person in my current position quit after his probation ended and it took them 2 years to ‘find’ me.

Boss: "It took me 2 years to fill this role but it's unlikely you'll pass your probation"
Employee: <Finds another job>
Boss: <Shocked Pikachu-face>

Larry Parrish
Jul 9, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Hughlander posted:

AITA – if I quit 1 week before my probation ended?


Boss: "It took me 2 years to fill this role but it's unlikely you'll pass your probation"
Employee: <Finds another job>
Boss: <Shocked Pikachu-face>

it's a two way street in that 90 day period

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

wheatpuppy posted:

Better budget now for the extra security guard to throw Meghan out when she inevitably shows up. Guessing either Dad will bring her as his plus-one to "make peace in the family" or else he'll just "accidentally" tell her the date and time of the ceremony.

One in a lifetime (well, maybe not with this family) opportunity to get a witch hunter in.

Larry Parrish
Jul 9, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Ghost Leviathan posted:

One in a lifetime (well, maybe not with this family) opportunity to get a witch hunter in.

https://youtube.com/shorts/TV7AWBYMJ1A

Defiance Industries
Jul 22, 2010

A five-star manufacturer


tired gay and dead posted:

Maybe it's a thing with people who are close with their families I guess. I haven't seen my extended family in years and we don't even have any beef or anything, just nobody wants to spend the money to see me and I don't want to spend the money to see them since we don't have much in common or anything lol

There's a difference between your situation, where nobody goes to see these people, and the situation in that post, where only your partner goes to see their family and you are specifically excluded from that even though you're theoretically in the area.

Runcible Cat
May 28, 2007

Ignoring this post

Sodium Chloride posted:

There was an update to this:

There was another one like this. I guess some people really like pissing in someone else's bed.

It's going to turn out she's from a family who all think it's perfectly normal to piss the bed every night, isn't it?

Troublemaker
Mar 12, 2007

Hughlander posted:

AITA for telling my dad it's none of his business that I didn't invite my sister to my wedding?

quote:
Meghan's problem is she thinks everyone wants to participate in her Pagan faith. Even if people tell her no or to go away she persists. She makes a scene all the time. Given she doesn't listen to the word no I don't want Meghan there.


Meghan is coming to your wedding.

Midnight Voyager
Jul 2, 2008

Lipstick Apathy

Runcible Cat posted:

It's going to turn out she's from a family who all think it's perfectly normal to piss the bed every night, isn't it?

Or childhood sexual abuse.

Megillah Gorilla
Sep 22, 2003

If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.



Bread Liar

Shirec posted:

Instantly ended a 15 year friendship because his mask slipped and he accidentally let slip that he was waiting & hoping for my rock climbing husband to die

Thankyou again to those who suggested reading the book to understand the entitlement abuse mentality some people have. It's already helping me!!

Which book, I wonder?

Megillah Gorilla
Sep 22, 2003

If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.



Bread Liar

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for the email I sent to a teacher about her "You have to include everyone" rules, saying that was a dangerous lesson?



"boys will be bo--wait, you brought how many other parents? poo poo"

Yes. Good parents. Good lessen to teach their kids.

Not often we see one as heartwarming as this. Now they just need to make sure the admin and teachers actually keep it up.

And for them to instruct boys how to respect others.

pentyne
Nov 7, 2012

Midnight Voyager posted:

Or childhood sexual abuse.

Okay, but regardless that's not an excuse for her to blow up at him when he says "hey, can you make sure to piss before getting into bed?" and treating it like no big deal the second time she does it.

Like what is her home situation? plastic sheets? When it occurs with so much regularity as that it's either something that is managed or the person is failing to take care of themselves.

Mx.
Dec 16, 2006

I'm a great fan! When I watch TV I'm always saying "That's political correctness gone mad!"
Why thankyew!


My dad walked out on his family because we all got vaccinated

quote:

4 months ago my dad went on a “trip” that he never came back from.

I am an adult so I understand it’s not the same but we have always been a close family, seeing each other multiple times a week and lots of family dinners. My mom and him were married my whole life and I have many siblings who I am all close to.

When it first happened it totally messed me up since we didn’t know what happened, where he went, if he was coming back. At a point, I thought I might need to file him as a missing person and check with hospitals. It was completely terrifying.

Since then, I have been in touch with him but it is very stained. He tells me things like I need to get over the fact that he left because everyone else has gotten over it. Which I know is a lie because I’m on the other side of this trying to keep my mom together, and I know none of my siblings will even talk to him at this point.

He has told me I have 2-3 years before I die from the vaccine and how he will be watching my kids once I’m dead which just activates my crazy protective angry mom mode. It is also so hosed up to have my own parent tell me how they honestly believe I’m good as dead because I’m vaccinated.

He tells me there is no reason I can’t still have a relationship “over the phone” since he will get effected being around me since I’m vaccinated.

Idk if I should keep this unhealthy relationship because at least know what city he is in. Currently he is homeless and couch surfing/living in vehicles. I’ve already had to do a well fair check once with the police and it is so painful. But I’m terrified to cut him off and know nothing of if he is okay.

It hurts me so much to talk to him but hurts also to cut off all contact with him. I’m so angry at him for doing this. I’m just soooo loving hurt.

Side note he doesn’t do drugs and says he hasn’t even been drinking. He just strongly and truly believes covid conspiracy.

Midnight Voyager
Jul 2, 2008

Lipstick Apathy

Megillah Gorilla posted:

Which book, I wonder?

First line of the post, man.

pentyne posted:

Okay, but regardless that's not an excuse for her to blow up at him when he says "hey, can you make sure to piss before getting into bed?" and treating it like no big deal the second time she does it.

Like what is her home situation? plastic sheets? When it occurs with so much regularity as that it's either something that is managed or the person is failing to take care of themselves.

Oh yeah, it's definitely not okay! Guessing at why they do it is just going to be a minefield of horror.

Pondex
Jul 8, 2014

Mx. posted:

AITA for getting mad at my mum for making my girlfriend sleep on the floor?

Guy doesn't realise his mom just gave him the power to chaos-dunk on her for the rest of her life.

"Oh, you don't like that? Well, at least it's not as bad as the time you made a pregnant woman sleep on the floor next to the couch".

"No you can't come over to see the grandchild. My wife is still too exhausted from that time you made her sleep on the floor, instead of the couch".

Just get real petty with it.

Alchenar
Apr 9, 2008

Uncle Enzo posted:

Please tell me there's an update on more of Meghan's blessings. She is just the right mix of harmless and completely obnoxious that's fun to read about.

I mean one day she will set fire to something that should not be set fire to. Or the 'witch herbs' that go into someone's food will turn out to be very not harmless. She's innocently obnoxious but someday she'll ignore a 'keep out' sign that she shouldn't.

Megillah Gorilla
Sep 22, 2003

If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.



Bread Liar

Midnight Voyager posted:

First line of the post, man.

Hah, my bad.

I saw the words "Second, the story: " a couple lines down and skipped straight to that because usually the first part of an update is "Wow, thanks for all the awards and karma, I never expected this post to blah blah"

Evil Willow
Apr 26, 2007
Bored now...
AITA for telling my SIL I needed the guest house more than her son?

quote:

I 24f is currently living with my brother and his family. They have 6, yes, 6 kids from age 19 to 1 1/2. The youngest is the only girl. I moved in with my brother after my relationship went sour. It was horrible. We were never close because he is 16 years older than me. After my 4 year relationship ended, I had nowhere to go and I asked my brother if he could help me out. He invited me into his house. They have a guest house which he said I could stay but he said it needed renovations first so I got a room in the main house.

While my brother and his family are quite comfy and earns a lot. As I said, 6 kids and they are loud and I prefer a quiet space. The house is quite huge and I have my own bedroom but it is just awful honestly. SIL is a SAHM and she is great with the kids, they listen to her and whatnot but they are just too much and too loud.

Renovations happened and SIL has been saying her oldest child should move in so he can have his own space. SIL told her son about it and he was quite excited to have his own space. I spoke to my brother since I thought I'd get it but he told me his son needs space and whatnot. I went to SIL and asked her about it last night and she told me no. I explained it to her and she still said no. I told her I needed it more. The kids had everything handed down to them and my brother told me I could stay at the guest house. It's just so upsetting. Saying I needed it more is causing some issues. AITA? After explaining my side, my friends agreed with me.

Evil Willow
Apr 26, 2007
Bored now...
Sorry for the double post, but OMFG.

I got 3 girls pregnant and then found out my gf is also pregnant

quote:

Im a (24M) and my sex life has been quite dramatic. For starters me and my girlfriend were kind of going downhill and we went on a small “breakup/rest from each other” sort of thing. During this “ small breakup” I went ham and hosed so much I almost forgot I had a girlfriend. We went back together and everything was fine. But it wasn't, I received a text from one of the flings I hooked up and she was pregnant and she was 100% sure it was mine. I held off on telling my gf the news coz I needed time to process it. A girl who I was friends with (and I remembered finishing in her and the other fling) claimed to be pregnant with my kid and now I had 2 kids. Im like poo poo so like a few weeks I get a snap from a girl with her pregnancy test and I also finished in her aswell. So I have 3 kids and during this time my girlfriend was holding off on and she surprised me with her pregnancy test. I came clean and told her about the other pregnant girls but promised to stay with her. She got really mad about how I had 4 girls including her carrying my kids. Yeah now Im expecting 4 kids in the nearby future

The Moon Monster
Dec 30, 2005

It would be weird to have four kids who are the exact same age. Good luck, guy.

Cowslips Warren
Oct 29, 2005

What use had they for tricks and cunning, living in the enemy's warren and paying his price?

Grimey Drawer

The Moon Monster posted:

It would be weird to have four kids who are the exact same age. Good luck, guy.

Also weird to have four kids that are allergic to latex like their daddy is I bet.

Nah babe the condom won't fit I'm way too big.

Yes yes I know that birth control can fail, but I seriously doubt that failed four times for this schmuck unless he wore a condom the same way people do face masks as chin diapers.

Soylent Pudding
Jun 22, 2007

We've got people!


AITA, I had my MIL trespassed after she entered my home and fired my babysitter.

quote:

I am a widower. I lost my wife (Anne 34) just minutes after she gave birth to our first baby (Sammy). She had a difficult pregnancy so I took an indefinite leave 3 months before she was due. Sammy's 4 months old now and before I went back to work, I told my MIL (Sandra 56) about my plans and if she can recommend a nanny to take care of my daughter when I work. She offered to do it (nanny) for free. I told her she's free to come by anytime during the day if she feels uncomfortable with a nanny looking after Sammy but she insisted on doing it herself. So I said yes and gave her a copy of the house keys. She comes 30 mins. before I leave for work, and when I come home, she stays for dinner and leaves after putting Sammy to sleep.

Everything was fine for the first couple of weeks until I noticed that Sammy's not feeding as much. Her formula's barely touched. I asked Sandra about it and why Sammy's not feeding well. She said she's trying to breastfeed my daughter. At first I thought she was joking then I realized she wasn't. She said Sammy needs to latch for a few minutes everyday to "activate" her milk production. I almost lost it, I told her she cannot do that, and she needs to stop. She said she will but I caught her again when I walked in my daughter's room and she was forcing Sammy to latch. I confronted her and told her she's no longer my baby's nanny. I didn't ask for the key back as she is still welcome to come visit anytime.

I asked for a 1 week leave from work to care for my daughter and find a nanny. I found one but two days after she never returned. I called her and she said my "Mother" fired her the day before. I asked her to describe the woman and I was livid when I realized it was Sandra. She came in my house using her key and fired my nanny. I was about to call her when she showed up and said a convoluted story like how I hired an incompetent nanny, etc. etc. I told her to leave but she refused and told me she's calling CPS because I am endangering my child. We argued back and forth before I called the police and she was charged with trespassing.

I know my MIL is grieving the loss of her daughter, I am too. But she crossed the line when she disregarded my wishes. She is very upset with me. My SIL and BIL are calling me ruthless and I am now second guessing myself. Have I taken it too far by calling the police? AITA?

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your advice and showing concern for Sammy. I called CPS to tell them about the situation. My mom is coming over to help look after my daughter and look at our options (she's a retired family law attorney). I do have a doorbell camera but reading some of the suggestions here, I decided to up my home security system. BIL and SIL know the whole story and they also think that forcing to breastfeed Sammy was wrong, but they are angry at me for calling the cops on MIL and having her trespassed. They said it was unnecessary and cruel to do to a grieving mother.

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007

Evil Willow posted:

AITA for telling my SIL I needed the guest house more than her son?

She could pretty easily have her own space if she moved out :shrug:

Mx.
Dec 16, 2006

I'm a great fan! When I watch TV I'm always saying "That's political correctness gone mad!"
Why thankyew!


Soylent Pudding posted:

AITA, I had my MIL trespassed after she entered my home and fired my babysitter.

she tried to breastfeed the baby on her dusty old tit and he still let her babysit and keep the key after it happening again that's... stunning

Jokerpilled Drudge
Jan 27, 2010

by Pragmatica

Soylent Pudding posted:

AITA, I had my MIL trespassed after she entered my home and fired my babysitter.

what a nightmare why the gently caress wouldnt you take away the keycard

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through
i mean dude lost his wife like four months ago, i wouldn't be thinking exactly straight yet tbqh

sephiRoth IRA
Jun 13, 2007

"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."

-Carl Sagan

mediaphage posted:

i mean dude lost his wife like four months ago, i wouldn't be thinking exactly straight yet tbqh

AND he has a newborn. I'm surprised he's keeping it together enough as it is

Pope Corky the IX
Dec 18, 2006

What are you looking at?

Cowslips Warren posted:

Also weird to have four kids that are allergic to latex like their daddy is I bet.

Nah babe the condom won't fit I'm way too big.

Yes yes I know that birth control can fail, but I seriously doubt that failed four times for this schmuck unless he wore a condom the same way people do face masks as chin diapers.

I've had conversations with friends and partners recently about condoms and it's amazing how often the only one available somehow breaks right in the middle of sex.

Boba Pearl
Dec 27, 2019

by Athanatos
A hundred condoms costs 25$, Just buy like 2 and you're good for at least 2 - 3 months???

I don't know how often cishet people gently caress.

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