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Bruceski: Aug 21, 2007; The tools of a hero mean nothing without a solid core.

Celexi posted:

I have got randomly attacked by dogs several times. When I was a kid, a teen and adulthood that whenever I see a dog my instinct is �gently caress is this one going to maul me to dead� I had a small dog as a early teen and she was a lot of work but nice. But between how much work they require and being terrified of any dog I�ll probably never have one again. If a
Cat goes after me I know I deserved it, a dog is that it just wants to gently caress me up for not being properly trained

I've got enough experience under me belt now that I can deal with being around dogs on a good day, but they're not all good days.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 00:53

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# ? May 28, 2024 14:17

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

Foo Diddley posted:

legally not allowed to come within 100 yards of the children

Sounds like if she crashes the wedding, OP would be able to get her into way more trouble than just escorted out by security, and OP should absolutely do this

haveblue fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Mar 23, 2023

# ? Mar 23, 2023 01:02

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 "extorting" my relatives by threatening to go to the police?

quote:

Around 4 years ago, a minor relative of mine (Billy 16M back then) took a collector's car without my knowledge for a joy ride and totalled it. After paying the court fine and reparations for property destruction, Billy's parents did not have the money to pay me back for the car.

The car was not truly replaceable and on the collector's market would have easily gone for 7-digits. Even if you count it as just a used car, it would have been high 5-digits in the aftermarket.

I had insurance, but to collect I would have had to file a police report. Billy's parents begged me not to as it would go on his record and ruin his prospects for college.

I agreed on the condition that Billy or his parents start paying me back once Billy reaches his majority (20 in our country). We agreed on a price in the 6-digit range but a lot closer to the used car value than the collector's value. It was about the price I paid for the car originally.

We drafted an agreement that both of Billy's parents, Billy himself and their legal witness all signed and sealed.

6-months ago, Billy turned 20. I waited a month for them to reach out but nothing. At month 3, I sent a polite request for payments to start as agreed. Ignored. Sent more messages at months 4 and 5. No response.

I messaged them saying if they did not start making good on what is owed, I would file that police report. Statute of limitations for grand theft auto is 30 years in this country so there's no waiting this out.

They finally requested to talk. They tried to say that so much time had gone by that they had forgotten about it, and how we were family and I didn't need the money so could I let this go. I wouldn't agree. I'm not expecting significant monthly payments but I do expect to see effort to make things right.

They then tried to say how Billy had grad school aspirations overseas and his younger sister was starting college this year and they needed the money.

College doesn't cost nearly as much in this country. I asked them when they could see themselves paying. They only want to start payments after their daughter has finished school. I refused. Billy can get a part time job to pay for his f-up. Things will be tight for them but it's unlikely they won't be able to afford their daughter's tuition. It is possible that it would affect Billy's grad school plans (if these plans are real, which I'm not sure I believe).

Since then they've been bad mouthing me to that side of the family saying that I'm extorting money from them by threatening Billy's future. I've been getting a stream of texts from relatives who want to "talk with me".

I don't see why I should act like a "good" relative when this is the way they are.

AITA?

# ? Mar 23, 2023 01:09

Serephina: Nov 8, 2005; 恐竜戦隊
ジュウレンジャー

How is he planning on collecting from an insurance plan that expired 4 years ago? Or has he been insuring an object that doesn't exist anymore, which smells suspiciously close to fraud?

# ? Mar 23, 2023 01:15

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

Serephina posted:

How is he planning on collecting from an insurance plan that expired 4 years ago? Or has he been insuring an object that doesn't exist anymore, which smells suspiciously close to fraud?

He's trying to collect on the contract to pay off the debt starting at a certain time. That time arrived, and they're trying to beg off starting the payments

# ? Mar 23, 2023 01:18

mind the walrus: Sep 22, 2006

The Maroon Hawk posted:

Another poo poo dad, but this one gets his just desserts!

AITA for deliberately embarrassing my Father in Law in front of his family?

As a dude with a literal motor skill dysfunction, "handy" dudes who get up on a high horse about it are the loving worst. If anything OP blew his shot haphazardly and now is going to get railed over it.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 01:22

Danaru: Jun 5, 2012; 何 ??

Mx. posted:

AITA for "extorting" my relatives by threatening to go to the police?

They never intended to pay up and never will

# ? Mar 23, 2023 01:25

Serephina: Nov 8, 2005; 恐竜戦隊
ジュウレンジャー

haveblue posted:

He's trying to collect on the contract to pay off the debt starting at a certain time. That time arrived, and they're trying to beg off starting the payments

Yea, and if they default his recourse was to claim insurance which needed said police report. He can still file now, but if there's no insurance payout it'll just be out of spite as he's not seeing a penny from it.

I mean, spite is a great motivator and all so go for it and ruin the kid/family, but it's not gonna get you any money. I suppose it can be used as a threat to ensure they stick to the contract, but then the phrase 'extortion' isn't really in scare quotes anymore lol.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 01:26

wheatpuppy: Apr 25, 2008; YOU HAVE MY POST!

Serephina posted:

How is he planning on collecting from an insurance plan that expired 4 years ago? Or has he been insuring an object that doesn't exist anymore, which smells suspiciously close to fraud?

Sounds like he's not in America, but in US insurance law, coverage for a claim is based on the status of the policy at the time of the incident. There may be a time limit for when a claim could be filed, which would be a separate issue.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 01:33

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.

Danaru posted:

Lol what the gently caress "have you heard our coworker pisses in the toilet? What a freak"

If I ever discovered someone judged me for making GBS threads on the company dime, I would judge them 10x harder and become more powerful than they could possibly imagine.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 03:16

Gnoman: Feb 12, 2014; Come, all you fair and tender maids
Who flourish in your pri-ime
Beware, take care, keep your garden fair
Let Gnoman steal your thy-y-me
Le-et Gnoman steal your thyme

A former coworker of mine would absolutely poo poo on you for using the work bathrooms. Because we were janitorial, and she was extremely lazy. If she could shame everyone into not using the bathrooms, she wouldn't have to clean them.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 03:26

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.

poo poo free
As free as the wind blows
It makes all the grass grows
poo poo free, it follows your fart

# ? Mar 23, 2023 03:32

Pomme de Terror: Sep 30, 2021; Well, one of us must have killed him!

AITA for not giving my kid $4 to pay for another kids field trip?

quote:

First time poster here so hope I�m following the rules. 🤞

My 4th grade daughter Q (10) has a heart of gold which I most days absolutely love. She asks me as I�m driving her to school if she can have $4. I then asked her if she needed snack money and she said no she has a friend A (10 year old girl) who needs it for their field trip next week and this is the last day to hand it in.

I told her that was very nice but I�m sure her parents would pay for it if she was allowed to go. A told Q that her mom is a nurse and is gone before she wakes up. I pointed out that she must see her at other times during the day. Q responds that A�s mom told her that she needed to earn the money herself if she wants to go.

My heart strings were pulled and I almost handed it to her because it�s only $4 but then rethought it. This girl is new to town and I have never met her or her mom. I want my daughter to be someone who helps those in need but I also don�t want her to be taken advantage of and always giving to those who have the means.

I realize you never know someone�s actual situation but I�m erring on the side of �the mom has the money but doesn�t just want to give it without teaching her daughter that life isn�t always going to give you what you want for free�.

Then the eventual edit:

quote:

Update: Thank you for all the responses whether you thought I was the AH or not. It was a 2 minute conversation as I was bringing her to school and the mom side of me was thinking more of the fact that the mom wanted A to earn the money. Having never met the mom or A I didn�t want my first impression from her to be that I�m an overstepper. I could have cared less about the $4.

I took the advice of many and emailed the teacher offering to anonymously pay for any child in Q�s class that couldn�t go if money was an issue. She replied quickly and told me that no child would be denied the trip if they couldn�t afford it.

I have a feeling that this very young 23 year old teacher may be taking some money from her own pocket so I�m heading to the store after Q gets home to buy classroom staples that she is probably low on.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 03:45

Barudak: May 7, 2007

How the hell a field trip cost $4? Is this story written in 1960?

# ? Mar 23, 2023 03:51

Serephina: Nov 8, 2005; 恐竜戦隊
ジュウレンジャー

There is some very fuzzy communication issues going on there. The $4 might only be loosely related.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 03:53

Xlorp: Jan 23, 2008

Tree-fitty, and rounded is four.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 04:04

Midnight Voyager: Jul 2, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

The kid might have saved-up money and only need four more dollars.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 04:05

Serephina: Nov 8, 2005; 恐竜戦隊
ジュウレンジャー

Oh lord help me

Should I (f22) ask a guy (m24) I've been seeing to bathe "properly?"

quote:

I've been seeing this guy Jake (m24) for a month. We met while volunteering at our local community center and he approached me. We've gone on three dates thus far and it's going pretty well. We haven't done anything physical yet because I like to take things slow, but another reason is that he smells bad.

Jake drove us to our first date in his car. When I first got into it, I was hit with what smelled like spoiled milk. I saw a Starbucks coffee can and figured he had just left it in the car. It stuck to his clothes so when we went to our destination, he still smelled like spoiled milk. I didn't want to kiss him at the end of it but we planned a date for the following weekend and chose to go to Disneyland together for the date after that. Jake's car and he smelled terrible on both. If he's become "nose-blind" to the smell, is he used to it? Is it not Starbucks? And it smells as ripe each time so I don't know what to make of it.

I really like Jake but every time he leans in to kiss me, I get grossed out. He's physically perfect but I cannot take his smell. Today I woke up and I stunk of him. I feel like I've been skunked but I really like him. He wants to come to my place or take me (for a movie night) to his but I don't want to deal with this lingering smell. Jake's hot and we get along great but the smell is horrendous. I can't be the only one bothered by it but I wonder if he knows.

I am a very direct person and I wanted to come here before I said anything. I have only told one friend about him so I can't ask anyone else.

Is it appropriate to bring this up at this point in our "relationship?" Could I be subtle and bring up bathing habits? Play 21 questions? Has anyone else had to deal with this?

Tl;dr - Guy I've been seeing smells bad. I really like him but now his scent is clinging to me. It's turning me off and I can't even kiss him. He's hot but the smell is horrendous. We have only been on 3 dates, is it okay to ask him to change his bathing habits at this point?

# ? Mar 23, 2023 04:15

Captain Hygiene: Sep 17, 2007; You mess with the crabbo...

He's physically perfect, except for having a passive AOE buff that causes spontaneous vomiting for creatures within a radius of three spaces

# ? Mar 23, 2023 04:18

Batterypowered7: Aug 8, 2009; The mist that chills you keeps me warm.

Captain Hygiene posted:

He's physically perfect, except for having a passive AOE buff that causes spontaneous vomiting for creatures within a radius of three spaces

Deals a d4 of corrosive damage every time you inhale around him.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 04:21

Pirate Radar: Apr 18, 2008; You're not my Ruthie!
You're not my Debbie!
You're not my Sherry!

Batterypowered7 posted:

Deals a d4 of corrosive damage every time you inhale around him.

Usually that kind of spell requires concentration. Try attacking him to force him to make the constitution check and see if he fails.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 04:23

quantumwell: Jun 22, 2013

Serephina posted:

Oh lord help me

Should I (f22) ask a guy (m24) I've been seeing to bathe "properly?"

He's stinks but he's a hunk !

# ? Mar 23, 2023 04:24

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

Over under if he's one of those people who thinks they don't have to shower because they don't smell themselves, or he's a non-shower and also non-wiper, or he's a non shower, non-wiper, and never washes his clothes?

# ? Mar 23, 2023 04:33

Mellow Seas: Oct 9, 2012; Can't post for 10 years!

Mx. posted:

in the comments OP refers to her kidnapping and ransoming as a "very casual situation"

bizarre loving family

I'm gonna find OP and buy her life rights like J. Peterman bought Kramer's, I smell prestige dramedy all over this.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 04:54

Unkempt: May 24, 2003; ...perfect spiral, scientists are still figuring it out...

He's a grower, not a showerer.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 05:04

AreWeDrunkYet: Jul 8, 2006

Cowslips Warren posted:

Over under if he's one of those people who thinks they don't have to shower because they don't smell themselves, or he's a non-shower and also non-wiper, or he's a non shower, non-wiper, and never washes his clothes?

Are there more people like this since covid? Wouldn't be too surprising if there were a bunch of people who just figure since they don't smell the problem, it doesn't exist.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 05:14

Foo Diddley: Oct 29, 2011; cat

you don't even want to know what cat piss guy smells like these days

# ? Mar 23, 2023 05:16

Foo Diddley: Oct 29, 2011; cat

AITA for refusing to go on vacation with my boyfriend because he invited his friend without telling me?

quote:

So in a couple of weeks my boyfriend and i have planned to go to France for a couple of days as a �romantic getaway� his own words not mine, just to spend some quality time together because we�ve both been busy with work.

I was excited about the trip and to spend some quality time with my boyfriend but then he drops this bombshell on me.

He invited one of his friends because apparently he�s always wanted to see France so my boyfriend thought he would be kind and asked his friend to come along.

So this was a big shock to me and told my boyfriend about my concerns, he told me that his friend has already paid for his flight ticket and he said that he was planning on either changing our hotel room to a room with 2 beds or his friend would sleep on the sofa.

He did all of this without telling me a thing.

I told my boyfriend that quite frankly, i don�t want his friend to come and it was supposed to be a romantic getaway, but he said that his friend wont bother us and he�ll do his own thing, but i don�t know, i just don�t feel comfortable with it.

We argued for a bit more with him saying that he paid for most of the trip so he feel�s entitled to be able to bring his friend along.

In the end i just got so fed up and i may be a bit dramatic but i felt betrayed so i told him i wouldn�t be coming if his friend was.

He said i was being ridiculous and i should go since its been paid for anyway and i was being overly dramatic but this is how i feel, he said i was being manipulative and cruel for making him choose between me and his friend

AITA?

always rough finding out you're the side piece

# ? Mar 23, 2023 05:49

DeeplyConcerned: Apr 29, 2008; I can fit 3 whole bud light cans now, ask me how!

Scientifically I believe the explanation for the spoiled milk smell is as follows:
Dude Drinks milk -> milk digested by lactase enzyme-> breakdown products excreted through the skin-> lactobacillus eats breakdown products on the skin-> skin now past the sell by date

Highly recommend dating this guy and having lots of babies ASAP. To survive being drenched with bacteria 24/7 the dude must have a pro-level immune system. I would definitely lock that down before another woman notices his stank and jumps on it. As a side benefit, you'll lose your own sense of smell in the process. You just have to grin and bear it while your nasal passages are seared off by the aerosolized acid.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 05:58

Ghost Leviathan: Mar 2, 2017; Exploration is ill-advised.

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

Are there more people like this since covid? Wouldn't be too surprising if there were a bunch of people who just figure since they don't smell the problem, it doesn't exist.

I read that different and scarily enough it can go either way; even the hint of lockdown kinda was the last straw breaking a lot of people's minds and you probably have a lot of people who stopped bothering with personal hygiene.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 06:08

RocketMermaid: Mar 30, 2004; My pronouns are She/Heir.

Mx. posted:

AITA for "extorting" my relatives by threatening to go to the police?

Look, the setup for your Ferris Bueller sequel is okay, but the script needs more work.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 06:17

Hughlander: May 11, 2005

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for refusing to go on vacation with my boyfriend because he invited his friend without telling me?

always rough finding out you're the side piece

I think BF just wanted an Eifel Tower in sight of the Eifel Tower.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 06:34

Pirate Radar: Apr 18, 2008; You're not my Ruthie!
You're not my Debbie!
You're not my Sherry!

Meanwhile in legaladvice:

REA and landlord refusing to remove swastika engraved into benchtop

quote:

My previous housemate just moved into a 1br in an inner city Melbourne suburb, not included on the condition report for the property however was the matter of a 10x10cm swastika engraved into his kitchen countertop, either by way of a previous tenant or the owner.
It�s been made apparent by their emails that they knew of its existence beforehand as well and neglected to include it. They are now saying that they �haven�t had any complaints about it before� and are avoiding communications, shifting the matter between different property managers.
What would VCAT have to say about this situation? Especially given that as of a few years ago Nazi symbolism is banned in Victoria.
I�m writing here on his behalf as he�s completely dumbfounded and doesn�t use reddit

# ? Mar 23, 2023 06:39

tinytort: Jun 10, 2013; Super healthy, super cheap

Pirate Radar posted:

Meanwhile in legaladvice:

REA and landlord refusing to remove swastika engraved into benchtop

Jfc. A ten cm by 10 cm carving is not small. And "we haven't had complaints about it before", so cool, you're admitting that your previous tenants were loving Nazis. Always love to hear that about a landlord.

Go for the throat and burn it down. Or, uh, chisel the engraving out and then replace it with a 10 by 10 pride flag or something wholesome. ~~And then arson.~~

# ? Mar 23, 2023 06:52

PancakeTransmission: May 27, 2007; You gotta improvise, Lisa: cloves, Tom Collins mix, frozen pie crust...; Plaster Town Cop

Pirate Radar posted:

Meanwhile in legaladvice:

REA and landlord refusing to remove swastika engraved into benchtop

Apparently also doesn't inspect the place they're moving into either :shrug:

must have been significantly cheaper than market rate to sign a lease!

# ? Mar 23, 2023 07:01

FMguru: Sep 10, 2003; peed on;
sexually

Talk poo poo, get hit

AITA for calling my cousin a bad parent and saying she's the last person i'd take advice from

quote:

I (37f) am a single parent to my 13 year old daughter Anna. It's been only us ever since my husband passed away in a car accident five years ago. Losing him was very hard, but we have slowly been able to come to terms with it.

Lately, Anna has picked up the habit of wearing her dad's clothes. Nothing much, just things like hoodies and some shirts of his. I don't mind, because it's a good way for her to keep her father close and she doesn't look weird in them

Last week there was a family gathering at my mom's house. Anna went wearing one of her dad's old shirts and a pair of jeans shorts. When we got there we said hi to everyone together, then she went to hang out with my nieces and i stuck with the adults

While I was talking to my sister, one of my cousins Beatrice (45f),decided to butt in the conversation to talk about the way Anna was dressed. Beatrice is, for the lack of better terms, a bitch that uses her religion as a way to mind other people's business, so that did not surprise me, but it still annoyed me. She has 5 kids (One son and four daughters), so she thinks she's the best person to give parenting advice in the entire family

She went on a whole spiel about how I'm a bad mother and how I should stop Anna from wearing male clothes because that would result in her ending up as a Lesbian or worse, it could be a way for her to adhere to transgenderism while under my roof. Now, i wouldn't care if my daughter was gay, or a son, but like hell am i allowing someone to say that poo poo about her just from the way she dresses

I just sort of snapped and told her "Look, who's talking about being a bad mother, isn't your son a bum? Didn't all of your daughters run off just to get away from your annoying rear end and lovely parenting? Better a gay kid than whatever the hell you got going on.You're the last person i want any advice from, stay in your lane," plus a bunch of other things i can't remember right now because i was that mad

As y'all can imagine she didn't like that, she started crying then left. Now i'm getting flack from some people in her side of the family for being so mean to her, because even if what i said is true i shouldn't have snapped at her like that when she was just being concerned about me and my kid, when i know she's been having a hard time with her family and that i should apologize, now i'm wondering if i'm in the wrong here

So, aita?

# ? Mar 23, 2023 07:21

1stGear: Jan 16, 2010; Here's to the new us.

Good shoot.

# ? Mar 23, 2023 07:29

ReelBigLizard: Feb 27, 2003; Fallen Rib

BbBut I just wanted to dish it out, I didn't think I would have to take itttt

# ? Mar 23, 2023 07:33

Foo Diddley: Oct 29, 2011; cat

FMguru posted:

Talk poo poo, get hit

AITA for calling my cousin a bad parent and saying she's the last person i'd take advice from

yeah, OP should apologize: "i'm sorry i didn't punch you in the loving eye for directing your hateful bigotry at my child"

# ? Mar 23, 2023 07:43

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# ? May 28, 2024 14:17

Foo Diddley: Oct 29, 2011; cat

quote:

She did a lot.

Her oldest daughter A ran off with a boyfriend after my cousin kicked her out for having a non-church boyfriend, then Beatrice spent years telling the whole family her daughter ran off to become a prostitute even though we all knew it was a lie (My sister contacted A as soon as she learned abt it to see what happened and A explained everything)

The second eldest B also ran off with a boyfriend because of the abuse my cousin and her ex-husband put her through (They made her work to the bone, she had to get good grades, do most of the chores at home and they even had her working because they decided to make her pay rent even though she was minor, the final straw was when my cousin's husband hit her and B's boyfriend decided he had enough, took her away from there but not before rocking that rear end in a top hat's poo poo)

The middle one was more complicated, my cousin married the poor girl to the preacher's son at 16( She didn't tell nobody of the family about that until nothing could be done to stop it), the girl stuck around until her youngest sister became 18, then she picked her up and the two of them left town together, they lived with me for a while until they got a place of their own

When i say my cousin is a bad mother i meant it

this is what good christians look like, y'all

# ? Mar 23, 2023 07:47

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