Captain Hygiene posted:

Yeah, I grew up thinking I hated vegetables because we had bland, mushy steamed ones all the time. So many of them are incredible roasted and such, I think I would've loved them even as a kid if they'd been cooked differently.

Biplane posted:

That happened to me when i saw nine inch nails, the most magical night of my life almost, but its just a haze of having an insanely good time.

mllaneza posted:

1. Boil water
2. Add veggies
3. Cook them for no more than 2 minutes

Salt, black pepper, and garlic can be added to the water for extra flavor.

Brawnfire posted:

NOT A RAW, Salt, pepepr. In it

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I (37M) have a daughter (14) with my ex wife Rachel (37F). Rachel was always my best friend and someone who I trusted 100%. I have a best friend named Drew (37M), we met in the 3rd grade and he’s basically my brother at this point. Rachel knew we had a tight bond and she always treated Drew great. 4 years ago drew told me he was seeing someone other than his wife. He told me not to say anything till he figured out what to do.

I went home and told my wife. She was appalled, which I never really got as her and Drew’s wife were casual friends if anything. I told her not to say anything as we needed to stay out of it. Drew was also “uncle Drew” to our daughter so we needed to be delicate.

My wife said she wouldn’t say anything. Well the next day she told Drew’s wife. Long story but they ended up separating. Me and Drew didnt speak for a year because he was so mad at me. I refused to tell Rachel anything about my life anymore because I couldn’t trust her. The situation festered and we separated with joint custody.

We always keep our daughter out of the drama. My kid comes over to my place this weekend and Drew was over. She says “whats up scumbags” to Drew and his fiancé who was also over. Long story short, Rachel and Drew’s ex talked to my daughter. And then my ex wife decided to dump everything on her. She explained why we split, what Drew did, what I did and said Drew getting married again was a joke. My daughter is in the wedding which is next year. She now says she doesn’t wanna be in it since Drew is a scumbag. Drew and his fiancé left after my daughter kept poo poo talking them. I called her mom who told me that she only told our daughter the truth after she overheard their conversation. And she felt like our daughter was old enough. I said she had no right and that was petty and wrong for her to say those things without me present. Drew should have had the right to defend himself and explain things to our daughter if she had questions. Not cling to the word of a pissed off ex. And how just because she is now fake friends with drews ex wife, doesn’t give her the right to open her big mouth about my bothers situation or new fiancé. I told her to grow the hell up and maybe try dating or something if she’s that bored. My daughter confirmed the things that were told to her. I hung up and we went at it again this time her calling me a scumbag. She said I was a lovely person for covering for Drew. I said she had no idea what she was talking about. She is now saying she doesn’t want Drew around anymore. To which I told her too bad as she isn’t in charge here and is obviously misguided. I then talked to my lawyer who said I have a clear case for alienation. I told Rachel if she doesn’t fix/backtrack what she told our daughter. Then I plan on taking her to court. AITA?

rotinaj posted:

Even while half his posts are about how much he doesn’t like personal anecdotes, and the other half are… personal anecdotes

Only in which vitamins and nutrients they add. Its not great for dogs to live off cat food and vice versa. Iirc there is also way more fat in cat food for reasons and that will help a dog become a chonk. My yellow lab loves cat food so i gotta be careful she doesn’t scarf it all.

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for threatening legal action due to the things my child’s mom told her?

maybe the court can force your daughter to respect you again

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for threatening legal action due to the things my child’s mom told her?

maybe the court can force your daughter to respect you again

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for threatening legal action due to the things my child’s mom told her?

maybe the court can force your daughter to respect you again

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Last weekend my (34m) wife (35f) received an invitation to her eldest sister's wedding. The invitation states that she and our three children are invited with no mention of me e.g "4 seats have been reserved in honor of wife, child, child, and child".

I was insulted and thought my wife would agree that that is rude but after she spoke to her mother to clarify if I really wasn't invited she said she is still planning to attend. I said it wouldn't be fair for her to go without me and that I don't give consent for my children to go without their father. She said I'm being unreasonable as her nieces and nephews will be there and it's a big family event.

My argument is that if it's so important the whole family attends then I should be invited. If not then it can't be that important and she shouldn't go. Who's the rear end in a top hat here?

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ETA okay I get it I'm in the wrong, I'll let my kids go. Everyone can stop hounding me about old mistakes that I've already thoroughly repented for.

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Nothing like that. There was an issue of chronic infidelity on my part that we have dealt with as a couple and moved forward from. Around that time they also decided they didn't like an arrangement my wife and I had which is that she worked for my company off the books. My business now makes enough to pay her a salary so that's not an issue anymore but things were difficult when trying to get the business off the ground.

FMguru posted:

There was an issue of chronic infidelity on my part

DemoneeHo posted:

Bruceski posted:

We had a garden growing up so I got used to grazing. Unless it's stuff that pretty much needs to be cooked (brussels sprouts for example) cooked veggies often taste weird to me. I'd rather just grab a head of broccoli and munch it while watching Youtube.

Bruceski posted:

We had a garden growing up so I got used to grazing. Unless it's stuff that pretty much needs to be cooked (brussels sprouts for example) cooked veggies often taste weird to me. I'd rather just grab a head of broccoli and munch it while watching Youtube.

TheDeadlyShoe posted:

Shouldn't have let the kid watch the shows about high steaks gambling.

quote:

My younger brother is very allergic to dogs. I love them. I have wanted one all my life but we couldn't have one because it would be bad for him.

I never held this against him. I understood that it was a medical thing and that it would be stupid to risk his health just for me to get a dog.

However I have recently purchased my my own home in a different state than my family. And I got myself a dog. His name is Bradford and he is a husky. My dream dog.

I posted a pictures of Bradley on my socials and my parents saw them. They said it was irresponsible of me to get a dog because of my brother. I was like WTF? I literally live hundreds of miles away from them. Our next door neighbor had dogs when I was growing up. It's not like he will affect my brother at all.

They said that they were planning on asking if my brother could stay with me while he attended college. News to me.

I said it probably would have been a good idea to let me know they were planning on that since they do not own my home.

They said that they had helped me out through school hoping I would help them out when it was my brother's turn. Once again this was news to me.

They said I needed to get rid of Bradley. I told them to invoice me for their help and not bother me again.

They keep trying to contact me but I'm not interested in hearing it. I waited 26 years to get a dog and he's not going anywhere.

They think I'm being an rear end in a top hat for prioritizing my dog over my brother and for how off handedly I told them to bill me.

AITA?

Malachite_Dragon posted:

They were totally planning to ship the younger brother off to her, weren't they.

hallo spacedog posted:

What countries say sqft but aren't "westernized"

Batterypowered7 posted:

OP calls them steamed vegetables despite the fact they're obviously grilled?

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My MIL is a 4 times a year grandma. A Facebook comment grandma. We see her Christmas, Easter, and two birthdays if we are lucky (or unlucky). When my daughter was one I brought her to my MIL’s once a week to spend time with her. Once my SIL had a child, I was told MIL was too busy for my daughter and that she would let me know when she had time for her once she established a routine with my nephew. That time never came. MIL watches her other grandkids multiple times a week but never makes an attempt to see my kids. She lived 5 minutes away from us at the time. We have since moved 40 minutes away but I’ve accepted that she will never really be in their lives. When she does see my kids on holidays, they have no relationship. My two kids say hi but would rather play with their cousins because they have no bond with their grandma.

So preschool graduation comes around and my 5 year old requests my parents to be there. I asked if she wanted to invite my in-laws and she said no. I asked her again another time and she told me she was nervous about the show and didn’t feel comfortable having them there. So I didn’t invite them. Now MIL is mad and throwing a pity party for herself. So AITA? TLDR … I didn’t invite absentee grandma to my daughter’s graduation because she didn’t want her there and now gma is pissed.

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I went out with some of my friends the other night and we ended up at a nightclub. I'm in a longterm relationship with my boyfriend and went out just for drinks and no interest in hooking up with anyone.

At some point a guy approached me and started heavily flirting. I cut him off and told him I'm taken but he persisted in the flirting. I told him again I wasn't interested.

At this point he said he would buy me as many drinks as I wanted if I at least put his number into my phone. I said I would never call him back but he said that's fine, he just wanted his number in my contacts.

I agreed and he ended up spending ~£800 on me and my friends over the course of the night. I feel pretty awful about it now because it didn't seem like he actually had a huge amount saved up (worked minimum wage as a barback). I know he only said what he did because he thought buying me drinks would change my mind (it didn't, I'm in a relationship).

AITA for letting him spend this much money on me?

Edit: Nobody asked him for drinks any time he bought them. He asked each time what we wanted before buying them. There was no point where we asked him for them without him first suggesting it.

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for letting a man who was into me spend ~£800 on drinks for me and my friends?

lol this fuckin chump

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For context, I, 32 male, and my wife, 28 female, found out that we are expecting in January of this year. Recently, at one of her ultrasound appointments, we found out that we are having a baby girl. A few nights ago my wife and I began to talk about possible baby names. She mentioned her mother, Ana, and asked me how I would feel if our daughter inherited her name. I told her that I loved that idea, not only because Ana is a pretty name, but because my wife is Puerto Rican and I know how important it would be to her family if we carried on her mothers name since it has been in the family for ages. I figured that the conversation was over after I agreed, but just last night at dinner my wife brought it up again. She said that she thinks it’s so meaningful that I am letting our daughter have “her grandmother’s middle name.” When she said this I was shocked. I had assumed my wife was talking about her mother’s first name, not her middle name. This might not have been a huge deal, but my mother in law’s middle name is- wait for it- Princess. I told my wife that I am sorry, but I don’t want our daughter to be named Princess. Upon hearing this she burst into tears, calling me “a disgrace to her family” and “an awful father” for “excluding our kid.” I told her that she was acting crazy, and that I would be fine with the name Ana but Princess is not a name I am comfortable giving our newborn. She’s been avoiding me all day, and I’m starting to wonder if I’m going nuts. I don’t want our kid to be bullied, but family is so important to me and my wife. So, am I the rear end in a top hat?

DemoneeHo posted:

My Daughter Won't Eat Steamed Vegetables

The advice given is that op is overcooking the veggies, and they should use seasonings and alternate cooking methods.

Batterypowered7 posted:

It says that in the post.

Cowslips Warren posted:

I loving hate the idea of every school year end being a graduation.

the holy poopacy posted:

Modern commercial brussels sprouts cultivars have come a long way since you were a kid and aren't any more bitter than lettuce. They might give some people gas because they don't break down smoothly in the gut, but no more so than cabbage or broccoli.

TastyAvocado posted:

A rough patch was hit after a spouse-involved infidelity occured.

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for letting a man who was into me spend ~£800 on drinks for me and my friends?

lol this fuckin chump

quote:

I(48F) have one daughter in college right now. She(21F) is a rising senior in computer science, so she's very busy with her schoolwork. But sometimes I feel like she's not as busy as she says, because she doesn't talk to me much, and in general, is very tight lipped about her life. She doesn't tell me things like she used to, about her courses or roomates or her friends or boys. I'm really concerned that she's all alone and she's not mingling much because of her reserved attitude, but if I try and ask too many questions, she doesn't talk to me for weeks.

There's a lady in my walking group, whose son is heading off to the same college my daughter is, and he's also doing something related to computers and electronics, I think it was like human-computer interaction or something.

Anyways, she was asking me questions, because she heard this school's program is really rigorous. I didn't really know many of the answers, but I was really happy that her son was going, because it would be nice for my daughter to make some friends and not sit with those books all the time.

I offered to give my daughter's phone number to her, and she joked that her son would be thrilled to hook up with an older woman. I laughed at that, and I told her that my daughter is single, so it would be so amazing if the 2 of them were to find a connection.

Later that evening, my daughter called me on her own, unprompted, which was a surprise since yesterday she told me that she wouldn't be able to talk since she had a huge assignment. I was angry that she lied to me to not talk to me, since clearly if she called she has the time to talk, but before I could utter a word, she started shouting at me, because apparently she got some flirty texts from a number she didn't recognize and that apparently I gave them her contact. I laughed, and explained the cute story about my friend and her son, and how she can make some friends or potentially more, but she just hung up the phone.

My husband told me that I shouldn't have interfered, but he says that about everything and everyone, he's basically Mr.Bennet from pride and prejudice so I didn't take his words too seriously. But I never wanted to upset my daughter, so now I'm feeling a bit bad. I don't think it was harmful, and he did later try to ask questions about the major, but apparently she blocked him, so I had to go and apologize and try to explain my anti social daughter to my friend, which was humiliating.

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I did not harm her, he just sent some cute little flirty emojis and texts, he did not sexually harass her. You know how boys are, he just got excited getting a cute college girl's number and got carried away, he didn't do anything harmful or horrible to her, even she acknowledged it was just kind of immature, she didn't sound harmed or anything, she just sounded angry, because she doesn't want to make the effort to meet people and doesn't like it when I try and help her because she wants to swim in her own misery without trying to make an active effort

Foo Diddley posted:

AITA for giving my daughter's phone number to a lady in my walking group?

i laughed, and explained the cute story about how i set her up for sexual harassment

you know how boys are, they hardly ever do anything harmful to girls who reject them