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We need another good parent story. This one is half. AITA for choosing my son’s friends over family? quote:I have a 16 year old son, Nate. He’s been in this friend group of 5 (including him) since they were about 8 yrs old.
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If you for some reason take them at face value that they aren't racist, that would just mean they are aggressively paranoid that two children are secretly plotting to... ???? the family eventually. That kind of unfounded paranoid fear of children isn't okay either.
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Oct 16, 2023 21:35
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I can't believe someone would just invite strangers over to share a meal at Thanksgiving. Is nothing sacred anymore?! 
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Oct 16, 2023 21:36
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Issaries posted:AITA for romancing Characters in Rpg games? What a minute...Charakter...Sais...Is this subliminal advertising for the new MK game? Cowslips Warren posted:AITA for taking just my stepson to an amusement park just because? Finally a literal rollercoaster to go along with the emotional one. Dad's not the AH. Yeah it sucks that step sister didn't get to go to the amusement park, but from what I understand, that's the other family. It's sad to say that her life is going to be filled with experiences that her brother gets to have that she won't. That doesn't mean that he has to live like he's in a wheelchair too. Where does the line get drawn? Does she get to be upset constantly that her brother can walk, and she can't? Maybe she is, but that's not his fault, and not OPs responsibility. Nothing is stopping them (her bio-parents) from taking the 8 year old around the park. On the one hand, yeah, she's in a wheelchair, so she can't do everything, but A) That's always going to be the case and B)She gets to jump the line for the rides she can go on. Maybe that can be some small comfort. And it sounds like the little brother would not have a good time with the crowds and noise anyway, so probably no great loss there. Maybe he doesn't quite grasp anything other than the fun rides and food that he missed out on, but there's time to maybe help him experience his own fun day or do his own fun thing. Yes, it's unfortunate that not everyone gets to enjoy the exact same experiences in life. But as some of the recent posts have shown, kids need to be kids, and sometimes that means time away from kids that have special needs.
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Oct 16, 2023 21:42
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True. It's not like all of the amusement park is off-limits for a wheelchair bound person. She could sit on spinning tea-cups between the parents. Or if that's too much there's piggy-train, funny-mirrors and so on. Also all the carnival candy she can eat.
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Oct 16, 2023 21:48
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Sounds like those terrible parents have taught the wheelchair-bound child that her older brother should never be allowed to do anything she's not able to do and that doing so is a direct slight against her.
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Oct 16, 2023 21:52
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the holy poopacy posted:I can't believe someone would just invite strangers over to share a meal at Thanksgiving. Is nothing sacred anymore?!  Thanksgiving on the 9th!
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Oct 16, 2023 22:10
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The scapegpoat kid with the sick golden child sister who wanted his laptop has been adding details in comments and god is it bleak:quote:I mostly just want to get away from them all. I don't want to waste the emotional energy talking to them again would take. They already hate me for what I said and refused to do (share the laptop). I already know talking won't change anything. I don't expect it to change. I just expect we continue living like this until I move out.  I'm really hoping it's a creative writing exercise.
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Oct 16, 2023 22:32
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Cowslips Warren posted:We need another good parent story. poo poo like this is insane. If I went to a family thanksgiving and found out the hosting relative was inviting some of their kids’ friends over to have fun on a holiday they otherwise wouldn’t celebrate, that would be rad! Hell yeah dudes, get in on the food and party hard! Like, racist boyfriend aside (and dumped in the garbage), I can’t imagine calling and saying, “Oh, I never liked having those strange children over.” Makes me wonder how different age groups perceive non-blood or marriage family groups in the U.S. My husband and I love our friends dearly and are in the top tier of our family. My parents totally get it, but so many families seem to think “if not kissing or blood then ???”
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Oct 16, 2023 22:33
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I've got an English name nobody can spell properly, and my wife has a Sri Lankan one nobody can spell properly. So, we just opt for smashing them together to make a unique one that nobody can spell
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Oct 16, 2023 22:35
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Cowslips Warren posted:AITAH for wanting to take my wife’s last name? 
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Oct 16, 2023 22:56
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Technocrat posted:I've got an English name nobody can spell properly, and my wife has a Sri Lankan one nobody can spell properly. So, we just opt for smashing them together to make a unique one that nobody can spell This is the way to go, the more names the merrier. My poor son has a scottish-spanish last name he has to deal with forever
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Oct 16, 2023 22:58
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broken pixel posted:poo poo like this is insane. If I went to a family thanksgiving and found out the hosting relative was inviting some of their kids’ friends over to have fun on a holiday they otherwise wouldn’t celebrate, that would be rad! Hell yeah dudes, get in on the food and party hard! Like, racist boyfriend aside (and dumped in the garbage), I can’t imagine calling and saying, “Oh, I never liked having those strange children over.” Always reminds me of that meme that went around probably 6 or 7 years ago about a dude who got a text from a nice older lady who misdialed but asked him if he was coming over to Grandma's house for Thanksgiving, and even when they verified they weren't related she insisted he came still. Grandmas feed everyone!
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Oct 16, 2023 22:59
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Cowslips Warren posted:There's a lot of really heartwarming comments that lots of people's parents and grandparents would be absolutely furious if their kids are grandkids didn't invite over the roommate that had nowhere else to go for the holidays, or the college friend whose family lived out of state and couldn't visit for the holidays. Assuming it's the same one because the story blew up, they've continued to have Thanksgiving together since last that I heard.
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Oct 16, 2023 23:14
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I kinda wish for the dude's side because you know it would be great in the comments. AITA for not wanting to have kids because of what he said? quote:My bf of 2-3 years brought up the fact he wants 2 kids. I said that would be fine and that I he would have to understand my body will change. He then replied that a lot of women let themselves go after having children and that he really hopes and wants to support keeping my body healthy and in shape- to stay on top of it. I then asked if he would still be attracted to me after my belly has loose skin and my chest begins to sag. He said he would still love me and be a part of the family, but that he can't say he would still be sexuallyattracted too me. I said if that's the case, then I don't want to have children with him. He said that I'm being mean and rude for saying that. We are at a stand off and I'm not sure what to do
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Oct 17, 2023 00:14
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Have my kids and keep it tight. I don't wanna hear any guff about it either!
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Oct 17, 2023 00:17
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“Ok, but as soon as you can’t get it up any more I’m loving every pool boy in the neighborhood”
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Oct 17, 2023 00:36
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Khanstant posted:Have my kids and keep it tight. I don't wanna hear any guff about it either! that’s why they can sew ‘er up real tight after don’t worry
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Oct 17, 2023 00:42
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Cowslips Warren posted:There's a lot of really heartwarming comments that lots of people's parents and grandparents would be absolutely furious if their kids are grandkids didn't invite over the roommate that had nowhere else to go for the holidays, or the college friend whose family lived out of state and couldn't visit for the holidays. I love hearing that this is becoming more prevalent; my biological extended family claimed to be welcoming but no one ever brought a friend to Great-Grandma's Christmases and even SO's were under scrutiny. My GF's extended family, however, for all their faults, just accepted my presence at Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's for the past couple years now. It's basically just "oh we've adopted a new one this year? have some spanakopita!" It might be a Greek thing, they really seem to love an excuse to feed people. To be fair, any obliviousness might be because FBIL would just bring his entire pack of friends over some years, so having just one name to relearn while drinking eggnog might be seen as a welcome change.  Cowslips Warren posted:AITA for not wanting to have kids because of what he said? Give the guy a crash course on everything that pregnancy/birth does to the body. Including how it doesn't even stop at the birth. Even if your body "returns" somewhat, it can take months. Some changes are permanent. Sometimes it even causes your shoe size to change permanently!! If he doesn't immediately realize that he's a dumbass and apologize, dump him. Pregnancy is horrifying.
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Oct 17, 2023 00:50
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Baron Zephyrus posted:OP is great. If for no other reason than he escaped society's toxic masculinity and gives no fucks about whether he and his partner meet gender norms. Stories like this always remind me of John Afoa, professional rugby union player. When he was playing in New Zealand, his trainings were usually 3 times a week, including a gym session to build strength. Once that was done, he’d usually have the house to himself all afternoon, so he would do the cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc., so that when his partner came home from work, there’d be dinner ready for her, and a nice clean house with clean sheets and everything. I’d really love to hear what these turds would have to say about gender norms and a literal professional, World Cup winning rugby player.
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Oct 17, 2023 01:09
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Cowslips Warren posted:AITA for asking my coworker what would happen if I drank her breastmilk? UPDATE: AITA for asking my coworker what would happen if I drank her breastmilk? quote:So first I guess I need to explain a couple of things that people missed in my first post, mainly that I am 20/F even though most people were for some reason assuming that I was a guy. And also like I said in the post, I understood in the first place that I worded my initial question to Kate badly. quote:That was big of Kate... glad it worked out. Please google before asking questions like that in future, it'll save a lot of pain. OP posted:I'll probably never ask another question in my life after this.
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Oct 17, 2023 01:10
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Issaries posted:True. It's not like all of the amusement park is off-limits for a wheelchair bound person. I just want to point out that the capabilities of someone who is in a wheelchair are so varied that it’s basically impossible to know what she can or can’t do, and it’s pretty insulting to make those assumptions. You’re not wrong at all and there’s even a whole loving accessible amusement park just for people in wheelchairs. https://morganswonderland.com/ so it’s not even impossible for her to go have a fun day at a place where she could ride some of the rides!
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Oct 17, 2023 01:18
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CzarChasm posted:Finally a literal rollercoaster to go along with the emotional one. Dad's not the AH. Yeah it sucks that step sister didn't get to go to the amusement park, but from what I understand, that's the other family. It's sad to say that her life is going to be filled with experiences that her brother gets to have that she won't. That doesn't mean that he has to live like he's in a wheelchair too. Where does the line get drawn? Does she get to be upset constantly that her brother can walk, and she can't? Maybe she is, but that's not his fault, and not OPs responsibility. broken pixel posted:poo poo like this is insane. If I went to a family thanksgiving and found out the hosting relative was inviting some of their kids’ friends over to have fun on a holiday they otherwise wouldn’t celebrate, that would be rad! Hell yeah dudes, get in on the food and party hard! Like, racist boyfriend aside (and dumped in the garbage), I can’t imagine calling and saying, “Oh, I never liked having those strange children over.”
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Oct 17, 2023 01:25
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quote:One of the boys jokingly goes “drat you caught us” which sent him spiralling. It will always be hilarious how easy it is for a teenager to give old people the vapors. May this tradition never die.
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Oct 17, 2023 01:39
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when I'm old teenagers will listen to me and treat me with respect
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Oct 17, 2023 02:00
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Biplane posted:This is the way to go, the more names the merrier. My poor son has a scottish-spanish last name he has to deal with forever We didn't feel like switching last names, so my wife kept hers. And then we had a son, and he has two names, in honor of one grandfather from each side. And then we gave him both of our last names. And then her mother's maiden name, because my wife always felt bad that she didn't get it, just my father in law's last name. And then to make it fair we also gave him my mother's maiden name. So now my special boy has 6 loving names like Spanish royalty and he'll never be able to fill a form properly.
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Oct 17, 2023 02:04
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Here's a question. I notice a lot of people here, myself included, claim that as they get older they are going to do their best to adapt to the modern culture and at least be understanding of the new generation. What if, in say 30 years, the culture has swung the other way to being kind of chuddy. It's not an unreasonable thing to expect, poo poo changes in weird ways. Will you adapt?
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Oct 17, 2023 02:08
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Peter Falk posted:I just want to point out that the capabilities of someone who is in a wheelchair are so varied that it’s basically impossible to know what she can or can’t do, and it’s pretty insulting to make those assumptions. You’re not wrong at all and there’s even a whole loving accessible amusement park just for people in wheelchairs. https://morganswonderland.com/ so it’s not even impossible for her to go have a fun day at a place where she could ride some of the rides! I went to Disney fairly recently and there were people in wheelchairs all over the place, doing rides. Tower of Terror was one of them. You can even cut the line if you need to for accessibility reasons. There is genuinely no excuse for them.
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Oct 17, 2023 02:12
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Tarkus posted:Here's a question. I notice a lot of people here, myself included, claim that as they get older they are going to do their best to adapt to the modern culture and at least be understanding of the new generation. What if, in say 30 years, the culture has swung the other way to being kind of chuddy. It's not an unreasonable thing to expect, poo poo changes in weird ways. Will you adapt? the Kids are alt-right?
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Oct 17, 2023 02:14
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Amusement parks in my experience have more people in wheelchairs than anywhere else. I've always assumed its because the parks are generally accessible and have interesting things to do and look at even if you can't do rides.
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Oct 17, 2023 02:15
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Bubblyblubber posted:We didn't feel like switching last names, so my wife kept hers. And then we had a son, and he has two names, in honor of one grandfather from each side. And then we gave him both of our last names. And then her mother's maiden name, because my wife always felt bad that she didn't get it, just my father in law's last name. And then to make it fair we also gave him my mother's maiden name. So now my special boy has 6 loving names like Spanish royalty and he'll never be able to fill a form properly. drat. I've literally had bureaucratic cat-fights in the DMV over a one-letter discrepancy with my middle initial so... tough luck to your kid.
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Oct 17, 2023 02:40
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Biplane posted:This is the way to go, the more names the merrier. My poor son has a scottish-spanish last name he has to deal with forever If he doesn't grow up with a Sean Connery accent then you are raising him wrong.
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Oct 17, 2023 02:54
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Tarkus posted:Here's a question. I notice a lot of people here, myself included, claim that as they get older they are going to do their best to adapt to the modern culture and at least be understanding of the new generation. What if, in say 30 years, the culture has swung the other way to being kind of chuddy. It's not an unreasonable thing to expect, poo poo changes in weird ways. Will you adapt? Me and Bingo have a pact that if we're still single at 60, I will simply reside until I perish in her halls. The youths cannot reach us here.
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Oct 17, 2023 02:57
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Hobnob posted:If he doesn't grow up with a Sean Connery accent then you are raising him wrong. https://www.instagram.com/p/CHCAkmGjqW3/
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Oct 17, 2023 02:59
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Tarkus posted:Here's a question. I notice a lot of people here, myself included, claim that as they get older they are going to do their best to adapt to the modern culture and at least be understanding of the new generation. What if, in say 30 years, the culture has swung the other way to being kind of chuddy. It's not an unreasonable thing to expect, poo poo changes in weird ways. Will you adapt? I'll be doing a lot of complaining about kids these days and yelling at people to get off my lawn, while being content in the knowledge that I'm on the right side of history this time around
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Oct 17, 2023 03:04
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Hobnob posted:If he doesn't grow up with a Sean Connery accent then you are raising him wrong. It would not serve him well growing up in Norway, unfortunately
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Tarkus posted:Here's a question. I notice a lot of people here, myself included, claim that as they get older they are going to do their best to adapt to the modern culture and at least be understanding of the new generation. What if, in say 30 years, the culture has swung the other way to being kind of chuddy. It's not an unreasonable thing to expect, poo poo changes in weird ways. Will you adapt? So I get to live like I'm 20 all over again?
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Oct 17, 2023 03:09
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AITA for abandoning my daughter on vacation?quote:My wife and I have always dreamed of celebrating our 40th anniversary with a luxurious vacation. Just the two of us, reliving the romance of our early years. We had it all planned out for years now and were excited beyond words. My boyfriend gave me a pros and cons list ABOUT ME as part of our anniversary present. quote:Personal Write In Cowslips Warren fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Oct 17, 2023 |
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Dammit Cowslips, was in the process of pasting that first one in when my page loaded and showed your post  AITA for refusing to share my sunscreen (and letting my sister get burned)? quote:This happened two months ago, but I was only lurking back then.
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