el dingo posted:

What the gently caress are niblings god I couldn't read all that due to how angry the word made me

el dingo posted:

What the gently caress are niblings god I couldn't read all that due to how angry the word made me

Mx. posted:

i wish there was a similarly non-gendered term for aunt/uncle tbh

Chewbecca posted:

Maybe I'm overly simple, but couldn't people visiting her leave the items in the car? I know they shouldn't have to, but she can't steal what she can't get to

Mx. posted:

i wish there was a similarly non-gendered term for aunt/uncle tbh

Space Kablooey posted:

That's what i was thinking as well. Visit klepto grandma with your rattiest clothing and no other objects, and see if she takes that away

Mx. posted:

i wish there was a similarly non-gendered term for aunt/uncle tbh

el dingo posted:

god I couldn't read all that due to how angry the word made me

Pope Corky the IX posted:

Isn't loose corn referred to as niblings?

Johnny Truant posted:

has nobody heard of the word "relatives"

John Wick of Dogs posted:

Nibling is also nice and gender neutral if you don't want to specify

TehRedWheelbarrow posted:

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So last week the niblings asked me to talk to her

Saint Isaias Boner posted:

after several thousand pages of the most infuriating poo poo possible, i draw the line at "niblings"

hawowanlawow posted:

goons as a single unit is an interesting characterization though

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Yesterday we had year end inventory day at my new job I started 3 months ago. I (35f) was asked to bring a friend as my partner to help, we all brought our husband's and wives, a few "children" with their boyfriends etc. I brought my husband (36m) My 1 coworker (34f) did not bring anyone, she just helped each group of partners through out the day.Everything was great we had a wonderful day and inventory was nearly perfect so we got praised.

Anyways.... the next morning I get to work at 8am and 4 minutes into my day my coworker, who did not bring anyone, asked if my husband has a brother that's single and specifically "looks exactly like him". I said no, he only has a sister. She said " oh that's a shame so he doesn't have a brother?" Me again: "no... why? Do you have a crush on my husband?" She literally laughed like a little school girl. Let me start by saying I am FAR from jealous. I know my husband is attractive, I know I am too. I know my husband is successful, I know I am too. I know my husband is hilarious, kind, makes everyone feel heard and important, that's the exact reason I married him. I thought it was cute she liked him, this did not upset me.

She then went on to talk about him almost any chance she could for the entirety of the day. And again, this did not upset me. At all, he's most likely not coming back here, at least until the next year end inventory day, she's having a crush it'll pass by next week.

What did upset me.... when I got home at 4:30pm he showed me that at 1:24pm she texted him... and I quote "Hey **** (spells his name wrong...) how are you today? Your lady is really bothering me."

So this woman, went into our system, found my husband's phone number, and deemed it ok to text him in this manner. Of course he did not respond. Of course he thought it was absolutely insane.

And now I'm getting ready for work today, and I will see her in the next hour and a half after her doing this, and I'm not sure how I should or will react. Like I said I am very far from jealous I understand crushes and feelings and emotions etc but someone going to this level to contact my husband turns me into a grizzly bear.

WIBTHA if I told HR she did this... we work for a very large billion dollar company who takes these things very seriously, shed essentially lose her job.

edgeman83 posted:

WIBTAH If I complain about my coworker who messaged my husband?

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a few "children" with their boyfriends etc.

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Introduction: I (27m) did some accidental good financial decisions years ago that today put me on position where I can do mostly what I love - mess with all kinds of electronics, play videogames a lot etc, I am a huge nerd.
I own a small electronics/computer shop where I fix customers devices etc, also sell general computers stuff and other small electronics, I live in the same building.
I don't spend all my time in the shop, I have 2 workers who work in shifts and I work when I feel like it or when they ask help, I also replace them when they need a vacation or sick days.

I have a sister, Jane (34f) and she has 3 kids, Mary (14f), Julia (6f) and Jack (4m) and as I am only one with basically "unlimited free time to watch the younger kids", (Mary don't need to be watched anymore, but she often hangs out in my shop either way). I do it every time the kids are sick or my sister is at business trip for her work, and after the COVID, kids are sent home for every tiny cough and sneeze...

What happened? My grandmother had her 80 years birthday and everyone was invited, relatives I don't remember ever seeing before, my sister and I were sitting close to each other and suddenly one old lady (who was maybe my grandmothers cousin or something) started to ask everyone what they do and I told that I run the small business and my sister out of nowhere: "Yeah, by running a business he means being very lazy and sleeping until noon, sometimes chills out in the store and plays videogames or watches movies all day while some of us had to work hard for their success!" what is all technically true, while she studied her whole life, I went to trade school and got lucky with few business decisions, but I felt kind of hurt that she forget, that for her to get all that education, others had to watch the kids, so I told "Oh, don't forget that I am also full time free babysitter, but I decided to quit and focus on being lazy!"

She did not say anything more, did not take me seriously either as week later I get phone call in the morning that the Jack threw up at night few times, she would bring him to my place and I said "don't you forget that I quit as I am way too lazy to watch the kids" and ended the call, went back to bed, when I woke up later there was multiple messages from my sister telling me that I am a selfish rear end in a top hat and I act like I am the centre of the world, I replied politely "sorry you feel that way".

Later my mother called and told me, that I put my sister in really tough position as she (mom) can't take days off from hospital in such short notice either and Jane has nobody to watch the kids!
Am I the rear end in a top hat for not watching them? I am not hurt because of the "truth", I know I am lazy, it hurt that she acts like watching her kids has been nothing.
(Names are changed, I still have good relationship with my small relatives, I just don't babysit anymore, I don't even avoid my sister. Burner account for privacy.)

Saint Isaias Boner posted:

edgeman83 posted:

WIBTAH If I complain about my coworker who messaged my husband?