Rat Patrol posted:

I mean Walmart is a huge billion dollar corp right, I can believe a big company would exploit people, that's their whole deal

edgeman83 posted:

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

AmiYumi posted:

The Brandon Lee case shows "professionals" can be just as ignorant; they had blanks and whatever you'd call reverse blanks (slug with no propellant) and fired both in rapid succession. Doinked the slug into the barrel and then fired a "blank" right into their lead actor.

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

Pope Corky the IX posted:

Isn't loose corn referred to as niblings?

AreWeDrunkYet posted:

The niblings as a single unit is an interesting characterization though, especially since they're implied to be young kids if grandma can snatch things off them. Like a bunch of preschoolers circulated a petition to bring the matter to the tuncle with a spine.

edgeman83 posted:

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

Pope Corky the IX posted:

Too early for horny posting.

edgeman83 posted:

WIBTAH If I complain about my coworker who messaged my husband?
I know my husband is attractive, I know I am too. I know my husband is successful, I know I am too

Tristesse posted:

What is a large multi billion dollar company doing demanding employees bring in friends to do free labor? OP needs to get away from that weird place and also get her coworker fired for accessing personal HR info.

Halloween Jack posted:

Many companies bring in temp workers for 1 or 2 days to do year-end inventory, I've never heard of one whose temp worker pool is "whoever our current employees are loving"

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I (48F) met my husband 8 years ago, and his daughters (aged 19 and 13) 6 years ago. My husband divorced their mother 13 years ago. My husband has told me the full story about the divorce, and while I won't go into detail as it's a long story, it wasn't amicable and it really drove a wedge between him and his daughters, particularly his oldest.

The other main thing that has gotten between my husband and his older daughter is that she is on the spectrum and has very little social awareness. Pretty much every time I see her either I or someone else has to get on her about time and place, as she has a tendency to talk about things that aren't appropriate.

The divorce is what she brings up the most when it happens. She seems to get a kick out of telling family members and friends stories about her father in which he is the bad guy, and while they are true stories a lot of what she tells people is exaggerated.

I've asked her several times not to discuss her childhood or the divorce during family events, as I don't want our extended family or friends to view my husband in a negative light.

A few weeks ago, during a back-to-school party after winter break, I overheard her telling her stepfather a story about a time her dad was intoxicated. I stopped her and told that we had been over this and at this point it felt like she was doing it on purpose.

She started to make all kinds of excuses, such as her stepfather asked about it and she wasn't making it up, and I told her it didn't matter and that she shouldn't be talking about it regardless.

She walked away from me (which she tends to do during confrontation) and her mother came up to me about 10 minutes later and laid into me for yelling at her daughter.

She told me she agreed about the lack of awareness and time and place, but that I apparently need to let her handle it because she's her mother and I barely know her. (Which is false, my husband has visitation and has the entire time I've known them).

I'm honestly not sure if I was wrong. I've talked to her about it so many times so I feel like it was at least partially warranted, but I'm curious what others think. AITA?

Pirate Radar posted:

Family businesses: not even once

Boss wants to buy a gun to shoot "blanks" at me for an active shooter drill

Hughlander posted:

WIBTA for telling my mom why none of the niblings will visit her and most of my siblings will not have her to stay?


But has she ever stolen a coat?

Pirate Radar posted:

Family businesses: not even once

Boss wants to buy a gun to shoot "blanks" at me for an active shooter drill

Saint Isaias Boner posted:

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Halloween Jack posted:

It's been too long since we had a nice, clean evil stepmother story to serve as a palette-cleanser.

AITA For telling my stepdaughter not to talk about the past?

Halloween Jack posted:

It's been too long since we had a nice, clean evil stepmother story to serve as a palette-cleanser.

AITA For telling my stepdaughter not to talk about the past?

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his daughters (aged 19 and 13) [...] My husband divorced their mother 13 years ago. My husband has told me the full story about the divorce, and while I won't go into detail as it's a long story, it wasn't amicable and it really drove a wedge between him and his daughters, particularly his oldest.

quote:

The divorce is what she brings up the most when it happens. She seems to get a kick out of telling family members and friends stories about her father in which he is the bad guy, and while they are true stories a lot of what she tells people is exaggerated.

Pope Corky the IX posted:

It's like a sovereign citizen way of dealing with relationships. If I say the just right words in just the right order she'll have no choice but to forgive and forget.

SulfurMonoxideCute posted:

Super curious to find out what the lovely kid did that resulted in him having legal fees and unable to attend regular school.

Moon Slayer posted:

I'd put money on "can't stop getting into fights."

e: I had a coworker with a 16-year-old son who had severe behavioral issues and was already 6'2" and 240 pounds and she couldn't understand why the school didn't want him there.

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Dear Prudence,

After years of watching conservative news and the Catholic channel, my dad has become increasingly isolated from our family, and he recently told me that I am evil because of my pro-choice stance and that he no longer wants a relationship with me. This statement came out of the blue, and he has begun to turn down invitations to family events and holiday celebrations. He is single and I, his most attentive daughter, was the only family member to investigate after he underwent a secret hepatitis treatment and was near death in his house after a bad reaction.

Now I feel like he has no one to look out for him. It breaks my heart that he will live out his final years alone and with no one to care for him as he ages. I don’t know how hard I should push for a relationship with him when he has been so heavily influenced by extremist media and isn’t behaving rationally.

—Broken-Hearted Daughter

[quote]Dear Broken Hearted,

This is hard, and your compassion really comes through your letter—but your dad has largely made the choice for you. A “relationship” may not be in the cards, but I wonder if you could find a way to take care of his physical well-being and make sure he has enough regular contact that he could let you know if he changes his mind and wants to reconnect. Having money to throw at the problem would help, as it does in almost every situation. If you’re able to hire a caregiver to come in a few times a week, that would eb a huge relief. (Let’s make sure to give fair warning to anyone who’s not white or straight because I’m sure he has some views on topics beyond abortion that they may not want to hear every day—not that anyone necessarily would!) If not, you could tell him, “Dad, I know you think I’m evil but I’m not going to let you be alone in this world. I’ll be coming by every Sunday to see what needs to be done around the house and calling you every night at 7:00 and if you don’t answer I’ll have to ask for a wellness check.” If it feels right you could even add, “Lucky for you I actually care about people having access to healthcare! So I’ll be taking you to your doctor’s appointments.”

Therapy is a must for you as you navigate this heartbreaking situation. I say that in part because it’s hard and in part because conservative positions on contemporary political issues don’t often come out of nowhere. (My grandmother was obsessed with Catholic TV and despite watching the rosary and mass every day and potentially having a crush on one of the priests, she never became someone who thought people in the real world should be stripped of their rights.) They can often follow a lifelong conservative worldview, which can involve not treating women (including daughters) with a ton of respect. I’m speculating a bit here, but I wonder if you’ve spent your life trying to gain the approval and affection of a man who fundamentally thought your gender made you a little less valuable of a person. If so, this situation is about more than an abortion debate and a secret hepatitis treatment. It’s about your yearning for the kind of relationship you may never have with your dad, for reasons that aren’t your fault. Coming to terms with that might make the struggles of his final years less agonizing. [/quote

trickybiscuits posted:

Dad's a loss, unless he's got brain problems or something, but the daughter's "how can he get along without me" attitude is kind of a pain in the rear end.

wheatpuppy posted:

Hmm yes the divorce probably did drive a wedge between him and his unborn child.

edogawa rando posted:

Younger kid could’ve been only a few months old.

trickybiscuits posted:

Commenters were also guessing something like that. The legal bills might be for an attorney fighting on their behalf to get more services for their son or it might be for a judgment that they owe to someone for injury or damage their son did that- very important note- the son or parents are legally responsible for.

Halloween Jack posted:

AITA for having my daughter join a sport activity despite my wife's objections?


My wife used to participate in a sport with an otherwise unheard-of rate of injuries and eating disorders, and I introduced our daughter to it over her objections. Did I do a bad thing?

Halloween Jack posted:

Dear Reddit, my wife used to love softball until her father turned out to be that "Softball Slasher" you've all probably read about in the news. So I signed our daughter up for softball and

babypolis posted:

Ehh im going to say clearly NTA in this one, specially since the daughter was the one who wanted to do it in the first place. there is a world of difference between doing something as a hobby and doing it professionally, and it seems assholish of the wife to prevent her daughter from partaking in a fun, athletic activity that already netted her a friend

its like if the dad played in the NFL and all his friends did steroids and got CTEs and now he doesnt want his son to play flag football

quote:

My (26) daughter(6) came home a couple weeks ago and told me her teacher said she got too many fruits in her lunch , and told her to tell me that she needs a bigger sandwich. Considering my daughter never finishes her lunch as is, and that she likes her lunches, I just ignored her teacher. This morning as I’m putting her lunch bag in her backpack, she tells me that her teacher has made comments to her about how her lunch isn’t healthy. At this point I was frustrated. Every day I make her a homemade “uncrustable “ (PB&J no crust), 2-3 fruit or vegetable sides (carrots, apples, bananas, oranges, cherry tomatoes etc) a small side of chips (usually goldfish but occasionally she asks for spicy chips which she can only handle a few of) , an “honesty juice box” (that’s actually 90% water, organic and with no added sugar) and a small treat ( 2-3 oreos, trail mix with m&ms, a fun sized candy ). So I wrote her teacher a note which read : “Dear ********, It has been brought to my attention on that you have been making ng, comments to my daughter about her unch. I wasn’t aware you were a dietician. My sister actually IS a doctor, and seems to think her diet is better than a lot of kids her age, and to be frank, even if I were packing her junk that would be none of your concern. If you have any more opinions about my daughters eating habits, speak to me or keep them to your self. Thank you, signed”

Im aware this was a bit harsh , but am I out of line after she’s made multiple comments that have made my kindergartener ashamed of her lunch?

Midnight Voyager posted:

AITA for condescending to my kid’s teacher?

babypolis posted:

well i guess gym class for kids is a lot worse than i thought

Scathach posted:

I work for a very large machine company that has hundreds of stores selling all sorts of very high-end construction and farm equipment, and we still run off a DOS-based system from the early 80's. Companies will cut costs wherever they can regardless of how large they are. I definitely don't think that one is a fake only based on that.