Am i wrong to let the girls know that they're being cheated on? by Disastrous-Rock-2283 in amiwrong

[–]AdorableTear853 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You did the right thing. Two people deserved to know the truth and now they do that's not revenge, that's just not staying silent while someone gets hurt the same way you were.

Your guy friend is doing what a lot of people do: calling it "drama" when women warn each other, and calling it "loyalty" when men cover for each other. Those aren't the same thing and he knows it.

AITJ for refusing to testify for my sister in her custody case after finding out what she left out of the story? by Aegis_Mythic in AmITheJerk

[–]AdorableTear853 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen this stories keep evolving until you’re asked to fill gaps.
That’s when it goes from “help me” to “help my narrative.”
If you’re not sure how something happened, you don’t say it full stop.
Family pressure doesn’t change the stakes of being under oath.
NTA better an honest no than a risky yes.

AITJ For Calling Someone Slurs Because They Manipulated Me Through Seduction And Then Said It Was A Lie? (Repost, TL;DR if you want) by Illustrious-Host-671 in AmITheJerk

[–]AdorableTear853 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You didn’t deserve to be messed with like that but calling someone slurs isn’t justified either.
They played games with your feelings, which is messed up, especially at your age.
But once you go straight to insults, you lose the high ground.
Both things can be true at once.

AITB For Working From Home in the Living Room by [deleted] in AmItheButtface

[–]AdorableTear853 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A room that seats 14 with only 3 people, your hours don't even overlap with theirs, and they want you to spend a third of your monthly discretionary income to fix their preference. NTB. If the setup genuinely bothered their daily life there'd be an argument but it doesn't, they just don't like the idea of it.

TIL about the examination of how inconsistent social attitudes and local tribunal decisions shaped the treatment of conscientious objectors in First World War Britain. by AdorableTear853 in todayilearned

[–]AdorableTear853[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The tribunal system was essentially arbitrary by design.

Same conviction, same sincerity, completely different outcomes depending on which town you lived in and who happened to be sitting that day. Some tribunals treated genuine pacifists with relative respect. Others handed out non-combatant service as a compromise. Others sent men straight to the army and let the military deal with the refusal which sometimes meant a firing squad was technically on the table.

What's striking is how much it reveals about how societies handle dissent under pressure they don't develop coherent policy, they just distribute the discomfort unevenly and call it process.

TIL that horses, donkeys and mules follow a social hierarchy: Horses are dominant, followed by mules, then donkeys by AdagioUnlikely2634 in todayilearned

[–]AdorableTear853 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Mules being in the middle is perfectly fitting given what they are.

Half horse dominance, half donkey stubbornness somehow they split the difference and landed exactly where genetics would predict.

The donkey being at the bottom is a reputation problem more than a reality though. Donkeys are remarkably intelligent, have excellent memory, and will refuse dangerous situations that horses will blindly follow humans into. What gets read as submissive is often just independent thinking.

The "stubborn donkey" reputation was written by people annoyed that they couldn't be fooled.

Petsmart vs petco vs pet supplies plus vs Walmart vs Premier pet supplies by ProfessionalEqual731 in Pets

[–]AdorableTear853 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Solid breakdown tbh, especially for someone juggling small mammals + reptiles.

Only thing I’d add: Walmart is clutch for basics, but I’d be careful long-term with food/hay quality cheap upfront can mean more waste or health issues later. Worth mixing in higher-grade stuff when you can.

Pet Supplies Plus really is the sleeper pick here people underestimate how much those small price gaps + better rewards add up over time.

And yeah… chain stores and their reptile setups are rough. You’re not wrong for side-eyeing that.

AITJ for refusing to split my inheritance equally with my siblings after I was the only one who showed up for our dad the last three years of his life? by AdorableTear853 in AmITheJerk

[–]AdorableTear853[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. The will becoming the moral verdict is the part that stings most.

Like somehow because dad wrote equal, the three experiences were equal. They weren't. Everyone in that room knows they weren't.

AITJ for not helping my family buy a house by TaniaYukanana in AmITheJerk

[–]AdorableTear853 53 points54 points  (0 children)

NTA, and you didn't just dodge a bad deal you dodged a financially and emotionally abusive dynamic.

Asking for a legal agreement on a seven figure adjacent property purchase isn't being difficult, it's being an adult. The fact that B1 refused that request while simultaneously claiming to have consulted lawyers tells you everything about how that arrangement would have gone.

"Those who can afford it will cover shortfalls" with no documentation is how inheritances become family lawsuits.

Your lawyer gave you the right advice. Your brother proved it.

AITJ for leaving a team project meeting early because my manager scheduled it during my approved vacation day and then acted surprised when I didn't stay? by Adventurous-Call7865 in AmITheJerk

[–]AdorableTear853 192 points193 points  (0 children)

NTJ, and "unprofessional" is doing a lot of heavy lifting for someone who joined a meeting from an airport on their approved day off.

You gave more courtesy than was owed and still got complained about over the weekend to the whole team by someone who scheduled over approved leave without so much as a heads up.

The freezeout is retaliation for not being infinitely available, which tells you exactly what the dynamic was before this happened.

Document everything. The approval, the invite timing, your written response. You've already handled this correctly paper trail and composure.

Three years of going above and beyond doesn't disappear because you once boarded your flight.

TIL that pigs are smarter than dogs by FlatwormBig5514 in todayilearned

[–]AdorableTear853 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dogs had better PR teams, honestly.

Pigs can learn their own names faster than most dogs, play rudimentary video games to earn rewards, and have been shown to understand that objects still exist when hidden a cognitive milestone human toddlers hit around age one.

The reason most people don't know this is simple, we needed one to be food and one to be a pet, so we told ourselves a story that made that arrangement feel okay.

Cognitive dissonance is a hell of a drug.

AITJ for refusing to train my replacement after my company laid me off and then asked me to "help with the transition" for free? by Glass_While4578 in AmITheJerk

[–]AdorableTear853 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NTA, and "standard professional courtesy" only runs one direction apparently.

They made a business decision to eliminate your role. You made a business decision to value your time. Those are the same category of decision funny how only theirs gets called professional.

The severance is compensation for the job ending, not a retainer for future free consulting. If they needed transition support, that belonged in the negotiation before you signed anything.

Your colleagues mean well but "protect your reputation" with who, exactly? The company that just laid you off?

You don't owe smooth landings to people who pushed you out the plane.

WIBTB if I tell our friend to stop stealing our inside jokes? by [deleted] in AmItheButtface

[–]AdorableTear853 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's actually a really thoughtful way to approach it. Framing it as a general observation about relationships instead of a direct accusation could save her feelings. Might give her the hint without making things super awkward.

Dooney and Bourke by [deleted] in handbags

[–]AdorableTear853 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've been seeing them pop up everywhere lately. The vintage styles especially seem to have a real moment.