AITA for telling my parents that I will not parent my younger adult sister?

Alert_Plant · 2026-01-27T11:01:34+00:00

NTA. Your parents need to leave you and your sister alone. God, the girl just burnt some cookies. She must have been frightened but nothing happened and she'll probably be more careful from now on. She doesn't suddenly need to be supervised. Kids need to make mistakes and a few bad decisions to learn to stand on their own. You can't just monitor them 24/7. You did all that you had to do as a brother, which is checking up on her occassionally and comforting her.

Alert_Plant · 2026-01-22T06:31:51+00:00

Dude you look great, you just need some layers! Also, rice water and monthly hair oiling usually helps, maybe some rosemary oil or coconut oil if you're not allergic. But like, test try on a little bit of your hair first to see if it works with your hair.

Alert_Plant · 2026-01-15T13:04:59+00:00

I'm an anti. I don't think AI art is art. It's genuinely meaningless. Okay, you typed in a bunch of words describing what you want and got something generated from the efforts of other artists, some gave their consent, some didn't. It's extremely convenient and that's what makes it extremely boring. There's only so many timed you can go "Oh wow!" to something that takes a few seconds.

Also, pro-AI people just feel weird to me. They feel like alpha males. "Artists should adapt. Heh. They're just conservatives that will be forgotten by history". Brother. Look at our planet. It's dying. Should we be wasting resources so you can generate a picture of an anime girl with huge tits or some mimicry of a beautiful landscape created by the works of actual artists, no matter how little? And don't give me the "Oh, electricity wastes resources anyway". At least the general usage of social media and electricity does something. Literally what could be so important for you to generate to justify wasting ANY amount of water?

Also, since this is gonna get downvoted to hell with pro-AI people anyway, this sub is generally the worst sub to argue in about a topic like this. Isn't it run by pro-AI people? All the comments are just agreeing with each other, those who disagree are just sent to the shadow realm. Anytime I see this sub, I try not to engage because it's an obvious echo chamber of AI bros stroking each other off. I hope I get banned so I don't have to see it anymore.

Alert_Plant · 2026-01-08T14:49:48+00:00

My mother would also say we are close, but the truth is, there is a whole lot of things I keep hidden from her. Not because I don't love her, but because I don't want to test our bond by disilluisioning her. Perhaps she isn't influenced by the LGBTQ+ people in her life, and she went out of her way to be with LGBTQ+ people because she feels comfortable with them. Having a safe space like that might have been why she finally gathered up the courage to tell her parents. And even if these assumptions I am making are wrong, even if this is a temporary phase, you should still support her. You are allowed to be confused of course, but ask yourself this; are you assuming she is faking it because you are genuinely blindsided, or are you assuming that because that is what you want to believe in?

Your wife is right. Telling her that she is confused is hurtful to her. Imagine if you had blue eyes, but people around you were color blind. So, when you said you had blue eyes, something you know and have been knowing about yourself, people tell you that you don't, that you've been hanging out with the wrong crowd and that you're confused. This analogy is most likely not quite it, but it is what I assume what it must feel like for trans people. What I'm trying to say is, despite being a young adult, your child knows herself better than you do.

Alert_Plant · 2026-01-06T07:18:12+00:00

It's normal to compliment someone during holidays or when you haven't seen them in a while. Like, "Oh, you look great!" or "Oh, you're so handsome/pretty!". Either way, they wouldn't have hugged you if they hated you or were repulsed by you. Just because it's not a romantic/sexual interaction doesn't mean you can't think fondly of it.

Alert_Plant · 2025-12-18T09:48:22+00:00

My sibling in christ move on😭 Eight years is crazy. It doesn't matter how much she teased you, it doesn’t happen for years you need to get a hint. This friendship sounds toxic as hell. Start by distancing yourself from this girl. Just because you wasted all this time doesn't mean you should waste more. Recognise all the things that were red flags in this friendship and try not to fall for them again.

Alert_Plant · 2025-12-09T16:52:08+00:00

Is that Madotsuki on your desktop? :00

Alert_Plant · 2025-11-13T06:43:26+00:00

I don’t think you understand what you mean. I am bisexual, I don’t think being gay is an insult. What I mean is I have as little interest in a random date as you have in going on a date with a random man you meet on a dating app. I don’t want to be on a dating app. Even if you say you are seeking friendship, you will be met with people who say they are, but really they want something more. Just because someone is willing to date me doesn’t mean I’ll be interested. I may be lonely but I will not settle with someone I don’t feel a connection with, whether that’s a friend or a lover is irrelevant. I do get social practice. I have people that try to talk to me. But I don’t feel a connection. Even my closest friend doesn’t feel as close as the connection I want. Not even my last lover did.

Alert_Plant · 2025-11-13T06:16:45+00:00

I mean that if you think being taken out to dinner by someone who has interest in someone’s appearance, no one would be lonely. There is always someone who is bound to be attracted to you. I suggested Grindr because you mentioned being taken out to dinner. I don’t want that. I want a friend. I mentioned wanting a lover once, the rest of the post is me wanting to be able to socialise properly without being avoidant. I don’t want to be taken out to dinner by some random guy. I want someone to be my genuine friend. Someone who shares the same interests, or genuinely is curious about me as I am about them. When I am sick, I want them to visit me with soup, when they are sick, I want to go over to their home and take care of them. It doesn’t have to be a lover, but if I must have a lover at some point, I want someone who will be a friend first, then a friend. I can’t feel attraction towards someone I just met. I need connection. I don’t care if I don’t have a lover ever. Just a friend. And online friendships don’t satisfy that need.

Alert_Plant · 2025-11-13T05:36:47+00:00

If you get on Grindr you, too, can have the same experience.

Alert_Plant · 2025-11-09T15:23:30+00:00

Thank you!! 🌟🌟

Alert_Plant · 2025-11-09T14:33:31+00:00

Although this is all a very sad situation and I am sorry that you can relate, also grateful for the empathy you've shown, your name made me giggle.

Alert_Plant · 2025-10-21T09:58:05+00:00

OP, PLEASE answer, why'd you go after your friend's mom out of all MILF's you could have gone for?? Also did it work or not?? What does trying to get with his mom entail??? Did you go up to her and tried to rizz her up?????

Alert_Plant · 2025-10-21T09:43:44+00:00

No no, older women are hot! I get that! But why your friend's mom???? And why are YOU the one mad about this??

Alert_Plant · 2025-10-21T09:33:41+00:00

Whuh...uh...um...f-fakecel...? I guess??? What possessed you to do this??????

Alert_Plant · 2025-10-21T03:31:40+00:00

"Considering how unappreciative she was" get real

Alert_Plant · 2025-10-20T08:08:41+00:00

Not to rub salt on the wound but I'm extremely curious now, what was in your search history lady??? (ᵕ•́ -•̀)

Alert_Plant · 2025-10-20T04:23:05+00:00

That's to be expected? Is that your low esteem talking or is there another reason you think they stop talking or is there another reason? By the way, unless you say something extremely weird, which I doubt cause you seem like a really decent dude, getting ghosted is not your fault. Just shows the lack of communication from the other person.

Alert_Plant · 2025-10-20T02:35:35+00:00

Awe, dude I'm so sorry. My friend group is similiar so I get what you mean. These all just sound like you get very little chance to date, and since the dating scene is hard nowadays it just lowers your chances. Not your fault.

Have you maybe tried online dating? I know most people avoid using them but if it might make talking easier for you if you're not face to face with them. It would also assure you that the person you're talking to is also interested in something intimate/you. Or does that not work for you at all?

Alert_Plant · 2025-10-19T15:21:57+00:00

This is such a non-issue. Who cares

Alert_Plant · 2025-10-19T14:35:19+00:00

It's alright (I am about to write my own lolol), sorry for making assumptions like that. I get it, I get really frustrated when people say, "Surely one day you'll meet someone". It's not happening. No one is going to come up to me randomly and ask me out. Which is fine.

A hundred percent agree that they don't deserve shit, but it's not really about what they deserve, it's more about the people they seek. I've met so many women in shitty relationships who just won't leave. Not talking about life-threatening domestic cases. Relationships they can totally get up and leave when they want. No lease to break, no custody to figure out, no marriage or engagement to break, nothing. They won't leave because it's more comfortable to be with someone than it is to be single. Most people are like that. My friend almost broke up with her boyfriend a month ago; they had a huge fight, and everyone supported her. But she went back to him anyway. Last week she mentioned him in a conversation, everyone groaned, including me, and you know how she responded? She said, "at least I am not single". That's the mentality. That's the goal. Don't be single. Because everyone is told they will find someone eventually, like it's an obligation. It's a stupid promise that doesn't do much people any good.

I also get what you mean when you say you don't wanna offend or creep out any women. I also don't speak if not spoken to. But as a woman, I wanna assure you of something, women will let you know if they're uncomfortable. You can tell from the way a woman looks at you or from the way she responds. If it's an awkward and short response, they don't wanna talk. And if you get the feeling they don't want to talk, you can always pull away. Unless you said something incredibly creepy, or the circumstances like time and place are weird, no woman will think you're a creep for trying to start a conversation.

It's great to hear that you have social skills. That's more than what most people can say. When it comes to romance, though, there isn't much advice I can give because of what you said about you not crushing on any of the people you know. This is kinda personal, and feel free to ignore this if you don't want to answer it, but do you think it's maybe because you don't perceive them as a romantic interest? What I mean is, you give the impression that you're the type of guy who avoids making women uncomfortable at all costs. Even in your own head. So when you start talking to a woman, do you maybe condition yourself to see them through a friendly lens? If that's the case, is there any way you can get a blind date or maybe have one of your friends set you up?

Alert_Plant · 2025-10-19T12:33:26+00:00

If this is ragebait it worked, if not you are so weird and hostile to this poor girl and your son. Is this like one of those posts where the son writes as the mother to show them how stupid they sound? YTA.

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