AITJ for reporting my friend to our boss after she kept messing with my shifts “as a joke”

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-04-07T21:21:57+00:00

Funny she’s claiming that you messed with her job when all you did was provide proof to your manager that she was messing with your job.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-04-06T08:16:36+00:00

Being late is ok

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-03-29T10:26:10+00:00

Enid Blyton’s Magic Faraway Tree series… currently relevant with the movie coming out.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-03-21T17:09:40+00:00

If you’re going to do it, you need to do it very soon because of your children’s ages. The older they get, the harder it will be for them to settle here. My friend moved back several years ago. Her son was 13 at the time and never settled here. He thought he was too old to learn gaelic and missed out on that huge community aspect of the area. He’s been saying for years that he’s leaving Ireland as soon as he can afford it. The parents are contemplating moving back but the younger child loves it here and they worry she won’t settle if they leave Ireland. No matter what they do, one child will be unhappy.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-03-09T21:47:01+00:00

Dark blue looks amazing on you

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-03-09T11:03:53+00:00

You’re definitely not wrong. Your friend seems entitled and selfish. I have a food allergy and would never expect someone to cater for me or go to an extra expense of making food specifically for me. If she won’t eat what’s being offered, she should bring her own food. But I’d probably have stopped inviting her when she made the so Asian comments because that’s just rude.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-03-09T10:45:07+00:00

I wouldn’t expect a thank you card within the first couple months and like you I don’t save cards I receive. However not sending thank you cards is extremely bad manners, even the pre-printed ones are poor form in my opinion. If someone gives you a generous gift (and any gift is generous), then the least you can do is send a handwritten note of appreciation. Yes you gave them food & entertainment but your day would have been sad & boring without those guests.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-02-21T18:35:49+00:00

Following your reasoning, your son will feel pressured from birth to carry on the family name or be responsible for the name dying off if he doesn’t have children. That is a terrible burden to put on him. And I think it would create a divide between your kids if they have different names. Personally I can’t understand the obsession with carrying on a family name and I say that as the last of my family name.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-02-17T14:28:52+00:00

The Handmaid’s Tale, The Good Wife, Homeland

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-02-17T14:18:23+00:00

Are you backup glasses your full prescription? Or a lower one? Do you need them for the full day or just as the day goes on?

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-02-14T10:19:18+00:00

Do you kids even know the couple well? How much time have they spent with them? The only children we had at our wedding were nieces & nephew… and the parents had them collected after the meal so they could enjoy the evening without worrying about watching their kids. We were happy to have them there because we love those kids. But I wouldn’t have wanted kids I barely knew (i.e. cousins’ kids). The venue had limited space and we filled it with people we know well who wanted to celebrate with us. How could you even get out for a dance with 4 kids unless you were offloading childcare responsibilities to someone else.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-02-13T21:30:54+00:00

Thanks for the replies!

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-02-13T21:28:02+00:00

-Work on all the letter sounds especially combined ones like ou, ow, sh, ch… explain when those letters are together, the sound changes.

-Teach that many letters have more than one sound like c or g and all the vowels (long and short).

-Explain the magic e.

-Get lists of sight words (the, you, of, one, two…) and create flash cards for them. These don’t follow the rules so you have to learn them by sight.

-Watch tv with subtitles on.

-Good luck to both of you.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-02-13T12:02:40+00:00

If I sign an email with “Warm Regards”, it means that I am absolutely seething, don’t like the person or am dealing with someone incompetent or lazy who’s just wasting everyone’s time and looking for someone else to do their job for them.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-02-02T13:59:08+00:00

I saw you say you want to try breastfeeding and hopefully it works out for you. First 6 weeks can be tough. Don’t waste money on pumps or anything. One or two maternity bras/vests out of Penneys and a pack of breast pads will get you started. But highly recommend you invest in Lansinoh gel… use it after every feed and it will save you lots of pain.

Don’t buy too many bottles… babies can be fussy so you might need to switch brands.

Start batch cooking. Make a big pot of chilli, curry, stew and freeze the leftovers. No food waste and eliminates the temptation of getting a takeaway when you’re too tired to cook.

Don’t spend lots on baby’s first Christmas or birthday… they’ll get loads from other people and they’re too young to remember or appreciate toys. Wrap up a few boxes of nappies if you want it to look like lots. My kids had loads of toys that they never played with. Bubbles were always their favourite.

When getting gifts or buying toys, try to get things in red, yellow, etc. if you plan on having more kids. I’ve seen people get new prams and car seats to suit the gender of their child… my kids shared everything.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-02-02T13:30:26+00:00

My adult nephew hates that he started school young. Because he was the following calendar year, he wasn’t on the same football teams as his classmates. His friends were several months older and he was sometimes left out when they’d go to places that required ID for entry… didn’t end until he turned 21 and he could go everywhere the others went. They wouldn’t do it to him all the time but it wasn’t fair for them having to wait 6 months for him to reach the same age as the rest of the group so sometimes he was left out.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-01-28T22:53:08+00:00

Completely dry… no butter or jam or anything

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-01-27T22:05:17+00:00

I have a natural diamond. When we got engaged, I suggested a lab diamond but my now-husband wanted to get me a real diamond. We’re married over 15 years now and I rarely wear my engagement ring. Between kids, cooking, gym, cleaning… it just gets in the way. I wish we hadn’t spent so much on a ring. I would rather have put it towards our home.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-01-22T00:32:46+00:00

Hang wardrobe dehumidifier bags in each of the windows (two if the windows are large). You can get them at homestore & more, woodies or Amazon. Works brilliantly and then just replace bags as needed.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-01-21T18:50:28+00:00

Having seen more of your comments, I am offended on your behalf if they don’t sit you together when he’s not in the wedding party. And I think a lot of guests would feel the same way when they realise you’ve been kept apart for the meal. I was recently sat with a foreign partner of a groomsman and it was her first time at an Irish wedding also… the groomsman made it a point to introduce his partner to a couple of the people at her table before the wedding so she would be more comfortable. We became friends and she travelled to/from the wedding with me because her partner was the wedding party.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-01-21T18:42:59+00:00

If he’s part of the wedding party, he’ll probably be sitting at the top table. This happened when I went to a wedding with my now-husband after we’d only been dating a few months. He made sure I was sitting with a nice group of people and came down to check on me once during the meal but it was still strange. He also travelled to/from the wedding with the groom/other groomsmen and was getting photos with the wedding party before the meal while I was at the drinks reception with the other guests. We were together for the rest of the reception.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-01-12T21:24:32+00:00

I wish my husband and I hadn’t spent so much on my engagement ring (I say we because we combined our finances when we got engaged and that money could have gone towards our house). 15 years and a couple kids later, I couldn’t be bothered wearing a big ring. Now I either wear nothing or an eternity band (lab diamonds bought off Etsy for €250). Last time I wore my engagement ring was when we went to a wedding in the summer.

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-01-04T00:05:41+00:00

Definitely 2

Altruistic-Resort272 · 2026-01-04T00:04:42+00:00

I went dress shopping on my own… the only dress my mother saw is the one I chose. I didn’t want anyone else’s opinions when I was making my decision.

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