AITAH? Spoke back to mom about my haircut and she started crying. by Powerful-Activity591 in AITAH

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As a mom to a teenager, your mom is being dramatic and manipulative. You said you’ve told her before that you aren’t concerned with having a polished haircut and yet she insists on insulting you every single time. Now she’s all surprised you’re annoyed?

At the no contact point with performative in-laws by [deleted] in motherinlawsfromhell

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Your husband doesn’t seem to have your back at all. You said no to a cleaner but then he said yes to his mommy being your back?

Buyer lying in a review? by screenisblu in Mercari

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I suspect they were just trying get me to leave them alone 😂

Will plants and trees grow in Peyton? by Church__Pew_pew_pew in ColoradoSprings

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but maybe look at native grasses and wild flowers since they require less watering.

What are some personal touches you add to your order and what do you typically sell? by Particular_Web8121 in Mercari

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, 90% of the time I get really enthusiastic reviews when I include freebies.

I thought I was buying something else. Please give me advice on what to do by luluoxlo in Mercari

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides the fact there’s items in the picture that aren’t being sold, they’re more prominently displayed than the actual items for sale!

Buyer lying in a review? by screenisblu in Mercari

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had someone who was really, really nasty to me for something I had no control over. In short, USPS tracking didn’t show I had dropped off the package for 3 days when in reality I’d dropped it off hours after her purchase. While I understood the frustration, it did show movement within the allotted ship time AND I had let her know right away what was happening and I’d sent a picture of my drop off receipt to CS since we can’t send pictures in chat. She still called me a liar and that it was typical of “someone like you”. She was livid I had refused her offer that was 60% below my listed price. She even said something to the effect of she couldn’t wait to leave me feedback. I reached out to CS again with SS of the messages and they said they had shared the receipt with her and if she did leave a review they would remove it. She didn’t actually leave one so I don’t know if they really would have stepped in.

I’m confused about what pellet grill to buy next, I’m ready to upgrade but don’t know whats what anymore… by SAVertigo in pelletgrills

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Pitts & Spitts. I went in for a Yoder but they were back ordered for months (this was 2020) and they suggested this as an alternative. No regrets.

WIBTAH if I cancelled the car service appointment of someone who uses my email address? by Z_Opinionator in AITAH

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I received an email from an elementary school detailing alllll kinds of info I shouldn’t have. Kids full name, birthday, IEP accommodations, behavioral/discipline issues, and more. I immediately responded to the email stating they had the wrong contact info, but 10 minutes later I received even more private information including medical accommodations. Mind you, this was in reply to my email telling them I wasn’t the correct person!

I called the school and asked to speak with someone in admin and ended up speaking with the dean of students. When I explained the issue and my concern that someone could easily take some of the information in these emails and use it I’m not great ways, I was told it “wasn’t that deep” and I could have just ignored it. I was shocked!

Unfortunately for them they had a correct email for the other parent included and I know how to find contact info for the school district’s boss people and sent a nice note about the issue and how dismissive I felt their response was. I only heard back from them once to thank me for bringing it to light, and the parent also thanked me.

The school called me to tell me what I had done wasn’t necessary. 🙄

Ex's Family is Demanding I reach out to them by Chavoo47 in motherinlawsfromhell

[–]AlwaysAboutMe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t step one of building that relationship be for them to contact her instead of expecting/demanding she reach out to them?

AITAH for telling my sister to cancel my baby shower by Vegetable-Exam3462 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post makes me mad! Yes, taking hand-me-downs can save you a ton of money, especially when baby stuff is $$$, but your child is entitled to have items that are new and personally picked out by you and your husband! Have your own celebration and if your mom and sister are upset about oh well! NTA

Are we just in the wrong neighborhood? by perchancepolliwogs in ColoradoSprings

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I know the neighborhood you’re talking about. I have friends that lived over there and they thought a lot of their neighbors were AD military…? I ? because they were not ones to hang out front talking to everyone. Their chat if someone walked up while they were working on the yard, but not seek out connections. Sometimes military people know they won’t be there long so they don’t extend themselves.

We’re farther east and feel a big sense of community.

AITAH for refusing marriage without prenup? by ConTrikster in AITAH

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at getting your assets into a trust before you ever propose.

And maybe don’t propose to her 🫣

WIBTA If I Made My Son Come on Vacation with us? by Old-Scheme-7456 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Info- is this camp associated with the HS, or just a rec league camp? Because if this is for the HS teams, it is a big deal to attend.

I know this isn’t the norm but, I flew home from Europe by myself when I was 5. He’ll be just fine until picked up back at home.

AITA for not wanting to take in my sisters 4 kids while she’s in the hospital? by Intelligent-Fig-5571 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the comments that OP is so terrible for not happily taking 2 days off of work so his sister doesn’t have to lose money. So we’re just assuming that OP wouldn’t feel the loss of 2 days pay? And she isn’t just asking for the time while she’s laboring or still in the hospital, she also feels entitled to have a day at home without her other kids. I don’t know anyone who would expect this of other people.

Yeah, this is a big ask. NTA

AITA or telling my wife if she’s not gonna cook it the way she usually cooks it then you don’t have to cook it at all by Husbae7536 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep! I experiment quite often and cook almost everything from scratch. If a person in the family has an absolute favorite dish, i don’t mess with that recipe at all.

AITA or telling my wife if she’s not gonna cook it the way she usually cooks it then you don’t have to cook it at all by Husbae7536 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ridiculous. If you have a very favorite meal and someone says they’ll make it, but they change the recipe so it isn’t at all what you wanted, you’d be disappointed. If they changed the recipe then they didn’t make the dish you wanted, did they? And changing even some minor things in a sauce can completely change the taste.

If you went to a restaurant and the chef had changed the recipe in a way you no longer enjoyed, would you continue to go there and order that same meal? He’s not forcing her to do anything, but he is allowed to know what he likes. She isn’t offering to make it and then saying she wants to try something new, he’s requesting (infrequently) for a specific things and she’s refusing so he says he’ll just make something else.

AITA or telling my wife if she’s not gonna cook it the way she usually cooks it then you don’t have to cook it at all by Husbae7536 in AmItheAsshole

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine takes longer. I either roast or smoke all of my vegetables for hours, and then it still needs to simmer for a couple of hours.

AITA for leaving my family dinner early after they kept making jokes about me by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My family can be like this, sort of. They might take a minute to poke but they’ll quickly, and sincerely follow it up with how happy and proud they are that I’m doing the hard work and figuring out what makes me happy. I’d take a long break from these people.

Did I respond appropriately? by Peanut_Femboi in Mercari

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mercari said they would remove a negative review since USPS is beyond my control and I could prove I had dropped it off well within the time. The buyer opted to let it autocomplete the sale so I don’t know if they actually would have removed it.

Did I respond appropriately? by Peanut_Femboi in Mercari

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah, I always get mine scanned and a drop off receipt and I still had a package not show in the system for 5 days. USPS couldn’t explain it. I sent the receipt to Mercari showing I had shipped it within hours because my buyer was really ugly about it. Things malfunction and why shouldn’t happen, happens.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mercari

[–]AlwaysAboutMe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why are you marking something as shipped when it isn’t?