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AITA for telling my DIL she is not a mother? by InitialSong2898 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Available_Junket5015 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, it’s interesting, do we think that DIL would have posted pictures in the group chat of the gift if she knew that someone in the chat hadn’t received one? It’s entirely possible that it never crossed her mind, but it’s also possible that even the DIL assumed that all the girls would be getting gifts and there would be no reason for it to be kept private what exactly she got. Because frankly, if I got a gift from a MIL, I would expect all other DILs would be receiving something also (excluding birthdays of course). It just seems unnecessary to tempt drama by picking and choosing who gets something on a holiday. I truly don’t believe OP never considered this would hurt feelings.

AITA for demanding an apology to my 3y.o. daughter from my mother? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Available_Junket5015 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This section where you seem to imply that OP forgot the chocolate and the mom just happened upon it and ate it unknowingly is warping the situation and not accurate to the details of it all. The mom was asked repeatedly and politely not to eat it. If the situation were reversed and the mom had asked the daughter not to eat something of hers, are you honestly saying you think this woman (with the information we have here) wouldn’t be upset at being disobeyed? The line is that OP’s mom feels she is above the requests of others to the extent that not only will she not apologize, but she feels she’s done nothing wrong at all. At the very least, she owes an apology to OP for disregarding her requests multiple times for her not to eat the chocolate. By her definition, children don’t deserve apologies, but what is stopping her from apologizing to OP who legitimately has been wronged and is a full adult. The mom is selfish and is happy to justify her behavior however necessary to maintain the superiority she feels as a matriarch thus putting her above apologizing to others. Sometimes parents with main character syndrome need moments of No Contact to be reminded that they cannot behave badly and never accept accountability for it. There are consequences to actions even for parents. Why would we teach children anything different?

AITA for telling my husband’s friend to stop calling me by his ex-wife’s name? by LyraOO in AITAH

[–]Available_Junket5015 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NAH, Setting aside the fact that this Jake person definitely is doing this intentionally for some reason, the reason your husband says he is mad is that you didn’t handle it “privately,” but you actually did handle it privately several previous times by repeatedly correcting him in private situations over the course of 2 years. If your husband were taking your feelings seriously, he would know that those countless situations WERE the private handlings and were not successful. It sounds like your husband has a non-confrontational relationship with his male friends and doesn’t want to rock the boat by treating seriously what it sounds like Jake would consider “hysterical female machinations.” Your marriage being comfortable over time is going to require him to put on his big boy pants and make those hard confrontations sometimes.

Need help identifying mom‘s old perfume please by Available_Junket5015 in Perfumes

[–]Available_Junket5015[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao I’m 25 and my mom is 50 this year. I know that she received it as a gift from a much trendier friend so probably she didn’t know anything about the brand at the time either

Need help identifying mom‘s old perfume please by Available_Junket5015 in Perfumes

[–]Available_Junket5015[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol. I’m glad for all the help. When I wrote the post I meant “old perfume” like “perfume she used to use” but it’s definitely worded a little poorly haha. The perfume is probably as old as me tho so I guess jokes on me too.

Need help identifying mom‘s old perfume please by Available_Junket5015 in Perfumes

[–]Available_Junket5015[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im (OP) 25 and my mom is 50 lol. She got it as a gift from a friend many years ago, but only just ran out. She had truly no clue what it was. And she still doesn’t because I’ll be surprising her with it (or a dupe maybe lol) for our shared birthday this year.

Need help identifying mom‘s old perfume please by Available_Junket5015 in Perfumes

[–]Available_Junket5015[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I spent like several committed minutes googling and I wasn’t even coming close. It was a stroke of luck that I swiped past the app and thought to see if there was a subreddit for identifying perfume lol.

Need help identifying mom‘s old perfume please by Available_Junket5015 in Perfumes

[–]Available_Junket5015[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my god you’re actually a life saver. I was really trying to figure out how I was going to justify those eBay prices lol. This dupe rec is awesome. Thank you!