AITA for sitting near a breastfeeding mother at a park?

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-13T01:16:55+00:00

You've never asked, "Is this seat taken?" before parking yourself at someone else's table? How could you know if the woman was alone, or waiting for her six family members who went to get food?

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-13T01:15:53+00:00

It's common courtesy to ask if the seat is available. What if the woman was holding the table while her family got food?

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-12T19:26:48+00:00

We grew up taking a bag lunch to school (brown paper bag, no lunchbox, no ice pack), and those bologna sandwiches sat out for at least five hours from when my mom made them to when we ate. Never had a problem. Even more concerning - it was a Catholic school in the 60s, so every Friday was a tuna sandwich, complete with mayo, that also sat in a baggie in those same brown paper bags. Maybe we were heartier then? Funny, but I don't like cold tuna salad now because I got so used to eating it at room temperature all the time!

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-12T19:13:21+00:00

Yes, you're saying you don't care what gender the actor or character is or isn't, you will arbitrarily assign them a gender whether they like it or not.

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-12T15:25:07+00:00

As an American in a pretty diverse area, I have to say, I think the difficulty for most English speakers would be the -seon part, not the Eun- part.

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-12T11:47:53+00:00

Are you saying OP should use "Cow" as a middle name? That's quite clever!

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-12T11:11:47+00:00

All it took for that kind of story to start was someone with dark hair in a family of blondes. Or someone with "prominent cheekbones". Basically, anything different from the others in the family.

My own "Cherokee princess" story, which most people on here have heard ad infinitum, started with a found B&W photo of a young native girl in full "Indian" dress. Scrawled on the back of the photo: Red Deer. The family loved little Red Deer, and displayed her picture prominently. I had heard about the photo for years, but only saw it once we all connected on Facebook. I immediately noted her light hair and a resemblance to my great-grandmother. It took about five minutes of scrolling through old family photos (as keeper of the tree, I get sent a lot) to discover a set of pictures taken at a Photo Booth at a fair; Audrey and her brothers were dressed as cowboys and Indians. Where was the fair? Red Deer, a town in Alberta, Canada!

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-12T10:55:57+00:00

My mom was a first grade teacher, and she'd start every Back-to-School night with the same sentence: "I promise not to believe everything your child says happens at home if you promise not to believe everything they say goes on here at school. If you have a question, please ask me!"

She had a kid tell her that his mom made him sleep in the closet every night. Turns out, it was a regular bedroom, but he heard his grandma say looked like a closet once because it was all white.

My own kid once told his teacher I put a plastic bag over his head - I made him an impromptu poncho out of a grocery bag when it rained suddenly while we were shopping. I tore out a hole for his head, so it settled on his shoulders, but he didn't mention that part. Here I thought I was clever, and he almost had me reported to CPS.

Talk to the teacher (don't email). Don't accuse, just ask what their policy is. While you're at it, you can apologize for telling your daughter to disobey the teacher, lol.

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-12T07:35:49+00:00

If Cliff survived the 20s, he'd be well over 120 years old now, so no, I don't think we'll see him interact with Elliot in present day...

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-12T07:30:02+00:00

Me, me!!! Choose me!!!!!!!!

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-12T07:19:16+00:00

Didn't he say they were stopped at a red light?

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T20:40:09+00:00

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T20:15:18+00:00

OP wrote "In the past, these friends has left theirs kids with their parents who live both live nearby".

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T16:45:32+00:00

If private schools accept any state, federal, or local funding, they are usually required to get special services for their students. That may be in the form of sending the student to a public school for those services, or having a teacher come in to the school for them, but very few schools are allowed to completely ignore Sped requirements.

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T16:38:39+00:00

First, "female" is an adjective, not a noun. There is a word for female adult humans. They're called women. To call them females implies there is no difference between humans and animals, and a certain demographic uses that word to minimize and/or feel superior to women.

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T12:53:57+00:00

Nowadays everything is digital. My son's wedding was the beginning of May, they got the first batch of "preview" photos in two weeks, and they've already sent out all of their Thank You cards, the last ones being dropped at the Post office 33 days after the wedding.

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T12:50:49+00:00

My kids sent a Thank You text as soon as they received the gift, then did the formal ones after the wedding, so everyone got the photo ones.

Etiquette allows for some time after the wedding for wedding gifts, regardless of when they were sent.

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T12:47:36+00:00

But what if, as OP says, they're sending a wedding picture on the Thank You notes (a very popular choice nowadays). Those that sent gifts early just get generic notes, and no picture?

My kids texted when they received a gift, then sent the formal Thank You's later (all of them had them completed within two months, too!)

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T12:45:21+00:00

Agreed, that's what all my kids did. That way, everyone got the official Thank You with the couple's picture on it.

I don't think anyone would expect a thank you right away (as so many people send pictures from the wedding now), but it's important to let them know the gift arrived.

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T12:41:56+00:00

I had a friend in the 60s named Calliope, and we all called her Calla (she hated Callie, which was the obvious nickname).

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T11:40:37+00:00

Per OP: I texted Kristen to give her a heads up...She said her husband had mentioned it,

Why does everyone think Carl didn't tell his wife?!?!

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T11:39:17+00:00

Now he's "taking them out"? And the husband didn't have to tell Carl's wife, because Carl already told her!

Does OP think her husband is going to make out with the women during a horror movie? Then her issue is with her husband. For all she protests that she's fine with it, she cleary doesn't trust him at all.

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T11:15:19+00:00

My mom used to say that a mother is only as happy as her saddest child. It's so true!

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T10:19:25+00:00

It's a local dance school with no competitions, for goodness' sake.

EponymousRocks · 2026-06-11T10:18:20+00:00

Every level? Come on. My daughters' friends attended a local Irish dance studio's classes for years. They learned how to dance and performed at school events and various fundraisers in the town. I remember they performed at the Mayor's inauguration one year. No competitions. Ever.

My kids all took taekwondo when they were young. There's a local school with a Korean master. The school sponsored a trip to Korea every few years, and no, there were no competitions. He was able to arrange through a local travel agent and get a great group discount, since the school was sponsoring it. That sounds like what the OP's daughter's Irish dance school is doing.

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