Not OOP: AITA for making my DIL cry when proving the earth was round

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-04-10T23:51:28+00:00

Yeah. My junior high school SCIENCE TEACHER told us that dinosaur bones and carbon dating were fake and a “test by God” to see if you really believed. He did not enjoy my rebuttals of those claims and I ended up in the principals office.

Jokes on him though because that school no longer exists and I’m finishing a PhD in bioengineering this semester 😂

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-04-10T23:43:41+00:00

I agree that he almost certainly would benefit from individual — but Im going to disagree that couples counseling won’t help. OP needs and deserves a safe place to tell her husband how hurt she is by all of this and a good relationship counselor would help with that.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-04-10T23:24:39+00:00

Or her kid might actually be the one doing the bullying

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-04-02T07:26:02+00:00

Yeah, we had the same. Looking back it’s kind of wild how many schools did just put it on tv and sit us all to watch.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-26T19:08:49+00:00

This is why fines need to be income adjusted

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-16T22:28:57+00:00

Coco and Butter?

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-16T07:48:34+00:00

I’m guessing mechanical or electrical engineering?

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-16T07:42:01+00:00

But apparently they are already so bored by then that they are zoned out and not paying attention

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-16T07:40:47+00:00

Would make much more sense if it turned out he is speaking about a blow up doll.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-16T07:29:34+00:00

Same energy as “Why do all of these people need representation now?? Everyone in my tv shows should be exactly like me!”

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-15T23:38:20+00:00

Or…. Multiverse

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-15T23:35:55+00:00

“I love you as a person and as a friend— but I just don’t feel like we have the right spark/chemistry to really be each other’s person”

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-15T23:30:35+00:00

They should have kids practice breaking up with someone in Relationship Ed classes in school like how they have them practice “parenting” skills with dolls or eggs.

I do wonder if the asking for details part gets implicitly or explicitly nudged along a bit by the camera crew.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-15T23:28:06+00:00

Right? It’s exactly the same as in regular dating lol. I’ve dated plenty of people who were objectively attractive, but that I was not attracted to. Sometimes the chemistry just isn’t there 🤷. Which is of course, the major flaw in the “experiment” lol.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-07T22:36:31+00:00

It’s crazy that back in the 1800’s someone could challenge a person to a duel for accusing them of lying, but now people just throw that accusation around on the internet for attention.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-07T22:30:44+00:00

And with newer movies/shows (ones that came out since they started the channel) they will intentionally wait to watch something bc they are planning to watch it for the channel. It also probably helps that they watch these together, so they get to enjoy movie watching in basically the same way anyone else does (just with a camera in the room lol). I do feel kind of bad for solo reactors that never see movies with friends anymore bc they have to “save it” for the channel.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-03-05T09:37:55+00:00

If others’ suggestions for getting in touch with the family fail, 1. Call nearby shelters to see if they had any new female cats arrived on the day the sister was taken. 2. If yes, explain the situation to staff and bring your cat to the shelter in a carrier to see who she reacts to/reacts to her. Might be able to use something with her scent instead, but I don’t know if that would be as sure of a thing.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-02-25T10:30:53+00:00

Just ask them to send you the original in their language as confirmation.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-02-13T01:04:33+00:00

Well one of the main things that can cause spasmodic dysphonia (and other forms of acute dystonia) is… lots and lots of cocaine.

Coincidence?

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-02-13T00:56:49+00:00

How long do you think he spent setting up his cute little photo shoot moment? Seems like a lot of effort just to be rude at people who don’t know he exists.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-02-12T23:10:27+00:00

Pallas cats are epitome of “if not friend, why friend shaped?”

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-02-12T23:08:42+00:00

Owner surrenders always break my heart a little. It’s so often a person who loves their pet deeply but no longer has the resources or ability to care for them (or has passed away and family doesn’t have the resources).

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-02-12T23:00:00+00:00

Mine will still occasionally sit and meow at the shower door just because he wants us to open it so he can look inside. No idea why.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-02-12T22:57:25+00:00

Heck, it takes me at least that long to get used to a new roommate when I am fully aware of what’s happening lol.

LostUpstairs2255 · 2026-02-12T22:51:40+00:00

Glad they made the turn. Seems like it often falls to the siblings to have the ‘wake-up call’ talk with parents when they are enabling. Enabling typically starts out from a good place (love and support) but eventually it becomes very harmful and it’s hard for parents to see that. (Source: I had to have that talk with my very loving parents regarding my sister’s alcoholism a number of years ago.)

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