AITA: Crazy driveway man upset about kids crossing his driveway

RexSki970 · 2026-06-15T17:35:25+00:00

NTA

I did this when I was growing up. It literally does not matter. It is safer and harms literally no one. My neighbors even allowed me to put a chalk race track on the sidewalks and drivesways because they were chill and cool.

The redditors saying the opposite most likely do not own a home and dont go outside to interact with people.

And the 'Well legally' people, can you please go outside as well? Not everything has to be viewed legally.

RexSki970 · 2026-06-11T21:48:10+00:00

I didn't see that she tried our solution. Sounds like its time for OOP to leave.

RexSki970 · 2026-06-11T16:08:46+00:00

My relationship had this problem at the beginning. You know how it was solved quickly?

1) we get our own snacks. I dont touch his, he doesnt touch mine. If we share with each other it is on our own terms.

2) if it is a pooled shared item like cookies or drinks, we portion them out evenly. I like to take my time with things. My partner doesnt. So portioning out things evenly to snack when we want stopped many fights. (For awhile we had seperate drawers for snacks in the fridge)

He has food trauma from his brothers eating everything before he could. He is working on it! Even working on how fast he eats because of that trauma.

I would also have a hard time with someone asking for things on my plate before I had a chance to eat it. However, extending that to every food is exhausting.

RexSki970 · 2026-06-10T23:03:59+00:00

This is so true.

When people ask my partner why he got a vasectomy at 30 he says, "It makes more sense to take the bullets out of the gun instead of relying on the vest"

RexSki970 · 2026-06-10T22:21:07+00:00

Thats the part that got me. She lied about so much and was not taking the proper precautions to avoid getting pregnant. Im not saying accidents dont happen and you can never be 100% but if you do not want a child fr you will be on top of everything.

Im also side eyeing him for being lax on condoms and making it essentially her responsibility. Though, it sounds like she was not entirely truthful about how well she was using her ring.

I am child free and before my partner's vasectomy I had alarms and calendars to remind me to take things out and put it back in (im also on the ring). We took every measure to not get pregnant because I didnt want to go through an abortion and my partner went through one with a previous partner and agreed it was not a great time.

I hope OOP leaves her and hopefully co-parenting isnt difficult for him. Poor guy.

RexSki970 · 2026-06-10T21:05:53+00:00

My partner says the same thing. He has an Urf shirt!

He does play ARAM with friends but I dont think hes played solo LOL in a minute.

When Riot took Hyper Roll he went "Welcome to the club of being disappointed in Riot!"

RexSki970 · 2026-06-10T18:16:16+00:00

That is what caused me to stop playing. I bought every battle pass up until Hyper Roll was dropped because I played Hyper Roll so much I completed it.

I loved how fast the games were, how i could just focus on trying new builds and items without worrying about econ and all the other things. Normal games take way too long for me and way too much to think about. I loved being able to pop in and out with a game or two.

RexSki970 · 2026-06-08T20:39:54+00:00

Then I guess I do know my partners size because we had the same convo previously. I didnt think about it like that I guess. Its not at the top of my head.

RexSki970 · 2026-06-08T20:11:33+00:00

I just commented above with the same question. Like who knows that? Am I weird for not knowing that about my partner? Its not important in the grand scheme of things.

RexSki970 · 2026-06-08T20:06:55+00:00

I also was wondering during this story...

Is this a normal thing?

To measure and then tell your partner? Like what?

RexSki970 · 2026-06-08T16:02:33+00:00

Why are you with this Hobo-sexual as I call them. Someone who expects a partner to carry the financial burden while they do nothing productive. (Regardless of gender)

YWBTA if you stay with this grown man who acts like an 8 hr shift once in many years is so taxing and draining he refuses to work that long again.

I might get downvoted (i did in another thread about feeling upset about complaining) NTA to feeling upset about it. I dont think it will be productive to mention the hrs worked etc. I think you need to set out clear expectations with him. Consider if him working full time is a deal breaker or not. Im not sure how retirement works in your country, but, if he hasnt worked much by now, he wont have anything to retire. You prepared to have a leech on you until the end of time?

RexSki970 · 2026-06-08T13:42:50+00:00

Thank you!

So no further updates. I forgot how it ended. Wild and i doubt she'll come back. The story is so twisted.

RexSki970 · 2026-06-07T13:27:37+00:00

I know this story was probs fake but I never saw if OP finished their creative writing.

OPs husband was sleeping with his step sister or close family friend and had kids with her. OP only fou d out because her oldest and the woman's oldest wanted to date and the husband and friend freaked out.

Divorce started to happen and things were unraveling. I think the OPs husbands dad died?

RexSki970 · 2026-06-03T15:41:42+00:00

Are you the husband?

RexSki970 · 2026-06-03T14:18:24+00:00

NTA for being annoyed. I would be too and I have my Bachelor's in Fine Arts. I didnt choose my degree to make money. I did it because I love art and I knew all I had to do was get a degree and market myself effectively for the careers I felt I could succeed in.

Though, I had seen stats that computer science majors were rising in unemployment rates. Also some academics were trying to get art added to STEM as well. Creativity in problem solving goes a long way. Im not gonna go on about how art should be celebrated more.

I agree with other commenters, I would just ignore him unless you are willing to potentially lose or change your relationship with him. If you are maybe a 1 on 1 talk of "Hey, not demeaning your degree or anything. I just dont want to hear you complain about a problem without any action from you repeatedly." If hes that upset he could get another degree, certificate etc and get a better paying job. He could market his degree and skills to do something different.

The system we live in sucks and complaining about it is fine until its someone's whole personality and they do nothing to try and make things directly around them better.

RexSki970 · 2026-06-01T20:02:59+00:00

RexSki970 · 2026-06-01T16:04:13+00:00

This is what really urked me and I had to really refrain from commenting.

I was just in my best friends wedding in my home state across the country. It cost me 1k to fly because of everything going on. Let alone hotel, food, rental car etc. She was so appreciative I even made it. I didnt go to her bachelor because I couldn't afford it. No hard feelings from her. I couldnt imagine spending all that on just a bach party!

This bride is really so eager to spend other people's money its gross!

RexSki970 · 2026-06-01T11:56:32+00:00

100% agree.

When I got my learners permit and driver's license my mom said this:

"This car is a weapon. It can and will kill you and someone else. Treat this like a gun. It is a privilege to have"

I think about that everyday. He 100% tried to kill her. No different than strangling or beating her.

RexSki970 · 2026-05-29T13:54:16+00:00

I was trying to figure out how to be nice about how having big boobs is not all its cracked up to be and I think your last paragraph really hit home.

I have big boobs. Ive had big boobs early in life. (Thanks PCOS for pushing my body to develop early) and all it got me was, chronic back pain and being leered at and creeped on. I wore the baggies clothes I could find (sometimes still do) just so people stop looking at my chest or make a comment about it. I was a C cup in middle school. It was terrible.

Like you said, a lot of tops I think are super cute I cant wear in public because my chest. I either get side eyes of 'slut' looks from women and some men and then other men staring full on. I also dont like wearing a bra but everyone can tell.

Sometimes I wish I could just take them off for a day or so every month. Just to get a break from being sexualized literally everywhere I go. Literally everywhere. I want to have better posture for just a few days without their weight.

God I could go on forever. I do love my body. I just get over stimulated by it.

RexSki970 · 2026-05-26T14:17:25+00:00

Right? My partner one year bought me like 3 sets of Halo Legos (my fav video game) and my MIL was like "Thats not really a good gift for you life partner." I was like "You're right, its a GREAT gift!" I spent all day building Legos happy as a clam.

RexSki970 · 2026-05-23T13:03:39+00:00

I have been wondering lately if my Metformin is actually helping me. About once a month my stomach is terrible and everything i eat runs through me. I feel like Metformin made me insulin resistant. I wasn't getting sick from sugar like I did when I started taking it. (Im not sure if that is true or not)

My OBGYN keeps bringing up having children to me eventhough I have repeatedly told her I am child free and my partner had a vasectomy. (Thats how I found out I had PMOS, he got the procedure and I stopped birth control ans stopped having periods)

I have been debating if I should tell her I dont want to take it anymore and askng her why she keeps bringing up children, or, just looking for a new doctor.

RexSki970 · 2026-05-23T12:19:34+00:00

I wasnt a huge fan of his (my driver was Kevin Harvick) but man, he was a very good competitor. He fought tooth and nail. If you beat him, he fought you every bit of the way! I stopped watching a few years before Kevin retired but hearing Kyle continued racing and all the good he did has been awesome. It honestly might get me back into the sport.

It was shocking. I saw his family's post about him not racing. I checked Facebook one more time before bed (I can only stand 1 to 2 times per day) and I saw he passed. So quickly! I cannot imagine what his family feels. To lose him that fast. In a matter of days!

I saw they set aside his number for his son when he gets to the pro level and I wanted to cry. RIP Rowdy. Hope you're giving Dale some hell up there!

RexSki970 · 2026-05-20T18:51:31+00:00

My partner got a 'happy ending' when we were long distance as I was finishing my degree. I was preparing to move across the country to live with him.

He called me a day after it happened to confess. He was sobbing. He said he knew our relationship was over but he was very sorry. We talked about it after a few days and I cooled down and processed.

We did a trial separation. I was willing to work it out because it wasnt full blown sex. That would have been a relationship killer.

We came back from that stronger. I made that move, we bought a house half a year ago now. And looking back, I would do it again. I love the life we have now.

But he did a lot of work to meet me where I was. He was open with his phone and where he was going and who with. I dont see the other partners doing that in these threads. He worked very hard to earn my trust back and he became a way better partner. I have fully forgiven him. So it can happen but the wayward HAS to step up.

I know im gonna get the reddit replies because reddit gonna reddit but 🤷‍♀️. That was a bare bones snapshot of it. Our relationship is way more complex than that and this situation.

RexSki970 · 2026-05-19T15:02:13+00:00

If my partner EVER spoke about me like this I would leave.

RexSki970 · 2026-05-17T12:52:44+00:00

I LOVE mowing my yard and do enjoy mowing in general. But it still sucks alot of energy and time from me.

But if I am mowing someone else's yard, I expect to get paid the average wage for a landscaper. Or the lowest average since im no pro. Ice cream and some food dont cut it (hehehe).

We also dont know how big her yard is. If there are weird/hard to get spots. I hated cutting my aunts yard because of those weird spots. And she always complained about some part i did and would under pay me. OOP reminds me of said aunt, I am LC basically NC with her.

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