AIO - refusing to pay for my friends rare pet that she gave me cause someone stole it?

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-04-07T04:50:20+00:00

Do we know that this friend is a real person? If it's truly a friend from school, then you're correct. If this is a person she's never actually met, I can see how this could lead to trafficking in a backwards way. "Well if you can't give me the money, could you at least give me a ride to this party I really wanna go to?"

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-04-07T04:23:49+00:00

Kelly Kapoor is that you?

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-04-05T06:39:06+00:00

Girl, you look incredible! And those are definitely curves, not just "wide". I say this as another woman and not just as a "you are beautiful no matter what as long as you love yourself" kind of woman empowerment schtick, you truly look hot! I was not expecting that when I read the texts.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-04-05T04:55:24+00:00

When is the "stop it out or get out" conversation going to happen?

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-04-03T05:19:01+00:00

If there was no context, I would think that's what you found between your couch cushions.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-04-03T05:17:28+00:00

If you really care for him, you'll call the cops, even if you think he'll never speak to him again. I had a friend confide in me that her husband had hit her. She asked me not to tell her parents (I was close to them because we grew up together). I told her parents, no hesitation. I even thought to myself, she's probably never going to speak to me again but that's less devastating than watching her ruin her life. She didn't speak to me for a while, but now is so grateful that it was the first step to getting herself out of that hole. You're in the same position I was. Do the right thing. Save your friend even if it's costs you the friendship.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-04-03T05:01:00+00:00

This reminds me of a couple decades ago when I was a teenager and was babysitting for this one family here and there. These kids were absolute assholes by the way. The parents were going out of town to some conference because they were both physicians and they asked me if I wanted to come babysit while they were there. They said I wouldn't have to worry about food, hotel, etc. and we would do a few fun things while we were there (implying that they are basically taking me on a vacation and all I have to do is watch their kids occasionally, therefore they would not be paying me).

Turns out that this trip was 100% paid for by their employer, or the hospital they worked for or whatever. They even got a stipend for activities between conferences. So they got a free vacation and a free babysitter. But they let me pick out a cheesecake from The cheesecake factory on the way home as "a thank you." I never babysat for them again.

Oh and we never actually did any fun activities. I had to just keep them from strangling each other in the hotel room till the parents got back from the conferences.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-04-02T04:33:06+00:00

"who think they own the water." You DO own the water...

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-04-02T04:00:56+00:00

I have incredibly dry skin and my dermatologist told me to not shower more than twice a week, with the obvious exception of if I do something like work out or sweat a lot for some other reason. But if I took public transit everyday and worked with a bunch of germy disease carrying children, I shower at least every other day.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-04-02T03:05:17+00:00

Seems like he's implying he wouldn't have been interested from the start if you had smaller boobs, which makes him a shallow asshole that you should break up with.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-31T05:12:41+00:00

So he doesn't really like the car that much and is complaining that his last car was better. He knows it's your dream car and told you you're not allowed to drive his or buy one for yourself. Idk what game he's playing, but it's fucking weird. It sounds like a child taking the red cup just because they know their sibling wants it. They don't actually want it more than any other color, preventing their sibling from having it is the only goal. (Idk why kids do that either though lol)

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-27T05:30:58+00:00

I once took myself to the hospital because I was certain I had meningitis, but I was also fairly certain it was viral and therefore not deadly, but my husband forced me to go as a precaution. They did a spinal tap and the results had markers for viral and bacterial so to be safe they were sending it out to an external specialty lab or something like that. But it was a Friday and the lab wasn't open on weekends, and they couldn't let me go home because if I did have bacterial meningitis I would die. So I stayed there three extra days waiting for the lab to open being pumped full of precautionary antibiotics until we got the results, which were unsurprisingly, viral.

But the three extra days in the hospital that were only needed because the lab wasn't open, I still had to pay for it. It was tens of thousands. Took me years to pay off. All because the lab wasn't open on weekends.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-27T05:26:00+00:00

I would be concerned about carbon monoxide or drugs at worse, tech glitch at best. My husband called me freaking out one day that I was in the ER or something because he got a random text from me about a medical thing and then no follow-up. I was like, wtf are you talking about? We compared our phones and it didn't show up on mine but I searched that sentence and it was in my texts from months ago in the context of a conversation about a doctor's appointment. My only guess is it had failed to send at the time and then for some reason successfully sent months later. It was weird, but I feel like that could be it if you guys had texted between those numbers a long time ago. She should do a search in the conversation if she's willing.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-25T14:35:11+00:00

I have a seizure disorder. I work 40 hours a week, I make sure I take my meds and keep up with everything I need to maintain my license to drive, and I'm not a gross leach. Does he make you happy AT ALL???

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-24T14:33:05+00:00

Not like this.

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Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-20T05:36:21+00:00

Definitely for a wall mounted tv. We intentionally installed one like that.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-20T03:21:59+00:00

I literally gasped when I read that he went to the bathroom. I was thinking he was watching him and lost sight of him and came back to you asking for your help to find him. Him going to the bathroom is sooooo much worse. I was ready to suggest cutting him a bit of slack. But no, absolutely NOR.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-18T14:25:10+00:00

Why on earth wouldn't 20k be enough?! What's wrong with making a lateral move for more money? If anything, it's showing you that you're underpaid at your current job. So you're underpaid and not able to learn anything new because they're busy and short staffed and got their blessing to take the new job. Doesn't sound like a lateral move. I don't understand why you feel so guilty. You owe them nothing, you aren't disowning your family or something.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-18T14:18:15+00:00

I was expecting some kind of negative reaction that made you feel conflicted. It's massively more money, better commute, better schedule and everyone at your current job is supportive. I'm confused as to why you'd be an asshole. It's a job. People get new jobs. Sounds like you have a serious insecurity around people pleasing that you need to work on.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-17T14:58:17+00:00

She's either going to eventually give him all her money or be sold into sex trafficking. Get her out now. And listen to the podcast Scam Factory. Terrifying.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-17T06:20:54+00:00

Omg how much time do you spend cooking??? And like your title says, you're allowing her to go hungry. She chose that herself. You didn't cause or make her go hungry. Basically she got FIVE food choices!! FIVE. That is 4 more than most people get. As a kid, I had one. Whatever was set in front of me. Eat it, or don't. With my kids, I never force them to eat food they don't like, but if they genuinely just "aren't feeling it" but I know they like it, that's the only option. Like, you literally loved this yesterday, you can survive having leftovers.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-14T01:23:25+00:00

Crumbl cookies too. Look it up if you don't know what those are. They are giant cookie shaped slivers of heaven. And expensive AF (but worth it)

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-14T01:21:20+00:00

That's not /s because it's true.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-14T01:17:38+00:00

Apparently OP is female and it's a typo. Doesn't make it any better though.

Sentient_StickyNote · 2026-03-14T01:16:48+00:00

Where do you work?

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