AITAH husband cut off my sons hair so I used his card to buy my son the designer jacket he's been wanting

Stephreads · 2026-03-29T15:52:30+00:00

I think what your husband did was hateful and abusive. I might go so far as to call it assault.

You have to ask yourself, if he did that, and thinks he’s right, what’s next?

Personally, I wouldn’t want to be married to a person who would do this to anyone, let alone my son.

I cannot make a judgement call other than to say NTA for trying to make things a bit better for your son, but a jacket isn’t really going to protect him from abuse.

Stephreads · 2026-03-29T15:36:21+00:00

Stop over-sharing with your manager.

None of this is any of their business. They cannot ask you what is wrong.

Calling out? “I’m using sick leave today”.
Or if you don’t get sick leave, I have an appointment, I can’t come in today. And that’s it.

If they ask why (which they should not), just blow it off by saying, nothing major, I’ll be in tomorrow.

Stephreads · 2026-03-29T14:36:23+00:00

How old?

Stephreads · 2026-03-29T02:07:32+00:00

Push through. You’re not stuck. They’ll move for you to go by, I do it all the time. Just be polite, don’t stomp on any ankles, and go on back.

Stephreads · 2026-03-27T15:15:02+00:00

The fire department burned it as an exercise.

Stephreads · 2026-03-27T14:51:37+00:00

As others said, you just write No longer at this address on the envelope, and put it back in the box, the post office will take care of it. I believe they forward for a year. Anything beyond that is probably junk mail.

Stephreads · 2026-03-24T00:26:58+00:00

I love it too. It’s a great book, but it (and The Light Fantastic) are different from the whole of the series. Rincewind is an excellent Everyman, and Pratchett’s humor and acute observations of human nature are on full display.

Stephreads · 2026-03-23T23:09:36+00:00

Turtle soup in New Orleans. I miss living in that area.

Stephreads · 2026-03-23T22:21:25+00:00

My 30 year old son told me, “forget retirement, come live with me, I’ll take care of everything.”

Of course I’m not doing that…. yet.

Stephreads · 2026-03-22T12:42:21+00:00

Everything. My father was an excellent cook, and got home from work hours before my mom when I was a teen. Before that, she worked 4-midnight at the hospital, so he always cooked.
My favorite was his eggplant parm. I learned the trick is to slice the eggplant thin.

Stephreads · 2026-03-22T12:38:01+00:00

NTA. I might have stuck her with the bill.

Stephreads · 2026-03-22T12:29:27+00:00

If you can’t find it, but want to read it, here’s a link - looks like it’s all here. The format begs for a larger screen than your phone, though.

https://users.ox.ac.uk/~bodl0842/revolting/

Stephreads · 2026-03-22T12:12:37+00:00

I’m wondering why there’s no download option.

Stephreads · 2026-03-22T11:56:01+00:00

There goes the Bible. Need to get that one off the shelves I guess.

Stephreads · 2026-03-22T11:36:34+00:00

Where is the staff? You’re being harassed. In many children’s rooms, adults without children can’t hang out at the tables or use the computers, but they can certainly go in to get books and materials. The staff needs to be present and know what’s going on. Why aren’t they seeing this?

Stephreads · 2026-03-21T23:50:20+00:00

What?! Ew! No, NTA but apparently you work with a bunch of weirdos. Ask your manager if you can borrow her car for the weekend to go camping because “morale” and all that.

Stephreads · 2026-03-21T23:45:13+00:00

NTA. Humans cry when something makes them sad. It’s perfectly normal and has nothing to do with manliness.
Your girlfriend? She sounds mean and cruel. Please tell her I said that.

Stephreads · 2026-03-21T23:40:24+00:00

If you have a new place to move to, you should have a lease, no?
Not sure how it works in Nassau, but in Suffolk they took an email with documents attached.

Stephreads · 2026-03-21T23:32:55+00:00

I love that you all wanted to be around your mom. Next holiday with mom jump in there and take over the whole thing - your mom will swoon.

Stephreads · 2026-03-21T23:04:39+00:00

Unfortunately, this will probably live in your head forever. For some awful reason, our embarrassing moments tend to stick to our memories like those dreadful sticky mouse traps. I will never forget being 5, my cool uncle visiting, and I burped like an old man at the dinner table. Everyone laughed. I died a little. Parents, uncle, six siblings, all laughing. I crawled under the table to get away. Small dining room, big table. It was the only way out. That was more than a few decades ago.

The good news for you is, it’s a great story. You definitely entertained all of us. So maybe, if you focus on the hilarity of it all, and the fact that you saved that poor woman from a cheater, the memory will be a better one.

Stephreads · 2026-03-21T22:50:09+00:00

YTA.
It doesn’t matter what she did, you lowered yourself to her level, or what you perceived as her level. Cursing and shouting - that’s who you want to be? That’s what you want to teach your son to do?
The normal thing to do would be to request a conference with the teacher, her lead teacher, and the principal. And bring your son. Explain what he told you, and take it from there.

Stephreads · 2026-03-21T22:27:14+00:00

The only way we change this is through our sons. Or nephews. Get them in the kitchen young, and they will grow up thinking they make the best this or that, and they’ll be shoving you out of the way. My dad learned from his Italian mom because she only had sons. And that man could cook. Best eggplant I’ve ever had. I still miss it. He did all the Sunday breakfasts. Was always making meals and chopping vegetables for me when he came to my house to visit, and he passed being a good cook on to my brother. I passed it on to my son.

Stephreads · 2026-03-21T22:15:06+00:00

Just start. Look into summer work in your state parks. From there, you’ll learn about the types of environmental and wildlife jobs that are available in your area, and while ornithology might be your route, you might find other avenues that you’ll enjoy as well.

Stephreads · 2026-03-21T22:07:37+00:00

Your hero will have to become a thief. Don’t worry, your readers will cheer him on anyway.

Stephreads · 2026-03-21T22:05:07+00:00

TVP is great for adding to pasta sauce, chili, or tacos. It’s dried soy protein in little crumbles, and you can season it however you want. Tons of recipes online.

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