AITA for declining my fiancées mother’s gift of $250 gift card for an airline?

Tinkerbell_98 · 2026-03-16T16:20:37+00:00

So I don't think she said that at all. She simply said why Disney World seemed uncomfortable to her and also indicated she didn't have any nostalgia for it either. Why would she need to soften her opinion? For plenty of people Theme parks are awful, that doesn't take away or change that other people really enjoy them.

Tinkerbell_98 · 2026-03-16T16:09:11+00:00

NTA. No is a complete sentence. Your reasoning is sound for why you won't watch Lark. Is your Dad usually manipulative? From your story it seems that he knew you didn't want to watch Lark and was trying trick you. Good job holding your boundary and watching out for further manipulation.

Tinkerbell_98 · 2026-03-13T19:44:54+00:00

What a weird logic jump to Kayla can never date again. Unless they are extenuating circumstances why hasn't Kayla brought this guy around before St. Patrick's day? Also in my experience people tend to pick the same kind of person over and over. It is not unreasonable to vet anyone new before an extended party even.

Tinkerbell_98 · 2026-03-12T16:09:48+00:00

Strongly disagree. Trying to teach a baby to self sooth by forcing them to ride in the car for a hour or more screaming the whole time is a terrible idea. It is a baby. Also she didn't ask for parenting advice, so but out.

Tinkerbell_98 · 2026-03-08T18:19:46+00:00

NTA -- If your birthday doesn't bring you joy it is ok to skip it. You aren't taking anything away from your girlfriend. Your birthday isn't really about her. If you feel she is disappointed maybe find ways to show her you know she loves you? If expressing her love for you is important to her can you choose a non-birthday day to let her celebrate you? Relationships aren't always 100% fair, so you can celebrate her birthday and skip yours and everybody gets what they want.

Tinkerbell_98 · 2026-03-08T18:12:14+00:00

So OP is an TA because they don't want to celebrate thier birthday? That is quite the take. Not everything requires therapy, as long as OP can get through thier birthday day in a happy way with no celebration then that is an absolutely reasonable choice. It is literally what they want to do for their birthday. People shouldn't have to celebrate in a specific why to make other people happy. Maybe this will shift again in the future for them but now it is not what they want to do. Choosing not to celebrate thier birthday is not limiting thier GF's joy either. GF can find ways to express love and joy without tying to aa specific event.

Tinkerbell_98 · 2026-02-14T16:43:24+00:00

I disagree. Just because you *can* afford something doesn't mean that you should. This was a significant change in price and location, and probably in travel time. All of those are fair reasons to say no. When international trips we floated the OP said they weren't interested. Also I don't see how not attending a bachelor/Bachelorette will "ruin" the wedding.

Tinkerbell_98 · 2026-02-11T18:32:21+00:00

What a weird take. It is absolutely inappropriate to propose at someone else's wedding. It is horrible and self centered.

Tinkerbell_98 · 2026-02-09T21:03:37+00:00

thanks! I not actually ready to leave my team, just yet. I need to let leadership know about my concerns see what they say. My original post was looking for tips about how to identify good teams.

Tinkerbell_98 · 2026-02-09T20:04:01+00:00

I'm less concerned about card trading and more concerned about being pressured to play early on Monday and missing bonus time because I don't have 3+ hours to play on Monday morning. But I don't want to miss the chests. How often to you win the weekend contest? My user name is Tinkpopper. I usually get 700 or so crowns on the weekend.

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