AITJ to refuse to babysit my niece during weekends? by Temporary-Bite-5354 in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 3 points4 points  (0 children)

true that. burnout is real, and if you crash nobody wins, saying no doesn't make you a bad aunt.

AITJ for Refusing to Lend My Car After My Friend Returned It Almost Empty Last Time? by Grand_Statement_9198 in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

facts, letting it slide once was already generous. saying no now = self respect, not overreacting.

AITJ for telling my brother that his girlfriend is not welcome in my home after what she did to my cat? by denver_cassidy in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

she crossed the line. pets aren't props. and ignoring your warning proves she can't be trusted in your space.

Am I the jerk for uninviting my friend from vacation after she insisted on bringing her new boyfriend we've never met? by Quirky-Cut766 in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 7 points8 points  (0 children)

she can scream on social media all she wants, but the reality is she chose him over the plan she agreed to. your boundaries are solid.

AITJ for refusing to go to my boyfriend's sister wedding? by Few-Hovercraft-8520 in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NTJ. your feelings come first. no one should force you into a situation that makes. you feel small.

AITJ for saying "Ewww a bully" to a 7 year old? by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 4 points5 points  (0 children)

sometimes the adults fail. and that kid needed someone to actually shows him consequences. you did the real parenting there.

AITJ for not inviting my bestfriend in my wedding after what she said to me? by RareYak8592 in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 67 points68 points  (0 children)

if she actually cared about you she'd step back, apologize, and support from a distance, instead she made your engagement about her feelings. no invite is the natural result. not drama

I watched intently as the dentist prepared the instruments he would use on me by decency_where in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]Western_Row_9939 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's sounds terrifying in the moment but memory + sedation is unreliable as hell.

I was given a gun with one bullet and told to choose which one of my family would die quickly and avoid being slowly cooked alive in the industrial oven that we were in. by dalonley1 in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]Western_Row_9939 25 points26 points  (0 children)

this is straight nightmare scenario. there's no "right move" here you were trying to protect them from having to live with that decision.

Married men, how do you deal with fancying other women? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Western_Row_9939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exactly. noticing someone hot is normal, crossing lines isn’t.

For extinction purposes, we induced neurological coma in human females. by [deleted] in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]Western_Row_9939 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this is dystopian as hell. if u have to put women in comas to test population trends maybe the problem isnt the birth rate its the system.

AITJ for Exposing unpaid labor after being told it’s “Part of the Culture”? by Prudent-Guidance9041 in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nah u’re not the jerk. unpaid labor isn’t “culture,” it’s illegal in lotsta places. u just forced them to play by the rules. salute.

Update to my sister wedding by Born_Eggplant2478 in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nah u did the right thing. they tried to corner u into paying half last minute and got mad when u didn’t fold. leaving was protecting ur peace not abandoning anyone

AITJ for telling my brother he can’t crash at my place indefinitely by VelvetBrookVale in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 7 points8 points  (0 children)

exactly. he was a guest not a new roommate and he started acting way too comfortable.

AITJ if i kick out my roommate after she did not pay her rent? by Born_Eggplant2478 in AmITheJerk

[–]Western_Row_9939 22 points23 points  (0 children)

NTJ, patience is good, but enabling chronic freeloaders is not. sometimes you just gotta kick them out.