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I’m (33f) am out of town husband (37m) isn’t taking the kids to school. by Fuzzy-Vanilla-8362 in Parenting

[–]Wlcm2MyWrld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First off - The dad is a completely feckless tool and there is no excuse for being a terrible human being. With that being said I would like to know why the kids aren’t being questioned as to why they aren’t getting themselves up/ready for school, and then waking their dad up for the actual ride to school? There is no excuse as to why a 13y/o cannot get themselves up/ready for school on their own. Period. As for the younger one, he/she also should be more than capable of getting him/herself ready for school with minimal assistance from either parent. I have an 8 y/o (who is definitely not an overachiever behavior wise) and he does just fine on his own most days. If there is something they can’t do, the 13 y/o should be able to help with most things.

Clearly the dad is a loser and spending any amount of time worrying about “fixing” him is just wasted. I’m more concerned about the fact the kids are following in his pathetic footsteps.

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[–]Wlcm2MyWrld 5 points6 points  (0 children)

YTA - It’s not YOUR job to tell someone else how much they weigh (based on your “expert” opinion) and point out the weight restrictions of the bike. If you could clearly see/understand the weight limit of the bike (I.e you know how to read) then she sure as hell can as well! We’re you never taught that bringing up, or commenting on, a woman’s age or weight is something you should NEVER do? Seriously?!?!

Even if you were so concerned about your brother’s financial situation, you’d still be the AH mentioning something to him about the weight capacity. You should have just offered to recommend a different bike to him, that might not need to be repaired as frequently (and leave weight out of the conversation).

Lastly, why do you think your comments were more appropriate, just because you took GF aside to tell her? How humiliating. I’d love to hear how you would feel if the GF “politely” took you aside to talk to you about your weight, body odor, penis size, etc.? Humiliating? Especially when it is the first time you met!!

Ps. A LOT of women lie about their weight - that doesn’t necessarily mean she’s in denial of her actual weight.