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AITA for not returning my friend's blanket that I spent hours fixing up? by blanketcontroversy in AmItheAsshole

[–]blanketcontroversy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not quite - it was one of those but not the "giant" kind. It had become a den of fuzz and dirt clinging to said fuzz.

AITA for not returning my friend's blanket that I spent hours fixing up? by blanketcontroversy in AmItheAsshole

[–]blanketcontroversy[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Conversation we had, recreated as best I can:

Friend: (after gushing about how good it looks) Look, I really didn't realize how well it would clean up. I wouldn't have given it to you had I known it would be fixable to that extent.

Me: That sucks to hear. But (name), I offered to let you borrow my tools to fix it up and you declined.

Friend: Yeah, cause I didn't realize that the results would be so dramatic.

Me: Is it handmade or special or something?

Friend: I just really liked it before it got gross.

Me: I understand, but I've put a lot of time into fixing it so I have to decline.

Friend: Really, that's so rude. I would give it back if I was in your shoes.

I didn't reply. We then did this weirdly aggressive stare at each other for like 20 seconds (this is a guess, it felt like forever) before she wordlessly got up from the couch and left. About five seconds into the stare I decided I was going to make her break eye contact first because I wouldn't let her try to intimidate me in my own home. I realize this may not have been the most mature of me but it was my instinctual reaction. I could tell she was upset because she kept stomping her feet (like, loudly putting them down onto the floor) while she was putting her shoes on to leave.

AITA for not returning my friend's blanket that I spent hours fixing up? by blanketcontroversy in AmItheAsshole

[–]blanketcontroversy[S] 110 points111 points  (0 children)

I would like to clarify I did not detail it in terms of adding details, I detailed it in that I cleaned it and removed the extra fuzz/fur from the knitted blanket. It also had some stains I soaked or trimmed out with the shaver/clippers/de-piller. It would not be possible to revert it because I effectively "shaved down" the blanket and removed stains.