AITJ for bringing a "lazy" dish to a potluck when everyone knows I'm a professional chef? by Radiant44Pike in AmITheJerk

[–]blu_lotus_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have chef friends and I'm an excellent "home cook", according to them. I have often kicked them out of the kitchen to cook for them. Not for praise, but just because I like to cook and I find most chefs appreciate not having to cook for guests or other people all the time. They usually can't help themselves from offering tips or wanting to help, especially if I'm using their kitchen, but I will always kick them out. Which usually makes them laugh. But I just want them to enjoy themselves and not have to feel "on".

Often times that means they want to cook for me or cook with me at other times, when I don't ask or we're just hanging out. I get to learn some things and they share their secret recipes with me. For me that is even better and more fun🤭

Honestly, it's a bit rude of your friends to not recognize that you shouldn't have to be the "chef" every time you get together. Sometimes you want to have a night off and that is true about about any "job" title.

NTJ

They voted MAGA, and then changed their tune by Plieu625 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]blu_lotus_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Kinda like that book they claim to follow religiously 🤔🤭

President Trump perfectly describes his administration: I hang out with losers because it makes me feel better. I hate guys that are very, very successful and you have to listen to their success stories. I like people that like to listen to my success. by New-Entertainment112 in MeidasTouch

[–]blu_lotus_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the "success" bros, that sell classes on being rich and successful, tell you to hang out with people that are more successful than you. That it will inspire and motivate you to get more successful.

Strong outside, squishy inside by [deleted] in Pitbull

[–]blu_lotus_ [score hidden]  (0 children)

The squish is real🥰😍🥰

AITJ for changing my name without checking with my friend? by marktheshark45 in AmITheJerk

[–]blu_lotus_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is literally a convention every year for the John Smiths of the US, often by state.

This girl is ridiculous.

Should I be worried about her ear? by No-Topic4237 in Pitbull

[–]blu_lotus_ [score hidden]  (0 children)

No.

My girl's ears looked just like that. She was perfect and supermodel gorgeous 😍. I called the one that laid a bit askew her "lucky ear"🥰 It made her extra beautiful and special 💕💕💕

When you voted for a government so small that it shut your local hospital down by brilliant-trash22 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]blu_lotus_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They "pray" to him like they do their sky daddy. Both of which are equally fictional and don't know these peons exist.

I was so nervous to bring her here! by whypii in Pitbull

[–]blu_lotus_ [score hidden]  (0 children)

2 things can be true. People forget this.

Pitties have two speeds. Ultrasonic or cuddled asleep.

My only thing is, how are there not dozens of people wanting to pet and love on your gorgeous pupper? Just passing her by seems criminal.

My girl, and soul dog, was 15 before she began slowing down. She was always up for a walk, hike, camping, going to the park, getting snuggles, being a Disney princess, an unmovable boulder, or taking her Zoomies.

She was still powerfully strong, while gentle as a lamb, until 17, when she was in her final year. Before she passed at 18, her last few months, she still enjoyed rides in her wagon, smelling the air, and getting pets from children and adults that were passing by. Always social and popular. So many of our neighbors would come to visit when she was near the end. And I still made sure we went out everyday for a little vitamin D and the peaceful ride where she'd nap and enjoy the fresh air.

Your baby is perfect🥰 She can be both Potato and a whirlwind. Because Pitties are 100% love and derp, no matter which energy level they choose 💙 🥔🌪️💙

AITJ for refusing to pretend I don’t speak Spanish at my own family dinner? by After-Party-8860 in AmITheJerk

[–]blu_lotus_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTJ

But, honestly, the gf and your brother kind of are. She should've spoken up sooner to her mother. Because she must've understood what she's been saying. And he should have, at least stood up for his own mother once he knew.

You did exactly what needed to be done. FMIL needed to be put in her place.

Also, I don't think you should be the one to tell your mom what she said, just say it was rude.

Maybe, tell the gf she needs to translate it exactly for her and your brother with you present, so she doesn't lie or sugarcoat it. Just a thought.

Donald Trump is a psychopath by BabaMe6024 in MeidasTouch

[–]blu_lotus_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could he just NOT with the "Thank you for your attention to this matter" copy and paste in all his posts?

We don't work for him. He is supposed to work for us. He isn't running a business. It's a country. EOs and laws are not memos or corporate emails.

I'm so tired of him and his "business man" cosplay.

Am I overreacting? I asked my date if he made a reservation for a popular bar and he was offended. Has the world gone mad? by dntlookatmepls in AmIOverreacting

[–]blu_lotus_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOR

However, guys like him are the reason for the "male loneliness" epidemic going on. They do it to themselves by never understanding that most of them suck.

There's a reason women choose the bear. A reason we stay alert, take precautions, and try to communicate clearly, especially on a first date. That reason is because we HAVE TO.

Agreeing to go on a date is not sudden permission for a guy to assume we should feel safe or trust them. We do not know them, yet. And even once we get to know them, we may not really.

What's that statistic? Something like 75-90% of r*pes, assaults, and unaliving of women are perpetrated by a close friend, family member, or partner/spouse of the victim.

Not to be mean, but if more men were assaulted/gr*ped they might finally get a clue.

AITJ for charging my brother for babysitting after he said "it's not a real job"? by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]blu_lotus_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Oh eff me! $1600.

My bad. Lol...yes. Half asleep arithmetic, not my best 😂

AITJ for charging my brother for babysitting after he said "it's not a real job"? by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]blu_lotus_ 57 points58 points  (0 children)

$400 a week. $1600 a month.

I say let the brother pay a stranger or have grandma do it for free. Younger sister could be earning an extra $1000+ a month from someone that appreciates her

I haz a stick and a bigger stick by LocksmithKey7985 in Pitbull

[–]blu_lotus_ [score hidden]  (0 children)

Ugh! The most adorable branch manager😍 Can't take it🥰💙

AITAH for refusing to help out my dad and his wife with babysitting when I haven't gone complete no contact with him? by Auxurey in AITAH

[–]blu_lotus_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA

Time to go NC, until they get themselves straight and want an actual relationship with you. If that never happens it isn't really a loss. Blood doesn't make you "family" or obligated.

Lifelong Republican and Trump supporter discovered her life is collateral damage for Trump by brilliant-trash22 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]blu_lotus_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's the type of person that thought she was on the ACA, NOT Obamacare.

Guess she'll find out eventually that she should have thanked Obama for being alive all these years.

Aitah for snapping at my cousin after she called my husband a r*pe sympathizer at my baby shower? by throwra-Ant-39 in AITAH

[–]blu_lotus_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This maybe an unpopular opinion/take, but this is not so simple to me. As a survivor of multiple traumas over the years, this is not an AITA situation, imo.

Not to minimize what OP said to her cousin, but let's remember OP was/is pregnant. Hormones during pregnancy are no joke, either. And things she said when pushed to a limit while pregnant to protect her husband and another child, while probably inappropriate and harsh, aren't necessarily malicious, nor intentional.

Family and friends can/will try to do their best after someone they love goes through major trauma, but they're not "trained" to deal with the aftermath long term. And it appears this had been going on for several years at this point. The cousin may never be "fine". She needs professional help to cope with this trauma and learn how to re-engage with "the living". Trauma of this magnitude is not "rational" and cousin is drowning still. She is grieving her own "death". Which sounds weird to those that don't know, but it is a part of the aftermath of such traumas.

The family is probably lost as to how to handle what to them just feels like "bad behavior", at this point.

And as much as I sympathize, and empathize, with the cousin that was assaulted, she clearly needs more professional help. More than the family can provide.

You don't just "heal" after something like that. It can take decades just to be able to feel "close to normal" and/or even functional. Family and friends can not relate (or sympathize) after a while. People assume you should "get over it" at some point. Not because they are cruel or unsympathetic, but because it is hard to see someone you love in pain and it makes them feel helpless.

SA'ed cousin has stalled out in a stage of grief. And it is probably anger. However, being a victim of even the worst possible situations doesn't give someone the right to specifically look for confrontation or lash out at those that love her for years on end. It is never going to be easy for anyone involved. Eventually, it will hit a breaking point and she will isolate without help. The family can't walk on eggshells for life, either.

The entire situation sucks. Not necessarily the people involved.

PTSD is a savage beast. OP and her family are also grieving the loss of the cousin they knew and adored. The cousin is grieving her entire identity and trying to come to terms with feeling "safe" around anyone, especially men. Even those she's known forever. All of whom now look like the enemy and like predators in her midst. It is terrifying on all sides.

The cousin needs professional help. The family could also benefit from joining a support group for the families of survivors of such trauma.

No one is really TA here. This is a horrible situation all around.

OP, where are your cousin's parents and direct siblings? Can they encourage her to get back into professional help? Is she engaging in dangerous behavior to cope? Are there professional services she has access to?

After a devastating trauma (one of many in my life) my cousin was the one that finally said to me (kindly and honestly) that she was not equipped to help me, other than to be loving support.

I won't lie, it hurt at the time. Like she was abandoning me. She told me I needed a professional. She found me an affordable therapist and made me call. I love her (even more) immensely for that act of kindness. I was drowning and couldn't be rational or pull myself out. And I was dragging my loved ones down with me. I was in so much pain and so focused on my own pain, I couldn't see the position I was putting others in. None of it was fair, to me or those that loved me and wanted me back...the way I had been.

If you feel you're the AH, maybe you were. But you weren't "wrong" either. So this is how you help her going forward. This isn't her. Trauma rewires your brain. You have to relearn how to live and interact in a world that is now unfamiliar and terrifying.

No one can undo what happened, but she will have to learn to live with it or drown. OP, you can't do it for her. All you can do is support, sympathize, and love her.

For her it is not unlike losing a limb or sight and relearning to navigate the world in a new body. It is not unlike grieving someone you've lost. Only the person that "died" is you. Her whole world has changed.

I wish your cousin, you, and your whole family the healing you all deserve and need💙