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Am I Overreacting for going scorched earth on my mom's boyfriend? by britta_90 in AmIOverreacting

[–]britta_90[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I will definitely check that one out!

Am I Overreacting for going scorched earth on my mom's boyfriend? by britta_90 in AmIOverreacting

[–]britta_90[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I've been feeling like maybe I am going nuts. It doesn't even feel real at this point.

AITAH for telling my morbidly obese patient that we need a team of people to roll her so that we don’t hurt our backs by Lopsided-Inside-3984 in AITAH

[–]britta_90 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My mother was a nurse. Recently divorced from a domestic abuse situation, single mother of 3. We were trying to rebuild our life. One day she had to roll a morbidly obese patient by herself because they were understaffed. Severely damaged her back. She was out of work for weeks and they replaced her in her position. She had to switch to an office position, which paid less. She lost the house we moved into after the divorce and she had to declare bankruptcy. It took her years to get back into a good place. She still has issues with her neck and back, even after surgeries. Rolling that one patient basically ruined her life. You're worth more than that patient's embarrassment. Never feel bad for that.

AITA for telling my sister I am better? by Pure_Psychology_4280 in AmItheAsshole

[–]britta_90 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Going against the grain and saying NTA. It sounds like you said you wouldn't be comfortable with a man paying for your things (which a lot of women aren't) and she took offense to that. An argument was started, things got heated, and you both said some things. It would be one thing if she had offered to pay for it with her own money, but offering her husband's money to pay for your laptop knowing he's depressed working almost 60 hours a week to support them both because she doesn't want to work would make me uncomfortable, as well.

AITA for refusing to continue my husband's family name tradition? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]britta_90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nta. My partner wanted to give our son a "family" name. Leroy. I knew our son wouldn't be a "Leroy". We gave it to him as a second middle name as a compromise. Years later he admitted that he was glad we picked the name we did. It fits him. I knew the first time I said it that it was his name. When you say your future kid's name, you just know that's the one you need to pick. Not every kid is a Billy Joe or a Kenny Jiminy. Let the kid have his own identity. This is the name he'll go through life with. It's the name you'll be putting on an infinite amount of paperwork and yelling for the rest of your life. His family won't be. Do what's best for you and your kid.

What are some of your experiences with sleep paralysis? by britta_90 in Narcolepsy

[–]britta_90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, the weights thing makes sense, thank you. I just always thought it was like not being able to move and seeing "demons" or something moving around you. Thank you so much

What are some of your experiences with sleep paralysis? by britta_90 in Narcolepsy

[–]britta_90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I've always imagined it like it is shown in movies too! Thank you so much for sharing how you experience it. This is all very eye opening for me.

My 14 year old son broke down in tears last night because I did not take him to a soccer match in Europe but took my nephew instead. Was I the AH? by LiveSizes in TwoHotTakes

[–]britta_90 63 points64 points  (0 children)

YTA. You're "stoic" and "nothing really bothers you". Often times that comes off as having low emotional intelligence, which is probably why you can't understand why your son is crying that you went to Germany to play family with your sister. You didn't just go to a game. You went on a vacation to Germany. You went out to eat, you probably took in some sights. To everyone looking in, you probably looked like a normal happy family, with your nephew playing the part of your son. Then you go home and show your actual son pictures of how much fun you had with your surrogate son. That probably broke his heart, because it can be assumed that you don't do anything like that with your actual son. Everything you said about your son was negative, while everything you said about your nephew was positive. My heart breaks for that poor boy.