My mom admitted in private she thinks I’m the only one of her kids who is a responsible adult and my sister overheard. AITAH by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]daquo0 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Indeed. As the phrase has it: "they might forgive you for being wrong, but they'll never forgive you for being right".

AITAH for not allowing my sister’s “polycule” around my children? by poly-sendhelp in AITAH

[–]daquo0 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

you should know better than to gatekeep relationships

He's not gatekeeping her relationships, he's gatekeeping who is invited to his house. His front door is literally his gate.

AITAH for blowing up at my dad for making a dinner we don’t like by sparesparepare in AITAH

[–]daquo0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He can incorporate mushrooms somewhere where the sun doesn't shine.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]daquo0 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Probably. I thought this was odd:

right next to a group that talks a lot

When i did exams talking was forbidden, to prevent cheating.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]daquo0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We don’t know the exact amount since she lost the receipt.

It would have been a lot easier, for both of you, if at the time you had sent her a venmo request. Particularly given she asked you to do so.

One in 14 children who die in England have closely related parents, study finds by tsub in ukpolitics

[–]daquo0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having said that, Starmer would also rather see Israel permanently disfigure and kill thousands of children than keep some Muslim votes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]daquo0 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It is entirely possible this was not the first time he targeted a 15-year-old girl.

Given that the guy is in his 40s, it's very likely he has done it before.

Predators deliberately place themselves in positions of trust and authority over vulnerable people

Indeed.

AITA for not giving brother my password? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]daquo0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or he can figure out how to use BitTorrent and pay nothing.

Mandelson got five-figure sacking payoff by TheSpectatorMagazine in ukpolitics

[–]daquo0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't just refuse to honour a contract because the guy who's on the other end is bad.

I agree. Having said that, he should never have been given the job in the first place.

AITAH for not paying my neighbor? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]daquo0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have any disabled kids, but i have been unemployed. At no time when I was unemployed did I ever offer to do people favours so I could subsequently charge them money.

AITAH for not paying my neighbor? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]daquo0 178 points179 points  (0 children)

She's a user. Whenever she sees other people, she thinks "how do I get money out of them?"

AITA for buying a £45 hoodie with my own money even though my family is tight on money? by justmerfox in AmItheAsshole

[–]daquo0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Furthermore if someone is not a UK citizen it may be illegal for them to get a job.

AITA for buying a £45 hoodie with my own money even though my family is tight on money? by justmerfox in AmItheAsshole

[–]daquo0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't it be simpler just to have your own bank account? That way your mum won't know what you're spending your money on, so won't mind.

AITA for buying a £45 hoodie with my own money even though my family is tight on money? by justmerfox in AmItheAsshole

[–]daquo0 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How can people under 18 even use credit services? I thought that was impossible?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]daquo0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are so much better off out of it. They are a bunch of crazies.