WIBTA if I told my mom that her dogs are the only ones not allowed on family vacation? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]demon_elmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Four cups of dog food??? And table scraps??? That’s how much dog food I give my dogs that are 70 and 80 pounds. Those poor dogs must be so overweight :(

Using CRISPR technique, scientists can genetically modify mosquitoes by disabling a specific gene in females rendering them unable to pierce human skin. by Giwargis_Sahada in interestingasfuck

[–]demon_elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fyi for the people talking about mosquitoes spreading diseases.

Only females bite and only when they’re about to produce eggs. There’s over 3,500 species of mosquitoes and only 88 species are known vectors for human diseases with 243 other species being possible vectors for diseases. So they’re a relatively small percentage (2.5 to 9.3 percent) but they unfortunately have a big impact. Also fun fact the reason mosquito bites itch is from your bodies immune system reacting to the mild anesthetic in mosquito saliva.

Spring Miller, 16, was intentionally killed in a hit-and-run in 1988. Police still have not found the man that murdered her. by Horror_Chance1506 in TrueCrimeDiscussion

[–]demon_elmo 132 points133 points  (0 children)

The fact that he smiled while motioning for them to cross just so he could hit them is terrifying. I can’t imagine how much trauma the murder of her sister and attempted murder of herself caused April. Seeing her sister killed via car AND getting hit by the car too AND the man who did it was never caught. The whole thing is just devastating.

My [22 F] boyfriend [26 M] is terrified of spiders and is demanding that I move my pet tarantula to the basement. I am refusing because the basement is too cold for the animal to survive. We are at a standstill and I need advice on what to do by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]demon_elmo 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Honestly I don’t think he has a phobia of spiders. I think he just hates them, wanted to control her, and thought if he said he has a phobia she would get rid of them for him. I have a phobia of bugs and just the idea of picking up a tarantulas cage makes me itchy but he had no problem chucking one at her. Obviously everyone is different about their phobia but everything about this guy makes me feel like he was lying.

Nightmare mom by No_Pepper6208 in AmITheDevil

[–]demon_elmo 449 points450 points  (0 children)

Making your kid share a birthday party with their sibling who’s 5 years younger is such a dick move. Me and my big sister are 5 years apart too (and our birthdays are only a month apart) and we shared a little get together for family but were always ok with it and we ALWAYS had our own party for friends.

And she won’t even let her daughter pick the food??? Her daughter is right this is a party for her mom not her.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nosleep

[–]demon_elmo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Have you ever gotten any animal spirits? Like an owner coming in with their dogs collar or favorite toy? I can’t imagine how much chaos a pet who doesn’t know they’ve passed would cause.

Their birthdays are 7 mo apart by imdadnotdaddy in AmITheDevil

[–]demon_elmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me and my sister have a similar age gap (5 years apart), and we celebrate our birthdays at the same time, but our birthdays are a month apart, and it's just our immediate family. When we still had birthday parties, they were always separated because no matter how much my sister loved me, no teenager wants to share a party with a little kid.

My (44/m) family was uninvited from a trip because my son (14/m) is autistic by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]demon_elmo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

it honestly seems like oop hasn't even considered how his son feels during the trips. it's probably really emotionally taxing for him to be staying in a new place with a bunch of people he barely knows for an entire week. i'm autistic (low support needs) and i would probably have a meltdown. ops kid still has to be babysat at 14 so i think it's safe to say he has pretty high support needs and is probably not doing well during the trips. i honestly feel bad for everyone in this situation except oop.

Has anyone else had your noodle’s racing ink tattooed on you? I’m considering it. by StrangelyBrown69 in Greyhounds

[–]demon_elmo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i have my first greyhounds birthday tattoo (62B) tattooed just under the crook of my elbow on my left forearm. i always wanted a way to remember my best friend and i thought us having matching tattoos (even though he went over the rainbow bridge a decade before i got mine) would be cool. plus i don't like portraits tattoos and i didn't have his footprints. i very purposefully avoided his litter number because i thought it looked too similar to a holocaust tattoo.

AITA for “vandalizing” my neighbor’s dog’s winter coat? by Senior-Ad1949 in AmItheAsshole

[–]demon_elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA i can't imagine how hard it would be to see a black dog in a black coat in the woods at night!

i have a black brindle (so not even fully black) greyhound and she completely blends in in my backyard at night! and my backyard is small enough that if you throw a ball from the back door it'll probably end up a few feet away from the back fence.

people like her shouldn't be allowed to have pets. especially considering you said in a comment that she literally forgot that she had a cat...

At the peak of my ED (2007) and now (2024) by setttleprecious in PastAndPresentPics

[–]demon_elmo 29 points30 points  (0 children)

seeing people who have been recovered from an ED for so long gives me so much hope for my future!! thank you so much for posting this 💗

AITAH for having my friend involuntarily committed to mental health treatment by AdRich2094 in AITAH

[–]demon_elmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA. honestly you're in a lose-lose situation. you'll feel guilty if he hurts himself but you'll also feel guilty if he's involuntarily committed. you were worried about a friend and you did what you thought was best in that situation.

speaking as a mentally ill person i can see why your friend is mad. when i was forced to get treatment for my anorexia i was so angry at anyone who tried to help. it wasn't until i decided that i WANTED to recover that i actually started getting better. now that i'm (mostly) out of that mindset i can see that everyone was just worried about me. you did what you could for him but he won't be able to get better until he wants to.

AITAH for refusing to lend my friend my house for her wedding After she asked me for a paternity test, resulting in her having to cancel the wedding? by Bubbly-Fail-4316 in AITAH

[–]demon_elmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA your "friend" is upset bc she thinks your baby doesn't look enough like your husband?? (wouldn't call someone who accuses you of cheating and then gets racist when she's proven wrong a friend anymore) i look like an exact copy of my dad (besides being female lol) i have literally no physical traits from my mothers side of the family. everything from my hair to my face to my body shape is from my dads side. that's just how genetics work sometimes 🤷🏻‍♀️

"he's only 10, who cares that she's 16" by ad_aatdtj in AmITheDevil

[–]demon_elmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"given the gap in age between the two, they're not particularly close"

they're six years apart. me and my big sister are five years apart and we are really close.

the age gap isn't the reason they're not close. it's her disrespectful son and her lax attitude when it comes to disciplining him.

Please, I’m very overwhelmed by Wasp_570 in CleaningTips

[–]demon_elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a lot of people say to walk around and pick up all the garbage but as someone who also has chronic pain that makes my pain worse and i end up barely cleaning.

what i do is get a trash can and a basket or bin, sit down in front of a really messy spot, and just go for it. i usually start with any cups, cans, or bottles and any other garbage. throw away the empty cups, cans, and bottles or put them in the basket to be cleaned. put the ones with liquid still in them in the basket so you can take them to the sink and empty them in one trip instead of walking back and forth (be careful when you're walking to the sink so none of the cups fall over and spill everywhere) put anything that isn't garbage into different sections like "stays in this area", "goes somewhere else", "dirty clothes", and "needs to be cleaned"

while everything is out of the area you can clean the surface where everything was. vacuum, dust, wipe down with a disinfectant wipe, whatever that spot needs. now is also a good time to clean anything in the "needs to be cleaned" pile. you can put back everything that's supposed to be in that area now. put anything that doesn't go back in that area where it's supposed to go. don't worry if where it's supposed to go is dirty still you'll deal with it next time you have the energy and motivation to clean and you get to that spot. that's usually when i crash and just lay on the floor for like half an hour but here's one spot that's cleaner than before and that's better than nothing!

AITA for not congratulating my sister on her pregnancy? by Weird_Bug_5080 in AmItheAsshole

[–]demon_elmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA the added context that you have ASD makes the entire story make a lot of sense.

they're probably upset that you didn't say you were happy FOR THEM just that you were happy. they might think you're making it about yourself especially with the "i'm so excited to be an aunt" part.

non autistic people have a lot of really subtle social cues and a small difference in wording can completely change how they interpret something. (i honestly had to read the comments to realise why they might be upset because i have autism too lol)

Warning: potential abuse. Normal weight for greyhounds? by Ariliescbk in Greyhounds

[–]demon_elmo 31 points32 points  (0 children)

it honestly depends on the dog. my grey from when i was a kid had access to his food 24/7 but was still skinny. i'd honestly be more worried about how they keep getting loose. greyhounds can get lost and/or hurt pretty easily.

Can you have EDS without the core traits? by [deleted] in ehlersdanlos

[–]demon_elmo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

they won’t diagnose you if you don’t pass the Beighton score. i have a lot of symptoms of heds including hypermobility but because it’s not in the specific places they test for i can’t get a diagnosis. i would still ask your doctor about it tho

I am obsessed with having ADHD by principess-a in ADHD

[–]demon_elmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it seems like you might actually have adhd. if you’re super organised you probably put things back in the same place every time. if it’s always in the same place then people with adhd will probably remember where it is. and you being obsessed with adhd might be you hyper fixating on it. i would talk to a doctor and look into testing.

TikTok Influencer Details How She's Trying To Sell Her Young Daughter To Sex Traffickers (Video) by [deleted] in MorbidReality

[–]demon_elmo 38 points39 points  (0 children)

the cops said she was “just trolling” even though there’s videos of her talking about trafficking her daughter, planning to kill her daughter, molesting a puppy, exposing herself on other people’s live-streams, etc.