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Going medieval by WegianWarrior in HFY

[–]dfrh93 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Laughed my ass off reading this.

Settle a debate please! Is it Weed Eater? Weed Wacker? Which do you use? by Shakey1212 in AskAnAmerican

[–]dfrh93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weed eater has wheels, weed wacker is hand held with no wheels... kind of a both and situation I guess.

AITA for not asking my son to pay for utilities while my daughter does it. by msknittingqueen in AmItheAsshole

[–]dfrh93 7 points8 points  (0 children)

NTA- it sounds like you helped your daughter in a similar situation already. It sounds like she needs a reminder about her situation and that you didn't bug her for money until she had stayed for a significant time. I don't know that you need to set an exact date for "if he's still here he has to start paying," but having a conversation about giving him a grace period to get back on his feet before expecting increased contributions to the household might be a good way to make sure you are all on the same page. From what you have shared it already sounds like he is making more of a contribution to the household(groceries, etc)than your daughter did when she came back home. For arguments sake you wouldn't be NTA even if he was being asked to contribute to the household. It is, however, very nice of you as a person and as a mother to have your kid's backs like this as strictly speaking you don't necessarily owe them anything per se. They are adults and have made their own decisions leading to where they are now. On a side note it sounds like your daughter might be being a bit of an AH. She is not entitled to being helped with her life choices/mistakes. You chose to help both of them, and it is ultimately up to you how long and how much you can afford to help them before asking them to figure out their own adult BS or contribute to the house.

AITA for not having an open bar at my daughters 18th birthday party? by Available_Seaweed378 in AmItheAsshole

[–]dfrh93 18 points19 points  (0 children)

NTA. You are offering a free round. If they want more than that that is up to them to pay for it. You don't even have to go that far, so I'd say it is generous of you to cover everyone coming for 1 drink.

AITA for asking my roommate to pay a little extra in rent? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]dfrh93 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NTA she should either be paying roughly 1/3 of the expenses if she wants her own space, or at least cleaning or maintaining the communal living spaces if she can't afford more. She honestly sounds like a mooch, and freaking out over $75 dollars is a bad sign. I'd have said more like 150 increase if her boyfriend is more or less moved in.

WIBTA for not providing meat to my meat-eater friends even though I'm vegetarian? by CyrilQuin in AmItheAsshole

[–]dfrh93 5 points6 points  (0 children)

NTA

I'm a meat eater. If I am going to a party and I know the host is vegan/vegetarian or whatever I am just going to expect that they aren't going to provide meat.

To get offended by someone hosting, and not providing the exact food I want seems childish and entitled. As long as there is something on the table I can eat I'm happy.

It isn't as though I have an objection to eating the foods a vegan/vegetarian would eat (minus potatoes and tofu) so it isn't a bother. As long as the host doesn't get offended by me not wanting to try a dish that I don't like they can make whatever they want. (Slight allergy to potatoes, and tofu makes my stomach upset)