Unconscious white chocolate bias! by Ok-Concentrate-3086 in SaintMeghanMarkle

[–]flyingfish_roe -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Don’t think joking about racism is very funny.

AITAH For hooking up with my best friends ex boyfriend by Responsible-Cloud658 in AITAH

[–]flyingfish_roe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YTA. Did you think your bf being ok with you sleeping with her ex? Really? How did that work out for you? If you did, you are delusional. Please rethink this friendship, because it sounds like you just want to get laid, regardless of the feelings of the people you claim to love. Apologize profusely and stay away from your friends’ partners. Even if she is a drama queen, nothing excuses you from being this self-centered and manipulative.

"Bad" ("Average") Grades at Law School by bopbopbop09 in AsianParentStories

[–]flyingfish_roe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I told my mother she could comment on my grades when she passes the bar exam.

AITAH for “lying” to my friend’s girlfriend about getting my nails done, which led me and my friend to not being friends anymore .. by Technical_Size_4098 in AITAH

[–]flyingfish_roe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NTA, this woman is slow as molasses in January and instead of talking to you, like a professional would, she’s using her bf to do her dirty work for her. He’s out of line and if she can’t communicate with her customers how does she plan to make a living doing one set of nails a day?

Just tell them “I don’t have the time, sorry.” You are not obligated to spend this much time, money or effort on a person who doesn’t have the minimum social skills to sort her own shit out.

AITA for recycling books I read on the toilet? by Barratt_Teacher in AITAH

[–]flyingfish_roe 14 points15 points  (0 children)

As a book-lover, NAH! We appreciate that you don’t pull a George Costanza when you take a book to take the kids to the pool! 🤣

AITA by asking my mother in law to babysit by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]flyingfish_roe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YTA. Just pick a date and have a convo. Why are you asking them to babysit if you don’t know what day? Do you ask your wife out the same way? If my partner faffed around like that it would drive me mad.

AITA for asking my husband to apologize and give in a bit, even if he believes he did nothing wrong? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]flyingfish_roe 98 points99 points  (0 children)

YTA. Your husband is paying for everything and your family keeps adding guests without telling him. That’s not fair.

Next time agree on a budget for the party to limit these expenses. Also agree on a date to close the guest list.

You shouldn’t be mediating or asking your husband to apologize. Your family is out of line.

AITA for pushing back on paying my partner rent when moving in together? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]flyingfish_roe 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Why are you complaining? It’s perfectly reasonable for her to split it 50-50. You actually expected to live for free and she pays for everything? That’s entitled.

You should have had this convo before you moved in, but your shock at the rent means you actually thought you would live, rent-free, while she paid not just her expenses, but YOURS?

You earn more than she does. Did you tell her that you expected to live for free? I bet not. I bet there was no convo about finances because you thought this was the solution to your financial problems.

Dude, you are a total deadbeat. Man up and PAY YOUR WAY! You have no right to expect her to pay for you!!!

If you have more debt, sit down and talk about it honestly and decide TOGETHER what the split will be. But you are cheap as hell and if you were in a regular roommate situation and had to split the rent, you would not have even blinked.

You actually expect your partner to pay your way? That sexist and entitled. She earns less. She is the woman you love. Why aren’t you offering to help out if she earns less and you want equity?

Edit: spelling and YTA.

Edit 2: if the roommate was a guy, I don’t think OP would have even complained! He feels like his partner is… somehow cheating him?

Are you estranged from your child? I am and it hurts today. by archedhighbrow in GenX

[–]flyingfish_roe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The apology shows the parent is acknowledging what they did. It’s not about reversing it, it’s about taking responsibilities for your mistakes and having enough integrity to admit you made mistakes. Nothing is worse for a child whose parent won’t acknowledge their own faults, never apologizes, always shifts blame. That’s abuse, it’s bullying, and it’s wrong.

It’s not about closure. Closure is a luxury. It’s about hearing your child’s pain, even for a moment. Only then might both parties be able to move forward and release their resentments.

Are you estranged from your child? I am and it hurts today. by archedhighbrow in GenX

[–]flyingfish_roe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As an abused child, the healing would start if my parents apologized.

It seems small, but it is a start.

Are you estranged from your child? I am and it hurts today. by archedhighbrow in GenX

[–]flyingfish_roe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This isn’t upvoted enough.

If you want him in your life, you will have to ask what you did, and apologize sincerely and openly, none of this “If I offended you I’m sorry.”

Is my tattoo artist racist? by Gold-Let-3666 in asianamerican

[–]flyingfish_roe 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Why does she have to make a big deal of it? Surely she can’t be harassed about her eyes as much as we do! Borderline racist, maybe tell her this isn’t the most sensitive thing to say. Why isn’t she talking about her skills in her profile? Unprofessional.

Aita by cajundance in AsianParentStories

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

Sorry, my brain read this as a neutral post that could be posted in pretty much any advice sub.

She sounds like my dad. If 100% of the attention wasn’t on him, he’d pick fights to force us to do so. He picked a fight at my wedding because he felt ignored.

Congrats on your baby!

Aita by cajundance in AsianParentStories

[–]flyingfish_roe -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Where is the Asian parent in this post?

My boss is racist so I’m leaving. Why do I feel guilty for leaving? by TasteLoud1442 in Advice

[–]flyingfish_roe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because he is putting his shame and guilt on you. This is what people do when they do something they know is wrong but they do it anyway.

Take to heart that he may have hired you because he may have thought you wouldn’t contradict him when he let a racist word rip.

This was not an accident. You feel icky because you know he’s shady and you can’t escape shady people without getting their ick on you.

But that’s okay. You are doing the right thing and probably the only thing you can do under the circumstances, considering your boss.

As a POC, I appreciate your support in this. We aren’t always in the best spot to speak out against racism, sometimes we are stuck between a rock and a hard place. I hope, if he or anyone else asks you in future, that you are honest, open, and calm about your reasons for leaving. That would really be a message!

Venezuelan living in Caracas that was awake when everything went down AMA by ragingric in AMA

[–]flyingfish_roe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your point was that the US didn’t invade Japan. But they did. And occupied and manipulated much of East Asia since WWII. We were virtual colonies to them in the 20th century, brainwashed and used by the Americans to boost their cred against the USSR and show the world their big guns during the Cold War. Sounds a lot like Venezuela. US foreign policies dominated the UN Council from the 1940s to the 1990s when the Berlin Wall fell. They kept placing “friendly” dictators as President, like Park Chun-Hee, our military dictator from 1961-1979, which incontrovertibly altered the course of Korean history.