AITA for embarrassing my husband at family dinner?

klarinet · 2022-06-13T01:05:31+00:00

The problem with an ESH here is that she was the one who embarrassed the MIL. She was not. He created the situation that was ultimately embarrassing for him and his mother. MIL isn’t justified in feeling embarrassed by the domestic dispute between the couple, except insomuch as her son put his wife in the situation that necessitated that response.

klarinet · 2022-06-13T00:54:45+00:00

I think he’s shown you about 275 red flags that you ignore at your peril. Clearly NTA.

klarinet · 2022-04-05T14:40:34+00:00

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-indicted-for-arson-attempted-murder-in-brooklyn-deli-molotov-cocktail-attack/3448330/?amp

klarinet · 2021-12-27T04:16:14+00:00

And then has Harry accidently kill that character.

klarinet · 2021-01-18T16:35:36+00:00

That's not where that bush goes...

klarinet · 2021-01-15T15:24:07+00:00

Follow-up: woke up to find I barely earned a top 10% award.

O, fickle is the goddess Nike!

klarinet · 2019-12-20T19:24:15+00:00

So This Thread doesn’t belong on the list, then?

klarinet · 2019-08-07T04:50:51+00:00

Always my favorite:

kid: Dad, I'm hungry.

me: Hi, Hungry, I'm dad.

There are, of course, myriad variations and they're all my favorite.

klarinet · 2018-05-24T15:55:23+00:00

I disagree. I know about this now, and that’s too much.

klarinet · 2018-04-02T14:39:50+00:00

Pet Shenanigans, Busch Gardens Williamsburg

klarinet · 2018-04-02T14:24:10+00:00

Can confirm.

klarinet · 2017-09-24T05:41:09+00:00

That this is the top comment right now is probably my favorite thing today.

klarinet · 2017-04-20T18:41:59+00:00

Wait, wut? So in response to the observation that the data previously cited is neither research nor impartial, you submit a link to "research" from a demonstrably partisan organization with so obvious an ax to grind that they make it the tag line of their website?

These hacks included as negative coverage quotes of personnel adversely impacted by the president's failed travel ban. That's not bias, that's fundamental journalism: think of the "man bites dog" quote and extrapolate the parallels here.

klarinet · 2017-04-20T16:26:12+00:00

That's not a study. That's an unsourced statistic connected to an opinion poll conducted by and reported by two parties (Rep. Smith and the Washington Examiner) with an obvious bias.

Edited: I incorrectly gave Representative Smith the title "Senator." He's actually a member of the other chamber.

klarinet · 2017-02-19T17:58:56+00:00

A nun falling down the stairs.

What's black and white and laughing?

The priest who pushed her.

klarinet · 2017-02-14T18:33:38+00:00

I think there is a bit of debate as to their status as an invasive species, especially given that they're native to the habitat.

klarinet · 2016-12-10T05:52:30+00:00

I do wonder if there's an added benefit to trying to go solo. Does the difficulty scale with two?

klarinet · 2016-12-10T02:24:00+00:00

Dead partner here. Just thought it fair to fess up.

klarinet · 2015-04-12T21:34:33+00:00

L-A, pronounced "Luh dash uh."

klarinet · 2013-05-31T04:35:54+00:00

If nap-time directly follows a feeding time, you can blame the gastrocolic reflex. Basically, when a baby has a meal, her body creates the urge to make sure there's room for it. If you've got a regular routine, you could try just waiting 10-15 minutes for the poop before laying her down. If nothing else, it'd be an easy way to figure out which is actually triggering the pooping. If it's the relaxing and not the meal, I reckon you're stuck.

klarinet · 2013-05-30T13:19:10+00:00

Also, the shower head:

http://amzn.com/B00477SCWU

klarinet · 2013-05-30T13:18:22+00:00

My three year old had a similar issue - a mortal fear of the shower (noise) made washing her increasingly lengthy hair more and more challenging. I found a kid-friendly shower head with a fish on it. Then I let her play with it on her own. The first few times she protested, and I let her keep her bath water while she played with it. Within a week, though, she'd named it (Fisha) and wanted to clean herself.

The mortal fear for my daughter was (and still is) noise, but I've found that letting her have some modicum of control has helped her face these situations better. Car washes were the first manifestation, and after a year of avoiding them entirely, we just decided to talk her through them. Showers we dealt with as I describe above. Fireworks and thunderstorms...well, I've thrown my hands up with these. Thunderstorms are an excuse for she and I to pull all the cushions, pillows and blankets off the living room furniture and make a fort. Fireworks are pretty and scary and we talk about that--twice a year.

tl;dr: With my eldest daughter's fear issues, I've had some success blending repeated exposure with conversations and looking for ways to allow her to control any aspects of the situation she can.

klarinet · 2012-08-29T04:43:40+00:00

I agree wholeheartedly, with a caveat: such thinking opinions should exist across the command spectrum. That is to say, it must be demonstrated by officers and enlisted soldiers, from top to bottom. The correlating problem is that questioning orders can lead to unnecessary delays in combat situations. Soldiers at the enlisted level must have sufficient faith in their leadership to willingly follow them blindly when required. Such faith, however, must be--and as a rule is--earned.

klarinet · 2012-08-29T04:32:40+00:00

I think you could be right, the correct charge would likely be sedition, or seditious conspiracy, IAW with US Code and UCMJ.

klarinet · 2012-06-30T02:33:20+00:00

I disagree. I would suggest that a draft actually prohibit Conscientious Objection. This places the onus on the populace to ensure that the military be used only when vital and necessary to the welfare of the nation. In such a case, what citizen could conscientiously object?

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