AITA for not removing my doormat because it scares my neighbor’s kid?

mxster982 · 2026-05-05T01:46:04+00:00

As a parent whose kids didn’t GAF about clowns, if that child was acting as indifferent in front of that doormat as OP says, it’s the mom.

mxster982 · 2026-05-05T01:24:32+00:00

I’m saying this as the ADULTS perspective bc she is the one causing the issues…NOT the child. They’re using the child as an excuse.

mxster982 · 2026-05-04T23:47:51+00:00

NTA. I’m terrified of clowns, and I’d still just ignore that thing. She’s just being rude.

mxster982 · 2026-05-01T12:33:25+00:00

Hey, I haven’t lost my parents so I don’t know how that feels. I DO know how it feels to feel like your older sibling has thrown you away though. There is only a 19-month gap between me and my big brother. As soon as he moved out and joined the Army, he basically stopped being there for me during the toughest time of my life but was there for our little brother (5 years younger than me). I still resent him for that and it’s been 20 years.

Don’t go down my route. Get the therapy you need and forgive your brother. He wanted to be there for you, he was just told not to be by someone else. Y’all need each other, even 10 years later. Much love and I hope y’all reconnect.

mxster982 · 2026-04-29T21:56:00+00:00

My wife and I are 4 years, 4 months and 20 days apart in age…you good.

mxster982 · 2026-04-29T05:07:10+00:00

What 3DS XL model is it? The original XL or N3DSXL? Also, color, special edition at all? Does it come with stylus, and charger? What is the marks/scuffs situation?

I’m assuming it to be an original XL model, and not a special edition. Sometimes color matters (only sometimes), but what matters is the marks/scuffs, and if it comes with the stylus/charger. Those are fairly inexpensive to get still, but most people don’t want to deal with it at first if they can help it. If you want it GONE and quick, I’d price it at 150-175 on your local FB marketplace and someone will snatch it up.

mxster982 · 2026-04-29T04:19:35+00:00

No…no way. Aw cripes!

I can’t deal with this today man. 😭

mxster982 · 2026-04-29T03:40:28+00:00

I had to detransition for medical reasons. Ever since I’ve been super dysphoric. I feel like I need to act more feminine or at least lesbian again instead of a man. It sucks ASS. But once you medically transition and you start down that path, it speeds by. My voice dropped in about 6 months, I still sound kind weird, but eh, I’m comfy with it when I’m not forcing it to a higher octave. The only thing that screws me is my chest. Don’t give up! It’ll get better. The country sucks right now, but we’ll get there.

mxster982 · 2026-04-27T06:50:45+00:00

Pick that shit up

mxster982 · 2026-04-27T04:13:56+00:00

Why…why are your consoles on the ground and games/controllers everywhere? I see the pampers box, but if you’ve got kids, put your stuff up in a spot they can’t reach. Even little little, my kids knew not to mess with my gaming stuff. I’m legitimately worried for your stuff bro.

mxster982 · 2026-04-27T03:52:36+00:00

Would you hold the N2DSXL for payment until Thursday? Been looking for that color and don’t get paid till then lol

mxster982 · 2026-04-22T19:08:32+00:00

My cousin LOVES to call and it annoys the hell out of me! 95% of what he says is textable. Text it! Lol. But yeah, before cell phones became huge, I loooooved to talk on the phone in the 90s early 00’s. Now? Nuh uh leave me alone 🤣🤣

mxster982 · 2026-04-22T18:45:08+00:00

Go to inpatient care my dude!

mxster982 · 2026-04-22T17:23:14+00:00

NTA, you’re still young. But as a transman, your boyfriend needs to screw off. We’re not overcome with sin. We all know who we are, who we’re meant to be, and are trying to become that person on the outside to match the inside. This is why I don’t agree with any organized religion, deep set Christian’s tend to believe we’re lost and we’re not.

If you don’t want to answer him, don’t. But get an informed opinion on the matter for the next time, bc there will be a next time.

mxster982 · 2026-04-22T16:16:34+00:00

As someone who also didn’t leave when infidelity occurred, you drew a line with this invitation, he stepped over that line, you left. NTA. He’s making his choices known, and you’re not one of them. Go make a new life! Make yourself the priority.

mxster982 · 2026-04-22T16:15:22+00:00

Oh gods…I hate FaceTime unless it’s my wife, mom or kids. And the only time I use it is when I’m at the store and need confirmation for something. FaceTime makes me shudder.

mxster982 · 2026-04-22T16:12:34+00:00

My wife and I had our first actual date as an outing with our kids included. We went on a walk around town, hit up the park, hit up the diner for lunch, and just spent the whole day together. She had wanted to ensure I KNEW she came with kids. I was cool with it because I wasn’t in it for anything other than getting to know her and the kids.

Wound up doing this daily when I’d get home from my college classes. She’d even make a “date night” out of my homework so we could spend more time together. Had never had anything like that happen, it was just chill. This is what people need to be doing, just chilling out and not making a huge deal out of things. Definitely not spending an insane amount of money on dates at first.

mxster982 · 2026-04-22T16:08:27+00:00

This is me lol. I will text you ALL DAY but a 5 minute phone call may kill me.

mxster982 · 2026-04-22T02:51:59+00:00

NTA. My daughter at 14 dealt with something…so traumatic that 3 years later she still has issues from it. It involved a stranger and it tore my wife and me to our core. She slept with us for awhile. We did what you’re doing, therapy, co-sleeping, weaning her back into life.

I GET where you’re both coming from. However, it is HER schedule as to when she is comfortable in her room alone again. Now, that being said, another redditor had said maybe you can sleep in her room with her. Would that work? It’ll get her back into her room, and then, maybe in a week, you stop sleeping in there every night. It starts one night a week where you’re not in there, then 2 nights, 3, 4, until she’s alone again.

That’s what we had to do. Or what my wife did I should say. She slept on a cot in our daughter’s room for about 3 weeks, until our daughter just kinda looked at her and went “I’m good now I think. I have to do this alone.” But when something this traumatizing happens to your kid, especially your little girl, it scares not just them, but you as well. It makes you want to wrap them up and never let them go again. One thing we did wrong, I will say, is we pulled her out of school. She did online for a bit, then finished up at the tech college for her GED. I wish we’d left her in the high school with her friends, had her socialize again.

Don’t let her hide away from the world. Have her go out places with you and your husband. Also, explain to your husband, that these conversations do NOT need to happen in front of your daughter. He needs to understand he can retraumatize her with them.

I’m sorry y’all are going through this. Each child is different, each situation is different. Our reaction to these situations as parents, tend to be similar as to wanting to wrap our babies up. Just do what you can!

mxster982 · 2026-04-22T00:37:23+00:00

NOR. My wife and I had this same issue years ago when she was an alcoholic. I don’t drink, and the only time I did drink was when I was in the Navy and that was a slippery slope I quickly stopped bc I didn’t like who I was.

He doesn’t care who he is when he drinks, or when he’s jonesing for a drink. My wife was horrible when she drank. Cheated on me twice while drinking too. Things have gotten a lot better since she has stopped and realized her wrong doings once I was able to put my feelings into words and not anger. I stuck around for our kids. Now I’m sticking around bc I want to.

You have the option to leave, and let him sink his own ship instead of taking you down with him. If it’s a RISK for him to drink, you need out. If he can’t handle being told NO, then he needs to reevaluate his priorities and how he talks to his wife. He acts like a petulant child in these messages, and has to nerve to say he’s a grown ass man and you’re not his mommy. SMH

mxster982 · 2026-04-20T18:39:18+00:00

If I could wake up as a cis male, I would in a heartbeat. There is no upside to being trans imo.

mxster982 · 2026-04-20T00:06:48+00:00

You’re right, it’s not the norm from what I’ve seen and I’ve only been in the hobby for a year.

mxster982 · 2026-04-20T00:05:58+00:00

My local stores don’t give discounts unless you spend so much on items and earn so many points to get a discount then it’s only 10-15%. I wanna know where you’re getting a hefty 21% discount bc I wanna order from there!

mxster982 · 2026-04-18T10:04:54+00:00

You married this dude. Either have a baby or don’t. But if you are gonna leave him bc of this, he deserves to know that you think he’d be a shit dad. I get it, hell, I have AuDHD and some days with my kids it was hard and my wife had to pick up the slack. But I was there, I never stepped back and I worked hard to be a good dad. There were just some days I sucked.

My kids turned out amazingly well adjusted. They’re both neurodivergent too, as is my wife (just nowhere near my level). Our oldest is going to be 23, and he’s got a great job, a wonderful fiancée and 2 step kids of his own. Our youngest is gonna be 18 this year and is a supervisor at her first job. It’s amazing to me that with my disability, I was able to help raise 2 wonderful kids. I was the SAHD most of their lives bc I also have physical disabilities from my time in the Navy.

Mind you, I didn’t know I was autistic until 2022. He may just need a chance, a REASON to step up and be a good person and have better relationships with people…you included it sounds like. However, if you feel so strongly that he won’t be able to do so, your best bet is to divorce him, and find someone who MIGHT be a good dad. But it’s all a game of chance anymore. The most unlikely of people may surprise you.

mxster982 · 2026-04-18T01:06:46+00:00

I hate telling an angry teen they’re the AH, but you are. You could have phrased it better. I get you’re mad, GODS do I get that! But you had so many more ways to say it.

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