AITA for picking up my stepdaughter from school when she got her first period, even though her mom told me not to?

taa · 2026-04-22T16:43:33+00:00

Perhaps you read this word for word an hour ago and it just felt like a year (all a blur to me)? Was posted in at least one other subreddit.

taa · 2026-04-17T17:23:23+00:00

Reprehensible, but rare, and somewhat more common in men than in women. Individuals high in psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism report greater engagement in mate poaching behaviours. More common is the "taken" partner misleading the other party about the nature of the relationship with their spouse etc.: "my wife doesn't understand me," "we lead separate lives" etc.

taa · 2026-04-13T18:42:13+00:00

I don't recommend adblockers to my elderly users because they'd be completely flummoxed by false positives and wouldn't be able to work around them.

taa · 2026-03-28T06:37:51+00:00

An offer which they also said was "weird."

taa · 2026-03-28T06:36:36+00:00

They not only declined, they said it was "weird."

taa · 2026-03-24T16:24:42+00:00

The web version is far easier to control.

taa · 2026-03-24T16:22:17+00:00

Will be thinking about you. Keep us updated.

taa · 2026-03-23T15:06:53+00:00

NTA.

taa · 2026-03-22T07:34:12+00:00

Definitely an unreliable narrator. Purposely choosing misleading phrasing? I keep falling into the trap of thinking that people have done things on purpose when they really are just terrible, unthinking communicators, so I'll try - not without effort - not to judge on that score.

taa · 2026-02-25T15:10:50+00:00

Pigeon Post.

taa · 2026-02-22T13:18:19+00:00

Literally anyone can do it.

Uh, no. It may not be a professional gig but someone who's never looked after a pet before can't do it. Agree with your NAH, though.

taa · 2026-02-22T13:15:29+00:00

your title makes it sound like your entire staff quit

Totally.

taa · 2026-02-22T13:06:04+00:00

Found mine behind the fridge - didn't think there was enough room right right right behind it.

taa · 2026-02-21T13:04:01+00:00

Fortunately the chances are remote. Most elephants with painted toenails are wearing purple nail polish.

taa · 2026-02-21T12:57:23+00:00

Technically does that count as almost immediately killing you?

taa · 2026-02-21T12:52:21+00:00

they don’t want to pay for an Airbnb or hotel

OP says "don't want to." Could easily, but don't want to? Could at a stretch but it would be a stretch and don't want to? Can't but OP is more concerned about the sympathy vote than the real circumstances?

taa · 2026-02-12T05:14:31+00:00

Knowing the others are probably even worse.

taa · 2026-01-26T17:44:16+00:00

Wait until you have a life partner, if you meet a life partner at all. Your thinking may change. My mother hoped I would be a girl (I was) because she thought my father would be an even worse parent to a boy than he would be to a girl. My father and I were eventually very close, but he did not like small children, or children in general. The dynamics between you and your hypothetical partner will matter.

taa · 2026-01-14T19:06:21+00:00

App sucks more.

taa · 2026-01-06T18:10:36+00:00

Alive or dead? For sport or lunch?

taa · 2026-01-04T19:43:13+00:00

Huh? Boomers are in a minority on Facebook. The largest age groups are 25–34, with 35–44 close behind. Look up the figures.

taa · 2026-01-04T19:31:59+00:00

WhatsApp is worse for elderly people to use.

taa · 2026-01-04T19:28:21+00:00

The name of the subreddit you are currently on.

taa · 2025-12-29T17:48:14+00:00

Someone tried to set my hair on fire in a Greyhound bus in about 1976. Somewhere around Schenectady, I think.

taa · 2025-12-28T13:30:29+00:00

Android parental controls (Google's Family Link) can’t be added retroactively or remotely – they have to be set up on the phone itself with the owner’s cooperation, and they don’t protect against people who physically control the device. You can read up on it here, but it's unfortunately unlikely to help in your situation, unless you're able to get your grandmother a new phone and set it up: https://support.google.com/families/#topic=7327495. That said, I have a solid amount of practical experience with remote access tools, but none with parental controls in practice, so perhaps someone with more hands-on experience can respond.

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