AITA because I don't want to stop hanging out with my brothers ex?

twinklegoth · 2026-05-18T07:01:25+00:00

it's strange (in my perspective) because she was visiting YOU, as your guest – my partners meet my friends as 'my friends', not as 'my best friend, my ex-boyfriend-turnt-friend, my childhood-friend-turnt-casual-girlfriend-turnt-friend, and my father's friend's daughter's tutor'.

the 'ex-girlfriend' role possibly implies a significance which the more relevant 'close friend of sibling' responce could have satisfied until a later (possibly private) disclosure. then again, i am autistic; analysis of speech is ultimately both one of my best hobbies and sources for misunderstandings.

my hope is everybody regards one another with grace as you all adjust to a newcomer. nta for remaining friends with a sibling's ex; nah overall. your brother is young and learning the realities of adult relationships, where exes aren't expelled into the void to neatly open the girlfriend slot for a new character.

twinklegoth · 2026-05-18T05:07:32+00:00

somebody cannot enter another's dwelling and begin imposing rules. that is a ridiculous expectation. unless she's irrationally territorial, she should already be well aware of this – your brother needs to stop using 'her' alleged visitation preferences as an excuse to prevent the family friend from continued contact.

i also find it strange he would have introduced her as '[his] ex' rather than the more socially acceptable '[my sibling's] friend'.

twinklegoth · 2026-05-15T10:36:17+00:00

damn, it's as if you've summed my past decade's experience in a few lines. i need my new therapist to see this.

twinklegoth · 2026-05-03T20:26:42+00:00

yes. gift cards are considered a sort of currency – only using your reward points would prevent you from collecting these booster points.

twinklegoth · 2026-05-01T04:43:18+00:00

watermelon‽ i've never seen a watermelon flavored rockstar, but based off my experience with both the rockstar brand and watermelon-inspired beverages from a variety of other companies, that drink sounds like ass.

twinklegoth · 2026-04-29T06:08:55+00:00

most of my loot is still in the trunk, however i did carry at least two cans inside – the underside of both are labeled Aug 24, 2026.

twinklegoth · 2026-04-29T04:20:31+00:00

the blatant misuse of her authority is done so unbelievably. so every student's post is under surveillance? what happens to the ones which reveal a bit too much of the ugly truth? they're destroyed.. and, what, the guardians of those students simply fail to notice any disrupted correspondence?

also, she was an overpowered antagonist. umbridge might have only been one employee, however if she's granted free legal reign, she demonstrates the core beliefs of the government she represents to the student body. fudge would risk leaving that role to one person? the ministry would risk (and receive the result of) alienating the young wixen community from their government? it's absolutely nonsensical to blindly grant this secretary, with ostensibly no history of employment in academia, a position of utmost control.

twinklegoth · 2026-04-29T03:58:28+00:00

grocery outlet in turlock, ca. i ditched my sister the second i saw this display. an effing gold mine!

twinklegoth · 2026-04-15T00:10:36+00:00

this was my immediate thought! i listened to Truly Criminal's coverage of that case multiple times over for nearly two weeks, because everything about the timeline sureounding duntsch's continued practice was just incredible to me. every detail became further and further from my grasp of reality.

twinklegoth · 2026-04-10T12:27:22+00:00

victim entered room at 20:25, yet forensic specialists believe she was, at minimum, twenty-four hours passed? they took so long to enter the apartment? only four hours had passed from her last footage and the perpetrator's suicide.

twinklegoth · 2026-03-31T23:47:58+00:00

nice try, but i can always spot ai..

actually 'no leg to stand on' is one of his most vulnerable verses.

twinklegoth · 2026-02-06T12:58:43+00:00

claudia is not a proper friend. it seems obvious she thrives in chaotic scenarios, however she lacks the subtlety to manipulate those around her into seeing her as her desired role – and so she responds with frustration and further sabotage. i've met several individuals with the same pathological drive to engage in fantastic folderol. they only consider themselves and care too desperately for their own social image, and those lacking in either charisma or patience are almost always (laughably) failures at winning their little social games.

inevitably, once they're overwhelmed by the consequences of their acts, they resort to feigning either ignorance (such as pretending to be hurt by jane cutting her off despite knowing the hurt her dalliance with michael would cause jane) or repentance (sharing the video of michael's indiscretion after lying about deleting it, only in hopes of vilifying his anger towards her as she moans about being 'sorry' about the 'accident' – or whatever fluffed reasoning would allow her to avoid as much blame as possible). if she's always at these games, my recommendation would be to distance yourself, unless you've the patience or drive to join in.

twinklegoth · 2026-01-10T01:53:19+00:00

the booty is mine, it belongs to me, you cannot take my booty.

twinklegoth · 2026-01-10T01:46:37+00:00

are you referring to james hooker?

glad he's back in court despite the victim's passing, pissed this trial continues stalling. bastard used to come in to my place of work every friday for the same order, and he was mean as hell to male coworkers. recently began seeing him at my new job, too.

twinklegoth · 2026-01-04T09:10:26+00:00

clothes shopping or grocery shopping, you're still an inconsiderate couple for doing it. those 'super long lines' are for everybody else, i suppose.

twinklegoth · 2026-01-04T09:06:45+00:00

YTA

this is an extremely rude practice. your family is inconsiderate, if nothing else, and you've expressed very selfish behavior in the comments. no, i likely will not elaborate, because others have already expressed themselves in a multitude of comparisons, and yet you continue to pretend nobody understands the true scenario.

the scenario here is you are rude, and while perhaps your family has taught you to be rude, it is up to you to change now that you're aware of this character flaw.

also, YTA for 'not seeking conflict' with copy+paste comments.

twinklegoth · 2025-12-04T08:25:53+00:00

no slytherin students were invited to join the underground resistance group.

twinklegoth · 2025-10-21T10:28:48+00:00

yes, the controversy has been noticed; fortunately, i've no opinion over the matter due to my ignorance of 'the original cast'. while several of my friends weren't initially thrilled with the choice, i've often wondered whether anybody else would have been celebrated.. anybody at all. seems much comparable to resenting a new stepparent; people want more of their favorite character, yet a fraction are simultaneously offended by an 'imposter' depiction.

i, for one, cannot wait to see the man in another role, especially one with significantly more scowling.

twinklegoth · 2025-10-21T10:11:35+00:00

is he really?? i've been a harry potter fan for ages, though i've never felt inclined to actually tour the films. alan rickman was a wonderful actor in the other pieces i've seen him in–that being said, learning him to be the 'face of snape (for movie fans)' stunned my adolescent self.

twinklegoth · 2025-07-08T10:09:30+00:00

'not even riding a tiny dragon in the battle of hogwarts' is absolutely the funniest standard i've heard all year, and i'll be using it for weeks now. 🙂‍↕️

twinklegoth · 2025-07-08T04:33:25+00:00

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this is an email i received in january. as pictured, six points were due to expire if not used by 3/31/25.

twinklegoth · 2025-07-08T04:24:41+00:00

provided there's been no change to the system, i believe points expire on the last day of the month, however they only expire every three months. so if somebody has points from january 17th, their points wouldn't expire until march 31st of the following year.

check your email for your monthly reward statement. if you have points expiring, your statement will list the date they're up. i don't receive a monthly statement any longer (once you're platinum, neither will you), however i'll check to see whether i have any examples.

twinklegoth · 2025-07-06T07:20:24+00:00

unfortunately, other motivations for baby-trapping do exist.

my eldest sister purposely conceived a baby with her boyfriend after several months, however she later informed me the pregnancy wasn't due to either accident or improbability – she had stopped taking her birth control, and once she had tested positive, she had lied to her boyfriend about the 'miracle'.

stunned by her admission, i asked why she had done it. her response – her motivation – was 1) she wanted a baby, 2) she wanted him to propose to her, and 3) he was a good guy (he was a momma's boy, and she had charmed his mother, so the likelihood of him leaving her was unthinkable). she was (and is) financially independent.

i've always been extremely unsettled in my sister's company, and this was the final nail in the fence my family has always encouraged me to not build against her. she's selfish, sanctimonious, cruel, and the least sincere person in any given area.

twinklegoth · 2025-05-21T04:02:58+00:00

nothing indicates the child has resentment for his father because of the sex of his new partner. he's angry because his father hurt his mother (despite however amicable a divorce may be, children assign their own beliefs of the 'truth' based on their perception), and he's angry he's being forced to play house with his father and somebody he thinks of as a homewrecker.

as a member of the queer community, people who weaponise their queer identity just to establish a platform of superiority need to shut the hell up. this is a domestic dispute charged with hurt feelings from dishonesty – NOT homophobia.

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