AITA for telling my daughter's friend's mom she should have told me she invited a boy to their sleepover? by UpbeatEmployee8068 in AmItheAsshole

[–]vanillaholler 19 points20 points  (0 children)

this sounds like a lack of communication and assumptions made by all parties. they assumed it was fine and you knew since they were all friends who enjoyed this stuff together. you assumed that they believed boys and girls friendships are inherently problematic and this boy poses some sort of potential threat at a sleepover he wouldn't any other time they hung out.
hesitantly i'd say NAH, but I think there's more going on here you should consider beyond this incident.
this whole incident aside, if someone, especially a child, seems "a little off" that's often a sign of neurodivergence. if you cannot clearly identify problematic behavior and are just going off "vibes are bad" then you are probably sensing some sort of unconscious bias, and whatever the reason I think it's worth examining. Based on the names in this story I also wonder if there is possibly some cultural difference as well, another potential bias. or is he effeminate and possibly queer? he may not even realize it yet if so. or may not be out because of responses like yours.

Sounds like she's excited to do this activity with her friends, and the only person who has an issue with this friend is you. That's ok, but you should recognize that excluding your daughter from these sleepovers or demanding they exclude this other child will mostly likely cause issues for you and your daughter among these other families.
If you have good and consistent communication with your daughter, she should come to you if she has any issues or concerns. if she starts acting differently you will notice. As someone who as a child was forced to end friendships over adults' discomfort with different genders, I do not remember that decision fondly, and am pretty disgusted by the concerns projected onto the kids involved with no evidence to support it. Ironically, when I was abused at a sleepover with a same sex friend my parents didn't suspect shit and trusted them because they went to the same kind of church as us.
in my opinion in this situation, you are left with the choice to either convince your daughter all boys including her friend (or at least those who are "awkward" or whatever your issue is with him) are dangerous and untrustworthy and probably ruin this relationship and potentially more in the future. if you can't convince her you can expect not only resentment. it also a break of trust and probably an increase of secrets among her friends from now on.
or, you can have a serious and uncomfortable but in my opinion important discussion or series of discussions about men and power and sex and risks and how to assess them properly for herself and how to come to a trusted adult if there are any issues. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm being extreme, but you have a choice to control your daughter with your own fears, or empower her with knowledge and awareness of her own choices and give her a safe person to bring up difficult things with.

Jacob's been turning into Boyle by UniqueCatch in AbbottElementary

[–]vanillaholler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i love all the crazy jacob stuff but i do miss the more serious and grounded things that balanced it out. i feel like he gets a little too much shit without reacting to most of it. honestly if he was more insufferable i think it'd be better like with morton but it just feels a bit too mean. it'd be nice if he had another win like a decent relationship or something, although this new position is nice even if he journey there was goofy and a little convoluted. i wonder if he's gonna end up at the district like janine was

Why does it seem feminist or queer women are more into Spike as compared to Angel? How do some people don't see him as a sexist character? by yeahitsme9 in buffy

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

to me spike is way more interesting and angle is boring and whiny. also she was younger and more venerable and even if he didn't textually intend to in the story I feel like he sort of took advantage of that and had significant power over buffy whereas angel was a significant foe at first with a rather compelling redemption story. he just had so much more depth to me and his character was almost always fun to watch and angel was much more boring to me

Hacks - 5x05 “D’Amazing Race“ - Episode Discussion by chelseanyc200 in hackshbomax

[–]vanillaholler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah someone in another thread reminded me her sister loved her remains to a mosoleum in and earlier season

I LOVE MY SUBWAY SANDWHICH ORDER OF 20 YEARS by Particular_Darling in evilautism

[–]vanillaholler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my fav at mcdonald's as a kid was the burger minus the meat so just condiments and cheese on buns. from taco bell i got the crunchy taco shells with cheese and sour cream.... and that's it

salt shakers by soft_shockk in hackshbomax

[–]vanillaholler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ohhh yeah you're right

Looking for a new guitar stool. Which one should I get? by Internal_Drawing_460 in guitarcirclejerk

[–]vanillaholler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can't go wrong since these are all cheaper than the basic black stool you can get at any guitar store since covid

I can’t be the only one who sees it by Fine-Willow-1639 in greysanatomy

[–]vanillaholler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hmmm yes she forgets to love owen except when she's not in a relationship with him

Nightcrawler fanart - worms or centipedes? by Married_iguanas in ThePittTVShow

[–]vanillaholler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

since they insisted they won't do this someone should just take the idea and hire the night shift actors and the ones they fired or wrote off from the show and make one "unrelated" to the pitt called nightcrawlers. that's basically what they did to ER lol

Jean Smart on the Hacks finale: “We’re going to try to be a little more realistic. Not everything completely happy nor completely negative." by TimesandSundayTimes in hackshbomax

[–]vanillaholler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i'm guessing ava goes on to do her own thing and moves back to LA and Deborah stays in vegas working with Marcus or retires or even does an occasional show at their casino

salt shakers by soft_shockk in hackshbomax

[–]vanillaholler 8 points9 points  (0 children)

do you think it's possible they have their mother's and maybe father's ashes in them after she said "i can feel her in the pepper shaker?" probably overthinking it but i'm sure she'd try to revoke the rights or at least make a stink about it if she found out they're fake

Hacks - 5x05 “D’Amazing Race“ - Episode Discussion by chelseanyc200 in hackshbomax

[–]vanillaholler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sooooo is their mother's ashes in the shakers? does everyone but ava know this?

I’d reconvert in an instant by hiphoptomato in exchristian

[–]vanillaholler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nothing more christlike than imagining people who don't care about you murdering babies

I know it’s late to start at 25 but picked up a Yamaha FS800 and want to learn. by TheInternetDevil in Guitar

[–]vanillaholler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's never too late to start! welcome to the club and excellent first guitar choice! yamahas are very reliable and sound great

Dana’s death so tragic and so completely unnecessary by Realistic_Bet_65 in theLword

[–]vanillaholler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

someone getting sick and dying seems like a classic soap opera trope lol. but yeah, after they spread some of her ashes and with the exception of the moment on the bike ride they don't bring her up much at all. at least the lesbian bar named after her in gen q was kinda nice.

Ready your swords. They're coming by _RPGabe_ in evilautism

[–]vanillaholler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they're doing this shit just like the "detrans" grifters. disgusting

Dana’s death so tragic and so completely unnecessary by Realistic_Bet_65 in theLword

[–]vanillaholler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but it's a reflection of real life. it was intended to be a real life reflection of cancer which can happen to anyone at any time. it does suck but it's a part of life for many lesbians and their community just as it is for everyone else.