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Apologies for the newsletter hiatus, but we are back in action!
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A note from Sara
Hi everyone!
When Danny told me about his podcast idea and I started listening to it for fun, I never thought I’d get to be the host — but I managed to scam my way into the pod and had so much fun dissecting Reddit situations with Danny every week. What I thought would be shooting the shit about Reddit turned into something really interesting and unique: We talked about mental health, psychology, diversity, and other important issues. I’ve learned so much from you all, Danny, and even Reddit, and that has been such a valuable experience.
I may not be as emotive as Danny, but I am really going to miss chatting about AITA every week and being a part of this awesome community. (I’m not totally MIA, though! Join the Patreon and we can talk on Discord.)
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Asshole of the Week
Posted by Reddit user Jason_Barret1029:
AITA for telling my wife that leaving her used pad in my brother’s place was inappropriate?
OP and his wife were visiting OP’s brother. Let’s pretend that OP’s wife is Sarah, and OP’s brother is John. John lives alone in an apartment and was celebrating his 31st birthday. Sarah and John do not get along very well, but can be civil. The trio had dinner together and all was well, until Sarah used John’s bathroom.
Eventually, John also used the bathroom and came back angry. John pulled OP aside and angrily stated that Sarah had left her used pad in the bathroom. OP was shocked and thought that it was very inappropriate of her. John was angry and took it to be a sign of disrespect towards him. OP apologized to him, saying that he didn’t know about it, and John told him he had to speak to Sarah about it or she wouldn’t be welcome at his place anymore.
When OP got in the car with Sarah he asked her about it. Sarah wasn’t concerned. She said there was nothing wrong with it since she put it in the trash can, and that John was being ridiculous. OP and Sarah got into a big argument, resulting in Sarah not speaking to OP.
Our Opinion: YTA. John is 31. If he ends up living with someone who has a period, he has to get used to that. As long as it’s in the trash can, it’s not a big deal. Maybe Sarah can put more effort into hiding it and wrapping it up, but even still it’s not a “sign of disrespect” for someone to change their pad in someone’s bathroom.
Top Comment: “Oh. See, the way you were describing it made it seem like she left it unwrapped on the edge of the sink or something. But she threw it away. In the bin. That’s meant for trash. So yeah, YTA.” - Realistic-Nebula5961
Notable Comment: “I thought like that she stuck it in the wall or something” - Impossible_Trainer48
Total Drama
Posted by Reddit user maleficent8080:
AITA for uninviting my future sister-in-law from my wedding after she told my fiancé I was pregnant
When OP discovered that she was pregnant, she decided to keep it quiet. She didn’t know what she was going to do about it, since she knew her fiancé wouldn’t be happy about it. The only person who knew about the pregnancy was OP’s best friend, who also happens to be her future sister-in-law (fiancé’s sister). OP took the pregnancy at her SIL’s house, and that is why she knew. SIL agreed that her brother was not going to be happy about it, but thought that OP should tell him anyway.
The two continuously argued about this. OP said that she needed time to process and think, but SIL claimed that OP was just making up excuses and stalling. Finally, SIL told her brother during a family dinner, in front of OP. He confronted OP in front of everyone, and now the whole family is angry with OP for keeping it from him.
SIL has been reaching out to OP, apologizing and saying that she couldn’t keep it from her brother. Eventually, OP picked up the phone and snapped. OP yelled at her, uninviting her from the wedding and saying she could find a different bridesmaid.
Our Opinion: ESH. There is a lot of pushing and pulling in this story. The sister-in-law pushes OP to tell her fiancé about something huge, that he should know about but that OP isn’t ready to tell. OP lashes out by taking away her involvement in the wedding, banning her from the event. Very unnecessary on both ends. SIL needs to let things run their course, as it is not her relationship and not her pregnancy. OP needs to forgive SIL and allow her to at least attend the wedding as a guest, since she is her fiancé’s sister, rather than cause more family drama.
Top Comment: “Please explain why y’all are getting married if you can’t even tell him you’re pregnant.” - Impossible-Luck1734