June Full Bonus Episode! -- Audio
Added 2024-06-30 04:22:00 +0000 UTCJune's full bonus episode is here featuring our very own Kerri!! This was a juicy filled episode with updates coming in as we were reading. I can't wait to hear your thoughts on all of these stories!
https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/1dkscoa/comment/l9k1wn5/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/1dl8c9j/aita_for_being_a_little_uncomfortable_on/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1dky0bj/my_wifes_ex_sends_her_flowers_every_year_on/
Comments
My thought is that he was sending her flowers on Mother’s Day because maybe the were pregnant and she miscarried or something just to show her hey even though this happened you were still a mom and maybe that’s why the split because that’s hard for some couples to get through
Morgan Cepeda
2024-11-23 00:16:51 +0000 UTCmorgans music taste in the beginning is very approved by 14 year old me hahaha, grand theft autumn is great! 😌🩷
tay
2024-10-08 14:55:41 +0000 UTCI wish Kerri had picked the second story about the OP telling their husband to leave if he was uncomfortable with OP’s son living with them. Does anyone know where I can find it? I’m dead curious but haven’t found it on reddit yet
Tríona Seery
2024-10-06 22:53:17 +0000 UTCI love that the stepmother found a used dress for cheap. Perfect! Stop mindless consumption and save some money. However, it seems incredibly obvious to me that she should have given her stepdaughter the $150 she saved (or even $75 to split the difference and they both win). It would be a great lesson for the stepdaughter that new is not always better when used can save that much money.
Prances McLassie
2024-10-02 15:07:46 +0000 UTCI disagree about the bridesmaid story-- i dont think its insulting to the step daughter but i can understand how it comes across, but i also think its ridiculous when its the same exact dress, especially when clothing waste is so prevalent.
Gabriella
2024-10-01 14:47:57 +0000 UTCI can speak to the whole housing story. My boyfriend works in student housing and we have these conversations all the time. At least for our school over the summers is when the cleaning company, maintenance, and facilities comes to clean and replace everything/make sure it is in working order. So yes, everything has to be taken from common areas because even if it is just a kitchen full of stuff, that is a domino effect of delays for the rest of the schedule and if you think about the amount of rooms that have to be taken care of in a few months, that is a really big deal. Especially with covid shutting down classes there were issues because some students are uncomfortable with school staff being in their space with there stuff, so there are many sides to it. Yes sometimes fees can be waived, but everything is made clear in the contract that you sign for on campus housing, so I don’t think it was wrong for the fine to be charged, it just sucks that she had to pay it and it has escalated to such a fiasco
Zarya Dahl
2024-09-30 23:54:24 +0000 UTCgrand theft autumn is so deep cut morgan I’m obsessed
Sabrina Benchaabane
2024-09-29 19:10:43 +0000 UTCIt’s not that we “let social anxiety win” I’m not going because I don’t want to have three hour panic attacks. It’s not a choice
Syriah
2024-09-26 16:14:18 +0000 UTCWith how social media data mines, it absolutely could have just come up on Marketplace. I asked my daughter if she wanted a cat (didn’t even search) and now I’m getting targeted ads for cat stuff. I get that being a stepchild is hard, and being 15 is hard…there should definitely be further conversation and I’m sure they can find something to add for Kiki that they don’t add for anyone else to make her feel special so they don’t have to buy a second dress. Also, with the last story, I can see why the brother had to be bailed out of debt. I hope his husband has a lot of money that the brother can’t access.
Talia
2024-09-24 14:03:42 +0000 UTCI love imagine dragons lol just took my kids to see them for their first concert! 🎵
Sarah Bittle
2024-09-12 23:25:53 +0000 UTCThe 1st story of the apartment stuff: the guy is NTA. But I mainly want to touch on the response about the fine itself. If someone signs a Lease with a listed fine if something happens, it has to be paid. A lease is a binding legal document and nothing can change that. However small claims court would side with the roommate that paid the fine and he/she could be monetarily compensated by the other people in the apartment.
Ashley Rodriguez
2024-08-20 22:20:24 +0000 UTCI am in defense of the step mom. It's a dress she is going to wear once. She is in the wedding party, as part of the family, not in the audience as a guest. NO one is going to know hers is used. There is enough clothing waste as it is. She was probably scouring to find the gown online and happened across one that would fit her step daughter. I bet if she happened to find one that would fit one of her kids, the dress would have gone to them. I swear, step parents often get the shit end of the stick. Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
Christie
2024-08-14 15:35:18 +0000 UTCI will say when I planned my wedding last year I joined a million resale Facebook groups and random dresses do pop up, especially if it’s a popular color or website brand! So step mom really may have just stumbled upon it and was surprised!
Emma Frey
2024-08-11 16:26:19 +0000 UTCBuy sells groups for bridemaids dresses are SOO COMMON now, NTA
Rachel Breese
2024-08-07 00:57:14 +0000 UTCClothing waste is real. I was shocked by Morgan’s take. If it were a wedding dress I’d see it differently but it’s just a silly bridesmaid dress and the step mom is already making it so it’s free for Kiki. She’s being a brat :/
Taylor Baldwin
2024-08-04 15:46:47 +0000 UTCI totally agree. My fiance and I have been together since my bonus daughter was was 16 months old and she'll be 7 next month. If I bought her dress used it wouldn't be a thing she calls me mom and we have a fantastic relationship but that's the reason it would be okay if she and I didn't have that it would be very different
Courtney
2024-07-20 16:19:43 +0000 UTCsorry but I actually don’t think the step mom was in the wrong for buying a secondhand dress AT ALLLLLL. bridesmaids dresses are pretty wasteful as is so may as well buy secondhand if the dress was only worn once?!
Cat Swartz
2024-07-19 18:28:47 +0000 UTCthe bridesmaid one is so interesting. At 26, I wouldn’t give af about a cheaper dress I would prefer saving money BUT at 15 bro I would feel sooo insulted and left out. I’m still listening but I hope the stepmom bought her the new dress
Mary Hallaren
2024-07-10 16:01:00 +0000 UTC😭😭😭🤍🤍🤍🤍 ilysm Morgan you really made my day
Dharma Marquardt
2024-07-09 14:05:04 +0000 UTCOKAY SOMEONE GETS IT!!! YES
Two Hot Takes
2024-07-09 07:29:49 +0000 UTCWHERE IS YOUR BOY TONIGHT I HOPE HE IS A GENTLEMAN
Dharma Marquardt
2024-07-07 17:48:25 +0000 UTCJust have to comment about the cake and the boiling water question they usually recommend it to help with the flavoring of the cocoa powder to make it more bold
Kate
2024-07-05 23:24:36 +0000 UTCOn top of that, she’s 15! Shes probably still growing, height wise and your body changes sooo much in your late teens through early 20s! Assuming everyone else is in their late 20+ it’s less likely those people will outgrow their dress before they can wear it again. I have a few very fancy dresses that I bought in college for charity events and none of them fit after a few years. But for the most part, I still wear the dresses I bought at 25+
Hope
2024-07-04 23:04:12 +0000 UTCI don't see how anyone could think that it's sus that the step mom found the dress? Like the step daughter found the dress options for herself, sent them to the step mom and from there the step mom did some looking around. It's not like the step mom could have foreseen the daughter asking for that specific dress, but after having the knowledge, she looked for it using the tag I'm assuming. She's shelling out the money herself already
Danielle Hernandez
2024-07-03 22:30:43 +0000 UTCWe need merch that says, "buck up, bake the cake, or shut the f*ck up."
Grace
2024-07-02 23:57:23 +0000 UTCI almost died of a heart attack when I heard Jerry’s voice in the background. I thought there was someone in my house😂
Ana Signoretti
2024-07-02 15:07:54 +0000 UTCNO WAY!!! What are the odds of that
Two Hot Takes
2024-07-02 05:26:20 +0000 UTCJerry coming in and knocking saying “Dad’s here” scared me 😂
Bri Ryder
2024-07-02 04:46:50 +0000 UTC“5th wheeled a family breakfast..” Ok but that’s the perfect way to say it cause it really is like being a third wheel with a couple. Same with being the only woman in a group without kids. I don’t think it’s always anxiety or intentionally done, it just happens kind of naturally when there’s only 1 odd one out 🤷🏻♀️
Kelsey Burnham
2024-07-01 21:57:09 +0000 UTCMorgan, I need you to know I’m driving through Green River as I listen to this episode !!!
Madi Goddard
2024-07-01 14:34:31 +0000 UTCFrank from the basement yard probably has creed stuck in his head too😂
Kelsie Wheeler
2024-07-01 14:22:32 +0000 UTCI would, but he just does not want to add anything on there🤦🏼♀️ I keep asking and suggesting. He had some ideas and then talked himself out of it 😫
Katie Szaroleta-Teran
2024-07-01 09:59:59 +0000 UTCAs the only single friend in every group at 30, events changing last minute from friends to family/S.O. does suck. Ofc I love hanging with everyone! And if I know that’s the deal that’s totally fine and nice. But I’ve been surprised by family days before and it does suck. I showed up to what I thought was a girls brunch but the others brought their husbands and small kids and I accidentally 5th wheeled a family breakfast basically instead. I don’t have social anxiety. And I don’t think that makes me a bad person that sometimes I want to only see my friends and not ALWAYS their partners/families just because they have them. It does change the event imo
Megan Mulholland
2024-07-01 07:46:24 +0000 UTCThere wasn't a lot of context about how long they've known each other, do they usually get a long, etc.. which kind of feels intentional now no or am I just overthinking?
Two Hot Takes
2024-07-01 05:40:44 +0000 UTCMake it a date night! FaceTime and shop with him online if you can :)
Two Hot Takes
2024-07-01 05:39:49 +0000 UTCMy sister bought every single one of her homecoming and prom dresses (but one) secondhand because she wanted specific brands and styles that would have been out of budget brand new! Its still a new dress to you even if someone else wore it first. And honestly she’s 15! As long as this isn’t repeated behavior from stepmom, she’ll get over it
Caitlin Maloney
2024-07-01 03:45:24 +0000 UTCThe step daughter is so entitled!! If my step mom said she found a great deal on my dress I’d be ecstatic! Who cares if it’s used..
Esme Carlson
2024-07-01 03:42:07 +0000 UTCLol the “dads here” 😂
Danylle
2024-07-01 02:46:55 +0000 UTCSo have your cake.. 😀AND EAT IT TOO😃 so woke Jer
bri avina
2024-06-30 18:05:02 +0000 UTCI honestly think Bridesmaid mom is NTA! Even if she did purposely search out the dress on FB or Ebay, I can honestly see where she’s coming from! She also mentioned when the other bridesmaids pick out their styles she would search to see if she can get them secondhand too! It sucks that it was stepdaughters dress first but if I was a bride who was generously buying all of my bridesmaids dresses I would 100% try to find them secondhand! Because not only are they only going to wear it once but its better for the environment. Shes also buying all shoes, jewelry, and paying for makeup which is definitely not the standard anymore! However I understand the stepdaughter feels singled out so I’d maybe say hey you saved me $150 why don’t you pick out a rehearsal dinner dress or something else that I’m not doing for the other bridesmaids to kind of soothe the hurt feelings! Or maybe offer to pay for stepdaughter to get her nails done with the stepmom for the wedding, just something to make it up to her!! I think she was wrong in how she went about the situation but def not an asshole!
Caitlin Maloney
2024-06-30 17:11:22 +0000 UTCI know all of the words to Dragostea din tei by O-Zone 🙂↕️ I feel so seen rn morgan
Emma Glover
2024-06-30 16:19:10 +0000 UTCMy first thought is that the wife + ex had a miscarriage together and she hasn’t told the husband about it.
Melissa Sanders
2024-06-30 15:02:55 +0000 UTCJust re listened, her youngest daughter is 8 so stepmom could’ve been with fiancé for like MANY years! We don’t know! Do they already live together? What’s the dynamic? I just have so many questions that would really sway me.
Katie Stecklair
2024-06-30 14:19:42 +0000 UTCStep mom story: I want to know what their relationship is like already and how long step mom has been with fiancé! People keep saying “this isn’t the way to start a relationship.” They already HAVE a relationship and I wanna know the vibes. My step dad IS my dad (obviously different because he married my mom when I was young) so if I was angry at him it wouldn’t be a thing because kids just are bratty sometimes. BUT if maybe they don’t have a good relationship or maybe stepmom JUST started dating fiancé like 2 years ago. I feel like that changes a lot for me.
Katie Stecklair
2024-06-30 14:17:48 +0000 UTCFor the second story I didn't see it as OP blaming the friends by what they said nor was it a lie. The event going from a group of people you know to a large group with only 5 people you know that will probably be pre occupied with others is a HUGE shift. I don't have socail anxiety, but I do have a battery that gets low and I need time to mentally prepare to meet a bunch if new people. I also hate when large event plans change too close to when it is going to happen for that reason. I think that if this wasn't stated from the very first day of planning that it's a open event to bring people OR the question "Would you guys like this to be a just us thing or are we going to bring oth we people in?" isn't asked, I would not go for the sake of being uncomfortable. Also the setting plays a huge role. This could be a new place for them and it's also in the damn woods lol. OP communicated in a way that made sense to me, but I know my neuro divergent brain is different than others. I would've reached out and asked if they were uncomfortable and if there was something I could do to change that. I think OP has bad friends since they didn't take the opportunity to do that, but maybe I'm just over considerate.
Nia Violet
2024-06-30 13:17:15 +0000 UTCHow insecure can this man be??? What the hell? 🫠 I have an extremely sweet ex, who would do exactly the same thing if I would have had children (I won’t ever be a mom but if I did, hypothetically). Have we as a society become so numb to the idea that there are just pure and sweet souls on this planet who are attentive? It’s not like he’s sending flowers on Valentines… I feel the flowers make the partner insecure and it just holds up a mirror in front of him and he is confronted by how he’s just doing the bare minimum and doesn’t step up. The stuff he said to her ?? Criminal! What a sad piece of human garbage. This man needs to work on himself. Stop seeing his wife as a piece of property and be happy for her she’s getting gifts that make her happy. What a MAN CHILD. 🙄 Edit: I just heard the update at the end - this bum is clearly in love with his sister wtf 👎🏻
Zoe Bizoe
2024-06-30 12:46:28 +0000 UTCI am doing my registry all alone 😭 my fiance is on a year long mission, and I keep asking him to put stuff on there but he won’t 😅
Katie Szaroleta-Teran
2024-06-30 12:24:57 +0000 UTC
