Monthly Meme - The AITAs of March

[pumpkinhollow]

BEWARE THE AITAS

C

ry havoc, and let slip the hounds of war interpersonal conflict! In this month's mingle, spin us a yarn of drama, suspense, romance, or petty arguments. Submit the tale for judgement to the court of public opinion, in pursuit of the answer to one all-important question--- "Am I the asshole?" You may defend yourself, but ultimately it is up to your neighbors to decide your fate.

Unlike other public forums, we don't have any rules about fake stories, validation posts, excessive arguments in the comments, or stabbing the emperor. Fudge details to your heart's content, but don't be surprised if the other people involve in the story jump in with a counter-argument. To vote, here is a glossary of important shorthand:

• OP - "Original poster", the person who submitted the story
• YTA - "You're the Asshole," for when the OP is the primary wrongdoer
• NTA - "Not the Asshole," for when the OP is the one who was wronged
• NAH - "No Assholes Here," for when no one is technically in the wrong, the conflict was simply a misunderstanding
• ESH - "Everyone Sucks Here," for when all parties are in the wrong and all of you should be ashamed of yourselves
• JAH - "Justified Asshole," for when OP is definitely an asshole, but for good reason
• INFO - "Information," for when the story is too vague to make a decision, usually followed by a question

Stories should include the OP's name in brackets and then a punchy title in the subject line. Additionally, you may use [ANONYMOUS] in place of your name--- this will allow players to know who OP is, but the characters will not know. Have fun!

Comments

AITA For Convincing My Brother He Was A Dog

[crushed_pearls]

I (43? 44? F) learned that my adopted younger sibling (fuck if I know, 28ish M?) had recently gained the ability to turn into a dog when he came to me for help with turning back, having absolutely no fucking idea what had caused it or how to control it. Here's the thing: he didn't seem to know that he was still speaking English, and I saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which I seized to convince him to do several dog tricks. And he did them! He sat! He shook hands with his lil' paw! Growing more and more distressed as I seemed to not understand him! And then at the end for the final trick I said "Realize you're speaking English!" and he was indeed Quite Upset. I was able to point him to someone else for successful advice on turning back into a human. AITA?

[redlightgreenlight]

I have zero bias and YTA for gaslighting someone for your own amusement.

[thelatechrisfreeman]

YTA but hopefully apologizing will make up for it.

[inaurate]

YTA

But it was pretty funny and you did still help him in the end... I'd say an apology is in order, though.

He actually did all the tricks?

[crushed_pearls]

"Beg" was the hands-down winner of the set.

anon

[astrogator]

ESH. You know you shouldn't have done that, but you didn't force him to do those things. Most people would have tried to act as little like an ordinary dog as possible, not play into the role. He didn't help himself!

[yournewsidekick]

Are you kidding? NTA, that's hilarious!

[maximumcake]

I'm 29 now, actually. My last birthday was in December on the ship.

[crushed_pearls]

That's 203 in dog years.

[maximumcake]

You know I was scared I wouldn't be able to each chocolate again, right?

[pineapplesalmon]

NTA, it's important to mess with siblings. Especially younger siblings. And you didn't leave him thinking he spoke only dog and helped him get back to normal. People who are voting YTA are obviously not older siblings.

li'l threadjack

[thelatechrisfreeman]

Technically I'm a middle sibling now, but I grew up the youngest.

I would have cried so much if my big brother messed with me like that. :( He's always been my protector.

[pineapplesalmon]

Then it wouldn't have been affectionate teasing but mean teasing for you. My brother? Would've tackled me and play-fought me after. It's important to tailor your teasing so that it doesn't cause any lasting harm.

[thelatechrisfreeman]

Then it all depends on how OP's brother took it. If it was taken well, NAH -- if it was taken poorly, then YTA for OP.

Wait.

Does this mean OP is Schrödinger's Asshole????

[pineapplesalmon]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

Basically, yes.

[gruesomegourmand]

NTA. I'm pretty sure everyone with a younger sibling tries to do something like this at least once.

[cacophonish]

NTA it's your job to fuck with younger siblings. I would've done the same thing to my kid brother.

[actuallyawolf]

NTA because that's hilarious but don't tell him I said that.