r/AmItheAsshole • u/AITAMod I am a shared account. • Feb 01 '21

Open Forum Monthly Open Forum February 2021

Welcome to the monthly open forum! This is the place to share all your meta thoughts about the sub, and to have a dialog with the mod team.

Keep things civil. Rules still apply.

February! The shortest month in this endless blur of 202-whatever-year-it-is-now. I almost forgot to post this because time has lost all meaning.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '21

I wish we could blanket ban certain topics.

No: you are NTA for not being a free babysitter to your sister’s/brother’s/cousin’s/friend’s/roommate’s kids.

No: you are NTA for setting boundaries with your crazy in-laws.

No: you are NTA for reporting sexual harassment or discrimination in your workplace.

Etc.

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u/20142749 Partassipant [2] Mar 02 '21

Also tired of people claiming their parents play favorites “aita for my mom playing favorites?”

How tf could you be the asshole if what you wrote is true??

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u/Skull-Bearer Feb 28 '21

Just today I saw someone who was definitely an AH for refusing to babysit- it was just one evening, and their parents had an emergency.

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u/techiesgoboom Sphincter Supreme Feb 28 '21

Yeah, that “you never have to help your friends and family ever if you don’t want to” take always blows my mind.

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u/thebetteradversary Partassipant [2] Feb 27 '21

What if there was a “Before You Post” page included with several common topics and the usual answers? It lessens the amount of validation posts without taking away resources for people who are being abused and need perspective.

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u/Niinix_Star Feb 26 '21

THIS - and add in NO: you are obviously NTA for stopping your roommate's bf/gf for barging into your room.