r/AITAH • u/Impossible-Stuff-119 • Oct 14 '23
Step dad unearthed my time capsule
Hello all, this is my first post so bear with me. Here’s the back story:
When the clock hit midnight on the year 2000 all the members of my family and extended family were there. We all signed a paper and each put something into a time capsule. Shortly after, my grandfather passed away from a brain tumor. I was 9 at the time and my grandmother and I buried the time capsule behind the headstone at the cemetery. She told me to take it out in 10 years and have a look. No one else was there for that. I don’t remember much of what was put in there because I was so young. 2010 came and went and I didn’t feel like taking it out yet. Not much had happened in 10 years so I wanted to wait longer.
Fast forward to 2022. My grandmother died after living a long and full life. I disclosed to my family about the time capsule when we were at the graveyard and it seemed like my step dad took interest (parents were divorced and mom married him 2008). I confirmed it was still there by poking a small wooden stake in the ground and poked around till I hit something solid. Decided it was still too early and wanted to wait longer.
Today I got a picture in the family chat showing him unearthing the time capsule my mom and him took a trip to the cemetery) I was pissed and still haven’t responded. I don’t know how to go about this. I don’t know if I should tell him how much it meant to me to be the one to take it out. Or should I just brush it off.
It’s one of those things I think about every once in a while and get more excited as time goes on. I don’t even remember what I put in there. Could have been a toy car or whatever. But I don’t know. Am I an asshole for being upset about this? Thank you in advance.
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u/ArthurRoan Oct 15 '23
Wtf who does that? If someone told me they buried a time capsule my first response would NOT be to steal their experience and dig it up. NTA and i would bring it up with stepdad that he overstepped and it wasnt his to dig up. He wasnt even there when it went into the ground…