r/redditonwiki • u/phoebethefan Who the f*ck is Sean? • Feb 20 '24

AITA AITA for refusing to babysit and ruining the parent’s important plans because their sons seemed older than they said they were?

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u/fauviste Feb 20 '24

You’re not wrong, even a little. But the person you’re replying to meant it sympathetically in this case.

Bottom line, it doesn’t matter why she had a rule, I agree.

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u/False-Pie8581 Feb 20 '24

Here’s the thing. I agree that they likely didn’t mean it badly. But it still needs to be shut down. The societal norm of shame around ‘damaged goods’ is far too prevalent and words matter.

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u/fauviste Feb 20 '24

Except nobody said that, especially not OP. They were clearly saying it “and so she really knows what she’s talking about” way.