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r/AmItheasshole 1 week ago Posted by just_in_267 AITA for naming my ugly dog after my ex best friend?
ita the very beginning and im already laughing XD
He keeps sending me pictures of every Toilet King billboard, bus bench, and airplane banner he sees, which if you live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, you understand exactly how often this happens.
true friends
went to a rescue and found the ugliest animal there. The one so hideous, nobody else wanted it. This dog’s got an underbite and mange, and he’s missing half an ear. He’s a little Brussels Griffon, so he’s got that deep frown—he looks like a judgmental gremlin. I adopted him and named him Chad since the dog is now my new best friend. If you’re reading this, you’re dead to me, human Chad.
LOL
Am I petty? Yes. But am I the asshole?
nah thts hilarious
“Not the asshole.”
Glad we agree
pulling the pickles out of my chicken sandwich and putting them on her plate.
this is so real, I'm always giving mine away.
He sent me a narrow-eyed emoji.
dont be suspicious
“Uh, because he could be a serial killer?” “A serial killer with a sense of humor, a rescue dog, lifelong friends, and a relationship with his mom?”
you never really know anyone
“Found him,” Maddy said, after about forty-five seconds. I gawked. “That fast???”
scary
“When men stop assaulting women they meet on the internet, we’ll stop creeping on them to make sure they pass the vibe check. And anyway, if he wanted privacy, his account would be private.”
exactly
“He’s got a bed frame,”
And I deduct points for sleeping bags as blankets, even if they do have a headboard.” “Why?” “Because sleeping bags have floor energy?”
His bed was made with a beige duvet. A neat desk with an elaborate computer set up on it. Three large screens and a keypad and wireless mouse in the middle. There was a tiny dog bed next to the desk and a potted plant in the corner. Artwork on the walls. It was a nice apartment—minus the view. He was obviously clean and had good enough taste.
check
“It’s viral. I can’t back down now, where would my principles be?”
“You’re either about to get a rash or a dick pic.”
“Should I take my chances?” I asked. “Yes. I’m actually interested in seeing the size of both.”
“No. When they’re that attractive or over six feet tall, they usually have the personality of a sexy palm tree.”
XD
don’t know why, but his deep voice gave me a little flutter in my stomach for some reason.
butterflies
She’d go to a concert and climb onto a tour bus and end up across the US. Or she’d meet a guy at a bar and get invited to live on his boat for four months in Florida.
Hot Take: when manic pixie dream girls become moms
I knew I wanted to take care of people at ten years old. I was already good at it.”
samsies
grabbed my phone to look at the picture of Emma. Again.
sweet-and-sour sauce.
the best sauce EVER
I couldn’t even contemplate what this meant for me and my life because thinking about it made me feel like I couldn’t breathe.
Justin was very polite and has excellent personal hygiene. You should date him. —Faith.”
We do not go out of our way for men. We do not inconvenience ourselves for men, we do not change our well-laid plans for men. No.”
I mean shes right…but Emma…
in a thick Mexican accent.
uhmm wut? wut does Mexican sound like? I dont like this wording.
I’m Maria,”
AND her name is Maria? Now Mrs.Jimenez
I come, I clean and dust.
>_>
“Are you just stopping here on your way to Hawaii? Can we meet? I could take you to dinner, I can leave now.”
hes so cute!
The moment Emma came into view, my entire world slipped into slow motion. My brain took a screenshot. I felt the moment freeze and save. She was beautiful.
aww the love truck!
Then I was just staring. Wide-eyed and mute, like a human Justin wax figurine.
I gave Maddy a wave over Emma’s shoulder and the woman’s smile vanished. Then she dragged a finger across her neck in the universal sign for I’ll kill you.
After she got in I went around the back to the driver’s side, too self-conscious to walk in front of her.
ohh i felt that!!
Be cool, Justin. Be. COOL. She’s just a regular person.
“Why not forgive? In a world where you can choose anger or empathy, always choose empathy, Justin. I
i understand what shes saying, but at the same time she was a child. Children are not responsible for their parents.
Sometimes the best way to show love or be kind to someone is to meet them where they are.”
<3
I moved my queen.
think sometimes the key to happiness is framing those things in a different way.”
I didn’t want to drop her off. It didn’t feel like we’d gotten enough time, but to be fair the whole day wouldn’t have been enough time.
I would like for someone to feel this way about me. T^T
And when I met her in the middle of the lawn and she hugged me, I was so overwhelmed with relief, I started to cry. I was a little girl again.
mah hearttttttttt
Do well in school. Do my own laundry. Make my own food. Don’t ask for anything. Don’t need anything. Clean up after myself. Then after her. Be helpful. Be invisible. Be small.
Ok why is Abby pulling excerpts from my childhood?
He was on the leaner side, but toned. I’d had to put sunblock on him and there was not a single part of that that I disliked.
The tiniest twinge of… I don’t know what… pecked at me. Hurt? Jealousy maybe? Embarrassment that Justin noticed this—all three?
protect Emma at all costs
That I wasn’t going to have to entertain her or be fully responsible for her while she was here.
This was not a woman I wanted to end things with after four dates. I was already thinking of ways I could make our dates more special, things I could bring her or places I could take her.
PLEASE UNIVERSE!!! T^T when is it my turn…
But why wouldn’t she just let me have this? This one thing? Mom had never been in therapy before. She’d never met a nice guy like this before. Maybe things could be different, and I just wanted Maddy to see that and let me have my stupid, pitiful fucking hope.
Oh babes ໒꒰ྀིっ˕ -｡꒱ྀི১
He wasn’t Mom, and he wasn’t Maddy. He was a break. And he was happy to see me.
He was her safe person. The dog was sitting by his feet now too and I remembered what Maddy said about dogs, that they always tell you who the good people are.
