A young woman recently wanted to know, “am I the a**hole?” for filming her uncle being rude, condescending, ungrateful, and gaslighting.
Her Uncle Thinks He Is Funny.
He has an odd way of showing his disrespect to his niece: “My uncle thinks it’s funny to get me to run back and forth between the pool and the kitchen getting him drinks. He will say he wants a Coke then claim he asked for a beer, then asked where his Coke is. He usually blames it on us damn millennials always being on our phones and not paying attention. For whatever reason my parents don’t tell him to shut up.”
He Won’t Let It Go.
Her uncle pulls this stunt every time he visits. “It started getting old a long time ago and I usually dealt with it by making myself scarce when he is over.”
She Got Her Own Back.
When her uncle came to visit during Memorial Day weekend, the woman was prepared.
“He was visiting over Memorial Day and he caught me. He asked for a Coke so I brought him a Coke. Then he said he had asked for a beer. So I pulled out my phone and played the video I had recorded of him asking for a Coke. Like most of us damn millennials I was on my phone when he asked and I knew what was coming so I recorded his request.”
She Bit Back….
The woman got her opportunity to put her uncle in his place.
“He asked me for a beer because that’s what he really wanted so I told him I would be happy to get him a beer after he finished his drink because unlike his boomer generation I don’t waste stuff for the fun of it. He got huffy because he was just joking around.”
He Tried It Again – But Quickly Realized His Error!
His uncle just couldn’t help himself.
“The next time he asked me for a drink my phone was in my pocket. So I pulled it out and said I didn’t remember what he asked for, could he please repeat himself. He said he would just get his own drinks. I told him that was a great idea.”
Her Parents Are Mad.
They’ve taken the uncle’s side.
“My parents think I was a jerk for being rude to a guest and my elder. I thought I was just making sure he got what he asked for. AITA [am I the a**hole]?”
The Community Let Her Have Their Thoughts.
Here’s their responses to her question. One said: “NTA [not the a**hole]. Good on you. Your Uncle is TA. That joke might have been cute once, but over and over again is bullying. Let him keep getting his own drinks, you are not his server.”
Her Uncle Is The Only Jerk Here.
One user shared this: “Uncle: I asked for a beer! This is a coke! Kid: But I thought you said .. Uncle: Nah! Just messin’ with ya! Thanks buddy! (Drinks coke.) THAT would be a cute family joke. Making a kid frustrated by running back and forth is a weird power play, and kinda ick. And also just not funny.”
Her Parents Should Stick Up For Her.
This behavior isn’t acceptable. “He’s lucky OP [original poster] didn’t dump the drink on his head. I’ll never understand adults who allow and encourage bullying.”
Another user agreed: “Not just bullying, he’s trying to instill garbage traditional gender norms that women should be serving men in the home.”
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