Girlfriend Wants Me To Hide My Parents Are Gay, I'm Refusing r/AmITheA**hole

[@Mewse1203]

Story 3: YTA. "He knows to let him win" is BULLSHIT. She basically has taught the younger one that tantrums get him what he wants. She punished the older kid because the younger kid threw his DS?Then for her to say "Now I have to deal with them on my own" is ridiculous. Was she really putting that on a TEN YEAR OLD? What a crappy parent. Edit: "mostly" right? Although that was a good update, she still made excuses. I'm glad she did the right thing. What about counseling for Jack, or an apology? Nothing with how she treated him. Edit 2: oh, OK. Still an asshole.

[@Davtwan]

Yeah, she gave an apology. (19:07)

[@JSainte17]

I'm not sure I buy her update. "There's much less tolerance for his tantrums.". You can't make any real progress by still allowing some tantrums to result in what he wants. I also cannot believe she didn't make him give his brother his Switch and instead bought the older one a new one, but made it an "early Xmas present" which likely means when Christmas comes, the already spoiled child will get more stuff since the oldest already got what is likely his "big gift". Shockingly shitty. I feel for that older kid.

[@blifefamilyadventures6994]

No one wants to deal with a tantrum especially over a game. But come on you don't punish a tem year old because he didn't let his brother win that is ridiculous.

[@Mewse1203]

@@Davtwan i know, hence 2nd update. There is so much about this person that irks me. She thought her kid had ADHD and instead of doing anything about it shemade her 10 year old son responsible for dealing with 8's tantrums. If she thought he had issues, she should have gotten on it. Shitty parenting all around.

[@tobybarnett7147]

Story 3: omfg. It’s not the victims fault. Op is SUCH a bad person. She needs to change this before tony becomes abusive. Right now he’s learning that throwing a fit gets what he wants. He’s learned violence gets him what he wants. Glad to see op is making changes. She definitely caught it at the right time. The older he gets the more dangerous he can be. Finally a parent who admits they were wrong

[@lily-zg6io]

exactly! I have a lot of cousins and was one of the youngest, growing up, we were encouraged to play a bit nicer with the youngest ones so that they had a CHANCE at winning, it was never 'oh let them win they're the young one'. And tantrums were always disciplined. It's basic parenting

[@JSainte17]

I'm not sure I buy her update. "There's much less tolerance for his tantrums.". You can't make any real progress by still allowing some tantrums to result in what he wants. I also cannot believe she didn't make him give his brother his Switch and instead bought the older one a new one, but made it an "early Xmas present" which likely means when Christmas comes, the already spoiled child will get more stuff since the oldest already got what is likely his "big gift". Shockingly shitty. I feel for that older kid.

[@t.matthies3049]

Yep. You never do children favours by not setting boundaries.

[@marshawargo7238]

@FoxLimbs As Adults (21) in our first apartment. We went to new neighbors to play Monopoly. The husband (Maybe 32? & 3 kids) got mad at losing & threw the board. We went home & never played with them again.

[@MsUnamusedNerd]

Seriously, can you imagine when Tony is a teenager/adult and having growing up learning by being violent get his way how Tony’s going to treat his girlfriend in order to get his way?

[@KittenUndercover]

Story 1: the irony is that OP’s moms, the ‘abnormal’ couple, are doing a better job raising him than the ‘normal’ couple is doing raising their daughter.

[@amanur1518]

I was thinking the exact same thing! They're clearly such great parents to be raising a kid who has such respect and care the for them.

[@pippo17173]

I'm already seeing a future karen with this women if the parents are already failing her on what is normal or not.

[@cedric7751]

Let's not be too harsh with the girl. At 17, people care more about what the others think than their own feelings. I'm also pretty sure than the lesbian moms would have understood that not everyone is comfortable with same sex couples. You don't have to be homophobic to feel weird around gay couples, it's natural to feel more at ease when you are surrounded with people who are similar to you. Christians would less comfortable during a diner with muslims, republicans would feel less comfortable with democrats, blacks would feel less comfortable with whites, etc Building relationships with people who are different takes more effort than doing the same with people who are like us.

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

@@cedric7751 yeah a lot of us were idiots at 17

[@amanur1518]

@@cedric7751 I don't think the discomfort is the issue it's the implied unwillingness to try and overcome that discomfort to get to know the other person. It sounds like her parents weren't just uncomfortable but also intolerant, i.e. unwilling to put aside their discomfort to get to know OPs family. The lesbian definitely would understand that people are uncomfortable with their relationship but they shouldn't have to hide who they are or go out of their way because other people are uncomfortable. If something makes someone uncomfortable because it's different but they truly believe there's nothing inherently wrong with it then they should make the effort to get over their discomfort not ask other people to hide or behave differently.

[@epicXtrollface]

Lmao if I were to throw my brother's DS against a wall, my parents would make sure I'd follow right after. I can't believe there are actually people who support such behavior... It's basic parenting to teach your kids that tantrums aren't going to work.

[@kentuckywildcatgobigblue7190]

But you can't do that. It's child abuse. Screw that. If I did that to my sister's stuff, I'd get my ass cracked and have to pay back what I broke.

[@susanlayton2143]

As a parent, I cannot say loud enough that OP is TA in this situation. She is literally telling her one son that he has to lose and let his younger brother win EVERY TIME THEY PLAY, just so the younger one won't throw a temper tantrum about losing.

[@TiaNichole17]

As a former educator I’m saying this is toxic because the younger brother is developing poor social skills as well as teaching them to lose with grace.

[@marist6734]

I cheered when OP in the first story said they broke up in the update. Good for standing up for your mothers.

[@themagicalrobotprisma2793]

As an art student, reason why there’s not a lot of art of living things is to avoid Idolatry. That and it’s focused mostly on calligraphy and/or geometric patterns.

[@chanterelle483]

That was exactly my thought too, there is so many beautiful Muslim art that doesn't portray living things. I am glad that OP gave her cousin new painting supplies and I hope she will be able to pursue her talent this way.

[@Tokuijin]

That was my guess

[@stephenlundy5082]

Story 2: NTA. It sounds like your aunt moved in and proceeded to browbeat everyone in the household. I wonder if she was the golden child growing up with your Dad? I cannot sense any other reason why your parent's would submit to that kind of thing from a guest in their own house. I also like how OP's Aunt intruded on the talk between OP and her parents, sort of like a hall monitor.

[@Tokuijin]

Maybe the parents are pushovers. Pushover parents exist regardless of culture or beliefs.

[@TheMimiSard]

Maybe it is because the Aunt is a strict adherent, and the parents feel vaguely guilty because they are not as pious and vaguely feel improving their piety - or at least OP's - is a good thing.

[@SilverstreamPJ28]

What a good son in the first story, he'll find someone that cherishes him, especially since he seems like a good person, and very mature and communicative. Though he should talk to someone about it, it's bad to keep it all to himself.

[@PrinceThomasART]

Hot take: as much as you like Mark and admire him, you’re just as deserving of love and admiration

[@bunnychan8885]

You too dude! ☺️💕

[@wessiejones890]

You too as well beloved

[@NewGothOnTheBlock]

Waffle nation is a lovely nation! 🧇🖤

[@abbyjackson5288]

🥺

[@deezvidz218]

Nah I'm an asshole XD

[@sarahjaneuldricks6729]

Every time you apologise for having a life outside of youtube I am going to put a quarter inside a jar until I have enough to fly over there and hug you I swear to christ

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

Wholesome, I love it. We all should. He’ll have months and months of people hugging him.

[@Siinwu]

one thing I've noticed in last story is the kid STILL haven't had a consequence yet, they didn't give Jack, Tony's console but instead gave Jack a new and zero consequence for tony. sigh. There is very little hope there...

[@Slicksterpat]

Story 1 do not lie but give her parents a heads up. They may surprise you and her. My friend asked me to be with him when he came out to his parents. Roman Catholic so he was sure they were gonna disown him. When he finally told them the only question they asked was am I his boyfriend. I laughed and said no I'm happily married to a girl. His dad smiled at Tiny and said I have news for you,,, we figured that out a long time ago. Tiny was stunned, he asked but what about the church and dad told him if the priest don't like it I'll tell him to stop other priests fucking altar boys.

[@lisemartino1995]

Wow! That’s a great story! I had the exact same experience, my best friend came out to his parents and they just hugged him and told him that they’d been waiting for him to tell them what they had known since he was a little boy. They couldn’t love him more. I was his ‘beard’ until he was ready to tell people, but everyone knows now. Love him to bits too.

[@aikikaname6508]

I have to say for story 1 that I didn’t know they were doing a lesbian remake of The Birdcage but I’m glad the attitude of the child has been improved

[@ShatoraDragondore]

That would be so cool! I want to see that. Who would be the Moms tho?

[@GeekyBibliophile]

@@ShatoraDragondore Tilda Swinton would absolutely have to be one of them. She does androgyny so well, and was FABULOUS in Orlando. Have you seen it?

[@simsgirlgem]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

@@ShatoraDragondore one of them should be Christine Baranski, she is so much fun.

[@lovelysakurapetalsyt]

Story 2: NTA. The OP watching anime isn't hurting the cousin. She didn't ask "hey can you put headphones in?" She outwardly said "no you stop listening to it." If it's a sin to paint a living creature, then yes, it's a blatant thing of she is sinning, but it's her option to do so. Same as she has the option of being horrible or not. The OP is not at fault when she didn't get asked, she got TOLD to do something that wasn't harming the cousin. Sidenote: I have ADHD and can get annoyed at excess sounds when I'm trying to focus on one thing because it gets hard. Even I wouldn't demand someone turn something off because I disagree. I ask them to put headphones in and leave it at that.

[@DarkAngel65989]

Story 1: OP is not the ah, is the gf can't accept OP for having two mom and afraid of her parent reaction then she isn't looking out for OP best interest just her own. Also, his friends aren't being good friends either. OP should break up with her, I'm glad he did, the gf is closed-minded. Story 2:OP is not the ah, the cousin and aunt were judging and saying that they weren't part of their culture and once OP calls them out, all hell breaks loose, this is a dumb double standard. That bothers me that the parent didn't stand up for OP all because they want to show the aunt, if they don't apologize OP would most likely go low contact with them. Story 3:OP and everyone else is the ah, it's not Jake problem to keep his brother happy so Tony won't cause a problem for you, OP and the husband need to discipline Tony instead of allowing/accepting his nasty behavior or he'll grow up and be a horrible person. OP and Tony owe Jack an apology. At least there some progress.

[@KCCAT5]

1. Approach gf family b4 and let them know so they can back out if they aren't receptive. 2.So they came to live with you and they tried to change the way you do things? Making you pray five times a day and wear a hijab? Oh hell no! 3. Let him win? Why don't you teach that child not to have freaking Tantrums?

[@lorifiedler13]

#3 Just imagine Tony being 16 and not getting a job, the position on a team or a date with someone and having a tantrum. Or when he's 18, a store is out of something he wants. Are you prepared to bail him out of jail? Now is the time to give him appropriate lessons. Tony owes his bro a game player.

[@Rhaenarys]

To be fair to Tony in regards to owing him a system, hes 8 lol. Any system that comes from him will really be coming from mom and dads bank account lol.

[@amanur1518]

17:14 "Sometimes call someone on an asshole on the internet does create positive change." Great quote!

[@SkiesOfYellow]

Story 3: YTA OP. Total, total asshole. OP needs to teach her youngest to deal with losses because he is not going to always be the best at things. My 5 year old is learning this lesson now. He pitches fits when he loses most games, but my husband and I have consequences in place for when he starts screaming or crying over a game, not the least of which is that the game gets taken away or we stop the game and refuse to continue until he calms down. We try to stress that we play to have fun, but at 5 all emotions seem so big, so we're teaching both the kids to recognize and control them the best way we know. I hope the counseling helps OP to help her youngest and the rest of the kids so that they can all get along better.

[@Mewse1203]

Story 1 NTA and I called the break up before the edit. She was a homophobe.

[@callmema14]

Storytime: No, op shouldn't pretend or hide anything because eventually they'll find out and it's obvious ops gf and her parents are homophobes. There's no way that someone that's embarrassed by a same sex couple isn't a homophobe. I'm glad op stood up for his parents!

[@marinam3809]

Story 3: YTA, as someone who has work with kids, you can always tell which kids have learned to take a loss and which ones have not. Tony is gonna grow up to be a terror of a child, teen, adult.

[@Ospyro3em]

OP in the 1st story sounds like a great kid and his now ex girlfriend was rather short sighted, wasn't she? If it were ever going to be long term, the truth would have come out eventually. Story 2- kind of sounds like her family just got annoyed that they were beaten by their own rules- don't judge others if you aren't going to practise what you preach. Story 3- I remember hearing the first half of that story and it made me so mad- this is where spoilt, entitled people come from. At least the update sounds like they are heading in the right direction, but it's a shame it took a bunch of internet strangers for her to see that.

[@nancyjay790]

This is vaguely like the film The Birdcage (Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as a long term partnership with a drag club, Williams's character had had a son over 20 years earlier while still unsure of his sexual identity, the son had a fiancée who accepted his parents, but they feared how her parents would react, so wanted the biological mother to meet them, it's pretty hysterical at times and has a heartwarming ending).

[@authormomma9542]

Guys! Passed my boards! I'm an RN!! Now what? Lol. Time to listen to Mark and clean my house!

[@aikikaname6508]

Congratulations! You guys will still be vital in seeing us through the last stretches of the pandemic

[@That_Name_is_Taken]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I'm so happy for you! :)

[@DuckTapeWarrior1]

Congrats, we’re all proud of you!

[@bonniebaldridge1248]

Author Momma, hey, that's GREAT! Congrats!!!

[@lordinquisitorsec7532]

Congratulations my dear commenter. No doubt it was a hard experience at the time

[@canadalovesanime3137]

story 3: My mother pulled this crap. My bedroom window got broken because my brother was in my room jumping on my bed and throwing things. I was outside and heard him banging on the window, I turned and yelled to get out of my room. He kept going, the window broke. My mother told my father to put broads over it until I agreed to pay for new glass. (This was impossible for me, since my father demanded that children don't need jobs/money/allowances.) Dad refused to put boards up and got the glass. My mother said the whole thing was my fault, because I yelled at him to get out. I was supposed to leave to a different part of the yard and just let my brother do what he wanted. She even tried to remove some of my things from my room to punish me.(since it's not really my stuff, since I didn't pay for it) My parents had a huge fight. I found out years later that mum had to pay my father for the repairs. (because mum said I owed her money) Don't be this type of parent. Teach self regulation and boundaries to all children. YTA x 10000

[@jamestown8398]

Story #1 YWBTA if OP asked one of his mothers to stay home. Since he instead broke up with his girlfriend, he's NTA. Story #2 NTA. All OP did was the same thing they were doing for years. It was wrong of the aunt to be so judgmental, and wrong of the parents to side with her against their own daughter. Moving out is the right call, as is telling the family how you feel. How OP chooses to interpret her faith is OP's business and nobody else. Story #3 YTA. First, OP set Tony up to be a narcissist in adulthood by never teaching him how to handle failures and adult. Second, it's unfair to the other children to tell them they must always lose; it's literally saying that Tony's happiness is of greater value than theirs. It's good that OP heeded the advice of Reddit by making amends with her elder son as well as taking productive steps to teach Tony how to behave.

[@S7-Envy]

Someone needs to take Op's ex's shovel away so she can stop digging the hole deeper 😒 (The biggest contender of that game is monopoly. That game takes family and friends tearing them apart. I think it has cause more than one divorce)

[@FoxyMomma4ever]

I know, right?!?

[@goromajima7677]

Story 2: you didn’t know she was going to be banned from painting, you just put her to her own standards. I’m not religious, but like- what’s the point of not drawing living things? Like can someone explain why?

[@ravencrow1011]

because mortals shouldnt (paint) create living things out of non existance, only god can. as i heard.

[@benjamincharlton1388]

The funny thing is win people complain about praying 5 times a day. (I'm Christian) And recently for some reason I'm watching youtube, and remember to pray. It adds up to like 15 times a day.

[@Tokuijin]

My guess, though I'm not Muslim, is that it might have something to do with idolatry.

[@thedestroyasystem]

@@benjamincharlton1388 Well, the point is OP's being forced to pray. Pray however many times a day you want, but don't force anybody else to do the same. That's basically what this whole story adds up to. Aunt and cousin decide to follow their holy book to the t? Okay, you do you. But don't be hypocritical about it when by you're own rules you're sinning, and don't force it on other ppl.

[@benjamincharlton1388]

@@thedestroyasystem ok

[@artemishallihan8973]

Love the 'we interrupt your regular narration to bring you a word from our canine correspondent'

[@josephbrown9665]

Op in the first story is wise beyond his years. Second Op was spot on but the aunt’s are AH as well as the cousins.

[@Josku2411]

Dope! Something to play in the backround while showering!

[@DaZebraffe]

"They're not raging homophobes, but they don't like that," is just code for "They're not RAGING homophobes, just normal ones. Also, they've already started conditioning me to be one, too."

[@Tammohawk1]

1. NTA OMG! That is horrible! My mother in law had been with her girlfriend for over 13 yrs. when I met my husband. I can't imagine treating her that way, ever. I miss her terribly. 2. NTA The entire living thing is supposed to be "sinful". It's in the Old Testament too. But that isn't really "sinful" if you ask me. But if you are going to be so strict with others, be prepared to get it in return. And if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. 3. YTA I can't believe that "Tony has to win". I used to play Mario Cart with my boys, and I raced. Oftentimes I won because I was the boss at that game. The best thing we can do for our kids is to teach them to learn to deal with disappointment. Have a tantrum, go to timeout. Break an expensive console? You are in big trouble.

[@barbaradeputy1423]

#1 OP you are awesome. Never let any of your peers try to force you to turn on your Moms. I would tell your Moms though. It would show them just what a stellar son they have.

[@bioshockbrat9171]

Story 2 reminds me of hardcore Christians, "honey you can't do that, it's a sin." Arabic culture can be strict and I'm hoping they can learn to strike a balance, also what can you paint if you can't paint living things

[@katecooper3410]

Story 2: NTA. In the event that what you're doing is truly forbidden, it isn't up to your aunt and cousin to gatekeep your religion and how you practice. Bring them to your local mosque and have your religious leader talk to them. They'll be more likely to listen to your point of view if it comes from the religious leader and (s)he may be able to help with the culture shock too.

[@Rashed1255]

I’m a bit confused about everything stated being forbidden, I’ve never heard of such a thing and it doesn’t even fit the rules as far as I know so it makes no sense to me. Might just be something some people say cuz they don’t like it? Pretty common with some religious people, they just make up or twist things to what they want.

[@katecooper3410]

@@Rashed1255 that makes sense. I'm not sure either I won't presume to know that it's true or not. We just have the story to go on

[@randomduck8679]

@@Rashed1255 That's religion for ya. You could gather 20 people if the same faith and have 20 different interpretations. God knows what's the definitive view you should hold.

[@nazreenhassan3469]

​@@Rashed1255representing figures is haram as it is considered to be idolotry and stems from God ordering the destruction of the golden calf in the old testament.

[@karlis9003]

Story 3 makes me angry especially when OP says it's the oldest child's fault for handing over his device and then not letting him win... and then was surprised when the kid stopped sharing with his brother??? A terrible parent

[@zoe9190]

Story 1. You could tell your parents she showed her true colours about homophobia. Im straight, in a family of only straight people, and if my partner ever said anything that implied anything homophobic, we would be done. I dont support it and would not be around others who dont have the same moral compass as i do. Good on you for not giving in to peer pressure.

[@lisemartino1995]

Story 1: so if only one of the mothers went to the dinner, how do they think the dinner conversation was going to go?! Did the girlfriend expect OPs mother to lie during the discussions? Honestly, it’s shameful how intolerant the GIRLFRIEND is. I’m glad OP got away from that toxic relationship before it went too far.

[@kristinecollier8113]

1st story, proud of OP for standing up for his moms! Screw his gf and her parents, but mostly the gf.

[@alicewilloughby4318]

8:58 - Awwww! Cute little furball! 12:57 - Tony needs to learn that throwing a tantrum is NOT an acceptable reaction to not winning something and that he's not guaranteed to win everything in life. He especially needs to learn that smashing things in a rage is not acceptable! That OP is giving Jack crap for not letting Tony win and acting like Tony's behavior is Jack's fault is just outrageous! Thank God she'd learned better by the time she updated!

[@bonniebaldridge1248]

Tantrum Boy: YTA. He'll grow up to be a spoiled brat/person. Ah, I see thing have improved. Well done.

[@LadyDragon11135]

That 3DS story OP is raising an entitled child, it seems the youngest is the golden child lol

[@anarchylove92]

Tony from the DS story wouldn't survive in my home back when I was a kid. He would of deserved it

[@desmond_craddock_5226]

Story 2 practice what you preach

[@carac8577]

Story 1-NTA, omgosh that teen sounds so sweet & so glad he stood up for his moms.

[@Droptheworldghost]

Thank God you uploaded a video and starting to get worried almost called the police again Mark your National Treasure keep it up

[@MsUnamusedNerd]

Story 3: YTA. 8 is too old to be throwing a tantrum because you didn’t win at a video game, especially a competitive one. Doesn’t matter if Tony has ADHD or is on the autism spectrum he’s old enough to know what consequences are and accept that sometimes you’re not always going to win. It’s absolute bullshit to go off screaming at Jack and punish him. It wasn’t Jack’s fault and he shouldn’t have to getting yelled at over his brother’s actions.

[@SMey54]

If you can’t draw living things, can you draw dead ones? How about zombies?

[@rockmusicisperfection2791]

story about the game: This parent is TA. Teaching your kids that they can always win is bad. It sucks that the kid is tantruming, but you don't always get your way in life.

[@sacilexi231]

In the beginning it's so much easier to let an autistic kid set the routine. My son was diagnosed at about 2 years. He also has ADHD. I tried to find a balance between what keeps him calm and what works in the real world. Like when he started to fixate on time. He was 6-7. His bedtime was 7:30. I gave him the choice between 7:30 or 7:37. Those 7 minutes meant much more to him than me, and it helped break him of the fixation of time by his own choice.

[@MoonlightBelladonna]

First story nta, I hope Op manages to find better people who wont jugde them based off who their parents are.

[@redditprofessionals4024]

5:31 I just want to say how proud I am of you for making a hard, but morally strong decision. Your moms👩👩 are obviously doing a good job raising you right.😄💪

[@Mewse1203]

Story 2: NTA

[@WriterDreamOfSweden]

Can you imagine getting this upset over two kids PAINTING and watching ANIME 🙊😂😂😂😂

[@alderblanco2362]

Fabulous to hear that Mark has his own r/puppybloopers 💖

[@thislookslikepatrick5070]

S3 YTA so if Tony gets hit by a blue shell right in front of the finish you gonna expect Jack to just stop playing?

[@spruce1101]

Story 3: "my oldest son knows to let the youngest win, otherwise he'll throw a tantrum" okay. Without even listening to the rest of the story, unless the younger kid is under extenuating circumstances, Op's the a-hole. Edit: Extenuating circumstances the parent knew about. In any case I'm glad they're working with Tony on his tantrums now.

[@YouTubeChannel-ru8ed]

You know your a bad parent when your kid throws tantrums about small shit and the older sibling has to deal with it

[@cherrykrolczyk1340]

I have a child with autism. I NEVER let him get away with bratty tantrums. There is a difference between a meltdown from overstimulation and a bratty tantrum. A meltdown from the former was handled completely different from the latter. My son is middle of the road autistic and probably will never live on his own. He was able to learn at an early age that tantrums were not okay. It sounds like the son from story 3 is pretty high functioning if they didn't know it was autism until he was 8. So, he is high functioning enough to understand that he can't be a brat. I know that each child with autism is completely different but you still have to parent your child. Mom was taking the path of least resistance and failing everyone in the process.

[@waltdoherty540]

You should tell your Moms; they'll be very proud of you for having principles and standing up for them.

[@tobybarnett7147]

I’m white and not Muslim so excuse anything I get wrong. I follow a woman who teaches about Islam and it’s not acceptable in the religion to force a hijab or the religion on ANYONE

[@youngbloodbanana3376]

Thats right

[@songohan3321]

I am Black and Christian. While it is true that you don't suppose to force a Religion on anyone, some people very much try. One thing to note is it is hard to find anyone that interpret the Bible in the same way. Some say that you suppose to follow it exactly which to me it is kinda hard to do. Plus, I am Baptist and the rules that govern Catholics are a bit different. I work in IT and I support a variety of people including Christian, Muslims, and non-believers. I am also the type that watches anime and play games so I am not the over zealous type.

[@thecatnipisalie4412]

As a gamer, I'd like to point out that the son will not be able to play any of his old ds games on the Switch. :/ if he is attached to any of them, he may be upset that he can't play them anymore.

[@kerribottriell-baxter7345]

Good to see that OP has realised she (and her husband) needs to change. Tony is going to learn not to be an entitled person one way or another.

[@JasperCatProductions]

What on earth, Jack knows to let tony win? Instead of dealing with bad behavior, you expect everyone tip toe and coddle the problem child? Then you are mad, it is Tony’s fault he broke his brothers toy. This is awful, when grown your kids are gonna resent you for favoring a spoiled rotten brat.

[@TiaNichole17]

No one really understands fully what it’s like with a child with autism unless you have one. either they don’t respond to their child’s needs or they too passive. I believe when a child gets this particular diagnosis parents with multiple children need to get therapy to find a balance because as much as you have to be an advocate to your special needs child, you have to be fair with your other children. I’m glad she started trying to work on finding a balance. Better than most of the updates that are given.

[@marukouga135]

Here's hoping we'll get our waffle plushies soon! (No rush though and may everyone have a splendid day today! 😁)

[@tobybarnett7147]

Yes omg that would be amazing

[@PoisonDistilled]

Man the hypocrisy in story 2 makes my blood BOIL

[@fate_clotho9596]

I have 2 moms and love them both TREMENDOUSLY! They've been together since spring 1994 and on my "Love Mom's" birthday last year, I let her know how happy I was that she was a part of our little family. That I felt like she was the missing puzzle piece that made our family picture whole. She said that little sentence made her cry! So if anyone in my life doesn't like my two moms or my lesbian sister? Then they're not good enough to be a part of my life! My moms have been with me through thick and thin, through the death of my adult son. Nothing would or could part my love for them!💜

[@NemoThundersong]

Story 1: If I found out the person I was dating had 2 moms my one and only reaction. "YOU MEAN I GET 2 MORE MOMS? AWESOME!"

[@roowyrm9576]

"Not raging homophobes, they just don't like it", that sounds like they ARE raging homophobes, she's just trying to minimise it. Gf is not respecting OP's parents, she is also clearly homophobic herself. I was under the impression that plants and animals are not haram, from my memories of Islamic art. That isn't the main point though. I'm glad that OP has moved out, good for her. Story 3, what a terrible family dynamic! Parents are enabling the development of a massively entitled adult. This child needs to learn that tantrums, and destroying other people's belongings are NOT acceptable. I'm glad OP is addressing the issue.

[@thePanda_huma]

Making doughnuts and caramel cups while listening to you🤣😊 you truly are a blessing Mark

[@barbsmith6185]

I really appreciate it when you add updates. This video was well worth the effort you put in to it. Thank you

[@dm9078]

Devotion to their imaginary sky fairy. NTA, cousin could dish but she couldn’t take it. Mark they are not allowed to paint living things because doing so is putting them in competition with God! 😏! Glad OP stood up for herself! Jack knows to let Tony win? WTF is wrong with this woman? Oh another golden child. Talk about crap parent. Of course YTA. Edit: Well at least she’s working on it.

[@Catlinel]

That's really nice when there's update to the stories.

[@Roedygr]

PRETENDING TO LOSE: Tony is a spoiled little brat and you have been training him to be that way. You are REWARDING him for tantrums! You are teaching him to demand his own way. Tony broke the game. Don't blame his brother.

[@barbaradeputy1423]

I am always glad to see Updates whenever you can add them. kind of completes the circle.

[@DerekScottBland]

Story 2 - I hope OP went into hiding, Aunt sounds like one of the crazy fanatics that will convince her brother that an honor killing is necessary, and dad sounds spineless enough to fall for it. This is yet another reason why I feel society would be better off without religion. Any good it does is far outweighed by the harm.

[@riceracm]

I _love_ hearing updates, so of course, include them; but if a story doesn’t have an update, I’ll still enjoy listening to it and getting yours and everyone else’s opinion! 🥳🥰

[@stephenlundy5082]

Story 1: NTA. You should never compromise your integrity for the sake of a woman. (or a man) I believe that your integrity is one of the few things in life you have absolute control over and when you make compromises to it, you are really hurting yourself. In this case OP knew that if he just went along to get along, he would be hurting his Moms, and in turn hurting himself. That's why he was having that feeling that this was not the right thing to do.

[@Back2Humanity]

Who in the eff would downvote mark? The world really is doomed

[@ldypanaz]

I love the ones with Updates. Thank you for adding more of these.

[@lucere3674]

It's been forty years and the movies La Cage aux Folles and The Birdcage still has a relevant plot device.

[@Cheycartoongirl8]

Good morning Waffle Gang! I hope you're all having a fantastic day! Life Hack: Getting Premium gas for a car is said to make almost no difference in performance.

[@thomasbirchmore7989]

Premium gas only benefits those with a performance car that cannot handle regular fuel. Putting it in your Ford focus will only make it fast by lightening your wallet

[@thomasjoseph5876]

@@thomasbirchmore7989 I've got some Premium Gas today of course that is because I had a Wagyu Porterhouse Steak last night LOL.

[@KittenUndercover]

This depends on the car.

[@drenandtarb]

What Mark read out: "My Mums are gay" What I heard: "My Mum's a gay"

[@KeltoiMagus]

Story 3, my parents played weekly poker. When I was 7, they would let me play a hand or two of the simpler games. Neither my parents nor their friends "let" me win. They only thing the did for me was to play the hand fir pennies. Because of that, I know how to lose graciously, I'm a better poker player and I learned by losing that it is much more satisfying to win fairly and honestly. I wouldn't "let" the kid win.

[@tada4945]

That first story got me thinking of The BirdCage with Robin Williams.

[@marshawargo7238]

My mom (born 1919) wasn't ok with gay in general But getting to know them totally changed her mind. Then it turned out her youngest g-daughter was gay (after a failed marriage & 1 kid). Guess what, an 80 year old woman Could Handle the culture-shock of it close up & personal! My 5 g-children have Never been "aloud to win" Starting with games where it doesn't take talent (Chutes n Ladders) luck of the dice. If they won everyone cheer & said good job. If a bad attitude happened game ends. Now 27-16 year olds have a good gaming ethic & the 8 year old is starting on checkers & chess!

[@kmatford]

Mark you now owe us a dog tax with a mention of a dog.

[@rustyshackleford1697]

Sort of a late comment but in story 3 is this family the one from Caillou? Because to me it sounds like they're enabling bad behavior basically guaranteeing they're going to raise a sociopath.

[@lizfritz6546]

If you ever learned art history, idolatry was a big no-no for a while. The idea still stands in some religions, obviously.

[@bobbyjay205]

Yes All living things is a first for me. So not obvious. It's as obvious as to why Muslims don't like dogs.

[@15oClock]

1. If it wasn't gonna come out here, it was gonna come out eventually. OP deserves a partner that won' try t hide himself. 2. Religious nutcases will never be reasoned with; they're just nuts. Their double standards are evident and stupid. 3. Tony's a whiny brat and his behavior hadn't been curbed! You shouldn't have to go to Reddit to stop the enabling.

[@2ndbreakfast29]

Stop being so wholesome. I can't handle it

[@jackcheuvront6674]

I’m sorry the oldest is 10 and the youngest is 8? That’s not a big enough age gap to justify that stupid saying “let the youngest win” that’s a stupid thing to begin with and in my experience breeds superiority complexes, so I’d say the parent needs to stop coddling their spoiled brat of a youngest child, they’ll never get good if they are always gone easy on

[@kbf9644]

Last Story: OP needs extensive therapy and parenting classes immediately because they are destroying their children. WTH is wrong with them. Even when she apologized to Jack she then put it on the 10 year old to tell them how to fix the eight years of damage they’ve inflected on him. JHC, OP, be a functioning adult for two damn seconds. It’s not your children’s responsibility to fix a damn thing for you, their parent!

[@jesterbrown90]

Story 1: NTA. I hope the ex learned something from this, but I doubt it. Story 3: YTA. But i'm happy things are getting better for the whole family.

[@erinmiller1433]

How is OP #3 NTA????

[@jesterbrown90]

@@erinmiller1433 Oops. thanks for pointing out the mistake. fixing it now

[@carg0_b00m]

it sounded like you said bean not been and it made me laugh the way you said it lmao

[@OZARKMOON1960]

#3 - how clueless is this woman? really? you MUST let your baby brother win or he'll throw a tantrum? how about be a PARENT and teaching that kid tantrums will not be met with any positive outcome? either time out or a few spanks to his bottom and no electronics for a few days. that crap needs to be stopped long before he hits puberty or she will live to regret her directives of 'let the baby win!'...

[@sarahlomax793]

I grew up the same with story 3. I always had to let my sister win. As a result I eventually didn’t see the point of playing if I was always going to even be allowed to win.