AIBUs from/about fictional characters

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AIBU to report neighbours to social services

Their 11YO DS appears to be morbidly obese and IMO is getting to look more and more like a pig. I think I saw a curly tail poking out of his trousers.

Their DNephew on the other hand appears malnourished. He's also 11 and has lived with them since he was a baby and his DPs died. I've heard rumours that they lock him in the cupboard under the stairs and make him sleep in there. FFS the house has 4 bedrooms and they only have 1 DC.

It's now getting more suspicious. DNephew hasn't been around for a while and apparently he's away at a school for incurably criminal boys. He's always seemed well behaved to me and I was unaware that such schools existed.

I don't want to poke my nose in but WWYD?

I've been staying with my cousin and her husband. Long story short, I've been having an EA with her DH. We've decided it's best we end it and I'm leaving today. AIBU to want just one afternoon's innocent fun before I catch the train? We're only going sledging.

I haven't been married long. My DH is a promising young lawyer from a lovely family, and until recently I have been very happy. Just before we announced our engagement, my exotic cousin came to stay. She's separated from her dodgy husband, and we were all very pleased to see her. However, she and my DH have become very friendly, and I'm feeling undermined.

It's not my style to make a huge fuss, but I need to resolve this - was I BU to get myself pregnant in order to bring him to heel and warn her off? I POAS today and it's positive - he doesn't know yet, but she's coming to tea later, so I'm going to make it clear that he's off limits. AIBU?

AIBU to wonder where my parents are?
"We're just popping out," they said, "can you look after your little sister for a while?" Being a streetwise and responsible lad I thought nothing of it, but it's been a looooong time. I've dealt with dietary fussiness, imaginary friends who are even fussier, real friends that come and go as they please, fears of God alone knows what and I just want to go out...

Aibu to keep going over the riverbank? It's near a track although it's not too busy. I think I annoyed some of the neighbours though, especially the one on the chair. He was asleep .

I took a stroll over the path and rockery, and managed to get covered in paint and glue. Don't think mum was going to be too pleased, especially when I played in the mountain of leaves. The sandpit was fun but I had a close shave with the potting mix and string.

Thankfully my stroll is a bit of a circuit and I was able to hop in the river and get cleaned up quick, quick, quick!

I'm stuck on MegTheCat and fairnotfair's books...

Meg, is yours Ethan frome?

Meg, is yours Ethan frome?

AIBU to be concerned about DCs playing on the railway line? I thought they just enjoyed watching trains but they ventured onto track recently and DD1 narrowly avoided being hit by train. They meant well as they had seen a landslide on the track and were trying to warn the train but surely it's not worth getting themselves killed in the process.

I also think DS has been stealing coal. He said he'd been mining (and looked like it too) but that's even worse than playing on the railway line IMO.

They are homesick and missing DH so I don't want to spoil what enjoyment they do have - I just don't know what to do.

Shadow, mine is the Age of Innocence. Inspired by Meg!

And fair, is yours the age of innocence? Both you and Meg have had me perusing our bookshelves as they rang a bell.

Xpost, Mini!

Oh my word. I clicked on this thread, then the phone rang. I went to answer it, and then had to go and take photos, get them emailed, and I put on a load of washing.

I came back to this thread and had forgotten what it was about, read the first post and was shocked that anyone would speak about children like that.... till I remembered what the thread was about....

I need some advice. My "dead" friend turned up alive. Turns out the teacher guy I was dating is actually a wannabee true crime writer who stole all my secrets as well as my virginity, one of my best friends is a lesbian, another is hooked on adderall and my third bestie has a thing for the local cop. To top it off we are all being stalked by a maniac. Should I move to another town?

Zoo is completely incompetent - WIBU to report them to the regulator?

So, we ordered a pet from the zoo. Which is a completely normal way to get pets. Obviously we didn't go so far as to tell them what pet we wanted. They should know, right?

Despite our hugely reasonable approach, we have been shocked and saddened by their near total inability to send us a pet that is in any way suitable for our family. On what planet would a zoo not realise that camels, with their notorious mood management problems, are obviously entirely temperamentally unsuited to domestic environments? Or that we cannot possibly provide a suitably large and secure pond space for even an averagely jumpy frog? It's just ridiculous.

Towards the end, they did admittedly pick up their game slightly by sending a puppy (because zoos always have cute little puppies ). The DC think it's brilliant but I don't care, it's going back. Little bastard jumped out of its box, smirked at me and then ran and shat in my slippers.

WIBU to complain about the zoo's sheer incompetence in fulfilling its core function of providing domestic pets?

I live in a rural setting - on a farm, in fact - and I'm getting a bit tired of being the pivotal person within the group dynamic. Today, I decided to bake a loaf of bread, but of course this involved harvesting, threshing, milling, and finally baking.

At every stage, I requested help from my peers (albeit perhaps in a slightly PA way), but nobody showed any interest in getting involved until the bread was ready.

WIBU to eat it myself?

Aibu to report this local man? I suspect he could be grooming children or at least committing benefit fraud.There is always a number of them going in and out of his house. Another man is often there with his "gf"(I suspect she could be on the game) I believe he is abusive and involved in criminal activities. Today this lovely little boy turned up. He had a pile of books and was beautifully dressed. When I saw him again he was in rags and crying. In addition there is this bloke hanging around that looks like a writer or journalist, watching them and making notes. What's going on?

I am amazed to find that I am pregnant because to my knowledge I have never DTD. I am a teenager living in a small village and there will be a huge scandal.

To add to my problems I have to break the news to my boyfriend who will think I have been unfaithfull. Perhaps I have but I don't remember it.

A few weeks ago a strange hippy type young man turned up at our house and announced that not only was I pregnant but so was my menopausal cousin.

Do you think he hypnotised me and took advantage of me? However will I tell my boyfriend? Can anyone think of a good story I can come out with? He is quite -gullible- uneducated.

I'd really appreciate some advice! I've been dating this guy for a while, I really like him but think he has a few 'issues', to say the least! He's really clever, he's always had mood swings but I put that down to him being one of those arty thoughtful sensitive types. Recently though he's been really down. His father died recently and his mother re-married fairly quickly (to his uncle, no less!) I'm trying not to be too judgy but it's like something off Jeremy Kyle...!

I've tried my best to comfort him, I encouraged him to try and sort out some bereavement counseling through his uni but now he's started talking about seeing a ghost and he seems to have really gone off me; in fact he acts like he really hates me.

I'm so confused and I've got no-one to confide in. My dad means well but hasn't got a clue really is a pompous old fool and my brother's a complete player.

ephemeralfairy - poor you; you sound quite stressed. I'd suggest you LTB and then go for some aromatherapy and maybe a lovely relaxing country stroll. (A word of caution: walking near rivers can be very soothing, but water can be dangerous, so do be careful!)

Sorry for those I stumped. it's the Chalet School series. Joey bettany/Maynard always makes me think of a few AIBU.
Not a modern book, but more recognisable than others I have of similar eras

AIBU to join match dot com and search for any man who has the given name that I have quite taken a fancy to? I dont really care what he looks like, or even what his personality is, but his name is very important to me.

My friends think that if I tell people my attraction to this particular moniker that untrustworthy people will pretend that is there name just to woo me, but I think they are talking nonsense. I mean, who would do that!

GossamerHailfilter - indeed! I'd ask for their place of birth though - you don't want any old chap who might have been confused with a manuscript when young, do you?

whatfuckery definitely benefit fraud IMO. And I'd keep a sharp eye on your wallet when out and about.

DeWe - thank you!

AIBU to be concerned for my Ds1. He is always writing crap and seems to go from one crisis to the next. He has been obsessed with our MP since he was a teenager, this was a pain in the arse when I was with her df and dh was with her dm.
Although he has been married and has kids of his own he is incapable of holding down a job and despite being left a nice house by yet another pensioner he is now living with us as it was burnt to the ground by his girlfriend and he had no insurance.

How do I get him to man up?

littledrummergirl yabu and quite cruel. Give him a break, he's recovering from cancer of the prostrate...!