If fairy tales were on AIBU

[OrlandoWoolf]

AIBU to call social services? Just got back from a lovely walk. The porridge has been eaten, there's chairs broken and there's a little girl asleep alone in my DS's bed. No sign of any parents.

WWYD?

(plenty of scope for wicked step mums here. And a bit of feminism as well )

Oh, AESOP!!! Thanks! Your tales are all making sense now :)

Relationships

I met this man recently who claimed to have been "blessed by the gods". He wore his gloves all the time & insisted it was for my protection. He said that everything he touched "turned to gold". What do we think - completely mad or just a little eccentric? He seemed pretty well off so maybe he just meant that he has a successful career. I was a little tempted to go back to his place - could've made for an interesting night, if he was genuine it would bring a whole new meaning to "golden balls"!

I'm a teenage girl and having a pretty torrid time of it. Up until a few months ago we lived in London in a naice area and I thought my parents were sorted. Anyway, I don't know why but my Dad's been arrested and taken away and my mum is just falling apart. We've moved to the middle of nowhere to escape all the local gossip but there's nothing to do and my Mum is too proud to claim benefits so we've got barely anything to eat. I have to look after my younger brother and sister all day long, and this old man gave us some food which he said was from a food bank but I'm a bit worried he might be a paedo. Our only neighbours live by the station, and they've been friendly enough, but I think I accidentally offended the Dad by taking him presents on his birthday. There's nothing much to do except watch trains go by, but I have met this man and he's moved in with us. I think he's an illegal immigrant and he doesn't speak much English. I just wish my Dad would come back and make everything alright again.

AIBU? To let her clean? My DM has recently married this guy with one oh so precious (he says, but then sods off on 'business' for weeks on end) DD. Her mum died, which is pretty sad, I think her Dad's pretty useless around the place (even when he's here), so she does everything. But I think she's developed some sort of OCD. She sleeps in the kitchen, talks to mice and the chickens we keep. Since we've moved in she does everything, which is great. But it's getting weird. Yesterday I was asking her where my dress for this big party was I just know she's washing it again. Mum says to let her get on with it. But she's such a martyr about it all.
I know she blames my mum for all the housework. Should I talk to her Dad?

AIBU to not want to let my lazy so called mates eat all the bread after they did naff all to help get it? They called me tight cos I ate it by myself and didn't save any for them, but the way see it, if you can't be arsed to put anything in then you don't get anything out.

I busted a gut planting and growing the grain, I took it to a local mill and got it made into flour, I brought it home and baked a loaf, that I was really chuffed with. At every stage I asked my 'mates' if they wanted to give me a hand but they were always apparently too tired. The minute the bread was made though, they came sniffing around. I told them to bog off and stop scrounging and they got all huffy, telling me I was self-centred.

Who's BU?

Worried I'll get flamed for this but here goes.

Went out on a big night, got caught in bad weather and needed an air b and b. Host seems a bit creepy (definite mother issues, she definitely doesn't like me. Thinks I'm too naice). He says he wants to settle down and I'm perfect for him. Promises he'll "treat me like a princess".

Honestly, all I want is a night's kip. It's got a bit of a Bates motel vibe and a VERY lumpy mattress.

WWYD? WIBU to run or give him the benefit of the doubt???

Aibu? My best friend is a doctor so he has loads of money which means there is no rational explanation of why he's letting me down Me and DH to be asked him to come to our wedding next month (in a fabulous 5 star hotel in Gloucester) and he says he can't go? He won't tell me why but rumour has it he got caught in some rain last time and stepped in a puddle? Even if he did ruin his shoes it's no excuse to miss my wedding. I'm very angry and am tempted to put him on the spot in front of all the other mums and dads tomorrow at pick up, AIBU to be this angry?

Have I just gone and killed this thread?

ithink you might have

i'm getting confused by some of the later ones

I think we've all run out of fairytales/ideas

AIBU to be pissed off that every single time i strike a match, there's a random and rather scary dog (each time it's bigger!) with bizarre and quite frankly scary looking eyes?

It's creeping me out - i don't care how helpful they are, they're scary. I just want a fag FFS!

Yeah im not really sure what half of these are either

Bloody turnip is STILL in the garden and the chain of people 'helping ' keep treading on my tomato plants.

Anyone know about planning law?
Elderly lady next door has constructed a new build. It's unsafe looking - balanced on some kind of giant chicken leg, and the glowing skull gate posts are causing significant light pollution.
I don't want to appear culturally insensitive though: she's Russian I think and speaks little English.

Also she's got an au pair who is selling coloured hair extensions on the side.

I don't want to come across all NIMBY but this is an exclusive garden estate. Mock tudor. It really lowers the tone and I'm worried about property values.