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AIBU?

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Aibu not to apologise?

56 replies

garbagegirl · 09/08/2018 13:08

Got together with family about 2 weeks ago at home and my brother pointed out that my son looks like the kid from the movie Big Daddy (Or Ben from friends. Same kid) which I guess maybe he does if you squint a bit. My brother thought it hilarious to quote from the movie "I wipe my own ass" a few times. He's always been a bit immature, kids were out of earshot so I agreed he kind of looked like him the first time and then just sort of ignored it

Fast forward to today. My Mum who I love but who learnt to whisper in a helicopter surrounded by chainsaws declared loudly in the middle of soft play when we were about to go "ok so we have the other kids, where's I wipe my own ass"

I didn't like it. My son's 3 and I don't want him hearing adults refer to him with that phrase. Apparently because I told my mum this I upset and embarrassed her and I should say I am sorry
I'm not sorry though. Aibu?

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LoveInTokyo · 09/08/2018 15:56

Well done!

mineofuselessinformation · 09/08/2018 16:00

If your brother keeps referring to your ds like that, tell him that from now on as far as you are concerned his name will be dickhead.....

AcrossthePond55 · 09/08/2018 16:06

It's unacceptable to say anyone looks like a 'negative character'. It's fine to say he/she resembles an actor/actress who plays the character, but not to compare them to the character itself.

YANBU, your brother and mother were both very rude.

AmIRightOrAMeringue · 09/08/2018 16:17

I guess it depends how you said it. If it was a 'please stop calling him that because...' that's fine and I think there is no need to apologise. The only time I think you'd owe any sort of apology is if you'd lost your temper and shouted / name called in public etc - and even then it would be apologising for the way you'd said it, not for the actual message

garbagegirl · 09/08/2018 17:46

LoveInTokyo thank you.

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Bumble1830 · 09/08/2018 18:04

Nope... I definitely wouldn't be apologising. She needs to apologise to you.

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