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AIBU?

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Original poster

to want people to come back and tell me the outcome of their problem?

59 replies

girlsyearapart · 13/10/2009 09:16

Yes I'm a nosey parker.

When people start AIBU threads about specific
situations of a 'What should I do?' nature then never update on what they did do I become irrationally irritated.

So if you ask for advice on a problem please come back and tell me us all what happened.

Ta.

Or if you think I am BU then as you were.

OP posts:
lilysam · 15/10/2009 18:11

YANBU - people post with a problem, you take time to sympathise or give (often personal) advice andthen you never hear from them again.

If its that important to them how come they never come back??

tvaerialmagpiebin · 15/10/2009 18:13

what about the one with the "friend" who came to stay when there was a newborn and then revealed she only had a one-way ticket?

staranise · 15/10/2009 18:20

I posted ages ago about registering my DD at private school in a panic when we didn't get into a state school and whether I would be liable for the first term's fees after withdrawing her name when a state place finally came up.

AIBU said almost unanimously I would be liable.

The school said there was never any question of having to pay fees .

Always thought I should update you all but didn't want to sound narky.

ParisFrog · 15/10/2009 18:26

Thanks KG100! Good for you!

Original poster
girlsyearapart · 15/10/2009 20:20

Yay! That's the spirit ladies.

Right now where are you motorbike lady/unwelcome guest lady/child crying at swimming lady etc etc???

OP posts:
onepieceoflollipop · 15/10/2009 20:27

Oh, well as you are all on the edge of your seats...

I posted to say that we had run out of risotto rice a week or so ago and was going to use pudding rice to top up the small amount of risotto rice. Anyway, some very kind people responded.

I did update but for those that missed it, the dinner wasn't too stodgy and we all ate it apart from dd2 (2 years) who said "no like"

I am sure you will all sleep much easier in your beds tonight.

sarah293 · 16/10/2009 08:51

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StrawberriesandCherries · 16/10/2009 09:08

yanbu - it's only good manners to let us all know!! Esp about the RisottoGate affair, though OPOL I am now wondering "WHAT on earth did DD2 have if she didnt like it", not fair to only give half an answer!!

I wonder about the MIL trying to stitch up her son through his business one, bumped recently but no update

Original poster
girlsyearapart · 16/10/2009 13:30

thanks opol feel much better now, so what did dd2 have instead?

Don't leave us hanging..

Motorbike/swimming child/MIL business stitch up people come out come out wherever you are...

OP posts:
mankymummymoo · 16/10/2009 13:37

well... under a different name I asked AIBU to put a whole load of muddy potatoes in the dishwasher because I couldnt be bothered to scrub them all.

The MN consensus was good idea, go ahead.

The outcome was a new £350 dishwasher (but sparkly clean potatoes).

Cheers MN !

mankymummymoo · 16/10/2009 13:38

sigh... 350 pounds, sorry.

Original poster
girlsyearapart · 17/10/2009 06:42

Thanks mmm.

Were the potatoes nice to eat though??

OP posts:
tillyfernackerpants · 17/10/2009 07:37

I posted in AIBU after a friend said I was too harsh on ds1 for getting him to start tidying up his toys & a couple of other things as well. Everyone agreed with me and though I guess there wasn't really an update, ds1 did get star of the week at school for 'being a most helpful member of the class' so nah nah nah nah to my friend

But op, yanbu!

ZippysMum · 17/10/2009 08:02

okay I am sure you've all been on the edge of your seats after sharing the dilemma of naming my twin bump (unknown sexes) back in July

Also thanks for the advice on the 'Help! Don't know whether to go for vaginal birth or section' thread. Had a section in the end.

We had two boys, we named them Arthur and Henry. They are gorgeous.

And thanks for the support on the 'Breastfeeding encouragement please' thread. It's now going much, much better - in fact, we had our first 'al fresco' breastfeed by the seaside yesterday.

I heart MN

monkeypinkmonkey · 17/10/2009 08:23

The LK Bennet dress lady was given a full refund with a grovelling applogy after another MN a fashion journalist got involved if my memory isn't as bad as I think it is.

nymphadora · 17/10/2009 08:28

I have a friend coming to help me get into my wedding dress so I no longer have to rely on a 9 year old!

mankymummymoo · 17/10/2009 09:38

girls... no they disintigrated in the dishwasher ! Think the tip is, its fine with baking potatoes but dont do it with new potatoes !

Binkster · 17/10/2009 09:39

I posted on here a couple of times about my friends' visit, when they went out for the day by themselves when I'd got us tickets to a country show and then went off home in a strop when I commented on it.

Anyway, my friend eventually e-mailed with a proper apology and everything's fine now! I appreciated the advice at the time though- helped me to put into perspective and deal with the whole situation in the best way.

onepieceoflollipop · 17/10/2009 18:13

So sorry to keep you all on the edge of your seats once more...

Update to "risottogate" continued.

dd2 had a piece of bread and butter and a yogurt (organic, peach flavour). In my defence I was knackered and I had already wasted time running back and forward to the laptop to see if anyone at all thought that pudding rice was a good idea or not.

Later on (as I know you are all desperate to know) dh and I shared a large bar of galaxy.

MichKit · 17/10/2009 18:35

Monkeypinkmonkey, yes that's right. Got the money back (they called it a goodwill refund, not much goodwill from me ) Manager even managed a sorry, and a half-smile when I went to process the refund!

Won't be shopping in LK Bennett ever again, obviously

babybarrister · 17/10/2009 18:39

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LIZS · 17/10/2009 18:44

what about the op whose dh was ordering laptops on the credit card of family member who had left the country after overstaying

BubbaAndBump · 17/10/2009 19:15

Well some of my issues resolved (or otherwise) are...

  1. yes, I confronted him. He's apologised (but done it again).

  2. I've turned the hot water tap temperature down.

  3. I'm making him go begging to his parents to help with the money.

  4. Think we will go for #3 (if I can be civil enough to have a bit of jiggy)

  5. Successfully moved toddler from cot to bed, no big traumas.

But never mind the motorbike one, what about the PILs who were practically leaving a trail of nuts for their rather allergic GS or the one about calling off a date at the last minute? And currently there's some poor woman who seems to have been in labour for about a week now - she'd better come back and tell us when she finally does drop!! Some people are soooooo rude!!

BubbaAndBump · 17/10/2009 19:18

Oh, sorry, forgot this one:

  1. yes you can, whew!

As you were

witcheseve · 17/10/2009 19:21

Don't suppose anyone is remotely interested but I did an AIBU as someone had borrowed a fair amount of money from me then dissapeared. I rang a relative and told them. 18 months later I got every penny back, over £700.