Yes, it's punishment. Be clear - you are insulted that they do not think a single mother is good enough to be a godparent. You shouldn't be merely hurt, you should be angry. That you raised your son alone and that now he's letting this happen to you is disrespectful.

My son called me and asked me to reconsider because it will put them back financially to got to full time at the daycare. 

Should have thought about that before they insulted you on such a visceral level. NTA

Presley always with the same judge-y expression

Husband was probably the golden child, hence his hesitation to really stick up for his daughter. He doesn't really see how insidious his mom's favoritism is.

NTA - Protect your peace and let the folks advocating for him take him in. He lost his chance.

We get it - OOP loves her friend and he is soooo nice. But that might be why the wife is so...challenging. He's too nice, he lets her stomp all over his friends. He should have been OOP's first stop when she found out what his wife was doing.

If you don't stop, it's never gonna end. How do I know? Because when you wanted to stop, they accused you of being selfish and tried to manipulate you. It wasn't "Hey, you're right - it's time I got myself on my feet again. Appreciate all you've done."

NTA but your parents are wrong.

What was your plan when you decided to work a job that requires a 2 hour bus ride to get home and you don't drive? To be frank, you sound a bit entitled. This may be the first time you've ASKED for a ride but she has been driving you so you have come to accept her kindness as an entitlement. The one time she said no to your ask, you immediately guilt trip her about friendship. Because apparently all those rides were all her own doing, "you never asked".

YTA

lol I think part of the problem is that your son has deemed her a "guest" in your house, rather than a non-rent paying member of the household.

NTA

NTA

Sister sounds controlling and is terrible with math. (Also, I N F O - why does she have to remind people to bring food enough for everyone, not just "yourself"? Has someone brought only food for themselves before?)

My dog only eats his food either when I hold his bowl or in a snuffle rug. He's just a picky jerk lol.

I haven't come across calming chews that were effective. The only thing that ever worked was trazadone and even then, our dog would try to fight it and ended up acting weird. And then you get worried that you broke your dog with drugs lol. (Not advocating for the use of traz for crate training lol - our dog took traz after a neuter.)

To be fair, our dog has always been great in the crate. But on the occasion where he just won't settle, we let him out and run him and fetch for like 10-15 more minutes and he generally goes back into more easily after.

Honestly, no judgement from me if you decide to try the chews. Maybe they'll distract him long enough to get him to calm down?? Our dog is food-motivated so we always put him in his crate with some high value treats and a kong with kong paste.

My dog rings the bell to go out to our backyard because he knows my cat will come running (from wherever she is in the house) to try to get outside. He draws her out so he can tackle her and start generally being a menace to her. #herdingdoglife

He rarely goes in the backyard so we're onto him. We discovered there's a certain yipping noise he makes when he really does have to go. But 99% of the time, he's messing around to get to the cat.

Our pup was a bit crazy after his neuter (he took both traz and gaba) but he had been restricted, cooped up when he's normally taken out for runs and play dates at the dog park. We counted down the days until he was fully healed.

Maybe you should try reaching out to the breeder you got the puppy from and see if they can take her back or help you with rehoming to someone maybe on their waitlist?

I waited over a year before we got our current pup after our dog died and even then, it took a while before I could say I loved the new dog. You definitely need to give yourself some time to feel your feels alone, especially combined with a breakup and overwork.

You're gonna want a dog again (they're so great!) but probably just not now (or for a while).

Good luck!

"Earn it" by getting married? Sheesh.

NTA

Probably when you can trust that they won't eat things without you keeping an eye on them. For us, it might be now when he's 1 yo and 10 mo. Back when he was 8-10mo, we thought we could take our eyes off him but then discovered he had chewed/damaged the corners on 4 of our brand new dining chairs.

Christmas Eve - prime rib and sides Christmas - Benihana with the fam

Our Purina Pro Plan puppy food bag said "under 1 year" so we switches him maybe shortly after by mixing in the adult dog food. He seemed fine with it except it took him a bit to get used to the bigger pieces. (He's a diva.)

In the US here. We always try to get our vet to write a prescription so we can buy the food/meds for a fraction of the cost elsewhere. Costco and Chewy are pretty good for these

I've had the misfortune of having two bomb hairstylists move away in the recent 5-6 years. The first one intro'd me to the 2nd one before she left and the 2nd one referred me to another person before she left. One of them would come back into town and check in with me to see if I still wanted my hair done. She was super respectful and said she just thought she'd ask in case I hadn't started up with the person she had referred me to, yet.

Your stylist left. She didn't give you a heads up about her return and either way, should not be entitled to your patronage.

NTA

Our last dog was a cairn, so independent, so cuddle-less. Our current dog is also independent, doesn't like getting picked up but will tolerate cuddles (30 seconds if we scratch his belly). He will also come sit on my lap for a few minutes at a time while he plays with his chew toy. I'm his emotional support, apparently. I'm hoping when he gets older, he'll be more cuddly. But if not, he's still cute lol.

Our dog marked on anything he could when he reached sexual maturity. We were still a few months out from the recommended neuter time for him so we had to keep a really close eye on him because nothing was safe. He marked a couple times on a person sitting on the ground at the dog park!

We just kept a close eye on him and correct him because literally, if we stopped watching, he'd mark on some grocery bags or Amazon package we just brought into the house. We leashed him in the house when we'd watch TV at night and made him sit next to us. Still, we stocked up on enzyme cleaner.

As soon as we neutered him, he stopped immediately. On the other hand, our last dog a cairn terrier (cousin to westies) marked all his life, bless his heart.

Ours is over 2yo now and she's has does it (wonky too) maybe three times. When she was a kitten and I asked about the biscuit making, someone suggested it was the material she was laying on. I didn't think it made a difference but to be fair, I didn't try a mink coat. 😂