so here’s how it all played out:
my family came over to my house for Easter and my aunt got popcorn for all of us cousins. for context I’m 18f. she asked what flavored I wanted, I told her the Carmel and cheddar one, and she wrote my name on the tag, then placed it on the table for decoration along with ones for all my other cousins. come time to retrieve our popcorn, my sister brings the one with my name on it and it’s not the flavor I SAW my name get written on before. I was really confused if I was going crazy or something so I went to the other table and was like “bro I’m so confused on what just happened, didn’t my name get written on the Carmel flavored one?” my mom and brother kinda supported my confusion, but I definitely say my aunt giving me a dirty look. then the younger cousins came through the room (my brother: 14m, then 13m, 12m, and 9m). I asked them if they switched the popcorn flavors and 12m said “yeah [13m] switched his with yours.” and I was like “oh okay” and [13m] said “it’s my flavor now tho.” I was not having it so I went back, grabbed the one that originally had my name on it, and brought it up to my room, leaving the one that had his name where he had sat at the table. one of my cousins said I was making a big deal out of nothing and my aunt was giving my dirty looks (the aunt who is the mom of [13m]). I think I was justified cause bro took the thing that literally had my name on it. what do y’all think?
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so here’s how it all played out:
my family came over to my house for Easter and my aunt got popcorn for all of us cousins. for context I’m 18f. she asked what flavored I wanted, I told her the Carmel and cheddar one, and she wrote my name on the tag, then placed it on the table for decoration along with ones for all my other cousins. come time to retrieve our popcorn, my sister brings the one with my name on it and it’s not the flavor I SAW my name get written on before. I was really confused if I was going crazy or something so I went to the other table and was like “bro I’m so confused on what just happened, didn’t my name get written on the Carmel flavored one?” my mom and brother kinda supported my confusion, but I definitely say my aunt giving me a dirty look. then the younger cousins came through the room (my brother: 14m, then 13m, 12m, and 9m). I asked them if they switched the popcorn flavors and 12m said “yeah [13m] switched his with yours.” and I was like “oh okay” and [13m] said “it’s my flavor now tho.” I was not having it so I went back, grabbed the one that originally had my name on it, and brought it up to my room, leaving the one that had his name where he had sat at the table. one of my cousins said I was making a big deal out of nothing and my aunt was giving my dirty looks (the aunt who is the mom of [13m]). I think I was justified cause bro took the thing that literally had my name on it. what do y’all think?
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> I think I could be considered the A-hole because this conflict is involving my younger cousin and was kinda petty. I think some people would say I should have just let him take it and not made it into a thing. I’m not sure if my action was too petty and immature but I was kinda pissed off.
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I mean, no, Not THE A but also kind of an A. Don’t make mountains out of mole hills. Would it have killed you to be kind and give the caramel to your younger cousin? No is the answer.
slight YTA. You are technically an adult. These were gifts from your Aunt. Your younger cousins are younger/still kids. It’s clear your aunt saw the swap and approved and assumed you would act more maturely. You did not.
ESH. Your cousin is old enough to not do that. But also you’re an adult and it’s just popcorn.
NTA if you had not taken the one marked for you the 13 would think it was fine so what’s nest- your birthday gift, money, etc or move on to stealing from the others. You made your mom aware she needs to keep an eye on the young thief and his mom
Info: Is the flavor you got instead one you despise or isn’t healthy for you to be eating?
NTA. It was yours. And the kid is old enough to OK, try for it, but also to know better.
NTA. Theft is theft. Family or no family. It’s still theft. Your family stole your popcorn, and you took it back after getting a confession. You did not get mad or cause a scene. You were very professional.
ESH. Your 13yo cousin since he should have known better, but I’m sure his mom said it wouldn’t be a big deal, and you for being incapable of acting like the adult you are
Was the popcorn yours? Yes.
Did it belong to your cousin. No.
Clear as day answer. NTA.
Clearly NTA. The people telling you otherwise are the reason kids are such little shits these days.
NTA. A 13-year-old knows better.