Woman Judged For Taking A Dollar From Each Person Who Asks When She's Going To Have Kids

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    Font - r/AmltheAsshole u/thasyojar2013 • 11h 1 1 1 24 32 26 1 AITA For Making A "Pregnancy Jar"?
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    Handwriting - My husband and I have been married for 6 years. Still don't have kids (we want them but it still not happening). Friends and family are causing us constant stress about having a baby soon but it's obviously something we can't control. We only wished that they'd stop but to no avail.
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    Font - So what I did was come up with idea (stupid I know) and that is have an empty jar and call it "Pregnancy Jar". I carry it with me in my bag whenever I'm with friends and family and everytime someone asks about when my husband and I are gonna have a baby, I pull my Jar out and ask them to drop a dollar in there for asking. I'd get puzzled looks but they reach out for their pockets/wallets/purses and pull out a dollar and out it inside the jar. It actually worked because most of thrm stoppe
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    Font - Last week we had dinner at my parents house, My brother came back from his business trip that lasted a month and while we were eating he asked when me and my husband were going to have a kid. My husband paused, I got up from the chair and made my way to where my brother was sitting with my jar in my hand and asked him to drop a dollar for the question he asked, he stared at me then laughed nervously asking if I was being serious. Everyone was looking at us. He said no, he didn't have to p
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    Font - She went on about how they're just worried for us since we are in mid 30s and don't have much time left if we want at least one healthy baby. I got upset and she started arguing. My husband and I left and we haven't seen them in days, except I got a call from my sister basically siding with mom and the others saying I'm being childish. So AITA for this?
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    Font - [Edit - Q&As...] (1) this has been going on for years but in the past year it has gotten worse. (2) I already told them about how I feel regarding this question, my husband doesn't care much and says I should let it go too. (3) Yes they pay everytime because it's just a dollar, it won't make me any richer or them any poorer. (4) My husband and I spend the money on snacks to eat every night when watching tv or some toys for the dogs.
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    Font - One more thing... I realize that this could actually be expanded into wedding jar/Cake jar (for weight loss)/work jar/house jar/ and so no and so on. Depending on the the type of truggle because these are the things we struggle and get frustrated with often but.. with the fact that people will just keep asking then we might become millionaires one day. Lol. Also, someone suggested I up the price to 5$. It will mostly depend on the prices of gas, lol, so we'll see. 22.6k 3658 ↑ Share
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    Font - OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the asshole: I think that where I might be TA is having this idea and going around basically forcing others to put money in my jar thinking it would deter them from asking again. But it pissed them off do I'm not sure if it's the right way tk go about solving this problem.
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    Font - Gold-Somewhere1770 11h ● 4 Awards NTA. How creative! "I don't have to pay you." "Yeah well you didn't have to ask something that's none of your business but here we are" Love it. Reply 34.6k
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    Font - Tical79. 11h Asshole Enthusiast [7] 1 Award ΝΤΑ Furthermore, OP, I will be stealing this idea for both myself and anyone I ever advise on the issue. IT.IS.BRILLIANT. It is because it does exactly what happened: it brings the absurdity of the question (and by extension the questioner) to an even more absurd plane. You have figured out how to "outcrazy' people that ask without looking crazy yourself. Bravo and I regret I have not but one upvote to give. + Reply 14.2k
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    Font - ● idngkrn 11h Partassipant [4] NTA mom owes the jar a dollar. People need to quit asking people when/if they are having a kid or having another kid. If they want a kid, they are probably struggling with fertility, working through that process, and it's difficult enough without people asking. If they dont, that's fine too. ... Reply 6k
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    Font - lolopiecho 11h 1 Award ΝΤΑ I make it awkward. "Oh dear. Maybe we are doing it right. What positions do you recommend that really make it work?" "Honey, do you think you should go deeper when we try to make a baby?" You get the point lol man do they shut up after that. Its amazing. ... Reply 3.7k
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    Font - toofat2serve • 11h Professor Emeritass [72] ΝΤΑ Not only NTA, but a beautiful way to make a point that words apparently don't. And you can use it to get yourself a spite snack! ... Reply 2.2k
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    Font - No_Secret8533 - 11h NTA, and I'm gonna say your mom ought to drop at least a ten in there for her lecture! ... Reply 1.9k

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