‘I Can’t Date Your Son, He’s a Man Child’: Woman Admits to Her Coworker She Can’t Date a Man That Can’t Make His Own Sandwich

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    Font - r/AmItheAsshole. Posted by u/movingaway¹1214 18 hours ago er AITA For Telling My Coworker I Would Never Go Out With Her Son?
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    Font - I (20F) just started working at a new job a few weeks ago. Everything has been smooth sailing with my coworkers (all fun, cool ppl) until yesterday. For a little context before I get into it, my assistant manager, Sherry (45F) has a son, Travis (19M). When I first started working and met her, the topic of relationships came up and she asked if I was single. I told her yes, I got out of long term relationship this
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    Font - past July and I'm thinking about jumping back into the dating pool. She told me her son was around my age and that we would probably like each other, and asked if I'd be interested. I told her to let me think about it and I'd get back to her. That was about six weeks ago. A couple weeks ago, I decided that going on a couple first
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    Font - dates or outings with new people couldn't be too bad of an idea, so I told Sherry to let Travis know I was interested if he wanted to meet for coffee or something and test the waters, but that I probably wouldn't be free until just after the new year because I'm busy with work and personal/family stuff. She said that sounded fine. And then yesterday happened.
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    Font - Sherry was talking in the back room with 2 of my other coworkers, who are also moms, about their kids. At some point they were making jokes about spoiling their kids and Sherry said Travis "doesn't even make himself a sandwich, just goes into the kitchen and sits there and pouts because he knows mama will come do it for him." I rarely use this term, but I absolutely felt icked out by that. I asked her is she was being serious and she laughed and
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    Font - said yes, he's just a mama's boy. As we were leaving later, I pulled her aside and told her that I wasn't interested in going out with her son anymore. After she pressed me about why several times, I admitted that the sandwich thing turned me off and that I would never go out with a man who seemed so dependent or unwilling to do things himself. Sherry got upset and told me I'm not a mom and don't know what I'm talking about and that surely I
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    Font - expect my parents to still do things for me and stormed off. I'm getting off my break here in a minute but she hasn't spoken to me ALL DAY and I'm wondering if I'm in the wrong here. Was I the asshole?
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    Font - VlaxDrek 18 hr. ago S Pooperintendant [62] ΝΤΑ I guess she's sick of making his sandwiches, and is hoping you'll take over that role. It was grossly inappropriate of her to make the suggestion in the first place, in my opinion.
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    Font - louderharderfaster · 10 hr. ago At 20 I assumed people older than me knew better than me. I was shocked to read that a 45 year old would pull this at work but now that I am older than that I should not be even a little shocked. "Do not get your meat where you get your bread".
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    Font - letstrythisagain30 · 16 hr. ago · edited 16 hr. ago Its already a kind of bad idea to date someone you work with. It only happens because of course you'll date someone you're always around. People date who's around and your coworkers are always around and despite the possible consequences, they're an
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    Font - option. This though... WTF? Especially with a new coworker, that's just extra pressure that comes off really bad when it comes to soliciting a date, especially for your kid. It sounds like this kid can't make his own sandwich or get his own dates.
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    Font - Ok-Pomegranate-3018 · 16 hr. ago I wonder if he ahem cleans himself or his Mom does it for him? Side note: I cannot stand people who infantalize their children to the point they are incompetent. ΝΤΑ
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    Font - YouJabroni44 · 12 hr. ago No kidding, people should teach their kids these basics like hygiene and cooking so they can survive better as adults. Except for children that literally are unable to.

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