'Grow [up] and stop copying everything from TikTok': Woman blasts SIL for being 'easily influenced,' gets roasted by the internet

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Apr 6, 2023 3:00 PM EDT

This woman gained a hater all because she's, um, using social media platforms? 

No one ever said growing older would be easy, but this woman is having a lot of trouble adapting to new technologies. As u/Automatic-Ad-5753 wrote to r/AmItheA**hole, she has an issue with her SIL's extensive use of the TikTok social media platform. The writer claims that the SIL finds basically all her hobbies and inspirations from the app. And what are these trends that have the OP so upset? Well, her SIL is doing workouts, taking care of her skin, and trying out some cooking trends. 

If you're scratching your head wondering why the OP would be upset about these innocuous hobbies, so were the folks in the comments! Instead of getting her opinion validated, the OP got righteously roasted. Hopefully she takes the comments to heart, and learns an important lesson about letting people live their own lives without judgement. Sheesh. 

Up next, this woman's roommate is holding her wifi hostage! 

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    Rectangle - r/AmItheAs . Posted by u/Automatic-Ad-5753 23 hours ago AITA for telling my SIL to grow and stop coping everything from Tiktok.
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    Font - I (42F) have a SIL (35F) she is my husbands sister. She is so easily influenced its embarrassing. Now because of tiktok she has a 5 step skincare routine, god only knows how much money she threw away on snake oil products. She spends hours following make up routines she sees on there. She now wakes up at 5am to do a workout plan from an account she follows. She is constantly cooking recipes from TikTok, going to restaurant she found on there. Everything is from Tiktok I don't think she ha
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    Font - Now with easter coming up she is asking to bring some butter board she saw on tiktok. It honestly sounded ridiculous. I finally decided to say something to her. I explained to her how its embarrassing how she is still trying to act like a teenager, no amount of skincare and 5AM workouts will stop her from aging. She is 35 she is going to have wrinkles, we all went though it now its her turn, she is just wasting money and its time to grow up and accept how old she is, she is no longer a te
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    Font - She told me forget it she won't even come to easter. She told me "Just because I gave up on myself doesn't mean she need too." Which was incredibly rude and unnecessary sorry I have two kids to take care of I don't have time to worry about wrinkles or if my outfit is perfect. She then hung up.
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    Font - Now my in-laws are ped and they have decided to do easter at their house since SIL now feel too uncomfortable coming to our house. And of course she will be making her ridiculous butter board. My husband agrees that she needs to grow up but thinks I should have kept my mouth shut and should apologize so we can have a nice easter. But I'm looking out for her she is no longer a teenager and it's time to accept that.
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    Font - 259 Amar_Akbar_Anthony20 23 hr. ago Parta: pant [2] YTA, Tiktok is not only for teenagers. She is 35 I fear she is going to wake up in a few years and regret not having children and wasting so much of her time worried about what she looks like. Suprise women can be happy an have fulfilling lives without kids. Why are you so concerned about her life tell me? SIL sounds like she is living her best life. Sounds like you are da jealous of her. I would like to be friends with SIL, she sounds l
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    Font - rimble42 20 hr. ago I'm older than both of them and love TikTok. I get tons of book recommendations and ... gasp some are for young adults. And I read them! Who cares if she makes a butter board? Should she only make old people food?
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    Font - echoCashMeOusside 23 hr. ago As YTA. Aficionado [13] She's not hurting anyone, and plenty of people have crazy skincare routines regardless of their age. Can you hear yourself? You're mad at someone for working out. I explained to her that her life is flying by she is married with no children. She is 35 I fear she is going to wake up in a few years and regret not having children and wasting so much of her time worried about what she looks like.
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    Font - This quote gives me the impression that you do have kids and have probably let yourself go. In order to cope with this, or create an excuse for yourself, you dig your heels into some antiquated and narrow- minded perspective like "only people who reproduce are truly grown up." Or "I can't work out because I'm too busy taking care of me kids, something my childless SIL can't understand." despite many great parents still finding time to take care of themselves. I don't use TikTok and am ent
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    Font - Yeah, I'll say it again, YTA. I think you're the one who needs to grow up. You chose to have kids so stop being jealous and judgemental of someone who decided not to and is living their best life.
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    Font - Heavy_Sand5228 22 hr. ago Certified Proctologist [27] Brilliantly put. It's ridiculous that OP is getting mad and taking personal offense at SiL for.....acquiring new hobbies and interests? As if that affects her in any way? People are allowed to make choices, and just as OP chose to have kids, SiL is allowed to choose not to have kids or pursue whatever hobbies pique her interest. And OP needs to get over it.
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    Font - InquisitorVawn - 22 hr. ago Parta: pant [1] I don't use TikTok and am entirely unaware of its landscape. But I was expecting you to be talking about your SIL constantly pulling pranks or holding up foot traffic to do some sort of dance. Not working out and trying new recipes.
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    Font - Tiktok is like any social media platform - what you get out of it depends how much you feed into the algorithm. Yes, the default algorithm feeds up idiot dances and trends, but if OP's SIL is getting skincare, recipe and workout videos it sounds like she's shaped her feed into something that's probably mostly late 20s to early 40s content creators, which is entirely appropriate for someone of her age.
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    Human body - -Regina-Filange - 20 hr. ago I picked up on the jealousy too. That's the issue she has with it.
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    Font - rhaoyc 17 hr. ago I love how the thing that sent her over the edge is the fact she's preparing a butter board for a holiday. Oh no- how ridiculous. She's preparing a thoughtful dish for a party for us all to enjoy! Social media truly has gone too far! YTA
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    Font - proof-plum 23 hr. ago Enthusiast [5] A Yeah YTA how is her doing any of those things impacting YOUR life. You sound bitter and jealous.
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    Font - thankuhexed 23 hr. ago Certified Proctologist [21] Info: I want you to think really, really hard. How does this affect your life?
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    Font - Greedy_Information96 · 21 hr. ago Most probably, SIL takes better care of herself and looks good, so at gatherings, everyone compliments her. OP has let go with kids as an excuse and feels bad, which makes her jealous, and she's hoping to put SIL down in hopes that others will pay her attention. It'd be hilarious if SIL has a kid and still carries on her routines, leaving OP feeling even worse. I need a future post from OP where she's complaining about SIL ignoring her kids because SIL st
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