'You're literally taking candy from babies': Enthusiastic egg-hunter angers her neighbors by joining kids-only activity

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Apr 19, 2023 5:00 PM EDT

Want to make all your neighbors annoyed and wary of you instantly? Just do what this woman did! 

This woman asked r/AmItheA**hole what they thought about her Easter mishap. As u/madnewsbears wrote, she is a huge fan of the Easter holiday — especially egg hunts. The OP saw an opportunity after moving to a brand new city. She joined the city's Easter Eggstravaganza, an egg hunt for kids. That's right — the OP realized after signing up that this hunt was basically only for kids, and she was the only adult participating!

The post below is absolutely hilarious, as are all the comments explaining to this woman that while she wasn't technically wrong, she should probably apologize to her neighbors for this faux pas. 

After that, these people are growing up and realizing that there are a lot of things they're starting to dislike. 

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    Organism - 'AITA for participating in my neighborhood's easter egg hunt that was meant for children?'
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    Font - r/AmItheA A: Posted by u/madnewsbears AITA for participating in my neighborhood's easter egg hunt that was meant for children? I (25f) have always loved Easter and my family would participate in egg hunts every year as I was growing up. I also love Easter candy which makes the hunts even more fun for me.
    via u/madnewsbears
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    Font - I recently moved to a new city with my partner (25m) and we saw that our neighborhood association was throwing an Easter Eggstravaganza. We thought this would be a good opportunity to get more involved in the community so we signed up to volunteer. I asked the president of the association if I could also sign up for the Easter egg hunt due to my love for the holiday and she said it would be fine.
    via u/madnewsbears
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    Font - Turns out, nobody above the age of 10 had signed up though I thought it should be okay as there were like 70 kids participating so my presence wasn't super obvious. A lot of the kids' parents were staring at me by this point but I brushed it off.
    via u/madnewsbears
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    Font - When the hunt began I didn't mean to go too crazy but after I filled my basket then looked back, my path was marked by a clear swath of eggless grass. Some of the kids definitely didn't get as much candy as me but everyone seemed happy enough. As I made my way back to my partner though, the parents were making comments that they knew I would overhear about how the egg hunt was for children.
    via u/madnewsbears
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    Font - My partner suggested I give back some of the eggs and so I returned some to the kids who were nearby until enough parents seemed to be off my back. However, I didn't want to give every kid an egg because that would take too long and I would basically be out. Nobody else said anything before we left, but in the week since, I've seen some of the parents and they've been much colder toward me. AITA?
    via u/madnewsbears
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    "I dropped the ball on this one," the embarrassed OP wrote in response to the flood of "YTA" verdicts

    Font - Edit: Way more people responded to this than I expected. I now realize how bad I dropped the ball on this one. Also, a lot of people are questioning my social awareness, and now I am too. I've never been diagnosed with a personality disorder but have been diagnosed with ADHD. How can I repair my relationships with my neighbors? I really don't want to move but now I'm feeling pretty embarrassed.
    via u/madnewsbears
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    Font - Dear Dorothy A Enthusiast [7] YTA, not for signing up to do it, but for basically stealing candy from children. You treated it as a competition by gathering as much as you can. Maybe next year, your Easter candy hunt should be to stores the day after Easter to find as much candy as you can on a discount.
    via u/DearDorothy
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    Font - lelloyello1 YTA. That egg hunt was designed specifically for younger kids. The red flag should been that there were no teens present either. For some kids, this is the only access they have to candy and sweets. You are a full grown adult who can go buy candy if you want to. Kids can't drive.
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    Font - Nova_Lurker A YTA. Enthusiast [5] This is one of those social situations where you are technically correct, since you asked and got permission before, but you're still TA regardless. You joined an event that was planned for children, cleared a swath and filled your basket, then only shared a bit because you "wanted the other parents off your back". How greedy can you be? Do the words "self control" mean nothing to you? You're completely unapologetic about the whole thing too, which just m
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    Font - Gee, I wonder why. A real head- scratcher, that one! Why you thought doing this would be a great way to get involved in your new community is beyond me. Usually when people volunteer for a community event, they're volunteering to help staff the event, not "volunteering" to get free chocolate. Have some social awareness, holy C
    via u/Nova_Lurker
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    Font - Janetaz18 Colo-rectal Surgeon [34] This. YTA. And I can't believe you actually had to come here to ask that question.
    via u/Janetaz18
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    Font - Present Pension_6053 Of course YTA. Good grief. I'm embarrassed for you. You volunteered at a community event to get know people. So far so good. You turn up and rather than asking what you can do to help you sign yourself up for the Easter egg hunt. Ok it's starting to look a bit like you are more concerned about helping yourself. The hunt is about to start and you realise that it is clearly for children 10 and under. Rather than laugh at the situation and watch the actual children enjoy
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    Font - At this point you still had a chance at redemption. You could have realised that you had lost your s**t in the excitement of the moment, had a word with yourself and handed out ALL the candy to the actual children. But you weren't going down without a fight. You had to be told by your presumably mortified partner to give some to the children and, even then, ensured you only gave what you needed to appease most the parents. The only redeeming thing about your experience is that it made me
    via u/Present_Pension_6053
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    Font - wintersweetpea465 Parta ipant [2] However, I didn't want to give every kid an egg because that would take too long and I would basically be out. You are twenty five. Get over yourself. As soon as you had seen you were the only adult, the polite thing to do was to give away the eggs you collected and just watch the fun. You can create an Easter egg hunt in your own home if you are so hot for them. YTA.
    via u/wintersweetpea465
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    Font - idontcare8587 Pooperintendant [68] YTA. This was obviously for children. You took candy from children. Next time, do your own egg hunt at home.
    via u/idontcare8587
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    Font - lvlemon YTA. My toddler is cautious about new things (first Easter hunt). It takes her a long time to collect a few eggs. Of course I'll be ped if I saw a full grown woman stomping down the path picking up all the eggs. Use your common sense you weirdo
    via u/IvlemOn
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    Font - chaosbella YTA - I'm sure they expected you to take an egg or two, not fill an entire basket full of eggs meant for the children.
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    Font - cvkme Parta ipant [1] YTA you're literally taking candy from babies
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