Woman Bans Sister's Boyfriend from Christmas Dinner After He Makes Jokes About Her Elementary School Teacher Husband: 'He's just an overpaid babysitter'

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Ely Bulnes • Writer and Editor
Dec 29, 2024 3:00 PM EST

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Being an educator is a challenging and often unforgiving task. Thanks to iPads, short-form content, and unrestricted access to the internet, most Gen Alpha kids have an incredibly short attention span. Any educator that is able to keep this generation of children engaged for 45 minutes or more and is able to get them to retain some form of knowledge is worthy of praise. In any case, they don't deserve to be referred to as babysitters — and especially not from unemployed moochers who have never had to deal with a classroom full of kids.

In our story today, our protagonist's husband, an elementary school teacher, bravely faces impolite comments about his job. The commentator, our protagonist's sister's boyfriend, doesn't even have an income, but sees no problem in judging others who have jobs that he deems to be lesser. Thankfully, our protagonist has a backbone, and defends her boyfriend. Scroll down to find out exactly how she clapped back.

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  • 01
    My husband tried to laugh it off, but I could see he was hurt. My husband works so hard and genuinely loves what he does, so I snapped back and told jack that at least my husband contributes something meaningful to the world, unlike people who just mooch off their girlfriends.
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    r/AITAH u/Amber Glow55.1d AITA for refusing to let my sister's boyfriend attend Christmas dinner after what he said to my husband?
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    My sister's been dating this guy, Jack, for about six months. She's head over heels for him, but my husband and I aren't his biggest fans. He's been... offhandedly rude a few times, but nothing major until recently.
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  • 04
    Last weekend, we hosted a small family dinner. Jack was invited, and things were going fine until Jack made a comment about my husband's work. My husband is an elementary school teacher, and Jack apparently thought it was funny to call him "al babysitter who actually gets paid for it."
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    Totally not okay.

  • 05
    My husband tried to laugh it off, but I could see he was hurt. My husband works so hard and genuinely loves what he does, so I snapped back and told Jack that at least my husband contributes something meaningful to the world, unlike people who just mooch off their girlfriends (Jack is unemployed and lives with my sister rent-free). Things got tense, and Jack stormed out. My sister later said I embarrassed him and that I should apologize.
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    I can't believe this guy had the gall to make those comments.

  • 06
    Now Christmas is coming up, and my sister asked if Jack could come to our family dinner. I said no. I told her he wasn't welcome in my house until he apologized to my husband. She called me a hypocrite for demanding an apology after what I said about him. Our parents are staying neutral, but my mom did say it might be better to just let it go for the holidays. So, AITA? 10.5k ☐ 1,283 4 R
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  • 07
    Basic Rabbit4 • 1d Lmao. He's insulting your husband for being a teacher when the guy is unemployed and leeching off your sister. The audacity of this clown. Nta. F that guy. Eta thank you for the awards :) Reply 19 13k
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    The Lion, the Witch, and the Audacity of this man.

  • 08
    Mharielleee ⚫ 1d Plus, it ain't hypocritical to expect an apology after the disrespect, especially when you responded to his initial insult. ... ← 2.8k
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  • 09
    HoshiAndy 1d • I'm so confused. They have only been together 6 months and he's ALREADY living with her and unemployed??? What the f Imao 290
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    Olddill pickle • 1d ° No one falls in love faster than a guy that needs a place to live 368
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    Ouch, this rings too true. 

  • 11
    vonnostrum 2022 • 1d And then gets mad when he gets a taste of his own medicine. Typical of bigmouths. They can dish it out but get highly insulted if you give it back 160
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    elguapo1996 • 1d "Yeah, well at least he gets paid to babysit young children unlike my sister who babysits and provides for her helpless, homeless, unemployed child of a boyfriend 24/7 for free." 51
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    AmberGlow 55 OP. 1d Just to clarify: my husband didn't say anything to provoke Jack, and this wasn't a one-off thing. Jack has made snide comments about other people in the family before, like joking about my dad being "too old-fashioned" for using cash instead of digital payments. It's not just us.
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    Also, I'd be open to having a civil conversation with. Jack, but he hasn't reached out at all since that night. My sister keeps doubling down that I'm the one who should apologize, which feels unfair considering he started it. Reply 1.8k
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    davekayaus • 1d Your apology needs to be "I'm sorry your boyfriend is a lazy, shallow j Nothing more needs to be said. "I 11.7k
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    sweetquuen • 19h Jack sounds like he really needed a reality check. You're not being a hypocrite, you were sticking up for your husband, especially since his feelings were hurt. If Jack wants to be part of the family, he can apologize. It's not about the holidays, it's about respect. Reply 325
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    The holidays are about tolerating the lactose in eggnog, not the audacity of impolite family members. 

  • 17
    BrilliantEmphasis862 • 1d NTA - Jack is likely lashing out because he feels inadequate because he is unemployed. he doesn't get to come to your house and put you down. He can spend Xmas looking for a job and thinking about his life choices. bravo OP ← Reply 133
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    kukonimz • 1d It's rich to mock your husband's' career while he's unemployed... what a tool! NTA. He's rude just to be rude, it's perfectly valid to not want him in your house. And you were standing up to him, not insulting him unprovoked. You're not a hypocrite. NTA. Why is your sister in-to this loser? ← Reply ☑ 59
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    RockerStubbs • 1d You could extend an olive branch - 'when Jack apologizes to hubs for criticizing his teaching job, I'll apologize to Jack for pointing out that he's a mooch with no job' ;) NTA Reply 25
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    CreepyFun9860. 1d I've raised animals on a farm. Literally shoveled sh. Your husband is anything but a paid baby sitter. I could never do a job as hard as hid. Tell the man child to pound sand. Reply 15
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    lovebeinganasshole 1d NTA. I wouldn't apologize he's just another one of those a holes that can dish but not take it. I mean who makes fun of another persons job whilst simultaneously being an unemployed mooch? Eta: all things being equal, who insults the host? ... Reply 27 ♡
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