Today I watched a grown woman pout like a 3-yr-old when her appointment didn't bump me. We both had appointments, and when she realized I was going to be working with the person she wanted to, she said she thought there was a mistake. She "signed up two days ago to work with [you] at this time", so I pointed out that I had signed up a while ago with that same person.

This bitch then she proceeded to explain to us what she thought should have happened -- that she had wanted to take my place. My trainer then said that the system doesn't work like that, and that they were already scheduled with me.

She literally started scowling and POUTING. Had she been even slightly nice, I would have happily swapped -- I really like the other trainer there, too -- but nah. Eff that entitled bitch.

My (44F) disabled mother (65F) passed away several years ago. Before her death, my cousin, Rachel (38F), spent a bit of time visiting her. My one sibling and myself along with our spouses and children made her funeral arrangements. We were very happy with our choices of flowers, pastors and singers. Rachel occasionally sang solos in church but I wasn’t blown away with her talent. Unfortunately she immediately called asking if she could sing. She was very persistent but we really wanted to keep the service as we had planned so I asked her to do another “job” instead. I THOUGHT she agreed but apparently I was mistaken. During the service, when it came time for our chosen soloist to sing, Rachel leaped from her seat onto the stage and began singing her a cappella rendition of Amazing Grace! Then she began crying… then sobbing… then collapsed onto the stage in a quivering heap! Her husband had to carry her out the church. She’s the first and last person I’ve heard of feeling entitled to sing at a funeral!!

She is in her late 20’s, single & child free. I am in my early 30’s, married & have 1 toddler. We rarely hang out in person but we do text each other almost every single day and I would consider her a close friend, but after yet another forgotten birthday I’m starting to rethink my friendship with her.

To be clear I don’t expect anything big for my birthday from any of my friends. A text message is all I’d ask, and I don’t even ask for that. I have had several friends send belated birthday texts and apologies for forgetting because they were so busy and honestly I get that and I appreciate the honesty.

The reason why this bothers me with this friend in particular is because she expects everyone in her life to go all out for her birthday with a week long planned vacation trip, wish lists for gifts with links that she sends people, and obnoxious social media posts, and yet she can’t be bothered to send me a simply happy birthday text??

She is the type of person to throw a housewarming party every time she moves into a new apartment, which is twice per year. She also didn’t attend my baby shower because she wanted to attend her brothers football game instead, and when I bought a house she didn’t say shit to me. Be so for real right now…. I’m so over it.

On a visit to Japan, we met a nice woman in a park, and we chatted a bit, struck up a semi-friendship. The following year, she was traveling to visit NYC, and as we lived close (an hour on Metro-North), could she stay with us (for free) and travel down each day? 5 day trip, and she'd bring each of us a T-shirt. Sure thing, of course, be welcome, all that. Every day, she'd ask us to go down and help her find her way around. No, we were pretty busy, but one of us could move things around to go for one day. Would one of us like to go see the ballet that day? Sure!

As a treat, we booked a room near the theatre for the night before.

Went down, nice dinner (we paid), lovely suite of rooms in an old, gorgeous hotel (we paid), brunch at Sarabeth's (we paid), then the ballet (she actually paid for her own ticket), dinner in Grand Central (we paid) and back on the train home.

She gets ready to leave for the train to the airport the next day, gives (all 4) of us a t-shirt, then asks us to reimburse her for the t-shirts. For real?!?

"If you wanted me to pay for anything, you could have asked. I am asking for payment for the shirts."

Guess who's not invited ever again?

Good times.

So, this isn’t a specific incident, but what I have seen time and time again. When people are driving and they mistakenly miss a turn or their in the wrong lane to turn and they try to fix their mistakes by forcing themselves into traffic when it’s dangerous or disrupts the flow of traffic. I don’t think people are entitled to push their way in based on their mistakes. I’m a big believer in fixing your own mistake and not forcing others to deal with the consequences. Just find a u-turn lane or take a different turn. You’ll generally survive a few extra minutes.

As anyone who has read my previous posts are aware, I work security for the local council, responding to alarms and doing other piecemeal work as and when needed. At the end of my regular nightly run I get a call to attend a local park. Unlike the park from the story in which I got locked in, the doors on this one lock themselves automatically at the same time every night. Unfortunately many of the local homeless population, for which I have every sympathy, have taken to leaving the door propped open in some way to give themselves access after hours.

Tonight there were two of them using separate showers. The first one I came across, a woman who in retrospect seemed disturbingly cowed, seemed was polite and sensible, getting out as soon as possible. The other, a less polite male, started going off at me. They seemed to think that the doors being open in some way gave the right to use the facilities, despite there being signs posted on multiple walls detailing the facility's hours of operation. Of course, from their point of view, I was in the wrong for daring to point out they were technically trespassing. Things got louder when one of their friends turned up.

What followed was five minutes with people who, if we were in the US, displayed the sort of entitled behaviour associated with MAGA supporters. I saw this because they shared certain behaviours with the talking heads so often seen on TV trying to defend the indefensible; thinking yelling made their arguments more right, refusing to let me respond, denying reality when forced to face it, trying to shame me for dong my job while having a home to go to. I understand their life isn't easy, particularly tonight when a nasty storm is due to come in overnight, but my attitude has always been the rules apply to everyone. Their attitude was that, despite there being clear signs saying when the facilities were open for public use, they should allowed to use them whenever they want if they happen to find a door was open. "It's a public space," applies only to the play area, not the building with the scheduled closing time.

I believe I'm in the right, morally and legally, but would appreciate some input. Not quite an AITAH post, but close.

ETA: I work in Australia, to provide some context for those unsure about local laws and regulations.