At a science fair I told a child "Wow I could make a much better volcano" and they started crying. Are they the asshole? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by happybadger@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Like it's true. I'm an adult and I'm smart and I'm good at everything I do. I could clearly make a better volcano and they hurt my self-esteem by entering theirs in a competition I can't join. When they started crying they got all the attention and it made me cry louder so bystanders would pay attention to me instead. The people restraining me said I'm the asshole (I'm not) but I think they're the asshole for not acknowledging I'd make a better volcano or letting me prove it. ATTA?

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[-] iArtemis@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

NTA. This happened to my cousin once. I eventually convinced them to just divorce their partner so they wouldn't have to deal with the kid anymore.

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

I would be so happy if I had a child because I could show them that I'm so much better than them at everything they do. I would outperform them and they could not leave me.