I(20) started exercising six months ago, when I noticed that I was getting way more tired than other students walking up the stairs at university. Now I run half an hour a day, four days a week. I also started eating oranges everyday, having read that vitamin c is crucial for boosting immune system after exercise and recovery.
Recently I began eating one Blackmores Bio C tablet a day just to make sure I get enough. The problem is that my aunt had to move in with us because her house is undergoing some repairs. My mom told me she’s opposed to the idea of supplements and asked me to hide the bottle but I didn’t think she would make such a fuss about it. I figured she might be mildly annoyed at most but I was wrong.
My aunt started telling me that these tablets ‘are going to ruin \[my\] kidneys’ and grabbed the bottle, saying she’ll throw it away. That led to a brief argument after which my mom said ‘Told you so’ and told me I should have just listened to her.
INFO Have you been to see a doctor about your tiredness? Your aunt isn’t ok for stealing your vitamins but the supplements industry is predatory and it would be ve far more worthwhile to get bloods done to make sure it’s not another more serious problem or deficiency.
I’d say if the person went from “I get tired after walking upstairs” to “I run half an hour a day” after starting to exercise and eat more fruits, then the problem was with bad lifestyle, not with their health
You’re right, I missed that part. Honestly confused how they figured it’s a Vitamin C deficiency as well since that’s very hard to achieve these days.
From what I gather, they didn’t exactly figure it out, it was a positive side-effect. They started to eat oranges because they’d read that it boosts immune system after exercising.
Is it really so hard to achieve? There are a lot of people out there who don’t eat any veggies or fruits at all because i.e. they don’t like them or only eat processed food. I imagine it’s not so uncommon for them to have vit C deficiency, up to the point of suffering from scurvy
This is more of a you and you aunt conversation than you and reddit.
No you’re NTA but if you wanna keep the peace while she’s there just put em away. No real reasoning with COoCOo
NTA.
“Imagine walking into someone else’s home, threatening to steal something that belongs to them, AND being a jerk about it? Oh wait, I don’t have to because here you are. These are mine. Don’t touch my things in my home. Thank you”.
Not an asshole but if you wanted to avoid the conflict, I feel like you’ve hid the vitamins?
It’s incredibly rare to have a medical problem from too much vitamin C. Your body uses what it needs and excretes the rest in your pee, it has no way to store it. (which is why scurvy is such a huge problem when people don’t have regular access to fruits and veggies).
Regardless – you should not have to hide your belongings in your own home, and your aunt should keep her opinions to herself and should absolutely not put her hands on your belongings. If it were your house and your aunt was your guest, you could tell her she keeps her hands and opinions to herself or she doesn’t stay there.
As it is, your mom is letting your aunt stay and is not telling your aunt to behave or else, so it sounds like you can be right or you can avoid replacing your supplements every few days – might as well stow them away.
NTA
NAH
You _shouldn’t_ have to hide your vitamins. But also your mother didn’t have a malicious intent when she told you to hide them. She knows your aunt well enough to realize that it would lead to an unnecessary confrontation – and she was right. It’s not worth it to argue with crazy.
The only AH here is the aunt even if her nosiness comes from a good place
NTA. This is nothing to do with them being vitamin tablets, guests in your home don’t get to take your stuff and throw it away. There’s no grey area in that to be honest.
If your Aunt dont like the way you live then she can return to her own inhabitable home , she doesn’t get to bum a place to stay & then demand how you live whilst she’s there. And your Mum should step up and set her right too !
NTA
Just foolish. Your Mom told you what would happen and it did. It was avoidable. It’s not fair but lots of life isn’t because of other people’s stupidity. When you get advance warning it’s a blessing.
NTA but just move the damn tablets to your room.
Pick your battles and this petty one isn’t worth having.