One of my friends is continually making "jokes" at other people’s expense. She claims that everybody who confronts her is overly sensitive. For a long time, I have disregarded it.She is aware of my recent academic struggles. Nevertheless, she makes jokes about my grades and how I’m "behind in life" whenever we’re in a group. She repeated it last weekend in front of a larger crowd."At least I’m not pretending everything’s great while crying to me every night about how miserable I actually am," I yelled.
There was silence.She then claimed that I intentionally embarrassed her and revealed personal information. I was sick of being the joke, even though I acknowledge it was harsh. So AITA
NTA. Good for you for standing up to the bully in your midst
NTA. Tell her she’s just being overly sensitive, or that it was a joke or any other excuse she is always using. Bullies don’t like it when you use their logic against them. And btw, not a friend. Someone who has to constantly put down others to feel good about themselves doesn’t have it in them to be a good friend. They just don’t.
Ooooh this is PERFECT.
NTA. You gave her a taste of her own medicine. If she can’t take it, then she shouldn’t give it.
You did what you had to do, you don’t need to feel bad about it.
NTA, not harsh but a much needed dose of reality.
Your “friend” I guess is clearly damn insecure, and I put friend in quotations because I don’t know how long the friendship will last now that she knows you have the gall to call her out like that.
Good for you, everybody struggles and you shouldn’t feel bad, but instead proud you stood up like that.
Carrying on and insulting others is a weak move, and saying people are over sensitive is a coping mechanism to void guilt or justify themself.
This person if she doesn’t figure shit out quick is only going down hill. Which fuckin sucks especially if you care about them, because I believe everyone is a product of their surroundings
But I also believe calling them out is the healthiest thing you can do for them, unless they are absolutely fried they might just take a moment and think / process themself
NTA. Why do you call this toxic person “a friend”? She adds nothing to the quality of your life.
NTA. She doesn’t sound well. Run, don’t walk, away from that relationship. Burn the bridge. And everyone connected to her.
NTA and she needs to learn. And she’s not your friend, she’s your bully.
NTA. It’s always amazing to me the pattern of people like her. First off she is not your friend. Jokes are meant to be funny, not one sided. And she shouldn’t be doing that if she can’t handle the same smoke back.
Only correct response was to tell her she’s being overly sensitive
NTA. I think at this point it’s best to say, “Yeah, I am very sensitive, so being friends with you just isn’t feasible.”
Just tell her she is overly sensitive. If she can’t take it she shouldn’t dish it out.