Woman Wants To Know If He's In The Wrong For Using The "Same Bowl" For Her Daughter's And The Cat's Food
Sometimes the smallest household item can spark the biggest argument. In this story, a woman is being criticized for using the same type of bowl for her daughter and her cat, and her sister-in-law thinks that crosses a line.
The woman says it is not even the exact same bowl, just the same kind of bowl, and she uses separate ones for each. That detail has not stopped the family drama, though, because the sister-in-law sees it as disrespectful and weird.
Now the question is whether this is really a hygiene issue, or just a case of someone making a mountain out of a bowl. Read on.
Here Is The Story...
Is She The Asshole?
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It seems that people are taking her side and saying her sister-in-law is overreacting.
It seems that a lot of people are like this woman in the sense that they also use the same type of bowls for their pets, themselves, and their families.
Overreacting...
Even if it were the same exact bowl, if you wash it, then it's fine.
Getting mutual friends involved really was not necessary.
They do have a point; it's just the same kind of bowl. It's not even the same exact bowl, so what is the issue?
This is similar to the friend who got chewed out for letting guests eat from plates her cats use.
This commenter says that soap is good at removing anything that needs to be removed, so there's no issue with using the bowl.
Also, babies are gross and are more than likely to get into something of the cat's anyway, which could be much worse than sharing a bowl.
Why is the sister-in-law using a bowl as a measure of the daughter's worth...
It's. Just. A. Bowl.
As long as it's being washed, it's just a bowl and should not be an issue at all.
Now This Is Our Type Of Logic.
"You're Putting Your Daughter At The Same Level As The Cat."
A Bowl Is A Bowl.
Another person says NTA and that as long as she's washing them, then it's fine.
A Bit Of An Aggressive Approach.
OP Isn't The Only One.
Very true; if you don't trust your dishwasher, then you probably shouldn't be washing anything in it.
"I wouldn't go to someone else's house and say they're disgusting..."
We're Going To Assume That The Sister-In-Law Doesn't Let Her Pets Lick The Plates...
Different Perspective...
This woman definitely has all of Reddit on her side. Even those who said they wouldn't necessarily do that didn't shame her for it.
The majority said she was NTA. I mean, it wasn't even the same bowl, just the same kind of bowl.
Her sister-in-law might be overreacting in this situation. The OP said that her sister-in-law isn't usually like this and they agree on a lot of things, but Reddit was here to tell her that she's not in the wrong.
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For more etiquette drama, see how a mom’s boyfriend blasted him over cats eating from human plates, “Do you even know etiquette?”
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