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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Salt_Professional456 on 2023-06-23 01:16:19+00:00.
I bought a house 6 months ago and it’s FINALLY time to right the wrongs of the dipshit who flipped it. They had no taste and painted it blinding white with gaudy black trim, painted the inside all gray, removed/covered up original features, etc.
My dad and brother think they’re hotshots when it comes to house stuff, so they offered their help.
I picked out a color between royal blue and eggplant. Vibrant, gorgeous, colorful, etc. For the record, my neighborhood is NOT some sad beige neighborhood. It’s colorful. People have gardens instead of grass lawns. Someone has one of those huge skeletons out wearing Uncle Sam clothes right now. It’s fucking awesome.
Dad and my brother immediately started bitching and moaning about “what an eyesore” it is, how they would be furious if I was their neighbor, etc. I told them that I fucking talked to my neighbors and they love the color, and they HATED how it was painted now. They said that it didn’t make “any sense” to paint it purple, because by the time I’m ready to “upgrade” it’ll kill the resell value.
I said that I’m not renting from the next owner. This is my house, and I want it done purple, and if they aren’t going to shut up about my paint choice, I don’t need their help.
They got pissy with me and told me that they were just trying to stop me from making a mistake. How my “marching to the beat of my own drum” mentality is childish and it’s time for me to grow out of it, and I guess make a sad fucking beige life.
I told them to leave and that I officially do not want their help, and hired a painting company run by someone a few streets over.
Now, the reason they say I’m an asshole is because paying a painter means that I am not going to be able to pitch in and pay for my niece’s Catholic school tuition. I don’t pay all of it, and they’ll still be able to afford it, but it’ll mean they can’t go on vacation. I’m over here thinking boo fucking hoo, most people I know don’t even take vacations regularly anymore. They’ll fucking deal.
But I’m posting here, so am I the asshole for this?