Internet supports deaf woman who kicked 'judgmental' friend out over 'awful' comment about her dog
A deaf woman's revelation that she kicked a friend out of her house for calling her dog a "servant" has prompted serious discussion on the internet. The scenario was posted by Original Poster (OP) u/day6fan in the popular Reddit group 'Am I The A**hole?', where it received more than 4.5K upvotes and close to 1000 comments.
In a Reddit post titled "AITA for kicking my friend out after she said I was treating my dog like a 'servant'?" the 27-year-old woman wrote, "I recently moved into my new house. I have a golden retriever named Nala and she is the sweetest." OP added that she was deaf and had trouble installing a flashing lights doorbell in the beginning, so she had to make do without them for a while. "My friends and family know to give me a call when they drop by instead of ringing the doorbell but unfortunately I have missed many a package this way," she wrote.
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OP continued, "For some reason, Nala caught onto this. At one point she began letting me know when someone was at the door. She'd do this in multiple ways. If I was in the living room where I can see the front door, she'd go and paw at the door, or if I was upstairs she'd come and gently headbutt me to let me know someone's there. It took me a while to catch on to what she was trying to do, though. And now, even though I have my doorbell installed she still does it. I did not teach her how to do any of this. She just decided to help me out lol."
She added, "I brought a friend over for the first time recently. This is the first time she's met Nala as well. The first thing she comments on is how I named her Nala, because apparently everyone and their grandma names their golden Nala. Lion King was my favorite movie growing up, sue me. Then I showed her a video of Nala pawing at the door because it got a bit awkward after that comment. It's usually a great ice breaker. She laughed and thought it was cute. I showed her another one. She asked me why Nala was doing that and I explained."
'So, she's basically your servant?'
"She doesn't say anything for a minute and then goes 'So, she's basically your servant? Is she just here to get the door?' I was thoroughly done with her judgmental a** by that point and I just asked her to leave," the woman revealed. "She left, but she did message me afterwards saying I was rude as f*ck kicking her out after she travelled all the way to see me, and that how else was she supposed to think of my dog with videos like that?"
AITA for kicking my friend out after she said I was treating my dog like a "servant"?
by u/day6fan in AmItheAsshole
'Wonderful dog!'
Almost 1000 people left comments on the post. One user commented, "NTA. Nala sounds like a wonderful dog (so smart!) and you sound like an excellent dog parent. Clearly your friend doesn’t know anything about dogs, particularly golden retrievers, who thrive on having 'jobs' to do. Good for you for asking your friend to leave after her rude and judgmental comments."
'Dog found a way to help'
Another commented, "NTA. How else is she supposed to think? how about think that this dog is more than a dog. Somehow this dog realized that it's owner had a disability and found a way to help with that. Out of LOVE. This is actually one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Your friend trying to turn it into some sort of animal exploitation story is twisted and awful. It speaks volumes that she would immediately go there as opposed to seeing this sweet animal as anything other than a caring friend. Actually kind of gross."
'She is a judgmental a**hole'
A third said, "NTA. Yeah, she is a judgmental a**hole. Dogs love interacting with their owners. Realizing that her actions are actually useful to you and make you happy makes your dog happy. Which is why Nala keeps doing it. Dogs can enjoy things that we consider repetitive and mind-numbing. My neighbor has a dog that can play catch for literally hours. If its human tries to stop, she will place the ball in his hand. If human still refuses to throw, she looks for another human."
'Pat Nala on the head'
Another user commented, "NTA, your friend is so wrong it's funny. Retrievers were created to bring things to their humans, that's what retriever means. Since Nola can't pick up the person at your door and bring them to you, she opted for second best option - notifying you and letting you do the actual retrieving. Pat Nola on the head from me and explain to your friend that dogs love to be useful."
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