Cousin Claims Paranormal Experience, OP Lies About Rememb…
The Original Post
Hi, I wanted to get others opinion on this. When I was young my cousins and I would often spend a couple of weeks at my grandparents. I’m not saying I think something paranormal happened ofcourse but one night one of my cousins and I were up on the roof in the storage area playing, and we heard laughter and sheets rustling in a windowless room. We obviously ran crying and went to the room we were sleeping in. We hadnt told anyone because I think we weren’t allowed to be on the roof that late.
Since then years (decades really) have passed, both my grandparents have passed, us cousins have moved elsewhere. We were all there until Wednesday because my aunt had passed away last weekend, and stayed over.
Tuesday night after years we were again on the roof during sunset. My cousin just pointed to the storage area and just said remember what happened? She told my wife and her mom, and my mom, and her brother about what had happened that night, I said it was the neighbors that probably made some noise if that’s the case but I don’t remember. She got defensive and said no it wasn’t, I said we were kids then I don’t remember what happened but logically if thats what happeend it was probably something else we heard.
While we still on the roof when I talked to her about something else she was cold with me and said I made her look crazy in front of everyone. I stuck to what I said but really if I’d agreed, I’d have been the one sounding crazy. AITA?
What Reddit Said
Reddit overwhelmingly declared OP the asshole for his dishonesty. Most users focused on the fact that OP clearly remembered the incident but lied about it. They argued he could have acknowledged what happened while still offering logical explanations.
However, Redditors understood his skepticism about paranormal events. The issue wasn’t his disbelief – it was his outright lie. Many pointed out he threw his cousin under the bus to avoid looking foolish himself.
The Verdict
The overwhelming consensus: OP is the Asshole (YTA). This cousin paranormal experience lie backfired spectacularly when Reddit called out his dishonesty. Rather than simply disagreeing about explanations, OP chose deception over loyalty. This represents a classic case of family drama where honesty would have served everyone better than lies and deception.
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