Imagine attending college in your hometown, only to find yourself in the same class as a childhood church leader who insists on treating you like a kid! That’s exactly what happened to this 20-year-old woman who couldn’t escape her past, even in a college classroom. She thought she could handle it, but things took a turn for the worse when the church leader accused her of lying in front of her peers and professor.
Hometown College Dilemma ️

Hello, Familiar Face

Church Leader Turned Classmate

Not So Fond Memories

Interrupting Church Lady ️

Unwanted Storyteller

Enough is Enough!

Accusations Fly

Standing Up for Herself

Class Reaction

Mom Gets Involved

Dad’s Opinion

Was She Right to Confront the Church Leader?
This college student had enough of her childhood church leader treating her like a child in their shared college class. After being accused of lying, she finally stood up for herself and told the woman to stop inserting herself into her conversations. While her mom supported her, her dad thought she was too harsh. What do you think? Did she do the right thing or should she have let it go? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
Assert yourself, don’t let her manipulate you. NTA

NTA for standing up for yourself in class against church leader.

Standing up for yourself against childhood authority figures.

NTA. Shutting down ageism and power-play in class

Church leader treats college student like a grubby little kid

Commenter defends student, no sympathy for church leader

Standing up to childhood bully in class

NTA defends against childhood church leader’s inappropriate intrusion.

Address problems directly like an adult

Supportive reply acknowledges discomfort, offers different perspective

Defending yourself against a church leader? NTA all the way!

NTA prevails in clash with church leader

NTA gets a pass for clash with oblivious church leader

NTA student clashes with annoying church leader in class

Commenter praised for handling church leader clash with class.

Commenter sympathizes with student’s confrontation with church leader

Agreeing with the commenter’s NTA verdict with humor

Student stands up to church leader, gets tattled on to mom

Standing up to a disrespectful church leader in class

Standing up to a childhood church leader. NTA wins

Not the a**hole, but what caused the clash?

Not the a**hole, but what happened in class?

Student stands up to intrusive church leader with fiery response

Stand your ground! Family support is crucial.

Standing up to a childhood church leader in college

Student defends herself against church leader’s criticism

Don’t mess with a college student’s creative non-fiction story

Standing up to childhood authority

Don’t underestimate me! NTA stands up to patronizing church leader

Sassy NTA comment suggests social distancing with finger point

Standing up to authority and being praised for it

Cutting ties with toxic church leader, good move

Setting boundaries with church leader. NTA.

Commenter defends student against bullying church leader

A supportive NTA comment with wise advice

Setting boundaries with church leader in class, NTA wins

Sarcastic NTA comment shuts down dramatic church leader’s lies

Colleague claims to have raised me, NTA shuts it down

Truth is subjective, but respect is universal

Standing up to authority: NTA comment sparks controversy

Don’t let busybodies get you down, you’re in the right!

NTA, but confront the professor to stop her affecting your grades

Supportive comment and mom gets kudos

Standing up to a lying church leader? NTA wins

Respect boundaries , not friends/family. Lady needs to back off.

No a-hole here, but what happened in class?

Empowering response to inappropriate behavior. Stand up for yourself!

Standing up to a church leader: NTA and narcissist alert

Childhood church leader treated kids poorly, commenter agrees

Pushing boundaries in creative nonfiction, professor should intervene.

Student stands up to childhood church leader in class

NTA suggests writing letter to confront church leader’s interruptions

NTA shuts down busybody church leader in college class

Escaping the judgment of old church ladies is impossible
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Don’t let her steamroll you! ♀️ Set boundaries politely and firmly.

Is it harassment? Should it be reported? Discuss

Standing up for oneself is always commendable, NTA wins
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Empowering response to church leader’s condescension.

Not the a-hole and not mean, keep standing up!

Agreeing with the comment, no backlash in replies

Commenter advises not to worry, sees potential for story material

Not the a**hole, but what sparked the clash?

Not the a**hole, but what sparked the clash?

Stand up for yourself! NTA

Suggesting revenge on a childhood church leader with humor
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Agreeing with the commenter’s judgement of the church leader

NTA for standing up to RudeLady in class and town

Being treated like a child is frustrating. NTA comment supported.
