Heatwaves can bring out the worst in people, and this story is no exception. Our protagonist (18F) lives with her mom (42) in a small city apartment. Recently, her uncle (38) and his wife (29) had a baby and decided to stay with them to adjust to parenthood. But when a heatwave hits, things go from bad to worse as the aunt starts stealing fans and air conditioning for her baby, leaving everyone else to suffer. Let’s dive into this heated tale!
The Uninvited Guests
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Family Over Logic?
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Heatwave Hits Hard ️
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Homes Not Ready for Heat
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Relocation Rejected ❌
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Aunt’s Fan Frenzy
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Pushed to the Boiling Point
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Fan Theft Escalates
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Parenting Clash
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Taking a Stand ✊
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The Mysterious Scotland Situation
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Fan Feud: Who’s Right? ♀️
So, our protagonist is left to deal with an aunt who’s hoarding all the fans and AC for her baby, leaving everyone else to suffer in the heat. She finally snaps and takes back her fan, but the aunt accuses her of questioning her parenting. Was it right for the niece to stand up for herself, or should she have just let the aunt continue to take what she wanted? ️ Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
Babies can’t regulate temperature, but aunt should buy her own fan

Aunt steals fan for baby, niece fights back. NTA.

Offer 1 fan, move AC to shared room, guests are fish

Engaging theory about aunt and uncle’s suspicious behavior

Suggests buying a separate AC unit for the baby

Tips for keeping cool in hot climates with a baby

Escape the heat and visit Scotland! NTA confirmed.

Niece stands up to aunt’s selfish actions for baby’s comfort

NTA comment suggests sending entitled family back to Scotland

Niece defends not giving fan to aunt’s baby with humor

User suspects foul play, Scottish relatives may have answers

Aunt steals fan for baby, but is she doing more harm?

Niece stands up to entitled aunt stealing fan for baby

Comment section lightens the mood with fan jokes

Helpful advice on using fans around babies. NTA.

Niece stands up to entitled aunt over stolen fan

Comment section went off-topic with frozen food love ♂️

Staying cool in a heat wave, but what about the baby?

Irish commenter sympathizes with heatwave, supports OP’s actions.
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Niece defends herself after aunt steals fan for baby

Niece defends keeping multiple fans for herself and baby

Stay cool this summer with these helpful tips

Midwest heat + stolen fan = justified response. NTA

Heatwave commiseration turns to baby temperature regulation discussion ♂️

Niece fights back after aunt steals fan for baby

Commenter defends niece’s actions in family drama. NTA

Niece calls out aunt’s parenting, suggests she leave and parent alone

Stay cool without AC: tips and tricks from an Aussie parent
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Aunt and uncle impose during heatwave, niece takes charge

Aunt steals fan, commenter gives insulation tips and NTA judgement.

Niece stands up to entitled Aunt who stole her property

Scottish commenter jokes about ‘cool’ temperature in heatwave

Aunt steals fan for baby, but is it worth the risk?

Newborn temperature advice sparks discussion

Awkward family dynamics? Encourage them to go back home ♀️

Tips for surviving UK heatwave without AC

Comment section turns into weather discussion
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Commenter calls out entitled behavior of niece’s family.

New parents choose cramped apartment over cool place with fans

Londoner defends their fan against over-cautious aunt in hot weather

Aunt steals fan, but comment questions if there’s more to story

Niece stands up to entitled aunt who steals appliances

Niece rightfully defends keeping fan from entitled aunt.

No a-hole here! Everyone needs a fan in hot Scotland

Questioning parenting skills after dangerous fan placement
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Scottish Redditor sympathizes with niece’s fan-stealing aunt

Small talk about weather in the midst of family drama ♀️

Is the baby really at risk or just entitled aunt?

Texan defends her love for summer and AC from entitled aunt

Niece stands up to entitled aunt stealing her fan

Niece calls out aunt’s selfishness in stealing fan

Struggling in the heat? Lock your door or send a helpful link

Commenter suggests sending them back to Scotland

Is the baby too cold with the AC on?

Niece fights back against aunt who stole her fan

Neighbor got physically ill from heat, hogging fans is rude. NTA

Stealing a fan in extreme heat? Not cool. NTA.

Sharing is caring, but not when it’s excessive. NTA.

Aussie commenter calls out aunt’s bad parenting
