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re: Am I the a-hole?

Posted on 8/19/26 at 8:47 am to
Posted by LSUZombie
A Cemetery Near You
Member since Apr 2008
29921 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 8:47 am to
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Dude is a Darwin award winner.


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He's in his 40s, has a wife, and a couple kids.


Actually...
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
12943 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 8:48 am to
No, you are not.

Be sad outwards he was a dumbass but don’t say it out loud.

Win-win
This post was edited on 8/19/26 at 8:49 am
Posted by Steadyhands
Slightly above I-10
Member since May 2016
7212 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 8:56 am to
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He wouldn't go to the dentist or do anything about it.


Did anyone say anything to him about it? It sounds like they did, given this piece. So it's not ignorance, just plain stupidity. Not saying you can't be sympathetic, but the situation is entirely the dude's fault and now he's put his family in a worse situation than if had just been responsible.
Posted by olddawg26
Member since Jan 2013
27150 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 9:00 am to
Humans used to have a 30 year life span mostly because of mouth diseases. It was insanely easy to not be able to get just a tiny bit of something out of your gap and then it gets infected and you die.

Always go to the dentist, always take mouth pain seriously
Posted by nes2010
Member since Jun 2014
8141 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 9:01 am to
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And yes, mouth infections are no joke.


Poor dental hygiene is linked to heart disease as well.
Posted by Rex Feral
Somewhere near Athens
Member since Jan 2014
17412 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 9:34 am to
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f you can’t feel empathy for someone who made a retarded pride driven mistake that could cost his family their entire livelihood, you aren’t an a-hole, you’re subhuman trash.


Posted by Tifway419
Member since Sep 2022
2532 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 9:55 am to
One of my flaws is empathy. I always thought I might be an a-hole for not really caring much about other people’s problems. We all have problems, they suck, deal with it.

Then I realized most people fake empathy, and I do actually care about people in situations as you described. As a father, it’s mostly when a wife, husband, or kids are affected. They didn’t do anything to deserve that.
Posted by faraway
Member since Nov 2022
4390 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 10:02 am to
you may or may not be the a-hole. not enough info to decide that but I can promise you one thing. You are a giant attention ho.
Posted by TheHarahanian
Actually not Harahan as of 6/2023
Member since May 2017
24572 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 10:04 am to
I feel bad for him, but he did it to himself. Not something I’ll dwell on because I don’t know him personally, which I bet is where you are.

This post was edited on 8/19/26 at 10:08 am
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
80920 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 10:08 am to
Why are you abscessing over someone you've never met?
Posted by i am dan
NC
Member since Aug 2011
32881 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 10:09 am to
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There are many people that don't know the dangers of infections and how quickly they can spread to the brain. There are also many people that don't have dental insurance and depending on his financial situation he may have been trying to sacrifice pain for is family, not realizing how deadly it could become.


The sad truth here.

Dental insurance is pretty cheap though.

And as far as his recovery, I think there's a saying about brain damage.. What's done is done.
This post was edited on 8/19/26 at 10:11 am
Posted by caliegeaux
Member since Aug 2004
13166 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 10:12 am to
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Edit: Am I an a-hole


are you dentist? if no, carry on not caring
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
22510 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 10:31 am to
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has a wife

Need pics of wife to determine how much of an a-hole you are for not feigning interest/support.
Posted by Soft_Parade
North Carolina Coast
Member since Sep 2005
2645 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 11:33 am to
You are not the A-Hole. If you are struggling to find something positive to say about the situation, you can share that his experience could save someone’s life in the future.

The friend group is now dental health apostles and will be sure to stand this guy up as Exhibit A for seeing a doctor immediately when a tooth ache or other mouth or nose infections arise.
Posted by ThuperThumpin
Member since Dec 2013
9702 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 11:36 am to
I may be a puss but but I cant imagine just dealing with the pain of a tooth infection and not going to see a dentist about it. I had a hairline crack in one tooth that didnt even need a root canal prior to crowning and the irritation drove me nuts for a week before I got it fixed.
This post was edited on 8/19/26 at 11:37 am
Posted by Mung
Ba’on Rooj
Member since Aug 2007
9632 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 11:42 am to
Modern dental care is a big part of why people live longer. Just amazing how much problems w your teeth can f you up.
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
37806 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 11:44 am to
I struggle to believe this story because I feel like an abscesed tooth would get so painful you wouldn't be able to function, eat, etc.

Also, instead of trying to make this about you with the thread title, just go with what the story is about...an abscesed tooth infection that spread to the brain. Because asking if you're the a-hole because some dude you never met is a retard is almost as dumb as not getting an infected tooth looked at.
This post was edited on 8/19/26 at 11:45 am
Posted by Rex Feral
Somewhere near Athens
Member since Jan 2014
17412 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 11:45 am to
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You are a giant attention ho.


That's a good name if Chicken ever want to rename the OT Lounge
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
38972 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 11:46 am to
.....if you have to ask, then........
Posted by tiger789
on the bayou
Member since Dec 2008
2958 posts
Posted on 8/19/26 at 11:48 am to



if he had gone to urgent care or ER or family doctor


they would have given him antibiotics and told hime to see dentist



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