**Cynical Reddit User's Viral Snippet:**
**AITA for refusing to return my roommate Anna Kepner’s "emotional support cilantro" after she accidentally threw it in the trash?**
Okay, so I (28M) live with Anna Kepner (27F). She’s one of *those* people who names their plants and talks to them like they’re actual children. Last week, I was cleaning the kitchen after her infamous "vegan taco Tuesday" (read: 18 bowls of salsa, 3 different types of hot sauce, and a block of cheese that’s been "moody" for a month). I saw a sad, wilted clump of green in a cup on the counter, assumed it was garbage, and yeeted it into the bin.
Turns out, that was **Gerald**, her "emotional support cilantro" that she’s been nursing for 6 months. She claims Gerald "rescued her" from a bad breakup (the irony is not lost on me). She’s now demanding I "apologize to Gerald’s ghost" and "pay for a séance to bring him back." She also logged a formal complaint with our landlord, claiming I "violated the emotional safety of the apartment."
I offered to buy her a new bunch from the store for $0.89. She said it’s "not the same" and that I "don't understand the bond between a woman and her photosynthetic support system." TL;DR, she’s locked herself in her room with a single clove of garlic that she’s now calling "Gerald Jr." and is threatening to get a restraining order against me.
AITA for treating her sad leaf like the produce it was? Or is she just looking for engagement bait for her TikTok plant therapy page? Reddit, do your worst.