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Redditor Invites Parents To His Wedding, Saying He's Willing To Sell Them Forgiveness For Abandoning Him
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Redditor Invites Parents To His Wedding, Saying He's Willing To Sell Them Forgiveness For Abandoning Him

My parents expected me to be independent the minute I turned 18. They gave me the money they had saved up for my education and they started charging me rent. I was lucky enough to have a partial scholarship and I found a job in the city my university was in so I moved there before the school year began. With my parents money, my scholarship, and my wages I was able to sc**pe by. I rarely ...

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AITA for banning my husband from visiting my sister with me because he won’t stop trying to "debate" her and her husband?
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AITA for banning my husband from visiting my sister with me because he won’t stop trying to "debate" her and her husband?

My sister, Marie, (29) and her husband Zach (40) had their first child, a beautiful baby girl, 2 months ago. They have been pretty nervous parents, so when my husband Tom (42) and I (37) were invited to finally meet our niece, I was thrilled except I was worried about Tom making an a*s out of himself. You see, Tom and Marie have always had a hard time getting along because they do not agree on ...

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Redditor Urges Girlfriend To Go After Her Baby's Daddy For Child Support, Gets Called An A-Hole For Ruining His New Life With Fiancée
Family Conflict
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Redditor Urges Girlfriend To Go After Her Baby's Daddy For Child Support, Gets Called An A-Hole For Ruining His New Life With Fiancée

I met my girlfriend on Tinder and we were not exclusive to begin with. We get along great and I thought we had a future. She got pr****nt and we were kind of excited to start a family. When the baby was born it was very obviously not mine. I did not sign the birth certificate. I also did not break up with her. But I also told her that I would not be making myself financially responsible for...

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AITA for calling my girlfriend selfish for being upset I wasn’t at the birth of our kid because I was also in hospital?
Relationship
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AITA for calling my girlfriend selfish for being upset I wasn’t at the birth of our kid because I was also in hospital?

My girlfriend and I (both 26f) have a son who is just over a year old. And there was some major ‘drama’ during the birth. For some context, I have chronic heart problems and have been struggling with it since birth. I had a surgery when I was an infant, another at 7 and another at 15. I haven’t needed one since and have been doing well all around. When my girlfriend was 6 months pr****nt, I...

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AITA for being upset enough at my wife for how she reacted to a house fire with our baby in the house that I left for a night with our baby?
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AITA for being upset enough at my wife for how she reacted to a house fire with our baby in the house that I left for a night with our baby?

My wife and I have an 8 month old. Last week I was coming home from work and just as I was coming up the driveway, she came running down the driveway barefoot. She saw me and yelled at me to call 911, there was a fire in the kitchen. I asked her where our daughter was because she wasn't with her, and she said she was inside and to call 911 fast. We live somewhere rural and response times are...

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Child-Free Woman Abruptly Leaves Wine Night With Her Friends After One Brought Their Child To The Party Without Notice
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Child-Free Woman Abruptly Leaves Wine Night With Her Friends After One Brought Their Child To The Party Without Notice

I have a friend group of 7 women from uni. I'm the only one that's childfree, but 1 is childless, 2 are pr****nt with their first and 3 have kids. We as a group rarely meet up. I've seen all of them maybe twice in the last year, and we all live in the same city. Every time someone asks to meet up and we finally find a date everyone is available, one of the moms always asks if they can bring the...

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AITA for kicking out my 15 year old daughter for getting pr****nt?
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AITA for kicking out my 15 year old daughter for getting pr****nt?

My daughter, who we’ll call Lucy, has been having behavioral problems since her mom and I divorced when she was 7. The divorce was really hard on Lucy, but what made it even worse is that her mom took a job overseas soon after. Now, Lucy sees her mom like once a year and talks to her on the phone maybe once every few months. Adding onto this, I got remarried when she was 10. At first, Lucy was ...

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AITA for having our daughter cook dinner once’s a week?
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AITA for having our daughter cook dinner once’s a week?

I (35M) have a daughter, Rebecca (15F) and I have to admit both my wife and I worked a ton. So we have money and since we were both busy with work we hired a maid and cook to come by twice a week. Well a while ago both of us realized Rebecca doesn’t now how to do much. So we changed what Sara (maid) cleans, no more cleaning Rebecca’s room or laundry. Rebecca was not happy about this but she...

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AITA for getting mad at my husband because he laughed when I told him to reheat his own dinner?
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AITA for getting mad at my husband because he laughed when I told him to reheat his own dinner?

I'm a stay-at-home mom with two kids, ages 3 years and 6 months. My husband is an ambulance driver, which means his hours are irregular, and he often comes home unexpectedly. He expects lunch or dinner to be ready the moment he walks in the door, whether I am sleeping or actively managing the children. Although this routine is exhausting, I comply because I recognize the difficulty of his job....

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AITA for refusing to get tested to see if I’m a bone marrow match for my dads wife?
Family Conflict
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AITA for refusing to get tested to see if I’m a bone marrow match for my dads wife?

I (34F) have not had a relationship with my father (63M) in roughly 18 years. My mother d*ed when I was six, and he remarried when I was ten. His wife who I’ll refer to as B has always treated me terribly. I remember more than one meal where she “forgot” to make enough for everyone, so she made me a peanut b**ter sandwich, despite knowing I was allergic to peanuts. She would then complain abou...

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AITA for snapping at the waitress that everyone is affected in this pandemic, not just her?
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AITA for snapping at the waitress that everyone is affected in this pandemic, not just her?

This happened a few days ago. Restaurants can operate at 50%. From what I noticed, people are leaning towards delivery and aren't eating out much. I finished work and was about to go home. My roommate texted me that the stove wasn't working and there was nothing to eat. I was already tired+hungry and I have to cycle for another 30 mins to reach home. There is a burger place near my apartmen...

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AITA for having my husband out of the delivery room when he brought his mother instead of mine?
Boundaries
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AITA for having my husband out of the delivery room when he brought his mother instead of mine?

This happened a few weeks ago when I delivered my son. We had an agreement before that my husband would be by my side during the delivery. When the moment comes, I suddenly had a change of mind and started to miss my mother desperately as if I would never see her again. I knew she had lessons that day but wanted her by my side, so I asked my husband to call and drive her here. When my husban...

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