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AITA for telling my girlfriend her hate for babies is pathetic and doesn't make her cool or edgy?
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AITA for telling my girlfriend her hate for babies is pathetic and doesn't make her cool or edgy?

I (18m) have been dating my gf (19) for about four months. We met on instagram, I followed her for a while and she has a real grunge/edgy aestehtic going on. I thought she was super hot and cool, and when we started going out she was basically also a really edgy person. She makes the occasional cringey edgelord comment about hating people and how life was sooooo much better in the 80s (when sh...

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AITA for refusing to consider being an organ donor for my abusive father even after my siblings begged me to save him?
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AITA for refusing to consider being an organ donor for my abusive father even after my siblings begged me to save him?

My father was abusive to me (20sM) but was never abusive to my siblings (all 8+ years younger than me). We're full siblings. He is my father as much as theirs. But he always treated me like s**t and our mother allowed it so I don't have anything too nice to say about her either. In her own way she tried to be there for me. But she didn't save me from him and she sure as h**l didn't prioritize ...

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Aita For telling my soon to be mother in-law if she wants kids she can adopt one
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Aita For telling my soon to be mother in-law if she wants kids she can adopt one

I'm a 25 year old female, and I'm blind. The whole idea of having kids scares me, and I honestly don't want any; and my fiance is also fine with this decision. Before Christmas my fiance and I went to see his mother, and aside from my parents they are the only other people we visit in person. While we were there, the subject of children came up; which is usual for his mom. She actually naggs...

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AITA for leaving home after my partner let his son invite 5 friends for a sleepover when I'm recovering from major surgery, without discussing it with me first?
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AITA for leaving home after my partner let his son invite 5 friends for a sleepover when I'm recovering from major surgery, without discussing it with me first?

I (44F) had major surgery last week. I am home recovering and off work for 2 weeks, with 4-6 weeks recommended before resuming life relatively 'normally'. My partner (42M) informed me late yesterday afternoon that his son (13M) was having 5 friends for a sleepover tonight. It's now Sat**day where I live. I had no prior knowledge that he'd allowed his son to organise this and it's for no special...

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AITA for not thinking of my sister's needs by saying I won't give my blessing for my family to move unless I can stay with my grandparents?
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AITA for not thinking of my sister's needs by saying I won't give my blessing for my family to move unless I can stay with my grandparents?

My sister (12f) has a bunch of different needs. She's got a physical disability, she's autistic and she has learning disabilities too. Because she has so much going on with her our parents always focused more on what she needed. My parents even sold the house we used to live in and downsized to a rental so they could afford more for her because they were struggling even with all the money they...

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AITA for saying I prefer to dress modestly?
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AITA for saying I prefer to dress modestly?

I am a woman 35F and I work in a very male dominated industry. I am not a tomboy or "one of the guys", I have "feminine" hobbies and interests like knitting, baking etc but I also like some "masculine" hobbies as well- I do MMA, I dabble in blacksmithing. Anyway, I dress pretty modestly at work. There's no particular reason for it but I usually wear a b**ton down shirt, slacks/trousers and a ca...

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BIL Drank My Pumped Milk That Was "Smelling Bad," AITA For Being Disgusted And Losing My Cool?
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BIL Drank My Pumped Milk That Was "Smelling Bad," AITA For Being Disgusted And Losing My Cool?

Me (F/29) and my husband (M/30) visited my in-laws last weekend for FIL’s birthday. They live in the next state, about 3 hours away. We have an 8-month-old son, so I'm pumping. It was a small family gathering over the weekend with my husband's close family. We spent most of Sunday outdoors, and I pumped a few times during the day. We carried a small cooler pack to store the milk, but when we r...

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AITAH for making my husband sleep on the couch after refused to help me take care of our kids?
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AITAH for making my husband sleep on the couch after refused to help me take care of our kids?

I (33F) have 4 kids with my husband (35M), and our kids are all 4 or under so it's a handful (4F, 3F, 3F, and 1M). A few nights ago after I had been taking care of the kids all day just like usual, dinner just ended and the kids were all settled down for the first time that day so I asked my husband if he could just watch over them while I go shower because truth be told, it had been around 2 days...

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AITA for showing my dad proof that my mom would have been disgusted with him giving my half sister any of her jewelry?
Family Conflict
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AITA for showing my dad proof that my mom would have been disgusted with him giving my half sister any of her jewelry?

My mom d*ed when I (18f) was 11. My dad started another relationship a year later and got remarried when I was 14 and my half sister was born a few months later. When she was two my dad made a big deal out of choosing a ring and a necklace that had been my mom's and saving them for my half sister. At the time I asked dad what he was thinking and why not let me have it all. My mom had already g...

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UPDATE - AITAH for telling my girlfriend I can’t trust her anymore when it comes to her wanting a baby?
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UPDATE - AITAH for telling my girlfriend I can’t trust her anymore when it comes to her wanting a baby?

Firstly, for some context, we have a planned parenthood that specializes in abortions like 5 minutes away. I understand people thinking she didn’t want to get an abortion because of protesters. I completely understand. I drive by that specific place every single day for work. I have seen no protesters. It’s usually empty besides a few cars on the side of the side of the road. But, I still ...

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Final update: Aita for exposing my wife's cheating and not wanting to do anything with a child that isn't mine
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Final update: Aita for exposing my wife's cheating and not wanting to do anything with a child that isn't mine

It has been a difficult few months. I considered running away from everything, even abandoning my son, although I know he is not biologically mine. However, I did not want him to suffer. Since then, I have visited him frequently. I moved out but continued visiting him, while my wife tried hard to make me stay. Her sister also caused significant trouble, but I tolerated it all for my son. Th...

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AITA for telling my dad it hurt my feelings that he's a better dad now that he's a stepdad and wouldn't do it for me?
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AITA for telling my dad it hurt my feelings that he's a better dad now that he's a stepdad and wouldn't do it for me?

My parents got divorced when I (17m) was 7. My dad was never the best dad or the worst dad. He wasn't a monster or neglectful but he never made time for me. If I asked him to hang out with me he'd say later and later never came or he was too busy and maybe another time but the other time never came. He'd encourage me to do as many extra curricular's as I wanted and he hired a babysitter to tak...

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