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AITA for refusing to change my baby’s name after my sister announced she wanted to use it?
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AITA for refusing to change my baby’s name after my sister announced she wanted to use it?

I (31F) had my first baby, a boy, three months ago. My husband and I had picked out his name, Leo, long before he was born. It’s a name we both love, and we didn’t share it with anyone until he was born to keep it special between us. Recently, my sister (28F) announced that she and her husband are expecting their first child—a boy—and she was thrilled to tell everyone they’d chosen the name Leo...

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AITAH for telling my daughter it’s none of her business if I date and I don’t care if it’s disrespectful to my late wife
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AITAH for telling my daughter it’s none of her business if I date and I don’t care if it’s disrespectful to my late wife

My wife pa*sed away from a terminal illness 5 years ago. My daughter was 17 at the time, and it really affected her a lot as she was really close to her mom. I struggled a lot the next couple of years, and even the thought of dating was completely out of my mind. I had a lot of really dark thoughts, which I also shared with my sister, as my sister and I really close. My sister supported me ...

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AITA for telling my girlfriend that her friend is too ugly for my friend?
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AITA for telling my girlfriend that her friend is too ugly for my friend?

I’ve (29m) been with my gf (28f) for the past 8 months and it has been amazing. I’ve met her friends and I really like them all, and she’s met my friends and they all got along great. We are all hanging out together for the first time this weekend. The issue is that my gf has told one of her friends, let’s call her Sue, that she thinks she would be perfect for one of my friends, let’s call him...

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AITA for changing my name? my parents named me Qur'stylle (Chrystal)?
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AITA for changing my name? my parents named me Qur'stylle (Chrystal)?

So my a*shole sc***ag parents named me Qur'stylle and my whole life i have gotten s**t like "are you muslim" "what language is your name originated from?" "what country are you from" and people butchering its pronunciation, for obvious reasons. I have always told people to just spell it as Chrystal and my parents (mainly mom) would take huge offense to it and would email my teachers every year...

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AITA I told my MIL that’s all on her?
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AITA I told my MIL that’s all on her?

My 5 year old son’s birthday is coming up and he wants a chocolate cake with chocolate icing. It’s his birthday so I said yes. My MIL can be a selfish cow sometimes and my son was telling her how’s he getting chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream. My MIL said she didn’t like that and my so. Should get som**hing we all like. My son said “it’s not your birthday so you don’t get a say”. This w...

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AITA for taking walks on my lunch break?
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AITA for taking walks on my lunch break?

A few years ago I started a job that was more office based than previous jobs. Because of that, I was moving less and gaining some weight and I am very out of shape. I’m not overweight, but I’m carrying a little more fat than I’m used to and I can tell my cardio ability has gone down. I get a one hour paid lunch per day. A lot of my coworkers eat at their desk and do a little work, like maybe a...

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AITA for telling my girlfriend I'll keep honoring my best friend's d**ng wish even if it makes her uncomfortable?
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AITA for telling my girlfriend I'll keep honoring my best friend's d**ng wish even if it makes her uncomfortable?

My late best friend and I knew each other since we were little. We were next-door neighbors and always played together. We even went to the same kindergarten, primary school and middle/high school together. One day during our soph**ore year, we started talking about how most of our cla*smates had started dating. We obviously weren’t okay with that and decided get one up on all of them by gettin...

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AITA For making my girlfriend homeless after she yelled at my little brother?
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AITA For making my girlfriend homeless after she yelled at my little brother?

I'm 25(M) and have lived with my girlfriend for the last few months. I pay rent and all bills because a few months ago she was kicked out of her parents home (that's a story for another time), although she also does have a job (she is horrible with her money and has no savings). So a few weeks ago my little brother (10) moved in with me, and my grandparents said they were going to move overseas...

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AITA for letting my son "manscape" when my wife doesn't want him to?
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AITA for letting my son "manscape" when my wife doesn't want him to?

I'll try to keep it short. My wife and I have three boys, 17, 16, and 14. May the lord have mercy on my soul. Actually they are good guys. I was at Target with my youngest, Tanner. We split for a while and he shows back up asking if he could buy som**hing with his own money. It was a beard trimmer. I laughed and told him he didn't need that yet. He explained nope, not for his face, he wante...

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AITA for my response to my brother in law's comment about my leg hair?
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AITA for my response to my brother in law's comment about my leg hair?

So, my f19, sister, f28 and brother in law came over with the kids for dinner at my parents house. I was watching my nieces while dinner was getting ready, we sat down and I happened to sit next to brother in law. I was wearing a skirt and it was accidentally lifted above my knee, my brother in law looked down at my leg and made face then loudly said "Oh shooo, Op! This is gross, you should've...

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AITA for telling my roommate that the name she chose for her baby is ‘ridiculously s***id’?
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AITA for telling my roommate that the name she chose for her baby is ‘ridiculously s***id’?

My roommate (24f) is a big Game of Thrones fan. She’s pr****nt with her first child right now. She decided to name her baby, ‘Arya’. When she asked my opinion of this name, I said I it was a good name with a good meaning (Arya means noble in Sanskrit), but a lot of people have named their kids Arya/Khaleesi/Sansa because of the popularity of GoT and it might be a little too common, not that it is ...

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AITA for booking a hotel in the same area as my son and dil’s trip that we didn’t get to go on?
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AITA for booking a hotel in the same area as my son and dil’s trip that we didn’t get to go on?

My son and his fiancée of six years go on a family trip every year with her extended family. From what my son tells me, they travel to different locations and rent an Airbnb that accommodates the 30 people who attend. For the past three years, they’ve gone during the holidays, and as a result, we rarely see them. My future daughter-in-law (DIL) and I have a good relationship, but I can’t say w...

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