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Redditor's Brother Expects Him To Skip Work To Babysit His 3 Y.O. Son While He Is Dating, Blames Him For Ruining His Love Life
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Redditor's Brother Expects Him To Skip Work To Babysit His 3 Y.O. Son While He Is Dating, Blames Him For Ruining His Love Life

I M32 have a brother M30 (Kevin) who is a single dad to a 3yo, Kevin lives in the same city as me we don't have any family of relatives here just a few friends. Kevin has a habit of dumping his kid on me at random times to watch while he goes out on dates with women. So far he's gone out for 4 dates while expecting me to watch my nephew. It bothered me because I have work commitments (I'm a nur...

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My Parents Called Their Gift a Loan and Now Are Forcing Their Way Into My Home
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My Parents Called Their Gift a Loan and Now Are Forcing Their Way Into My Home

About a year ago, I (29M) bought my first home. My parents generously offered me $20,000 toward the down payment, which they framed as a gift. I was extremely grateful, as they knew I’d been saving for years and wanted a place to call my own. I’d even invited them to celebrate with me the day I got the keys, and everything seemed fine. Fast forward to three months ago: my dad lost his job u...

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AITA for tipping our waitress 20 dollars despite her poor service, because my date was playing a "game" with her tips?
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AITA for tipping our waitress 20 dollars despite her poor service, because my date was playing a "game" with her tips?

I met a guy on a dating app, we hit it off and we arranged for our first date. Things were going well, we had sat down and had started some small chat. Our waitress comes over asking us what we want to order. I say what I want and gesture to him so he can order. He orders and then pulls what I think is about 15 dollars on the table. He says "This is your tip. Everytime you mess up, I take some ...

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AITAH for kicking my houseguests out 11 hours before their flight is scheduled to leave?
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AITAH for kicking my houseguests out 11 hours before their flight is scheduled to leave?

My friend and his wife have made plans to visit us this summer for a weekend stay. The flight is two hours, so not a really long journey for them. We have our home professionally cleaned regularly and go all in to be good hosts to our guests. However, with any good thing, some people try to take advantage. I usually will take an extra day from work after guests leave to get rest or even tidy...

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AITA for telling my adult son that his girlfriend (who happens to be a different race) has terrible body odor ?
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AITA for telling my adult son that his girlfriend (who happens to be a different race) has terrible body odor ?

I (45f) feel like I need to say this. I'm a white woman and I stink when I sweat a lot. I know plenty of white women who stink when they sweat a lot. I don't think any race stinks more than any other. My son (22m) has a new girlfriend (26f). She's an American from Korean parents. She's pretty and seems like a lovely person but she smells like armpits all the time. I don't know what it is. My...

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AITA for saying guests could go ahead and leave my 4th of July Party
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AITA for saying guests could go ahead and leave my 4th of July Party

I (33F) hosted a 4th of July party for my friends. A friend brought their relatively new spouse. Met him once at a restaurant and spoke for a few minutes. I have 2 German Shepards, Jameson & Guinness. My house is their house. I chose this property, because it was a good fit for them. This friend (32F) dislikes my dogs on a bad day to being tolerant of them on a good day. When they arrived b...

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Aitah for setting a woman straight when she claimed to be my husband's workwife in my house?
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Aitah for setting a woman straight when she claimed to be my husband's workwife in my house?

I am posting this on a second account because I don't want to have it on my main. I (30F) am married to my husband Nick (35M) and we have a happy marriage. We have been together for 7 years and we are currently trying for a baby. The company where my husband works informed the employees that they will not have a Christmas party this year due to them trying to cut out costs. Some of the guys ...

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AITA for dumping my boyfriend because he refused to hand me a period pad and tissues when I had di****ea at the gym ?
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AITA for dumping my boyfriend because he refused to hand me a period pad and tissues when I had di****ea at the gym ?

TMI warning. I (20f) was at the gym. Even though I was on my period, I pushed through enough to get sweaty and stinky. My then boyfriend (23m), now ex, sometimes come extra early to pick me up because he likes to watch me work out. He was sitting in a chair, and my bad was on the chair next to him. My tummy was feeling funny for an hour but I thought it was just because of my period. I got thi...

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AITA for telling my ex I don't care if her daughter is crying about being left behind when my son's with me?
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AITA for telling my ex I don't care if her daughter is crying about being left behind when my son's with me?

I (27m) was with my ex for 4.5 years and we had our son (6) together. We broke up when he was 2 after I learned she'd cheated on me and the baby she was carrying might not be mine. When her daughter was born we did a DNA test for both kids. My son was mine, which I feel like I knew anyway, but it was also confirmed her daughter was not mine. She doesn't know who her daughter's father is and I ...

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AITA For Choosing to Go to My Grandfathers Funeral over my unborn daughter’s 20 week ultrasound?
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AITA For Choosing to Go to My Grandfathers Funeral over my unborn daughter’s 20 week ultrasound?

My wife (F 25) and I (M 26) are expecting a baby girl due in November. We are both so excited for it! I’ve been talking to her through my wife’s belly, being excited feeling kicks, all of the fun stuff. 3 weeks ago we scheduled the 20 week ultrasound (it’ll be cl**er to 22 weeks). The last week and a half my grandfather’s health had been slowly diminishing. I had a talk with my father and f...

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AITA for silently changing my son's name after my brother and SIL gave my nephew the name too?
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AITA for silently changing my son's name after my brother and SIL gave my nephew the name too?

My wife and I had our son 4 months ago. We had a name chosen early in her pregnancy. We kept that name to ourselves but my SIL (married to my brother) found it out when she was still pr****nt with my nephew (almost 7 months old). She never said how. She just told us she loved the name, congrats and she couldn't wait to meet him. We a*sume she snooped because she was not told. I even mentioned ...

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AITA for kissing my husband in front of my family to prove a point?
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AITA for kissing my husband in front of my family to prove a point?

I (29F), an American nurse, am married to my amazing husband (30M), who’s Arab and works as a software engineer. We’ve been married for a few years and have one child together. To be honest, my husband is incredibly handsome—he’s tall, with olive skin and striking green eyes. I admit I’ve dealt with some jealousy now and then because, well, women notice him a lot. We actually met because of...

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