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AITA for telling my employee to clock out if she can’t work due to her self diagnosed anxiety?
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AITA for telling my employee to clock out if she can’t work due to her self diagnosed anxiety?

I manage and co-own a company that makes soaps, lotions, etc. We only sell locally and online so we work out of a pretty small warehouse with a store front. I only have 9 employees. Since we work in a small warehouse, much of the cleaning duty falls on them. Nobody minds it. The only complaint that I get is that about eco friendly products. We rotate ch**es so nobody gets stuck doing what th...

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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?
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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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AITA for breaking up a relationship between our son and a girl, who both have disabilities?
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AITA for breaking up a relationship between our son and a girl, who both have disabilities?

I have a 16 year old son with severe physical disabilities. He uses a motorized wheelchair and requires help to get in and out of it. My husband and I are in a friends group of families with similarly disabled children. My son recently announced that he is dating a 17 year old girl from the group. My only problem is that this girl has severe mental and physical disabilities. She has the me...

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AITAH For Telling My Neighbor I Have No Desire or Obligation To Babysit Her Children Because I'm A SAHM?
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AITAH For Telling My Neighbor I Have No Desire or Obligation To Babysit Her Children Because I'm A SAHM?

I'm new to my area and I have made friends with a few neighbors through a mommy and me group. I have been in the group now a little over a month and I have a 9 week old. I have a neighbor who is in the group and she asked me last week in an emergency if I could watch her 3 and 5 year old, she looked desperate so I agreed. I was like well its just once. I am a full-time SAHM and enjoy all my ti...

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AITA for making a scene after my SILs announced their pregnancies at my birthday as a gift ?
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AITA for making a scene after my SILs announced their pregnancies at my birthday as a gift ?

My (24f) boyfriend (24M) has 2 sisters Emily (30F) and Diane (32F). They are both married and trying for a baby. Diane announced her first pregnancy at mother day this year. She gifted her mother a baby shoe and a positive pregnancy test. Everyone was happy and even more when Emily told everyone that she was also trying for a baby. Later that evening, I texted them both saying "Congratulations...

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AITA for paying my niece 50$ for the birthday cake she made for my son's birthday?
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AITA for paying my niece 50$ for the birthday cake she made for my son's birthday?

My 16 year old niece Judy is into bakery; she bakes plenty of sweets and cakes. Due to my brother and his wife's financial situation, Judy got dropped of cooking academy. She was heartbroken over this especially because she was on top of her cla*s. She was determined to go back to cooking academy so she started selling stuff she bakes online to be able to afford her cla*ses. Her parents though...

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AITA for climbing in the window of my dad's house? He changed the locks to keep my mom (divorced) out but I was supposed to be at his house for the weekend.
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AITA for climbing in the window of my dad's house? He changed the locks to keep my mom (divorced) out but I was supposed to be at his house for the weekend.

My parents are divorced, and because of the custody agreement I am supposed to be at my dad's for every other week. My mom dropped me off outside his house and I went to the door and the key didn't work. I banged on the door and rang the doorbell and nobody came to the door, the house seemed empty. My phone had d*ed and my mom had left because she was dropping me off in her rush to work. Th...

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AITAH for sending my sister flowers anonymously and making her husband upset?
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AITAH for sending my sister flowers anonymously and making her husband upset?

I (M, 37) have always been close to my sister (F, 35). We talk regularly, and during one such conversation, she told me she’s been feeling really depressed / overwhelmed lately. As we were talking, I could tell she was holding back tears. So I decided to do som**hing nice for her. I contacted a local florist and put in an order for some flowers. I had them delivered to my sister’s place of emp...

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