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AITA for not wearing a bra when my husband has his friends stay over?
Relationship
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AITA for not wearing a bra when my husband has his friends stay over?

My husband’s long distance friends came to visit. I have met them a few times, but this is the first time they have been able to stay at our house. There are 3 of them, all males. They came over yesterday. We went out for the night and this morning, I woke up to make everyone breakfast. I was still wearing my pajamas because I didn’t feel like getting dressed yet. On my way out, he asked if...

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AITA for keeping my son away from my mom because she fed him custard?
Family Conflict
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AITA for keeping my son away from my mom because she fed him custard?

My wife (30s) and I (also 30s) have a baby boy. Last year, we flew across the country with him to attend a family reunion and visit my parents. Things were going well until my wife caught my mom (68) trying to feed our baby custard off a spoon—against two of our clear rules: no sugar before 1 year old, and no spoon-feeding (we're doing BLW). My wife and mom had discussed feeding boundaries at ...

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AITA for not buying a coffee maker for guests?
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AITA for not buying a coffee maker for guests?

Me and my husband do not drink coffee. So we do not have a coffee maker or any coffee beans. He has a friend who lives hours away and he sees him in person once every year or two. Usually when he comes up, he brings his girlfriend. They stayed over for a few days last year. Before they came, I asked if they wanted any food or drinks to have in the house and I told them what we normally kept sto...

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AITA for not stopping my teenage sons gf from kissing him?
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AITA for not stopping my teenage sons gf from kissing him?

My (50) son (17) recently got into a car accident with a drunk driver. I am very thankful that he is alive, obviously, but his car is totaled (the drunk driver was driving a pickup, and my son drives a small old convertible, most likely the reason for the amount of damage) and he is fairly injured, ie multiple breaks, lots of st*tches, etc, and is currently recovering. This all occurred last w...

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AITA for threatening to sue both the school and the family of my daughter’s bully?
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AITA for threatening to sue both the school and the family of my daughter’s bully?

I 30m and my Husband 33m have a 11-year-old daughter who’s been going through severe bullying at school. It’s just keep getting worse. It started of with just name calling but has gotten worse over the past few weeks. Context: She’s adopted, which is som**hing we’ve always been open about and celebrated as part of her story. Recently, some kids found out about her adoption and started saying h...

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AITA For making my son pay for a new pizza when he didn't save any for the rest of the family?
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AITA For making my son pay for a new pizza when he didn't save any for the rest of the family?

I 45F, have two kids: 14M and 17F. My son has High Functioning ASD, and honestly most people cannot tell, but it comes out in certain aspects of his relationships such as thinking about others, compa*sion, etc. My son also eats a lot of food- way more than someone for his age. He is not overweight in any way so the doctors have not considered this a problem. For years when we have ordered f...

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AITA for giving my daughter $60 a week, but my son nothing?
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AITA for giving my daughter $60 a week, but my son nothing?

I (45F) have two kids, 17F and 15M. We moved earlier this year to be cl**er to my parents as my parents health is declining. My daughter was excited about the move, but my son has struggled to adjust. Due to the move, my job shifted to hybrid, and I needed a work-from-home setup. My bedroom is too small, and the only options were the lounge or one of the kids’ rooms during school hours. I p...

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AITA for refusing to let my daughter’s fiancé stay in our guest room because I use it for my hobby?
Boundaries
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AITA for refusing to let my daughter’s fiancé stay in our guest room because I use it for my hobby?

My daughter (23F) got engaged recently and came to visit us with her fiancé (24M). We live a few states away, so I get that traveling is tiring, but we were happy to host, for the weekend. Now, I’ve had my guest room set up for my miniature wargaming for the past few years. It’s my space, where I go to decompress after work, and it's honestly the only spot in the house that's fully mine. My...

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AITA for telling my fiancée I won’t pay for her dad’s surgery with my inheritance?
Family Conflict
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AITA for telling my fiancée I won’t pay for her dad’s surgery with my inheritance?

I’m 30 and I recently lost my grandfather. He left me a sizable inheritance, just over $140K. I was extremely close to him growing up, and he made it clear over the years that he wanted the money to help me start a family, buy a house, or build som**hing of my own. My fiancée who’s 26 and I have been together for four years and engaged for one. A few weeks ago, her father was diagnosed with a h...

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AITAH for walking out of my son’s kindergarten play because my wife wouldn’t shut up?
Relationship
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AITAH for walking out of my son’s kindergarten play because my wife wouldn’t shut up?

Today, my [32m] son’s [5m] kindergarten had a little play. It was a short story involving a bunch of bunnies, giraffes, and sheep. My son, Kevin, was one of the giraffes. I was looking forward to it all week, but I was also anxious because my wife, Claire [31f], tends to get very bad when we’re in front of other people. She’ll often become aggressive, short-tempered, and will be incredibly rud...

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AITAH for not wanting to maintain a bond with my granddaughter after my daughter asked her uncle to walk her down the aisle at her wedding
Family Conflict
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AITAH for not wanting to maintain a bond with my granddaughter after my daughter asked her uncle to walk her down the aisle at her wedding

For context, a month before my daughter married her husband, I filed for divorce from my wife. My wife had emotionally cheated on me for a couple of months, and I couldn’t really get over it. Now while the timing wasn’t great, I just did not want to be with my wife anymore, and I did not want to pretend to be happy with her. My wife and I informed our daughter, and we were honest about what hap...

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AITAH for refusing to switch my vacation dates because my coworker has kids?
Parenting
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AITAH for refusing to switch my vacation dates because my coworker has kids?

I (30M) put in my vacation request months ago for a specific week. I made plans, booked flights, and was looking forward to it. Everything was approved by our manager with no issues. Last week, my coworker “Lisa” (35F) found out that her kids’ school break falls during the same week. She came to me and asked if I’d be willing to swap my vacation for a different time so she could take her kid...

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