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UPDATE: AITAH for giving my husband silent treatment after he told me my post-birth body turns him off?
Relationship
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UPDATE: AITAH for giving my husband silent treatment after he told me my post-birth body turns him off?

After receiving feedback that ignoring a spouse can be abusive, I decided to have a proper conversation with my husband about what he said recently. I explained how deeply his comments about my body, especially after just giving birth, have offended and upset me. He acknowledged that what he said was 'messed up' but insisted he cannot 'help' what he finds physically arousing. My body has th...

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AITAH for blaming my sister, not me, when her son ate my space brownies?
Boundaries
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AITAH for blaming my sister, not me, when her son ate my space brownies?

I live in a state where w**d is 100% legal and sold in stores FYI. I usually buy ingred*ents from my budtender then bake myself ma****ana-laced sweets. I make large batches so there's often some in my fridge. Yesterday my sister and parents dropped by unannounced (they called literally 30 mins before being at my door to tell me they decided to visit and were on the way), my sister's 5yo son Jas...

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AITA for telling my son's friend the truth about why his mom doesn't want him playing with my son?
Family Conflict
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AITA for telling my son's friend the truth about why his mom doesn't want him playing with my son?

My son and his friend are both in the second grade. We moved into the area in the middle of covid and my son quickly made friends with a boy in the neighborhood. For the first couple months it was fine - they got along perfectly, I put the house in order, and was able to work from home so childcare wasn't an issue. The problem was when my husband got back from his deployment. He was the one to ...

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AITA for not sponsoring my son's father's "apology" for how he acted after my son came out?
Other
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AITA for not sponsoring my son's father's "apology" for how he acted after my son came out?

My son (14) came out as gay to me and his dad in November. His father threw a huge tantrum about it and screamed horrible things at him (my son let me overhear a phone conversation where he called him a f*ggot and said he was obligated to have biological children). I don't really know all that happened because my son didn't want to tell me, but I was scared for his safety so when he didn't wan...

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AITA ruining my friend's birthday party by taking back the cake I baked for her?
Other
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AITA ruining my friend's birthday party by taking back the cake I baked for her?

My friend is quirky. She was never diagnosed with anything but she is very clueless sometimes. I have had to spell things out for her a lot. Few months back, she borrowed a dress of mine. I really love that dress. There isn't any sentimental value but I got it when we were on vacation few years ago. She also loved the dress and one day just transferred the money to my account and told me that ...

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AITA for not sharing my leftovers with my bf?
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AITA for not sharing my leftovers with my bf?

My bf (31M) is convinced that it’s a red flag that I (27F) don’t want to split my leftovers with him. Basically he’s much larger than I am, so he always finishes his meals when we go out, and since I’m smaller I tend to eat half and save the rest as a lunch for the next day during work. Recently he’s been arguing that it’s selfish of me to not share those leftovers with him if he asks for some...

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AITA for telling my MOH to stop attacking me after I told her it'd suck to cancel two large life plans for her baby shower?
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AITA for telling my MOH to stop attacking me after I told her it'd suck to cancel two large life plans for her baby shower?

My Maid of Honor (29F) found out she's pr****nt and due in August. I (29F) live a plane ride away from her. We've been friends for 15 years. Today my MOH mentioned planning a baby shower in a group chat with me and our other friend, we can call him Ben (29M). She asked Ben, who is local to her, "How can I make sure you can attend the baby shower?" He has a demanding job. I have a salary j...

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AITAH for finally telling my mother in law to back off after years of criticizing everything I pack for my husband?
Relationship
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AITAH for finally telling my mother in law to back off after years of criticizing everything I pack for my husband?

I’m 27. My husband, Ryan, is 29. We’ve been married for three years. His mom, Doreen (she’s 51), lives ten minutes away. When we got married, I knew she was a little involved. She’d text him almost daily and guilt him for not visiting every weekend. When we got married, I figured it’d calm down. It didn’t. Now the thing is, Ryan works long hours. I do too, but I’m usually up earlier. So I s...

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AITAH for Refusing to Share My Parents Inheritance With My Estranged Brother?
Family Conflict
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AITAH for Refusing to Share My Parents Inheritance With My Estranged Brother?

My (29F) parents pa*sed away unexpectedly last year, and as painful as it was to process, things got even more complicated when I found out about their will. My brother (27M) and I were raised together, but he cut ties with our family when he turned 18, right after a ma*sive argument with my dad. He’s always had a rebellious streak and thought our family was “holding him back.” After leaving, ...

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AITAH for asking a woman to quit touching me?
Other
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AITAH for asking a woman to quit touching me?

Recently, I (34M) visited my local bar/restaurant, where I’ve been going about once every two weeks for dinner and drinks over the past two years. While I’m not a regular, the staff and some patrons recognize me and often come to chat. I’m not the best-looking guy, but I work hard at the gym and take care of myself. On my last visit, I was sitting alone at the bar, engrossed in my phone, wh...

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AITA for donating s**rm to one friend but not another?
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AITA for donating s**rm to one friend but not another?

I (29M) am a gay man with many q**er friends of various s*xual and gender ident*ties. I am in a long-term relationship and actually love other people's kids, but am uninterested in ever having my own children. Two years ago, one of my oldest, closest friends (a lesbian who we'll call M, now 30F) and her wife asked me if I would consider donating s**rm so they could have a child. I love M as muc...

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AITA for inviting everyone to the BBQ/beach day except my SIL, her kid and her husband because they eat all the food?
Food & Diet
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AITA for inviting everyone to the BBQ/beach day except my SIL, her kid and her husband because they eat all the food?

I say this with a lot of hesitation but my SIL, her husband and their child are all severely obese. Both SIL and her husband are over 300lbs and their daughter, 12, is easily pushing 200. The type of people to buy a smoker and giant chest freezer for $3k+ but fail to pay their mortgage/land tax and ask the family to help them out and when they are called out on it, it's met with a "making sure...

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