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AITA for grounding my son and cu***ng off his allowance after I found out he and his friends bullied an elderly man in our neighbourhood?
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AITA for grounding my son and cu***ng off his allowance after I found out he and his friends bullied an elderly man in our neighbourhood?

So I (32F) have a 14-year-old son, Jake. He’s always been a good kid, or so I thought. He’s never gotten in trouble at school or anything like that, so what happened recently completely caught me off guard. There's an older man in our neighbourhood, Mr. Turner. He's probably in his late 70s or early 80s, lives alone, and honestly, he keeps to himself. He doesn’t bother anyone. I’ve only spoken ...

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AITA for calling out my husband’s coworker at his corporate party for flirting with him right in front of me?
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AITA for calling out my husband’s coworker at his corporate party for flirting with him right in front of me?

Last weekend, my husband’s company held a big corporate party. This was the first time I was meeting his colleagues, so I wanted to make a good impression. We sat down at a table with his team, and everyone seemed nice at first. But as the night went on, I noticed one of his female coworkers across the table glancing at my husband a lot. She kept catching his eye, holding it a bit too long, an...

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AITA for refusing to host Thanksgiving after my sister handed out a "Family Code of Conduct" contract?
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AITA for refusing to host Thanksgiving after my sister handed out a "Family Code of Conduct" contract?

This happened recently, and I’m still baffled. For context, I (32F) have hosted Thanksgiving for my family every year since I moved into my house five years ago. It’s always a little messy and chaotic, but that’s part of the charm, right? This year, my sister (29F) decided she wanted to "help bring some order" to the gathering. At first, I thought she just meant coordinating who would bring wh...

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AITAH for refusing to help my sister with her children, and telling her she chose her s**tty life so now she has to deal with it
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AITAH for refusing to help my sister with her children, and telling her she chose her s**tty life so now she has to deal with it

When my sister (26f) and I (24f) were kids we hated each other. My sister was very hard to get along with, and she never had any friends as a result of this. She’s the type of person who always thinks she’s right, and can never apologize or admit when she’s wrong. As an adult, she still has no friends. She decided to drink the tradwife coolaide. She met her husband in college, got pr****nt, ...

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AITA for not forgiving my parents and sister after they cut me off (i had an affair with her HUSBAND)
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AITA for not forgiving my parents and sister after they cut me off (i had an affair with her HUSBAND)

I had an affair with my sister's husband, yes I regret it and I truly am disgusted with my past self. When they found out my sister publicly shamed me (fair enough) and told my parents (also fair). She also told our parents, which was fair, but she chose to stay with her husband and blamed me for "seducing" him into being unfaithful. She forgave him and decided to reconcile, while I was left t...

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AITAH for not letting my wife keep her old habits after we had a baby
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AITAH for not letting my wife keep her old habits after we had a baby

My (39m) wife (34f) is a very active person with time consuming hobbies and likes to spend time on those hobbies with her friends. This means sometimes she is gone for most of a weekend or a whole day every now and then. She also likes to help her friends (one in particular) with all of their problems any time of day, or sometimes night. She also works pretty late so I usually pick our daughte...

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AITA for wanting to give my 5 year old consequences
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AITA for wanting to give my 5 year old consequences

So, i am totally willing to accept AITA here. My son is actually 4, almost 5. My wife is a big believer in no punishment, natural consequences, etc. Recently (especially at night, he doesn't nap so he's tired in the evening), he tends to be a real a*shole. I know it sounds harsh but there's just no other way to put it. He gets mad over nothing, throws stuff at us, screams over anything etc. No...

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AITA for refusing to give up on my doggo for my boyfriend?
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AITA for refusing to give up on my doggo for my boyfriend?

Hey... so I (26F) have a golden retriever who I've had for 4 years. got her as a puppy, she’s my best friend, super well-trained, sweetest dog ever. my boyfriend (28M) and I have been dating for a little over a year and we started talking about moving in together. he’s always known I have a dog but a few weeks ago he was like “I didn’t realize how much having a pet in the house would bother me...

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AITAH for refusing to let my husband name our daughter after his late wife
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AITAH for refusing to let my husband name our daughter after his late wife

I’m 29 and 35 weeks pr****nt with our first child. My husband is 36 and was previously married. His first wife pa*sed away eight years ago. I’ve always been respectful of her memory. There are photos of her in our house, and we’ve talked about her openly. I’ve never tried to erase her or act like their history didn’t exist. When we found out we were having a girl, we both made lists of name...

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AITAH for not re-heating dinner for my husband after 10?
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AITAH for not re-heating dinner for my husband after 10?

I became a stay at home mom recently. It's a decision that me and my husband agreed upon. However, I have set limits on how much I'm required to do and for how long, because I feel like even though I'm a wife and a mother, I'm still a woman who needs time and space to look after myself. I can't take care of my family when I can't even take care of myself. So I told my husband that at 10pm I'm ...

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AITA for telling my transgender child I need more time to process?
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AITA for telling my transgender child I need more time to process?

I (58 M) have a child (FtM 17) who is transgender. My child uses he/him pronouns at school and around friends and also goes by a preferred name at school. My wife and I signed off on anything related to school, and refer to my child with the preferred name and pronouns around teachers and friends. We are also in the process of hiring a college counselor, and introduce my child with the preferr...

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AITAH for telling my wife she can leave because I’m not kicking my older kids out??
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AITAH for telling my wife she can leave because I’m not kicking my older kids out??

I (43m) have been married to my current wife Amanda (42f) for the past six years and we have two daughters (Becca 4f and Eliza 2f) together while I have 2 kids from my previous marriage Liam (17m) and Sage (15f). The divorce was less than amicable and since my ex wife had more money and a better paying job she was awarded primary custody despite me fighting it. For the last 8 years I’ve had my...

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