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AITA for telling my transgender child I need more time to process?
Parenting
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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??
Parenting
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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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AITA for walking out of a family dinner after my parents insulted my Thai wife?
Family Conflict
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AITA for walking out of a family dinner after my parents insulted my Thai wife?

My wife, Fah (32F), is from Thailand. We met while she was stud**ng in the US, fell in love, and got married five years ago. Shes an amazing woman, kind, hardworking, and incredibly smart. Unfortunately, my parents have never fully accepted her. From the beginning, they made offhand comments about her being a gold digger and only marrying me for a green card. No matter how many times I told...

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AITA for telling my coworker he should teach his daughter tact?
Work
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AITA for telling my coworker he should teach his daughter tact?

I (32F) work in an office with my coworker Ken (40M) who has a daughter Esme (15F). Ken and I are friendly, we've worked together for a few years now and over the last year maybe I have been trying to open the door with som**hing romantic. I was being very obvious, but it never went anywhere, and I thought that it was because he was clueless. A few weeks ago Esme came with Ken's dad to bring l...

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AITA for refusing to let my boyfriend move in with me because of his bad habits?
Relationship
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AITA for refusing to let my boyfriend move in with me because of his bad habits?

I (29F) have been in a relationship with my boyfriend "Mike" (31M) for about a year and a half. We’ve been talking about moving in together, and he recently brought it up seriously, saying he wants to take the next step. At first, I was excited, but now I’m having doubts, and I’m starting to feel like I might be the a*shole. Mike has some habits that I’ve found hard to deal with, even thoug...

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AITAH for being angry my tax refund paid off my husbands child support
Parenting
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AITAH for being angry my tax refund paid off my husbands child support

My husband and I filed our taxes jointly this year for the past two years. I was completely unaware that he had $7,000 in unpaid child support—I thought he was making regular monthly payments. We were expecting a refund, but only $175 was deposited. I feel blindsided, v***ated, and taken advantage of. When I brought this up, he dismissed my feelings and told me I should be grateful the chil...

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AITA for refusing to share my inheritance with my husband?
Relationship
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AITA for refusing to share my inheritance with my husband?

My (33F) dad pa*sed away about five months ago, and it still feels surreal. We had a bit of a complicated relationship toward the end — we didn’t talk much the last year, but he still left me a sizable inheritance. Around $120k. It was unexpected, honestly, and I’ve been pretty careful with it. It came directly to me, not to both of us, and there were no conditions. My husband (35M) was sup...

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AITAH For not getting on an elevator with only a woman on it?
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AITAH For not getting on an elevator with only a woman on it?

I (25m) have been living in my apartment complex for a few years now and I usually take the elevator when I leave for work during the weekday, most of the time it's just me in it. About two weeks ago, I was about to go into the elevator when I saw a woman, about my age, in it and nobody else. My mom always told me what to do so I don't make women uncomfortable; don't walk behind them on the sid...

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AITAH for wanting to get an abortion despite my boyfriend wanting me to keep it and have his baby?
Relationship
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AITAH for wanting to get an abortion despite my boyfriend wanting me to keep it and have his baby?

I found out I was pr****nt on Friday. It was not planned. I'm in my final year of community college (planning on transferring to a 4 year university this fall) and having a baby is not on my bingo card. I live paycheck to paycheck and I'm already in debt for having student loans. I live with two roommates as it is and I still struggle because I work part time at a fast food place. My boyfri...

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AITA if I break up with my bf after he asked to have my friend join in?
Other
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AITA if I break up with my bf after he asked to have my friend join in?

My boyfriend (23M) and I (20F) were showering after getting at it the other night when he randomly asked, "Would you ever let another girl join in?" I laughed, thinking he was joking, so I played along and said, "Hmm, with who?" expecting him to say som**hing ridiculous or to make some joke. Instead, he casually went, "I don't know... maybe your friend Olivia?" I just kind of froze for a...

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AITAH For asking my (32M) girlfriend (32F) to break down how marriage would benefit me?
Relationship
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AITAH For asking my (32M) girlfriend (32F) to break down how marriage would benefit me?

Me and my girlfriend have been together for 4 years. At the beginning of our relationship, I told her that marriage wasn't in the cards for me as I don't see how it would benefit me in any way. She seemed to understand and accept this. For some background, I'm a Software Engineer at a pretty big hedge fund so I'm living fairly comfortable. My girlfriend works as a potter, she doesn't bring in ...

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AITAH for telling a woman her child is welcome in my home, but she isn’t, because of her criminal record
Parenting
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AITAH for telling a woman her child is welcome in my home, but she isn’t, because of her criminal record

My husband (28m) and I (27f) have a five year old son, who just started kindergarten this past fall. He has met a boy named Sam, who he has decided is his best friend. My son has had a lot of playdates in the past, because we tried hard to socialize him well from a young age. He has been asking if his friend Sam can come over for a playdate. Sure, no problem. I wrote a note with my name and...

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