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AITA for causing a family rift because I don't want to sleep outside in my mom's yard on Christmas?
Family Conflict
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AITA for causing a family rift because I don't want to sleep outside in my mom's yard on Christmas?

I, 18f, am the youngest out of four kids. My siblings are 31m, 28f and 25m. We were raised by our dad and stepmom, and our bio mom lives in another country with her husband. She wants me and my siblings to spend Christmas with her this year and has offered to pay for our transport and visas. My siblings are all married and have kids and are gonna bring their spouses and kids with them. Our mom's...

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AITA for sleeping on my weekends?
Other
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AITA for sleeping on my weekends?

I (35F) have a stepdaughter (13) who spends every other weekend at my home. My husband and I have 3 kids (4 months, 2 years, and 4 years). My baby is super fussy; it's been really bad. The doctor said she is okay, she is really colicky. She cries all night long. The past few months have been a nightmare, working all day and no sleep at night. I am a super light sleeper. I have been canceling our...

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AITA for not Letting my Brother "Christen" my New Home's Bathroom?
Boundaries
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AITA for not Letting my Brother "Christen" my New Home's Bathroom?

This been happening since yesterday. I'm pretty sure I'm not the a*shole, but my family has me doubting myself. Anyway, my husband (31M) and I (28F) just bought a house several days ago. It's really exciting; we've been living in his apartment for the past year which has been fine, but I'm really looking forward to having som**hing that's truly ours. As you might guess, my family has been excite...

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UPDATE - AITA for refusing to sleep on the couch?
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UPDATE - AITA for refusing to sleep on the couch?

A week ago, I made a post about how my wife got angry at me for not sleeping on the couch after her friend accused me of hitting on her. Well, not too long after the arguments, we eventually confronted said friend, only for another argument to break out, this time between my wife and her friend. And I got more than I bargained for. Basically, the friend denied ever saying I was hitting on her an...

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AITA for not flushing my boyfriend’s s**t in the toilet
Relationship
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AITA for not flushing my boyfriend’s s**t in the toilet

My (28 F) boyfriend (29 M) live in an apartment that has 2 bathrooms. I don’t really know what is wrong with the toilets/plumbing but it will require at least 2 flushes to get your s**t down fully. I know this is a fixable problem but I am perfectly content holding the flusher down, watching my poo go down before I release, and then flush again if needed when I evacuate my bowels. Rarely, if at ...

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AITA For telling my husband it's disgusting he doesn't wipe after going to the bathroom?
Boundaries
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AITA For telling my husband it's disgusting he doesn't wipe after going to the bathroom?

I (39 F) have a husband who we'll call Adam (37 M) who is Indian-Saudi Arabian American and this will be relevant later on in the story. I am Swedish-American. Adam and I got married 7 months ago, and we only moved in together after we got married due to Adam's religious reasons. Three weeks into our marriage, everything was absolutely flawless. Until this one issue started to appear. Adam doesn'...

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AITA for exposing my coworker's bathroom habits?
Boundaries
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AITA for exposing my coworker's bathroom habits?

I work at a smaller company of about 15 people. I get along with pretty much everyone with the exception of someone we'll call Alexis (40F). Alexis is very socially conservative and I am not. I do my best to not talk about things I know will cause an argument, but they sometimes happen anyway. One time I used the bathroom right after the cleaning crew finished cleaning it and didn't bother puttin...

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Dad-To-Be Rejects Wife's Unique Baby Names, Causing Tearful Conflict Over Naming Their Child
Family Conflict
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Dad-To-Be Rejects Wife's Unique Baby Names, Causing Tearful Conflict Over Naming Their Child

My wife and I are expecting our first child in the coming months and we have chosen not to find out the s*x until the baby is born. Things are starting to feel very real now so we’ve started to properly discuss names, but we’ve realised we both have vastly different tastes in name style and we are having a hard time finding the right one. My wife likes names that are out there and unique but I fi...

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AITA for telling my sister her reaction to my daughter's name was way over the top and totally rude?
Other
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AITA for telling my sister her reaction to my daughter's name was way over the top and totally rude?

I gave birth to my second child a few weeks ago. I already have a son, and this time I had a daughter. My husband and I named her Alannah. We announced the name and did not expect any real reaction to the name. But my sister had an almost immediate reaction of, "OMG, why would you name your child Alannah?!" And it was so confusing to me because it was such a strong reaction. I told her we though...

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AITA for telling my adult sister to flush the toilet after she uses it?
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AITA for telling my adult sister to flush the toilet after she uses it?

So, I feel like I'm going insane here, and the fact that I even have to ask this is, frankly, ridiculous, but here I am. Both my sister and I are at home from college this summer, and with that comes living with other people's habits. My sister has this habit that I find truly vile. Every morning, without fail, she uses the bathroom, and every morning, without fail, she refuses to flush. It's n...

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AITA for being rude to my friend?
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AITA for being rude to my friend?

I (21F) have a friend Kenny (22F) that speaks in a very harsh way and sometimes seems like she is clueless to social cues, and what should be said and what shouldn't. She has a bit of a difficult home life and has some psychological issues, so I try my best to be patient with some stuff but I'm not a very calm person and I tend to explode easily. This being said, Kenny had already gotten in a bit...

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AITA for not wanting my SO to use the bathroom while I’m in it?
Boundaries
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AITA for not wanting my SO to use the bathroom while I’m in it?

Never thought my life would come to this, but here we are. Me (M24) and my GF Rachel (F26) have moved in together after about a year and a half of dating. We’ve been moved in for two weeks. I was living with my parents and saving money from my first job, while she had an apartment since she’d been working longer. I was reluctant to move into an apartment with a SO that wasn’t ‘mine,’ but we are r...

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