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AITAH for refusing to let it slide after my wife said I run a “hobby business”?
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AITAH for refusing to let it slide after my wife said I run a “hobby business”?

I’ve been starting/running a trades business in a major city. It’s going into its fifth year, we have 8-12 employees, have won awards and grown every year. The conflict: I called me wife to ask her about a paperwork problem for taxes - turned out we needed the completed 2024 for som**hing (we hadn’t yet filed). She said it would give her a panic attack and she’d faint if I said she had to. ...

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AITA for refusing to spend Christmas Eve with my MIL because she treats me like her personal servant and makes cruel jokes about me?
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AITA for refusing to spend Christmas Eve with my MIL because she treats me like her personal servant and makes cruel jokes about me?

So, I (F, 28) have been married to my husband (M, 31) for almost 4 years, and we have two young kids. Every year, we spend Christmas Eve with his family, and honestly, I’ve always dreaded it. The main reason is my mother-in-law (MIL). She’s always been kind of a difficult person, but over the years, it’s gotten worse. From the moment I met her, I felt like she saw me as someone “beneath” he...

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AITA for telling my mom I resent her holding me back because of my sister
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AITA for telling my mom I resent her holding me back because of my sister

I (f17) was one of those gifted kids when I was younger. I taught myself how to read when I was 2.5 and how to add when I was 3 and by the time I went to kindergarten I was reading chapter books and doing second grade math. My sister (18) has adhd and dyslexia and was always a little behind in reading and math. Now to the story. My district makes us do placement tests whenever we start kinde...

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AITA for picking a restaurant for my birthday dinner that "did not meet the needs and requirements" of my dad's wife and her son?
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AITA for picking a restaurant for my birthday dinner that "did not meet the needs and requirements" of my dad's wife and her son?

My dad got married to Kathleen when I (22m) was 15. Kathleen has two kids. A daughter I never met. I think she's in her late 20s or early 30s. And then she has a son Benjamin (18m). Benjamin is allergic to peanuts and sh**lfish and him and Kathleen are very picky eaters. His d*et when I lived there consisted of pizza, fries and burgers and beef and cheese tacos. He didn't eat fruits or vege...

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AITAH for refusing to babysit my little brother after my mom grounded me?
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AITAH for refusing to babysit my little brother after my mom grounded me?

Hi Reddit, I (18F) live with my mom (42F) and my little brother (5M). My dad pa*sed away a few years ago, so it’s just the three of us. Since then, my mom has had to work a lot to keep us afloat, and I’ve always tried to help out when I can—cooking dinner, watching my brother, cleaning, etc. I didn’t mind because I know she’s doing her best, and I love my brother. Last weekend, my mom told ...

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AITAH for telling someone I don't like them because they're trans?
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AITAH for telling someone I don't like them because they're trans?

I (M23) have this friend "Ashley" (MtF) that I have known for years and has only recently come out as trans, about 9 months or so ago. Pre-transition Ashley identified as a gay man and we got on really well. Pretty much as soon as she came out she would refer to me with female pronouns and feminising my name when talking about me (even with strangers). At the beginning I just let it go beca...

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AITA for asking my parents to reimburse me for the money I wasted getting a diagnosis I already had, because they withheld my medical information from me?
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AITA for asking my parents to reimburse me for the money I wasted getting a diagnosis I already had, because they withheld my medical information from me?

I recently spent $2300 out of pocket getting a*sessed for autism and ADHD at the suggestion of my psychologist. I was diagnosed with both, which has allowed me to get financial a*sistance and accommodations at uni, so it's very useful in the long term but it was a huge blow financially. When I mentioned to my parents that I'd been diagnosed, they told me it was completely unnecessary because I ...

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AITA for telling my husband I hate his mentally disabled brother and that I will never form a relationship with him?
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AITA for telling my husband I hate his mentally disabled brother and that I will never form a relationship with him?

There’s a lot going on here but I’ll keep it as short as possible. My husband and I live fairly close to his parents (like 15 min) and his brother who has severe intellectual disabilities at age 36. My husband is a doctor and with the pandemic we’ve decided to live apart for the time being so he doesn’t have to worry about accidentally infecting me. So now I’ve moved in with my in laws and his ...

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AITAH for humiliating my sister’s fiancé at a family gathering after what he did to her?
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AITAH for humiliating my sister’s fiancé at a family gathering after what he did to her?

My sister (28F) has been with her fiancé (32M) for three years. She’s always been the more reserved, quiet type, while he’s loud, extroverted, and sometimes a little over-the-top. We tolerated him, but recently, he crossed a serious line. A few weeks ago, my sister came to me in tears because her fiancé had "pranked" her in front of his friends by pretending to propose in an elaborate setup, o...

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AITA for not renting an apartment to my sister disabled friend
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AITA for not renting an apartment to my sister disabled friend

I (32F) own a small building I brought very cheap and fixed myself. I am not a s**tty landlord; my price is fair and I keep the building in good shape, and fix any problems that appear. It's relevant that I don't accept animals in the building. I had an empty apartment, so I put an online ad and got a few candidates. I was talking to my sister (40F) and commented that I was searching for a ...

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AITA for wanting nothing to do with the child my brother is having with my ex and refusing to acknowledge them naming their kid after me?
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AITA for wanting nothing to do with the child my brother is having with my ex and refusing to acknowledge them naming their kid after me?

I (20m) dated my now ex-best friend Alia (20f) from age 13 to 17. We'd been best friends since pre-k and I adored her. I thought we'd get married as adults and have a family. But then I found out she was cheating with my brother (19m currently). My relationship with both of them was over when I found out and it was messy for months. Alia wanted me back. She told me she made a mistake and we wer...

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AITA for telling my sister I'm not denying my son a birthday party invite because my nephew wasn't invited?
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AITA for telling my sister I'm not denying my son a birthday party invite because my nephew wasn't invited?

My sister (32f) and I (29f) both have 8 year old sons. The boys are in the same school, same cla*s. My sons best friend is having a birthday party and invited a lot of the cla*s (though not all). My nephew was not invited but my son was. The reason my nephew wasn't invited is my sister has built up a bad reputation with the parents. She doesn't allow my nephew to eat fast food or junk foods ev...

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