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'AITA for cu***ng my family off after my stepmom cut my daughter's eyelashes?'
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'AITA for cu***ng my family off after my stepmom cut my daughter's eyelashes?'

I (28F) have a daughter (8) who we’ll call Marie. Marie spent every other weekend with my dad (60) and my step mom (70). They were extremely close as I was a single mom who worked 2 jobs and they watched her so every day so I didn’t have to pay for daycare. The last time she stayed over there she came back the next day with her eyelashes cut off. Marie had pink eye that developed overnight accord...

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'AITA for only getting pictures of my adopted daughter?'
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'AITA for only getting pictures of my adopted daughter?'

My husband and I have 3 girls, 2 bio (4 and 5) and 1 adopted (Avery 12). Avery is my friend’s daughter. When Avery was 8 her parents pa*sed in a car accident. Over the next 3.5 years she was pa*sed around to different family members across multiple states. One person/family would take her, promise she can stay with them, then within 6 months she was shipped off to the next person. She’s been wit...

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Dad refuses to attend daughter's wedding after funding $22K 'breakup photoshoot.' AITA?
Family Conflict
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Dad refuses to attend daughter's wedding after funding $22K 'breakup photoshoot.' AITA?

Some quick context. Last year I was told my daughter was getting married in 2025. I immediately supported this decision and was there every step of the way. Following tradition I gave her 4500 for help with venue payment. During the planning process they changed from a local wedding to a destination wedding in puerto rico and forwarded the timeline a year to last fall giving me a year less to pa...

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'AITA if I leave my husband because of his brother?'
Relationship
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'AITA if I leave my husband because of his brother?'

I 31F have been with my husband (Tim)30M for almost 4 years, married almost 2 years. We currently live in a rented home his parents used to live in with his brother (Max) 24M. His parents are now retired in another country and Max stayed behind in the home. When they left my husband and I moved into the home they were renting. So now in the home it’s the three of us. Max is very much to himself a...

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'AITA for wanting to end my engagement because her kids don't accept me and I want a family of my own?'
Parenting
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'AITA for wanting to end my engagement because her kids don't accept me and I want a family of my own?'

I (34m) have been with my fiancée (33f) for 6 years now. She was a widow with two kids when we met. The kids were 5 and 6 when their dad d*ed, they were 7 and 8 when I met my fiancée and we have lived together for the past three years and engaged for 7 months. We've all had individual therapy, family therapy and me trying to go at their pace but the kids don't like me. They won't like anyone thei...

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'My dad hid a whole secret family for years, then dumped them on us. AITA for refusing to pick up the pieces?'
Family Conflict
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'My dad hid a whole secret family for years, then dumped them on us. AITA for refusing to pick up the pieces?'

About a decade and a half ago my parents split because my dad was abusive, physical, verbal, all of it. My mom moved out which was really hard on me since I was still a kid. At the same time my dad booked a plane ticket to go overseas for a couple months. We are immigrants so I just a*sumed he was visiting friends or family. A year or two later I found out, not from my dad but from someone else,...

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'AITA because I still don't see my stepmother as one of my moms after becoming a mom myself?'
Family Conflict
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'AITA because I still don't see my stepmother as one of my moms after becoming a mom myself?'

I (29f) lost my mom when I was only 5 years old and my brother was 8. Within 18 months dad was dating and had moved someone else in with us who became my stepmother. Early in the relationship between dad and her she swore to be a good mom to me and my brother and we would say she couldn't be our mom because we already had one. We went to family and individual therapy and I came out saying I didn'...

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'AITA for leaving my ex-wife and son behind even though I was never part of my son's life to begin with?'
Relationship
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'AITA for leaving my ex-wife and son behind even though I was never part of my son's life to begin with?'

Throwaway because my sister is a SNITCH. I (38M) have been married to my now ex wife (37F) for 10 years. We met in high school and after a bit of world exploring we decided to start dating more seriously. From the very beginning both her and I were very much against having children. Me because I simply do not want to and her because she needs to take birth control for her health issues + the fac...

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'AITA for telling my fiancée to move out after finding out she treats her coworkers to lunch?'
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'AITA for telling my fiancée to move out after finding out she treats her coworkers to lunch?'

I (32M) work from home making over $100k/year. My fiancée (30F) is a doctor earning around $150k–$200k. We live in *my* house. Since she’s saving for her residency, I’ve never asked her to pay rent, utilities, or groceries. I handle most household ch**es because I know her job is demanding. I cook for her, make sure her bed’s ready, and basically try to make home a place where she can rest withou...

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'AITA for choosing my best friend as my best man instead of my step brother?'
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'AITA for choosing my best friend as my best man instead of my step brother?'

I'm(24m) getting married to my fiance(28f) in two weeks. My step brother "Pete"(25m) is mad that I chose my best friend "Charles"(28m) as my best man. Honestly, choosing Charles was a no-brainer because Pete and I aren't close. Yeah, we're step brothers, but we never lived together. I used to live with my mom and he lives with my dad and step mom. We didn't go to school together. We only "hung o...

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'AITA for not attending a wedding with my family that we weren't invited to?' 'It DID sting.'
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'AITA for not attending a wedding with my family that we weren't invited to?' 'It DID sting.'

I made a throwaway account for this. Alright, this week has been super hectic and full of stress. I (24F) was not going to make this post in the first place because I thought I was doing the right thing, but my family has basically convinced me that I'm not. I'll try to keep things short and straightforward. Last week, there was a wedding of one of our family friends (28F). For some information,...

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'AITA for refusing to let my mom wear white to my wedding? She claims it’s a 'last chance' to feel beautiful.'
Family Conflict
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'AITA for refusing to let my mom wear white to my wedding? She claims it’s a 'last chance' to feel beautiful.'

I just turned 23 and I’m getting married in October. My mom and I have always had what I would refer to as rocky relationship, especially since I got engaged. She’s been oddly compet*tive, commenting on my body, comparing our rings, like we are in a compet*tion, saying things like “this day is as much about me as it is about you.” I honestly thought she was joking until she showed me the dress...

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