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AITAH For refusing to trade shifts with my coworker during Christmas because they have a small kid and I don’t?
Work
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AITAH For refusing to trade shifts with my coworker during Christmas because they have a small kid and I don’t?

Basically I, 29f have the morning shift for Christmas Day which is good for me because I can then spend the rest of the day with my family and do things. My coworker, 39M has the “middle shift” that basically is 12pm to 20:30 pm which sucks bc you lose most of the day. He has a 4 year old son and a wife. When he saw the schedule he flipped out and basically flat out refused to do the shift. Wh...

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AITA for telling my sister that she can find somewhere else to stay if she can't take seeing my daughter?
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AITA for telling my sister that she can find somewhere else to stay if she can't take seeing my daughter?

I (27F) have a 5 year old foster daughter named May. She has been with me for around 8 months now, and I love her to pieces. Im considering adopting her, even. My sister (31F) Kate recently suffered a miscarriage, and it took a real toll on her marriage. She is getting divorced from her husband, and has been staying with me because she can't bear to live with him right now. Kate, however, ha...

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AITA for switching to regular milk to prove my lactose intolerant roommate keeps stealing from me?
Boundaries
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AITA for switching to regular milk to prove my lactose intolerant roommate keeps stealing from me?

Me and 2 other guys share an apartment together and we split all the bills. The only thing we don’t split costs on is groceries. Everyone’s in charge of buying their own food and we don’t touch whatever doesn’t belong to us in the fridge. We put our names on everything so no one gets mixed up. This issue has been going on almost a year and I’m sick of it. One of my roommates, R, keeps st...

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AITA for getting annoyed with the a guy playing his guitar in a coffee shop?
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AITA for getting annoyed with the a guy playing his guitar in a coffee shop?

I was sitting at a table in a coffee shop yesterday when this guy comes in to the shop carrying a guitar and orders a drink. He then happens to choose the space right next to my table to stand and play his guitar while waiting for his order. I find people who force their music on others very annoying. This guy and his guitar are no different from someone playing music from a Bluetooth speaker i...

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AITA for Telling My Wife Her Parents Will D*e
Family Conflict
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AITA for Telling My Wife Her Parents Will D*e

I (39 M) and my wife (36 F) have been together for 14 years and have what I consider a great marriage. We very rarely have arguments and in general have a pretty good life. My wife had a pretty good, middle cla*s childhood, no major issues other than the typical stuff you experience as you grow up. Her parents were loving and did the best they could for her and her brother. There are no bur...

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AITA for not accommodating an autistic co-worker?
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AITA for not accommodating an autistic co-worker?

I(28f) have been working for the same company for just over two years now and I really like my job and all of my work mates. I have this habit where I drink a breakfast shake every morning. It contains one banana, 100 grams of strawberries, peanut b**ter, almond milk and two scoops of protein powder. I keep it in a shaker that can be closed and sip on it throughout the morning. All was fine...

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AITA for not buying my girlfriends kids cars
Parenting
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AITA for not buying my girlfriends kids cars

My daughter is turning 16 and I agreed to help get her a car. She asked for a little honda or toyota thats good on gas. We set a budget of 3k and if she wants som**hing more expensive then she needs to kick in the remainder. My girlfriends 2 kids got upset because I wont buy them the cars they want. 1 asked me for bmw i8 and the other requested a brand new truck. I told them they needed to tak...

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Update- AITAH that my husband is planning to go on a dinner date with a long term ex
Relationship
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Update- AITAH that my husband is planning to go on a dinner date with a long term ex

It’s 4:45 am, and I didn’t sleep last night. I thought I’d post an update. I decided to stay awake and talk to him when he came home. When he did, I told him, “I could have tracked your location, shown up at the restaurant, and done so many things to get my answer. But I’d like to believe you have enough respect to tell me. Were you on a dinner date with your friends or Emma?” He showed me pic...

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AITA for telling people i'm still going to drink at a bachelor party.
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AITA for telling people i'm still going to drink at a bachelor party.

A large group of friends and I are going to Tahoe for 3 nights for a bachelor party/guys trip (we haven't had one in over 2 years) later this month and over the last week drama has hit. Primarily by me. I'm 35 M, have a 2 year old and a 5 month old. I'm using vacation time and bought a flight 4 months ago to go on this trip. I don't get out much now a days with the 2 kids. I thought a few d...

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AITA for threatening to make my in-laws homeless if they cannot understand what working from home means?
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AITA for threatening to make my in-laws homeless if they cannot understand what working from home means?

I (F38) am the primary breadwinner for my household. My husband (42) is semi retired due to an injury at work. He is a great husband and has taken over all the housework that needs to be done during the day. We share all the duties when I'm not working. Recently his sister, her husband, and their two teen kids lost their home. We have a rental suite in our bas**ent that we just use as a fami...

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My MIL gave my daughter a bunch of conservative themed children’s books.
Parenting
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My MIL gave my daughter a bunch of conservative themed children’s books.

A box of 15 or 20 books showed up at our house. There is a map and stickers and my 6 yo seriously loves the activities and reading them. The first couple she read to me seemed weird, but she loved them and it was getting her to read so what do I care if the message was “birds should be birds”. It didn’t hit me the book was anti-trans until today. She was reading a book that was obviously about ...

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AITA for refusing to do my sisters hair for her wedding after she survived cancer?
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AITA for refusing to do my sisters hair for her wedding after she survived cancer?

My sister is getting married in a couple of months. She finished cancer treatments recently and her hair has been badly affected by this. She's very self-conscious of it so she wanted me to be her hair stylist on her wedding day, instead of going to a salon. She approached me about it a month ago and I said no. There have been some very mixed opinions in our family about this so I decided to p...

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