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Aita for not wanting my daughter in my life after SHE cut me off for 6 years
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Aita for not wanting my daughter in my life after SHE cut me off for 6 years

My late husband pa*sed away when my daughter Nelly was just five years old, and I had her when I was 17. I remarried Benz when Nelly was ten. For the first five years of our relationship, I focused on Nelly and continued to prioritize her well-being throughout my marriage to Benz. While my husband expressed a desire for children soon after we married, I made it clear that I preferred to wait u...

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AITA for keeping my grandmothers ring when it was given to me by “mistake”?
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AITA for keeping my grandmothers ring when it was given to me by “mistake”?

My grandmother pa*sed earlier this year and she had a pretty nice jewelry collection. Before she pa*sed she knew what went to who and had had me meet to see what I’d like. Instead of jewelry I asked for her wedding dress. No one else wanted it, I had gotten married in it, and she was really touched. After talking to her kids she went ahead and gave it to me before pa*sing. When she did pa*s...

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AITA for not wanting to adopt one of my wife's children?
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AITA for not wanting to adopt one of my wife's children?

My (41m) wife (39f) and I have been married for 2 years but together for 5 total. She has two kids from a previous marriage, 'James' (15m) and 'Becky' (8f). I met them both after about 6 months of being with my wife and we all moved in together after a year. Of her own accord a few weeks ago, Becky asked me to adopt her (their biological dad is absent and neither of them have seen him in years)...

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AITA for asking my sister why did her husband leave her if she is such a perfect wife and mother?
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AITA for asking my sister why did her husband leave her if she is such a perfect wife and mother?

I (30F) had my first baby 8 months ago and am already back to work. I own several beauty salons with my husband and we both agreed that when our child is born, we will rely on the help of a nanny that we have known for years so I can continue working. Our baby boy is very happy, we the parents are also very happy and life is great overall. Last week my sister (35F) came by our house to drop...

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AITA For refusing to babysit for my brother and SIL after they previously told me they don't trust me
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AITA For refusing to babysit for my brother and SIL after they previously told me they don't trust me

I (28M) have an older brother (31M) and SIL (30F) who have a 3-year old son and SIL is about 7-months pr****nt with their second child. I am a single man in my 20s and live by myself. As such, I live a fairly typical bachelor lifestyle. I enjoy going out to bars and clubs, in the past I have attended music festivals and dabbled in drug use, and I do not apologize for it. It's the way I am ...

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AITA if I tell my tenants they can't have packages delivered to the house?
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AITA if I tell my tenants they can't have packages delivered to the house?

I have a rental unit in my home, a daylight bas**ent with a separate entrance. I share my mailbox with my tenants, and until recently, I never had issues with mail or deliveries. About seven months ago, I rented to a couple in their mid-forties. She’s a subst*tute teacher out all day, and he’s “retired” and home during the day. Generally, they’re great tenants—rent is always on time, and the...

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AITA for telling my sister she lost me the second she even considered dating my ex who gave me an STD and didn't tell me?
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AITA for telling my sister she lost me the second she even considered dating my ex who gave me an STD and didn't tell me?

I (28f) was with a guy called Jason (29m) when we were 20/21 years old. We broke up when I was 22 after I'd found out he had not only cheated on me, but knew he contracted an STD from sleeping around and didn't tell me. He had known about it and he was told he needed to speak to any s*xual partners because of the risks a*sociated with this STD to fertility and he said nothing. I remember wh...

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AITA for letting my SIL interview me about being a birth mother knowing my answers wouldn't be exactly what she was looking for?
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AITA for letting my SIL interview me about being a birth mother knowing my answers wouldn't be exactly what she was looking for?

I (34f) gave birth to a baby boy when I was 20 and I put him up for adoption. I don't know anything about him and never had any contact with his family or him. This isn't som**hing I keep secret but I also don't go into the details frequently either. My husband's younger sister (22f) became a young mom at 17. She and her boyfriend considered giving their baby up for adoption but decided to keep...

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AITA for telling my girlfriend to stop commenting on my eating habits, after she told me to cut out red meat?
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AITA for telling my girlfriend to stop commenting on my eating habits, after she told me to cut out red meat?

I (26M) eat a lot of steak, about 5-6 days a week. I also lift weights everyday and this is my main source of protein. My girlfriend (26F) turned vegetarian about 6 months ago and so she will never eat anything I cook, except for the sides (potatoes, veggies, pasta, etc). Most days I cook steak and pasta because it is easy to prepare. My girlfriend never commented about my eating habits unt...

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AITA for letting my MIL and SIL find our (hubby's and mine) bedroom toys because I suspected they snooped in my drawers?
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AITA for letting my MIL and SIL find our (hubby's and mine) bedroom toys because I suspected they snooped in my drawers?

My (27F) husband (32M) and I have been dating for 6 years and married for 4, we have a 3 year old baby boy and since we don't plan on having more children, I told my husband that I wanted to get my b**bs redone because I wanted them more perky and I had surgery last year. My MIL has always been sniffy because my husband is her only son, we've gone LC over the years because she's overbearing wit...

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AITA for having pot cookies out in the open in my own home?
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AITA for having pot cookies out in the open in my own home?

This is an ongoing situation, and I am currently writing this as my niece is having a full-on meltdown. Today was my day off and I decided to whip up a batch of pot cookies (cookies that have w**d extract in them) so I can snack on them for the weekend. After they finish baking, I left them out on a cooling tray so they can set. Just as I finished cleaning up the kitchen, I hear the doorbell a...

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AITA for refusing to tell my wife to stop putting notes in my lunch?
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AITA for refusing to tell my wife to stop putting notes in my lunch?

Ok, so my wife (27F) has a habit of putting notes (affirmation) in my (31M) lunch when she packs it. She's been doing it for a year now (it started when I suffered from some issues surrounding employment) and I appreciate it a lot because it gives me strength and renews my energy for the rest of the day. So anyway, my co-workers know about and sometimes would tease me about it calling me a 4th ...

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