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Cat Owner Got Upset When A Colleague Said Her "Fur Babies" Are Not Really Kids And That's Why Moms Don't Invite Her To Their Events
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Cat Owner Got Upset When A Colleague Said Her "Fur Babies" Are Not Really Kids And That's Why Moms Don't Invite Her To Their Events

Basically I [20M] recently started a job where I have mostly female coworkers. Amongst them is a small group who all have young kids around the same age. They go to mum-and-kid activities together, babysit each other's kids, have coffee mornings, hang out at the weekends etc. There is one coworker who has complained to her a few times that she feels deliberately left out by this group. She ref...

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AITAH for leaving my wife, stepson, and everyone behind to start over?
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AITAH for leaving my wife, stepson, and everyone behind to start over?

My wife and I have been married for nearly 7 years. She cheated on me with a coworker of hers about 5 years back. I've been sus**cious for the entire year that she was doing it again. And I was correct. Not sure with who but she lies like a rug now and takes zero response. She blames me for her actions. I've been an utterly trainwreck. Depression, too much booze, anxiety through the roof. A...

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AITA for not responding when someone doesn't use my actual name?
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AITA for not responding when someone doesn't use my actual name?

My (16m) name is Nico and it's not short for anything. On my birth certificate it says Nico middle name last name. This is som**hing a few people can't understand and some people call me Nicholas. Even teachers who see me on the cla*s list as Nico and not Nicholas. I'm a foster kid. I've been in the system since I was 2. My mom is the only bio family I know but she's not able to take care o...

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AITA for researching stuff when my wife corrects me or tells me som**hing I didn't know?
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AITA for researching stuff when my wife corrects me or tells me som**hing I didn't know?

My wife and I have been married for 6 years now and she keeps getting p**sed at me for googling or researching things when I find I might be incorrect or am incorrect about som**hing, or when I'm curious about a statement my wife has said. I know it's probably not the best practice, but I have explained to her I don't do it to try and prove who's wrong or right, just trying to improve my knowle...

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AITA for going behind my mum's back to get a diagnosis?
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AITA for going behind my mum's back to get a diagnosis?

I [17M] have a twin sister [17F]. Our parents have always kind of had us compete with each other and are especially sticklers for academics. My sister has always done much better than me on that front. Tbh, I've always found school very frustrating. It's not like I'm thick or anything, I know loads of stuff and often know the answers in cla*s, I've just always struggled with focusing and putti...

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AITA For showering my girlfriend’s dog without any clothes on?
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AITA For showering my girlfriend’s dog without any clothes on?

For context, my girlfriend and I have been together for a year and a half and living together for 6 months up to this point. She owns a dog prior to our relationship, and at this point, I have built a relationship with this dog and have taken care of it as if it was own as it also lives with us. I came home from work and decided that I wanted to take the dog a shower to alleviate some burden of h...

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AITA For kicking my brother in law out after he made my 10 months old son spend the night in a stroller?
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AITA For kicking my brother in law out after he made my 10 months old son spend the night in a stroller?

Me M37 and my wife F30 have a ten months old son and recently started sleeping in his own room. We live in a small apartment. My wife works for an marketing company and it requires her to go on trips at least once a month. She invited her 27 year old brother to stay with us for a few weeks since he lost his job and is incapable of paying rent- I didn't think it was a good Idea since the place ...

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AITA for telling my girlfriend I was born in a car?
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AITA for telling my girlfriend I was born in a car?

I've been with my girlfriend for over five years over which time I've told her a few fairy stories that were more like practical joke time-b**bs than lies. I always expected them to get found out. One of them was that I was born in the Australian bush far from a hospital (true), and when my mother went into labor, my father rushed to her to the hospital in his ute (Australian pickup truck) (tru...

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AITA for telling my brother and SIL it's good they can't have children?
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AITA for telling my brother and SIL it's good they can't have children?

I am 37M, my wife is 38F. We have two kids, aged 17 and 4. Neither were planned, but we are happy we have them both. Our 17yro has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. He can dress himself, he talks (a bit hard to understand at first, but you can understand him fine if you put a little effort into it), he does great in school and is a great great kid. My brother and his wife can't have kids. ...

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AITA for threatening my mom that I'll stop paying the house utilities if she won't respect my sleeping pattern?
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AITA for threatening my mom that I'll stop paying the house utilities if she won't respect my sleeping pattern?

So I got hired on a remote job that pays 3x more than my job before the lockdown. The problem, however, is my working hours are 8 pm to 4 am. Because of this, I came a nocturnal person which was never really a problem to me because my brain is more active at night. My mom, however, didn't like it. She made a rule that all of us should eat together at breakfast every Sunday, which means I have t...

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AITA for refusing to switch seats on a plane , with a guy that was fake crying and saying “I need this seat today“
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AITA for refusing to switch seats on a plane , with a guy that was fake crying and saying “I need this seat today“

So I (22M) recently took a flight home after visiting some friends. I booked my seat months in advance—a nice window seat, because I like to put my music on and just vibe, I mean who doesn't? I get on the plane, and there’s already a guy (probably mid-30s) sitting in my seat. I politely tell him that he’s in the wrong spot. He looks up and just goes, “Oh yeah, I was hoping you’d switch with me....

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AITAH for leaving her with barely anything?
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AITAH for leaving her with barely anything?

I (34m) and ex (33f) broke up around a month ago. We'd been together for 9 years. She hasn't worked for the last 7 of those 9 years. The reason is because she didn't have to. I'm very financially s**ble, and I loved her, I was happy to give her everything she needed and wanted, and she'd expressed that she didn't want to work anymore, so that's what we did, and I was happy to do so. Genuinely ...

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