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AITA for respecting my late wife’s wishes about keeping her family out?
Relationship
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AITA for respecting my late wife’s wishes about keeping her family out?

My wife unfortunately pa*sed away last year when our daughter was only 3 months old. It was very difficult to get through but my little girl and I are keeping it together. My daughter is 16 months now and there’s been pressure from my wife’s sister to let her side of the family see my daughter. The issue is my wife had absolutely no contact with her family since she was 18, so 16 years of not s...

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AITAH for refusing to let my cousin name her baby after me because of a "family prophecy"?
Family Conflict
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AITAH for refusing to let my cousin name her baby after me because of a "family prophecy"?

I (23F) have a cousin, Lila (25F), who is very into family lore, spiritual omens, and old prophecies that have been pa*sed down through our great-grandmother’s side. Most of the time, I just go along with it because it’s harmless—stuff like “never plant rosemary on a full moon” or “our bloodline has a connection to the ocean.” Weird, but whatever. Well, now she’s pr****nt, and things have gotte...

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AITA for not wanting to break up with my girlfriend/stepsister?
Relationship
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AITA for not wanting to break up with my girlfriend/stepsister?

My girlfriend and I were childhood friends turned high school/college sweethearts. We are both 20 now and have been dating since we were 14. We are both commuter students at the same state college, so we still live at home. The same home. Because our parents are married. It's my mom and her dad. Both divorced when they met, you can imagine the rest. When we were in HS we begged them not to dat...

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AITA for telling my parents to get out of my life since who they vote for would make sure I'm out of theirs?
Family Conflict
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AITA for telling my parents to get out of my life since who they vote for would make sure I'm out of theirs?

I (38F) have a rare condition where my body rejections estrogen and any amount slightly greater than my usual makes me retch (as easy as taking two birth controls at once (oops)). It's been inferred that ANY extra estrogen stressors would make me dangerously ill, pregnancy would be the worst. Not sure about b***st cancer, but my file comes with a lot of, "What to do in case of X." I eventually...

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AITAH for not babysitting for my sister on prom night?
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AITAH for not babysitting for my sister on prom night?

Our school's prom was a few weeks ago. Even though I'm a soph**ore I got to go to prom this year because one of my best friends is a senior and she invited me to go with the rest of our friends. My half sister was also going to go. She couldn't go to her junior prom because she was pr****nt at the time. This year her boyfriend's parents were supposed to watch her baby that night, but his dad wa...

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AITA for not staying home from my Eras Tour stop because my SIL’s mom d*ed?
Family Conflict
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AITA for not staying home from my Eras Tour stop because my SIL’s mom d*ed?

I am currently on my flight to Indianapolis to see the Eras tour on Sat**day. I bought tickets last year and have been booked and ready with my outfit, friendship bracelets, etc. I have been looking forward to this so much as someone who has been a fan since Red. My SIL Grace told the family last night that her mom d*ed. This is truly heartbreaking, I lost my Dad when I was 20 so I do understan...

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AITA for telling my mom her husband is just the guy she cheated on my dad with?
Family Conflict
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AITA for telling my mom her husband is just the guy she cheated on my dad with?

My parents divorced when I (27f) was 10 because my mom had an affair. How do I know? Because her affair partner turned husband was also married and his wife at the time showed up at our house after the affair came out both sides and yelled it all over the place. She had to be removed by the cops and she showed up a few more times over the next two years. My mom blamed my dad for me finding out...

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Furious Mom Triggers Dismissal Of Office Staff After He Asked Her Sobbing Toddler To "Shut Up!"
Family Conflict
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Furious Mom Triggers Dismissal Of Office Staff After He Asked Her Sobbing Toddler To "Shut Up!"

I’m the 1/3 owner of a company with 2 friends from college. Mike and Eric. I run the Technology side of things, so I’m not the “face” of the company, so I rarely go into the office. I have a 4-year-old daughter whose father is Mike. (We have never been in a relationship and chose to co-parent our daughter) Mike got into a car wreck and required surgery. Eric was out of town. My nanny is o...

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AITA for telling my boyfriend I wouldn't pretend to be Japanese to impress his old high school friends ?
Relationship
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AITA for telling my boyfriend I wouldn't pretend to be Japanese to impress his old high school friends ?

I (23f) am a Chinese woman living in America. My boyfriend (23m) is American and white. I am somewhat aware of a weird thing for Asian women some white American guys have. But most of my boyfriend's exes are African-American so I thought I was in the clear. He's going to attend a event that includes many friends from high school. He told me he wants his friends to think I'm Japanese. He said I...

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AITA for not wanting my in-laws to visit our new baby?
Other
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AITA for not wanting my in-laws to visit our new baby?

Just to preface, my husband's brother has two kids, and his parents babysit them at least 3 days a week. I feel like this has kind of set the expectation for frequency of visits with grandparents. I just had a baby on July 10th, and my husband's mom has been over to visit us 5 times since then. I know she means well, but it's very stressful to have a newborn and to feel like I have to entertain...

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AITA for telling my husband to throw the breakfast away because he kept complaining about how he didn’t want it?
Relationship
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AITA for telling my husband to throw the breakfast away because he kept complaining about how he didn’t want it?

I’m 26F and my husband is 29M and food has been a constant stressor in our household. My husband is a super picky eater and he’s been eating out everyday 3 times a day the last few months due to his mental health and McDonald’s and KFC makes him feel good. We both agreed that it’s not really good for his health or the wallet so I’ve been trying my best to cook food that’s appealing to him. He ...

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AITA for demanding my coworker pay me for a ride to work after many months of giving her a free ride?
Work
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AITA for demanding my coworker pay me for a ride to work after many months of giving her a free ride?

For the last fourteen months, I have been driving one of my coworkers to and from work. She only lives a mile up the road from me and is on the way, so I've never asked her for a dime or accepted when she's offered me money. From my perspective, I'm going there either way, and her overall household expenses are higher than my own, so it felt like the thing to do. Over the weekend, my car we...

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