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AITAH for refusing to spend my work bonus on my sister in law’s wedding?
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AITAH for refusing to spend my work bonus on my sister in law’s wedding?

I work full time and recently received a performance bonus. My plan was to use it entirely for our son’s savings because I want to ensure he does not struggle like I did growing up. I told my husband about the bonus and that we should save it for our son, and he agreed, saying I was smart. Soon after, the focus shifted to his sister’s wedding. His family began making financial demands relat...

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I closed my door on my Neighbor's face because she REALLY needed Peanut Brittle, AITAH?
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I closed my door on my Neighbor's face because she REALLY needed Peanut Brittle, AITAH?

H**lo, this is an odd situation for me, where I just really don't know If I was being to much of a AH, but I'm just tired, and let me tell you why. I'm a 20 Year Old Guy, and I still live with my Dad at his house, my mom was in a lengthy battle with B***st Cancer, and she pa*sed during August. It wrecked me on so many levels, that I was not prepared for, on top of losing my hero, I felt like I ...

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AITA for kicking my pr****nt sister inlaw out of my car for throwing my coffee out the window??
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AITA for kicking my pr****nt sister inlaw out of my car for throwing my coffee out the window??

I M29 am not a morning person. like at all!!! That's why I work night shifts and sleep in the morning. Days ago I got back from my shift and slept for an hour then my fiancee woke me up asking me to drive her pr****nt sister to the dr appointment at 10am. I was tired and was supposed to be sleeping but decided to do it. I drove over to Sil's place and she sat in the pa*senger seat and starte...

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AITA for not telling my new foster parents about the money that my late foster mom gave me; even though she needs surgery and cant afford it?
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AITA for not telling my new foster parents about the money that my late foster mom gave me; even though she needs surgery and cant afford it?

I'm 15m and I have been in foster care since I was born. From what I'm told, my mom was real young and her parents made her give me up for "adoption" which realistically turned into me bouncing around foster homes my entire life. My mom wrote me a letter that I'm surprised was even given to me, explaining everything. She basically said that I was the most beautiful thing she ever laid eyes on ...

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AITA for pouring my girlfriend’s mom’s soup through a colander so I can pick out some vegetables I really don’t like?
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AITA for pouring my girlfriend’s mom’s soup through a colander so I can pick out some vegetables I really don’t like?

My girlfriend’s mom made us a seafood chowder for lunch while we were visiting. She made it before once and it was really good but she adds a few pieces of ginger to flavor it and I really really really hate bitting into ginger. I don’t mind the flavor it imparts, I just hate the taste of actually eating a piece. Last time, I accidentally bit into one since they were hard to see because the ch...

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AITA For Telling My Daughter in Law She is Never Welcome at My Home Again?
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AITA For Telling My Daughter in Law She is Never Welcome at My Home Again?

I (44f) have a twenty-three year old biological son as well as three foster children 2 boys (9 and 17) and one girl (12.) I have been a foster parent since my son was four. I am a social worker as well. He has gone through life understanding the system and the horrors these kids face. The three that I have right now I am planning to adopt. I love them as my own. The last two Christmas’ I have ...

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AITA for implementing a “you cook you clean rule” and leaving her to clean up her dishes after she made pasta
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AITA for implementing a “you cook you clean rule” and leaving her to clean up her dishes after she made pasta

My wife and I switch off cooking, both of us cook twice a week and the days neither of us cook it’s a leftover night or takeout. We used to have the person that didn’t cook do the dishes after the meals. I clean as a cook, so when it is my night there are very few dishes for her to clean up. When she cooks, I swear she uses almost every single dish or pot for her meals. It is a disaster in the...

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AITA for telling my sister my feelings about her have not changed after she confronted me for telling her fiance the truth?
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AITA for telling my sister my feelings about her have not changed after she confronted me for telling her fiance the truth?

Seven years ago my sister had an affair with my (ex)husband. We were still married at the time, I believed happily, and she was his mistress. I caught them together and banished both of them from my life. I divorced him. I told her to get away from me and the two of them stayed together for a couple of years and had a child. My sister tried to reconcile with me 5 different times. I rejected...

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AITA for saying that my relationship with my son is more important than my brother's relationship with his daughter?
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AITA for saying that my relationship with my son is more important than my brother's relationship with his daughter?

My (43M) brother (43M) has a difficult relationship with his daughter (25). His wife comes from a conservative christian church, and when they got married after he got her pr****nt, he pretty much drank their flavor-aid. Lo and behold when she's 17 his daughter comes out as a lesbian. This was an awkward situation to say the least, and it ended up with her living with our parents for the rest ...

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AITA for reporting my fiancé missing after he went out at 10pm for deodorant and disappeared for 7 hours?
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AITA for reporting my fiancé missing after he went out at 10pm for deodorant and disappeared for 7 hours?

My (30F) fiancé (33M) went out on Sat**day night to the store for a couple things he needed (I.e. deodorant) around 10pm while I stayed home with our kid (2F). He told me he was making a quick run to the store and would be right back. He borrowed my car and left and I thought nothing of it. Fast forward to midnight and he’s still not back. I sent him texts and called but he didn’t answer. At 1a...

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AITA for not getting my girlfriend a gift for her birthday
Relationship
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AITA for not getting my girlfriend a gift for her birthday

My girlfriend and I have been together for almost 3 years. Gifts have been sorta a sore spot, at least for me. So the first year we were together she made me some cake things for my birthday. Which was nice and everything, but then she took like half of them back to give to her family. It just seemed kinda weird like "here's your present but I'm taking part of it back". Then her birthday cam...

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AITA for siding with my husband when my brother kicked him out of the engagement party?
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AITA for siding with my husband when my brother kicked him out of the engagement party?

It's a messed up conflict between my brother and my husband and by extension me. So, My (f30) brother "Jacob, m33" and my husband "Connor, m32" have been friends since college. I met Connor through Jacob. they were so close and are always in agreement but that changed once Jacob's fiancee "Rachel" came around. Connor told me that Rachel used to be this "fun" girl that slept with nearly every...

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