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Aunt Defies Sister’s Disney Only Rule And Brings A Child’s Birthday Party To A Halt
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Aunt Defies Sister’s Disney Only Rule And Brings A Child’s Birthday Party To A Halt

My niece just turned 5 and we got her a MagicMixie. My sister, "Elsa" has a strict "Disney Toy Only" policy and literally gives us lists of acceptable Disney-only toys, but that's not what my niece wanted. She's been obsessed with getting a MagicMixie since her friend got one. My BIL doesn't care and gets her other stuff all the time. I texted him and he said it was okay to not stick to the li...

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AITA for mentioning that I had a chronic toothache while my wife was in labor?
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AITA for mentioning that I had a chronic toothache while my wife was in labor?

I’m posting this from my wife’s account and both perspectives are included. I, the husband, am asking if I’m the a*shole. This is a topic we’ve been debating for the past almost two years now. It’d be great to get some outside perspective and judgement. My perspective (husband): My wife went into labor three weeks early so somewhat unexpectedly. Over the prior couple months I had started ...

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AITA for selling food to a teenage customer knowing this goes against his parents' wishes?
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AITA for selling food to a teenage customer knowing this goes against his parents' wishes?

I have a deli in a small community. Recently, this kid who is 13 or 14 has been coming and buying some food that are apparently forbidden in their religion. I don't want to mention specifics, think som**hing like pork for Muslims or Jewish people (they are neither Muslim nor Jewish, I'm just making an example). I'm not one to judge people for the food they eat, if you pay for it you'll get it....

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AITA for shouting at a family of tourists for blaming me because I misinterpreted som**hing?
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AITA for shouting at a family of tourists for blaming me because I misinterpreted som**hing?

So while waiting for school to start, my friend and I decided take up a part time job by handing out flyers. One day we were approached by a family of tourists asking for directions to the nearest subway. In my country we don't use the term subway as a subst*tute for trains but a*sociate it to the sandwich food chain. So we gave them directions to the nearest subway and continued with our j...

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AITA for getting mad at my wife whenever she talks descendingly about my our son’s work?
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AITA for getting mad at my wife whenever she talks descendingly about my our son’s work?

So basically my son is a professional aerial performer and is currently performing in this large and popular horror themed circus where we live. I know I may be biased but in my opinion, he's really good and it's just amazing to watch him perform, maybe a little scary sometimes and I sometimes worry about him with some of the tricks and acts he does. My wife however will just tell people he wor...

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AITA for telling my daughter she can't use her college money on her bf, which caused her to break up with him?
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AITA for telling my daughter she can't use her college money on her bf, which caused her to break up with him?

My (47f) daughter Sara (18f) is a very smart girl. She has a 4.0 GPA, she's valedictorian of her cla*s, and she's just gotten word from her dream college that she has received a full ride scholarship. We have a college fund for her of about 250,000. When we found out about the scholarship, we agreed that we would still give her the money to pay for other things that she would need in college, ...

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AITA - my daughter's friend had an anaphylactic reaction under my watch
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AITA - my daughter's friend had an anaphylactic reaction under my watch

On Thursday evenings my daughter (9F) goes to dance cla*s with her friend Anna (9F). My wife told me to pick my daughter and Anna up from school, get them som**hing to eat, and take them to dance. I pick them up from school and ask where they want to go to eat. My daughter asks to go to this noodle place we go to sometimes, and I ask Anna if she would like that and she says sure, so we go. ...

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AITA For telling my son I don't like him?
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AITA For telling my son I don't like him?

I love my sons more than anything, I have 3, they were all raised to respect everyone regardless of their differences. My 21 year old and my 19 year old have that down great, my 16 year old however is bullying a gay boy in his cla*s and I was less than happy when I found out (his cousin told me). I gave him the chance to invite him over for dinner and apologize but he refused, he wouldn't say s...

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Ent*tled Parents Mad That Their Family Won't Be Staying In The Same Fancy Disney Hotel As Their Brother-In-Law's Family During An All-Expenses-Paid Trip Sponsored By Him
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Ent*tled Parents Mad That Their Family Won't Be Staying In The Same Fancy Disney Hotel As Their Brother-In-Law's Family During An All-Expenses-Paid Trip Sponsored By Him

I travel a lot for work so I have so many hotel and airline points it is crazy. This summer I am taking my family to Disney World. We are going to stay at one of the resorts on the property. My sister in law and her family had a hard time during the pandemic so I decided to do som**hing nice and invite them along. My treat. I said I would pay for their flights, hotel, and park tickets. ...

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AITA for telling my friend she should’ve thought before having kids if she wanted more freedom?
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AITA for telling my friend she should’ve thought before having kids if she wanted more freedom?

My friend, Isla (26f) and I (26f)have known each other since middle school. We applied to the same college and got in. However, Isla got pr****nt after a few months and decided to drop out. She’s had 3 more accidental pregnancies and is now a stay at home mother of 4. I was telling her the other day that I’m going travelling to Europe and if all goes well, I will be moving there. She got r...

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AITA for refusing to travel with my brother’s family because his kids only eat junk food?
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AITA for refusing to travel with my brother’s family because his kids only eat junk food?

I (M39) am currently undergoing cancer treatment. In the end of it all, I am planning to take a holiday with a friend or family member to travel to the other side of the world. I am based in the UK and I am thinking Vietnam, South Korea, Japan or somewhere around there where I have never been. I asked my brother (M43) if he would consider coming with me. He got very excited and said his daughte...

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AITA for not being part of "my" kid's life?
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AITA for not being part of "my" kid's life?

From 18-25, I was an absolute wild child. Lots of beer and lots of hook ups where we didnt even know each other's names. I was dealing with lots of damage, to the point where I dont even remember most of those years. Now at almost 40, I'm much better now, with therapy and AA and my saint of a wife, but thats the important background. I was clear with my wife that its quite possible I have s...

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