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AITA for refusing to help my stepsister AT ALL because she snitched on me for no reason?
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AITA for refusing to help my stepsister AT ALL because she snitched on me for no reason?

I'm 16 and my stepsister is 14. I've known my step-mom for a while and since I was 10, so we have a pretty okay relationship. She had a child from another relationship which is my stepsister. Both are somewhat strict with things like grades, curfew, internet access etc, and they're especially strict about boys which I hate. I can't even be friends with one without my dad demanding I either sto...

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AITA for choosing the wishes of my husband's ex over his.
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AITA for choosing the wishes of my husband's ex over his.

My husband has a daughter who is 6 years old. We have been married for the last 3 years. His daughter and I have an okay relationship. His ex-wife and I are civil. She really isn't difficult to deal with. Her and my husband usually co-parent well together. They are having a disagreement over SD6's hair. It is long (about 2 inches past her shoulders). She has thick, beautiful hair. The problem i...

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AITA for refusing to give free tutoring to my mom's stepdaughter because she bullied me when my mom married her dad?
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AITA for refusing to give free tutoring to my mom's stepdaughter because she bullied me when my mom married her dad?

I (17M) live with my dad. My parents divorced when I was 4 and they shared me 50-50. When I was 7 my mom met her husband Ricky and they got married after dating for about a year. Ricky had three kids. Frankie was a year older than me, Cole was two years younger and Jesse was three years younger. Frankie wasn't happy her mom was gone and she took her dad's marriage to my mom out on me. She b...

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AITA for not letting my now ex keep the car I bought "for her?"
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AITA for not letting my now ex keep the car I bought "for her?"

I (35M) was in a five year long relationship with a woman (30F). I have two kids from a previous relationship (15F & 13F). She has a son (8M) from a previous relationship. We lived together for about four years. A year into us living together, she was hit by an uninsured driver. She did not have uninsured motorist coverage at the time. I took my savings and bought a car. The car is t*tled s...

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AITA for refusing to chip-in for alcohol at a suprise party?
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AITA for refusing to chip-in for alcohol at a suprise party?

One of my friend is organizing a surprise party for another friend at his own place. He invited me and my girlfriend, and neither of us drink alcohol. In the WhatsApp group, he specified this as part of the rules: *"Everyone is going to split the costs equally, so even people who don't drink please don't annoy me as I don't want to be bothered with any calculations."* As part of the group, p...

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AITAH for saying som**hing about my wife's weight?
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AITAH for saying som**hing about my wife's weight?

So, I'm a slim guy, always have been. I'm 6' and with 165lbs. I workout and am strong, and muscular. Anyways, when I met my wife she was slim. After two kids she gained weight, which is understandable. Anyways, she always says s**t about my stature. That I need to gain weight etc. But last night, I was flexing in the mirror, and she basically laughed at me. I said som**hing, and she was like, y...

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AITA for asking my immediate family to get the flu shot if they want to see our newborn in the hospital
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AITA for asking my immediate family to get the flu shot if they want to see our newborn in the hospital

I’m due in January, a high flu month. I realize our baby will receive some antibod*es from me, but I don’t have the best immune system. We asked our immediate family members to get the flu shot, as recommendation from our hospital and doctor. Everyone agreed except my MIL. She said she never gets the flu and babies are born with full immunity so we shouldn’t worry. My significant other and I...

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AITA for yelling at my neighbor’s kids, even if they thought it was harmless “fun”?
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AITA for yelling at my neighbor’s kids, even if they thought it was harmless “fun”?

I was working in my office yesterday when I heard loud bangs and splashes in my backyard, followed by laughing. I looked outside and saw my neighbor’s kids were on their trampoline, throwing fruit from their trees into my backyard and trying to make shots in my pool basketball net. My pool had at least 20 pieces of fruit in it and it was all on the cement. Luckily my dog wasn’t out there becau...

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AITA for leaving my 5 year old daughter at home and just taking my son to the cinema?
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AITA for leaving my 5 year old daughter at home and just taking my son to the cinema?

Daughter is 5 and can be difficult a lot of the time. This could be keeping her sister awake at night, bursting in our room at night, waking up the entire house, making excuses to not do things and generally not listening. Today I planned to take her and my son to the cinema. It was time to eat breakfast and I told her that if she doesn't finish her food on time, she's not coming. Then comes al...

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AITA for not trading seats on a plane?
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AITA for not trading seats on a plane?

This happened a few days ago and my girlfriend thought I was a bit rude, but I thought I was completely justified. So we booked tickets for an almost full flight and the only row with 2 seats near each other had someone that already booked the seat in the middle. I figured they did this because they didn't want anyone booking next to them, but they were the only seats left so I booked the windo...

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AITA for saying "No thanks" when my parents told me my birthday gift is picking out a car/getting a car?
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AITA for saying "No thanks" when my parents told me my birthday gift is picking out a car/getting a car?

So I am 17 years old and I got my license about a year ago by now. I didn't get it because I needed or wanted to drive anywhere, we live in the middle of town, my school is a 2 minute walk, job a 5 minute walk, most of my hobbies like the gym are within 10 minutes and almost all my friends live within a 20 minute walking distance. I only got it because it is good to have if that makes sense yo...

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Teen Scoffs at Stepmother's Plea for Father's Day Gift Contribution, Suggests Using Money from Their Unpaid Child Support
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Teen Scoffs at Stepmother's Plea for Father's Day Gift Contribution, Suggests Using Money from Their Unpaid Child Support

My dad left my mom when I was 6. Four years ago he met and married my SM Aida, she had 3 kids from a previous marriage that my dad loved to parent instead of me. After they got together, I saw him, at best, 7-8 times every year because they moved 5 hours away. A year later he had 'a change of heart' and demanded his 50/50 custody, which made me miserable. He built a room for me at his new hous...

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