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AITA for not letting my stepdaughter have my grandmother’s bracelet?
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AITA for not letting my stepdaughter have my grandmother’s bracelet?

My grandmother left me a bracelet when she pa*sed. It’s not super expensive, but it has a lot of sentimental value to me. I wore it at my wedding, and I’ve kept it safe ever since. My stepdaughter (16) saw it in my jewelry box a while back and said it was “so pretty.” I told her it belonged to my grandma, and she asked if she could have it when she turns 18. I kind of laughed it off and said, “...

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AITA because I don’t think my husband should go to burning man Africa when we have a 5 month old baby at home?
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AITA because I don’t think my husband should go to burning man Africa when we have a 5 month old baby at home?

My husband thinks it is perfectly reasonable for him to go party at Afrikaburn (burning man in South Africa) and leave me in California alone with our 5 month old baby. He will be completely off the grid for a week, with no service, 10,000 miles away. Not that he could do anything from there but I can’t even reach him in an emergency. He’s telling me I can do som**hing for a week with my frien...

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AITAH for not covering for my coworker with a sick kid, resulting in her being fired
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AITAH for not covering for my coworker with a sick kid, resulting in her being fired

I am a 25-year-old female hos**ce nurse working for a home hos**ce company. All nurses are salaried and set their own hours, which is a desirable arrangement, especially for parents. We are required to take turns being on call overnight, roughly every two weeks. All of my coworkers have children, except for me. In three years, I have asked them for virtually nothing and have never called ou...

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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 making my father re-book my wedding venue at nearly triple the original cost after my stepsister cancelled my original booking?
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AITA for making my father re-book my wedding venue at nearly triple the original cost after my stepsister cancelled my original booking?

I got the reservation for a steal because I booked early and covid made things uncertain. Well now demand for wedding venues has skyrocketed. The venue is now asking nearly triple the original cost for the same date. They said they'll only honor the original reservation if I show proof that my stepsister committed fraud/ident*ty theft in the form of a police report. My father has begged me not...

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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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