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AITA for telling my mom I think it’s disgusting she is having another kid
Family Conflict
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AITA for telling my mom I think it’s disgusting she is having another kid

I feel like I was in the right but my aunt, three of my siblings think I’m an a*shole. I’m 31 and a female and I’m the oldest of ten kids my parents had me at 15,16 respectively. They both dropped out of high school and they got married when my mom was 17. My dad joined the military and they had my next sibling on my moms 18th birthday. My brother is 28, the other kids range in age from 10-27....

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AITA for dropping out of my friends wedding the day before?
Other
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AITA for dropping out of my friends wedding the day before?

My best friend (29F) recently got married. I (30F) have been her bridesmaid for about a year now, partaking in bridesmaids duties. Her and I have been close friends for several years. During our friendship, I moved to the other side of the country and am now a 6 hour flight away with a three hour time difference. Her wedding took place on a Sat**day. On Thursday, my cat, started acting stra...

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AITA for keeping no contact with my sister after her husband (my ex) d*ed?
Rejection
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AITA for keeping no contact with my sister after her husband (my ex) d*ed?

When I (22f) was 14 I started dating Jace who was 15 at the time. We were together for 3 years. We'd known each other for years and I always had the biggest crush on him. My sister Lauren (23f now) knew. She was one of my best friends and I thought we'd told each other everything. But Lauren and Jace were cheating behind my back and Lauren got pr****nt. I didn't know at first and was the first...

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AITA for refusing to make my husband another cup of coffee after he purposely dropped the first one?
Relationship
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AITA for refusing to make my husband another cup of coffee after he purposely dropped the first one?

My 26-year-old wife and I (31-year-old husband) woke up this morning, and I told her I was not in the mood and asked her to make me a cup of coffee before I went to work. She went and made it with extra sugar, just how I always like it, but when I tasted it, I made a face and said it was too sweet. I told her this is how I usually have it, but she said she was already 20 minutes late for work,...

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AITAH for not wanting to put my (25f) life on hold for my boyfriend's (30m) dog?
Relationship
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AITAH for not wanting to put my (25f) life on hold for my boyfriend's (30m) dog?

I have been with my partner for about two years and he treats me great. He's a very loving and kind person and we get along great. One problem we have had since the start of our relationship that I thought I could ignore is that we are in different places in life, I feel like. We are 25 (me) and 30 (him). He has lived in big cities and done a lot of different jobs related to his field. He is s...

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AITAH for pretending I didn't know my ex?
Relationship
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AITAH for pretending I didn't know my ex?

I (29 F) was in a secret relationship with Shane (27 M) for 2 years. The relationship was a normal relationship except nobody knew about it. Because I'm a bigger girl and I've never been in a relationship, I didn't push the issue. After 2 years of Shane living with me, I came home to all of his belongings gone. I tried to call him but he blocked my phone number and blocked me on Snapchat. He c...

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AITAH for not fulfilling my wife’s fantasy
Relationship
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AITAH for not fulfilling my wife’s fantasy

My wife and I have been married for almost 4 years. For a while now, she's brought up this fantasy she has about DP. I've been open and honest with her, telling her respectfully that it's just not som**hing I'm comfortable with or interested in doing. I figured that was the end of it, because I truly believe it's okay for a person to have a boundary about what they are willing to do in the bed...

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AITA for refusing to let my friends use my owl as a ringbearer in their wedding?
Other
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AITA for refusing to let my friends use my owl as a ringbearer in their wedding?

I am a Falconer and perform in Falconry shows with my owls. There is some debate in the community over owls being used but it has gained a lot of traction over the years and I find my owls are easier to manage for me personally than my other birds were. My friend is having a Harry Potter themed wedding and is begging to have me work with one of my owls to have the ring flown down the aisle to t...

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AITA because I refuse to spend money on my ex’s kids despite being well off?
Parenting
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AITA because I refuse to spend money on my ex’s kids despite being well off?

I have a 16 year old son and he has 4 half siblings who are all younger than him. I was only ever with his mom for a brief period of time, and we both agreed prior to sleeping with each other that we were on the same page about not having a kid. Obviously that didn’t work out because she got pr****nt (I did practice safe s*x and wore rubbers but hey, I’m a dad now anyway)I asked her to abort, s...

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AITA for not paying 1/3 of my salary for my kids’ college?
Parenting
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AITA for not paying 1/3 of my salary for my kids’ college?

Both my kids are in college. Through my teaching job, my kids can attend my private college ($55k plus tuition) for free, or one of our exchange colleges for close to free. My kids don’t like any of the colleges in the list, including mine. My ex wife is proposing that it is fair to pay the amount of our state college’s tuition plus room and board (though they could live at home if they a...

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AITA for not saying anything when someone called me spoiled and privileged?
Other
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AITA for not saying anything when someone called me spoiled and privileged?

My husband's best friend "Nate" got a new girlfriend "Camilla" about half a year ago. She moved to our city recently so she doesn't really have any friends here, but she and I hanged out a couple of times and started to get friendly. For context: we are all in our twenties, my husband and I both have nice jobs, we own a small flat, play tennis as a hobby (Camilla thinks it a rich people sport) ...

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AITA for telling MIL that while I cannot break HIPAA but I can dictate how much she sees her future grandchildren?
Parenting
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AITA for telling MIL that while I cannot break HIPAA but I can dictate how much she sees her future grandchildren?

I'm an ER nurse. I also have a terrible, terrible relationship with my MIL. She came into the ER on Valentine's Day, and when I went into the room, she immediately demanded a new nurse. To be fair, I was about to suggest she get a different nurse because, in general, we do not work with family, but she was super rude about it and said I was incompetent. The real issue is the MIL was with a ...

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