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AITA for "giving" my cousin $50k against my wife's wishes?
Family Conflict
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AITA for "giving" my cousin $50k against my wife's wishes?

Had a belated Christmas gathering last week with my extended family. The custom for this event is that we exchange "stocking stuffers" - nothing over $10. Ever since I've since we've had this gathering, I've always bought scratch off lottery tickets for all the adults. As you would expect, they are almost always t**sh. But every year we have a few hit for extra ticket, 2,5, even $10. One year m...

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AITA for calling my wife a “helicopter mom” after she called the place my son applied at?
Family Conflict
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AITA for calling my wife a “helicopter mom” after she called the place my son applied at?

My son James just turned 16 this month and he decided he wanted to start working a part time job. Just to have some extra spending money and to start saving up. He hasn’t had much luck, I doubt many places are interested in hiring a teen with limited hours to work. James started to get annoyed with my wife after he found out she submitted a few applications for him. We had a whole talk about...

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AITA for telling my step-dad and mom that they shouldn't be surprised at what my little brother said to them when they pulled a prank on him?
Family Conflict
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AITA for telling my step-dad and mom that they shouldn't be surprised at what my little brother said to them when they pulled a prank on him?

I [20 F] am an older sister to my little (biological) brother (17 M) who finished high school last year. My little brother and I are really close. He says I'm the best friend he has and he loves me more than anyone (of course this is not true, he has many friends of his own). My brother has been asking our step-dad/mother if he could get a new car for his grad party since last year, and he said...

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AITA - Gave my kid my wife's restaurant leftovers
Relationship
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AITA - Gave my kid my wife's restaurant leftovers

My wife, kid and I went out to eat the other day to a mongolian restaurant that is rather far away (not easy to get another order). Each of us had distinctly different stir fry meals. We each got to-go boxes, and my wife asked that we label who's is who's. I told her we didn't need to do that because I could tell the difference because mine had banana peppers, my kid had two different types of...

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AITA for making my wife throw out a whole chicken
Relationship
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AITA for making my wife throw out a whole chicken

So, my wife decided she was going to try a new recipe for dinner tonight. It’s a one pot chicken thing with orzo. She ordered the groceries online this morning and then went to collect them around 11am. She got back home around midday and unloaded everything from the car. Flash forward to 5:30pm and wife returns from an afternoon walk with her friends. After 5 minutes of dinner preparing so...

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AITA for jogging at 4am?
Other
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AITA for jogging at 4am?

I'm an Emergency Medical Dispatcher which basically means if you call 999 with an emergency and need an ambulance there is a chance it'll go to me. It's a rewarding if stressful job and some of the calls i've handled give me nightmares but I wouldn't change my job. Some of my hours however are extremely unsociable and sometimes I get home at 4am and when I do I have a routine. When I get ho...

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AITA for telling my husband's family and friends that he didn't buy the house but both of us did?
Relationship
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AITA for telling my husband's family and friends that he didn't buy the house but both of us did?

My husband M34, and I, F31 bought our first single story house few weeks ago. We both put money towards it and both our names are on the t*tle. Days ago we hosted dinner for his family (my family live in another state) and friends to celebrate this occasion. They brought gifts and took a tour around the house. we had an overall good time til dinner. My husband suddenly started telling the st...

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AITA for "letting" my daughter "price gouge" my sister for babysitting?
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AITA for "letting" my daughter "price gouge" my sister for babysitting?

My sister Jane has two kids 10 and 8. The 8-year-old is autistic and not always the easiest. He tends to only speak and cooperate with people he knows well. My daughter Kate (17) is one of those people that he cooperates very well with. My sister is a nurse and due to the pandemic she's been getting huge shift bonuses to pick up shifts. Her hospital is so short-staffed they are offering $700 p...

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AITA because I cried when my partner wouldn't get me pads?
Relationship
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AITA because I cried when my partner wouldn't get me pads?

I (27F) don't know how to respond to my current situation, I am out of pads and have been since last night, I am actively bleeding and my flow is heavy, I took a shower this morning to kinda help but, I asked my spouse (26F) to go get pads. They told me they intended to go get pads with their friend which would have been 3 to 4 hours since arriving home. I decided to wait a bit and figured I w...

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AITA for making my husband and children prove they can take care of a dog without my help?
Parenting
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AITA for making my husband and children prove they can take care of a dog without my help?

Before we got married and had kids my husband and I agreed that all big decisions required two yes or no votes. Well our two oldest kids and my husband want a dog. I do not. I have heard too many horror stories about a family getting a pet and then the person who did not want it being stuck caring for it. I finally agreed on three conditions. One, smaller than sixty pounds, we do not need a mas...

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AITA for telling a coworker that the office is NOT a daycare center?
Work
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AITA for telling a coworker that the office is NOT a daycare center?

I work for a local government office, in a large complex with a whole lot of people. When their kids are sick or when they don't have a sitter for their kids, they take the day off from the substantial leave that we're allowed per year. My ent*tled coworker feels that when she doesn't have a sitter, it's perfectly fine to just bring her 5 year old in with her for the entire day. The kid "camps...

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AITA for not paying to save "my" dog's life after my mom ruined its health?
Family Conflict
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AITA for not paying to save "my" dog's life after my mom ruined its health?

When I (22F) was 11, the family dog d*ed. I was very sad and repeatedly asked my parents to get a new one. They finally agreed, on the condition that I'd be responsible for it and take care of it. That's how I got Mickey, the cutest C**ker Spaniel and best boy ever. I did take care of him. I took him for a walk every day. Started spending my own money to buy him food. I was so motivated wit...

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