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16-Year-Old Teen Tells Parents She Will Not Give Up Her Free Time To Babysit Their Surprise Baby Even After They Tried To Manipulate And Guilt Her
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16-Year-Old Teen Tells Parents She Will Not Give Up Her Free Time To Babysit Their Surprise Baby Even After They Tried To Manipulate And Guilt Her

I (16f) am an only child and that position will be expiring in October when my parents have their second child. They were always supposed to be one and done with me, som**hing I was aware of was partly due to them finding childcare ridiculously expensive and mom enjoying her job too much to stay home. I think another part of it they are not very natural parents and are pretty much entirely han...

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AITA for calling my wife out on giving "joint" birthday present without me there?
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AITA for calling my wife out on giving "joint" birthday present without me there?

The original poster's son is celebrating his fifth birthday today. The poster is away overnight some nights due to work commitments and was not present this morning. Even if he had been home, he would have left for work before the children woke up. A party is planned for Sat**day, and the OP will be present for dinner tonight. The poster realized his wife gave their son a present this mornin...

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AITA for telling my mom she can't share a room or a bed with her boyfriend in my home?
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AITA for telling my mom she can't share a room or a bed with her boyfriend in my home?

When I (27f) was in college I met my boyfriend and we moved in together, sharing a place with some friends, after dating for a year. I was 19 when we met and 20 when we moved in together. We decided from that point onward to take turns spending Christmas with our families. But the first year we were supposed to see mine, my mom made it clear my boyfriend could not stay and and we weren't shari...

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AITAH for telling my wife that my life would be better without her?
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AITAH for telling my wife that my life would be better without her?

My wife (Anne) and I have been married for 13 years. I am 43, and she is 46. We do not have children. When we first began dating, nobody could make me happy like Anne. She always seemed to know exactly the right thing to say to me when I was down. But over the past decade or so, she has really started to show her true colors, and a lot of what her ex husband said to me about her has begun to ma...

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AITA for being "too close" to my Ex-Husband?
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AITA for being "too close" to my Ex-Husband?

Six years ago, I got divorced from my now ex-husband. There was no drama that led to this; we simply realized we were no longer happy or in love, so it would have been a clean break if not for the fact we had a daughter who is now 11. Neither of us wanted to lose full custody of her or miss important moments in her life. She is the most important person in both our lives, and we debated on tryi...

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Should I tell my gf to stop bringing her kid over every night?
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Should I tell my gf to stop bringing her kid over every night?

Would I be an a*shole if I told my gf to slow down on bringing her kid to my apartment every night. I don’t mind from time to time. And before it was from time to time. However he’s been here every night for two weeks now. I’m afraid it might be becoming routine for her. The problem is that I have a one bedroom and I’ve been sleeping on the couch while they sleep in my bed. She always asks if ...

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AITA for kicking my pr****nt sister-in-law out?
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AITA for kicking my pr****nt sister-in-law out?

My brother (29M) and sister-in-law (SIL) (29F) asked Wednesday if they could come for a visit that weekend. They live 6 hours away. We agreed, happy to see them. Friday afternoon, I (34F) had an ultrasound confirming a likely miscarriage at 8 weeks. My husband (35M) and I were upset, but since they were already driving, we did not cancel the visit. We had not told them about the pregnancy, nor...

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AITA for asking my husband to check on me while playing video games?
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AITA for asking my husband to check on me while playing video games?

My husband is an avid computer gamer - mostly WoW-type games. Approximately five nights of the week, he'll play games online from the time that our son goes to bed at 8:00 or 8:30 to about 12:30, so at least four continuous hours. That in itself is not at all an issue for our relationship. He spends plenty of time with me and our son, and I have my own hobbies that he isn't interested in that ...

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AITA for questioning how my son's mother spends the child support I send, and telling her the money is meant for our child not her informing her she is not my dependant.
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AITA for questioning how my son's mother spends the child support I send, and telling her the money is meant for our child not her informing her she is not my dependant.

So my son's mother and I did not work out. I travel 6 to 8 months out the year due to work. His mother has primary custody and I do send the ordered amount and some extra when I can. Fast forward to Sunday I am back for the Holidays. I plan to take my son out for Halloween. He wants to be a Jedi, so I showed him my Jedi costume and asked to see the one his mother bought-I did send her extra to ...

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AITA For leaving in an Uber after what my husband did at the restaurant?
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AITA For leaving in an Uber after what my husband did at the restaurant?

Me (31F) and My husband (35M) have been married for 14months. He's a middle-school teacher. Very close to his family. Loves to help out but can be firm at times. He adores his 1.2 yo niece. His sister's baby. He always babysits whenever he's got nothing to do. I help with whatever I can. We haven't gotten out for a nice dinner in a while. I asked if we could go out to a new restaurant and t...

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AITA for destroying my best friend's proposal because I believed she was being kidnapped?
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AITA for destroying my best friend's proposal because I believed she was being kidnapped?

So this actually happened last weekend and I'm still shaking. My best friend Emily (29F) has been dating her boyfriend Chris (31M) for about 4 years. I (28F) love her to death and I’ve always supported their relationship even though Chris is eccentric. He loves surprises and stuff. Think flash mobs and scavenger hunts that no one asked for. Anyway I was visiting Emily. We were walking ar...

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AITAH for refusing to take my niece trick or treating even though my family is furious ?
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AITAH for refusing to take my niece trick or treating even though my family is furious ?

Okay, so I (19F) feel like I might be the a*shole, but I need some outside perspective because my family is seriously blowing up over this. For context, I live at home while going to college part-time and working. My older sister, “Emily” (26F), has a 6-year-old daughter, “Lily.” I love Lily, she’s great, but Emily has a habit of dumping her on me last-minute whenever she wants a break. This h...

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