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AITA for not picking up my ex's daughter from school when I picked up our son?
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AITA for not picking up my ex's daughter from school when I picked up our son?

Ex cheated on me when I was pr****nt with our son (8) and because of this he has a daughter (8) with his affair partner, now wife. We are not on good terms and I do not have a relationship with ex's daughter. I have never spoken a word to her or spent any significant time in her presence. Ex and I split custody (50-50) of our son. Two weeks ago I got a call from the school during his custod...

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My SIL stole our baby name and is now calling me evil for not changing it
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My SIL stole our baby name and is now calling me evil for not changing it

I had my son a month ago. We had his name chosen early in my pregnancy. It's a double honor name which kind of came from a unique place (we had two people we wanted to honor, we didn't go with direct names but names that tied to the people and we happened to truly love the names). We announced the s*x and the name in a FB post in April with a blanket that had his name embroidered on it. Fast f...

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AITA for lying to my boyfriend what I fed him for dessert?
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AITA for lying to my boyfriend what I fed him for dessert?

Hi! So I (24f) have a boyfriend (24m). I'm from Poland and he's from Spain. Since we met almost 1 year ago, he never tried any polish food that me or my family pr**ered for him. If he just said ,,no thanks" I would be fine. But he always comments on how disgusting it is, asks how could we even eat that and he gags for the whole meal. He never even tried that food! We argued about it a few time...

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AITAH for pointing out my cousin's hypocrisy during thanksgiving?
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AITAH for pointing out my cousin's hypocrisy during thanksgiving?

I (28F) spent Thanksgiving at my cousin Sarah’s (30F) house this year. Sarah and I grew up like sisters we’ve always been close. But in the last few years, our relationship has been strained by politics, and Trump’s win has only made it worse. I voted against him because of his stance on women’s rights, healthcare, and abortion access. Sarah, however, voted for him, saying she “wants to protec...

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AITA for refusing to give up my plane seat so brother and sister could sit together?
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AITA for refusing to give up my plane seat so brother and sister could sit together?

I’ve had an all-day trip with two flights, one being 8h and other 10h with 1h40m overlay. I was planned to land at 6:20 AM and had a job interview at my workplace at 9 AM so I really needed to get at least some sleep. First flight was kind of horrid and I managed to get barely any sleep, and I was kind of dreading the 2nd one already, but I get there and it’s just me and an older man with an e...

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AITA for calling my dad's girlfriend 'his mistress'?
Family Conflict
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AITA for calling my dad's girlfriend 'his mistress'?

My mom d*ed of brain aneurysm 2 years ago. She was 39 at the time. She and dad (Ben 42m) were no longer together before she d*ed because dad had an affair with his work colleague (Amanda 37f). They were getting a divorce but mom d*ed before it was finalized. I was 18 when mom d*ed and to be honest I resented my dad because of the heartache he caused my mother and I blamed him for her death....

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College Student Struggles With Parents Tracking Her Every Move
Family Conflict
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College Student Struggles With Parents Tracking Her Every Move

I (19F) am in my first week of college. I've had life360 with my parents since I was about 16 for general safety reasons. However, they're a bit overbearing and controlling about where I go, even after I turned 18. I've found myself being extremely stressed about doing very normal things and being worried about them getting upset. Before I left for college my mom asked me to leave my life36...

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AITA for yelling at my sister for putting her phone on DND and leaving her 1st grader at school without picking him up?
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AITA for yelling at my sister for putting her phone on DND and leaving her 1st grader at school without picking him up?

Today at 4 PM, my nephew’s elementary school called me. He’s 7 years old and in 1st grade. He had been left at school for about 40 minutes after dismissal, and the office said they couldn’t reach anyone on his emergency contact list. They asked if I could get in touch with his parents—my sister and her husband. I tried calling both of them, but their phones were on "Do Not Disturb." The cal...

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AITA for leaving in the middle of Thanksgiving dinner because of pumpkin pie?
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AITA for leaving in the middle of Thanksgiving dinner because of pumpkin pie?

My (32f) Mother (60f) hosts Thanksgiving dinner at her house every year. It’s a small event, with my parents, me, my brothers family and my SILs family attending. We avoid family quarrels by implementing a strict “no politics” rule and trying our best to be civil. I should probably mention that we are not a particularly close-knit family. We rarely see each other beyond these events since my B...

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AITAH for not helping carry things I didn't want to bring?
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AITAH for not helping carry things I didn't want to bring?

I live ten minutes from a lake. I go several times a week. When I go I bring nothing but myself and a bottle of water. I neither need nor want blankets, towels, coolers, chairs or any accoutrements. Most of the time I go alone, but occasionally a friend will come along. This friend requires blankets, towels, chairs, various drinks, snacks and sunblock and a*sorted other lake stuff. That's fi...

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AITA for explaining to my future SIL why her kids will never receive anything from us?
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AITA for explaining to my future SIL why her kids will never receive anything from us?

I (27F) have a brother (33M) who has been dating his girlfriend Sarah for 2 years and he proposed a couple of moths ago. Sarah has 2 kids from her previous relationship 8M & 6F. I would say that my parents and I are not very close to Sarah and her kids but we are cordial and never had any problems before. My partner, I, bro and Sarah attended the Easter dinner at my parents and that's when the ...

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AITA for telling the truth to my ther***st?
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AITA for telling the truth to my ther***st?

I [17F] just might have landed my mom [38F] some legal trouble and I feel terrible for it. Long story short I fell in a sewer yesterday and swallowed sewer water (by accident) and in order to avoid getting sick my mom gave me alcohol and I got very VERY drunk soon after my mom, dad [50M],my little sister R [15F] and little brother J [9M] all agreed that after dinner R & J would help me with ...

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