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AITA for letting my children order full meals instead of kids?
Parenting
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AITA for letting my children order full meals instead of kids?

We went to a restaurant for my MIL bday lunch. When orders were being taken, SIL announced that ALL the kids would be having kids meal tenders and fries with juice. My 9yo and 4yo eat adult meals, 2 chicken tenders and handful of fries will not fill them up so when the waiter got to me, I told him my kids will have adult meals since I'm the one paying for them, so they ordered their meals and my S...

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AITA for saying I won’t coddle my infertile sister any more?
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AITA for saying I won’t coddle my infertile sister any more?

My sister “Julie” has tried to have a baby for 5 years. She had a miscarriage 2 years ago and outside that, has been unable to get pr****nt. My heart hurts for her. However, one thing I don’t agree with is how my family has handled it. We’re not allowed to talk about babies around Julie. Any kids younger than 3 can’t come to family events that she’ll attend. She won’t attend baby showers, bapt...

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AITA For blowing up when I found that my husband recorded my therapy session?
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AITA For blowing up when I found that my husband recorded my therapy session?

My 26F. Mom pa*sed away in Dec. It was hard for me to process what happened. I have to say me and mom had a lot of issues between us. There's so much that I couldn't say to her. And I'm struggling with grief. My dad is deceased my mom was my remaining parent. And growing up I had many issues with her. I went no contact with her several times. Then I re-connected with her. Then we'd get into an...

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AITA for moving out mid-lease and stranding my roommate with full rent after his girlfriend keeps accusing me of being “creepy”?
Boundaries
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AITA for moving out mid-lease and stranding my roommate with full rent after his girlfriend keeps accusing me of being “creepy”?

So I’ve been living with my current roommate for 2 years now. I’m actually subletting and I’m on my 2nd year which is month-to-month, but we’ve had an unofficial “verbal” agreement that I’d stay until the end of the year. I mean it’s a pandemic, I didn’t think I’d move either. Anyways his gf moved in beginning of this year. It’s been...a lot. She’s obviously had some trauma in the past. I d...

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AITA for snapping at my boyfriend because he refuses to buy me pads?
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AITA for snapping at my boyfriend because he refuses to buy me pads?

My boyfriend is super sweet up to a point when I’m on my period. He’ll get me tea, snacks, paink**lers, whatever. He acts like he’s trying to take care of me, which is why this feels so weird! Every time I ask him to grab me pads or tampons if he’s already going to the store, it’s an immediate no. Not I forgot or I didn’t have time, just no. Flat out refuses. I’ve asked him why and he gets awk...

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AITA for calling my parents thieves for taking the money I saved for my 16th birthday and spending it on new sneakers for my autistic sister?
Family Conflict
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AITA for calling my parents thieves for taking the money I saved for my 16th birthday and spending it on new sneakers for my autistic sister?

I (soon 16f) don't get to celebrate my birthday every-year because my parents can't afford it. I got myself a summer job months ago and saved money for my "sweet 16" birthday since my parents won't be doing anything for me this year either. My birthday is next week. Yesterday I discovered that mom searched my room and took the 120$ I saved and hid under my bed like she always does. I called her...

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AITA for refusing to let my wife spend my money on her best friend?
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AITA for refusing to let my wife spend my money on her best friend?

My wife has known her best friend since middle school. Her friend is a lawyer and her family is quite well off. She makes a lot and is pretty generous with it. My wife has had a few things paid for by her. Specifically she covered my wife’s portion of her bachelorette trip. The other friends didn’t make much and so she covered it. She also paid for a portion of my wife’s rent twice and she nor...

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AITA for not inviting my brother’s girlfriend to Thanksgiving after she ruined last year’s dinner?
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AITA for not inviting my brother’s girlfriend to Thanksgiving after she ruined last year’s dinner?

I (32F) host Thanksgiving every year for my family. Last year, my brother (29M) brought his new girlfriend, Emily (28F), to dinner. I had never met her before, but I wanted to make her feel welcome. Everything was fine until we sat down to eat. Emily announced she couldn’t eat most of the food because it wasn’t “organic” or “clean.” She loudly criticized the dishes I spent hours making, saying ...

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AITA for not telling my parents I got my tubes tied
Family Conflict
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AITA for not telling my parents I got my tubes tied

So, I (27F) gave birth to my Fourth kid last month via C-Section, and I got my tubes tied during it (which my husband (27M) is, and was, in support of). So, we reach earlier yesterday, when my dad and stepmom come round to meet the baby. The birth comes up and I mention that I got my tubes tied so that me and my husband will be able to do it without worrying about anymore kids coming along, but...

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AITA for telling our son that if he drops out of school he has six months to move out?
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AITA for telling our son that if he drops out of school he has six months to move out?

This evening my husband 42M and I 40F got into an argument with our 17 year old son. He told us at dinner that he needs our signatures to drop out of school. We know that he has been struggling since remote learning started last year. We have worked closely with his school to develop an IEP and he goes to therapy three times per week. His school has implemented everything that his ther***st re...

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AITA for making my daughter do all the Post-Christmas celebration cleaning because of the gift she gave to my wife?
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AITA for making my daughter do all the Post-Christmas celebration cleaning because of the gift she gave to my wife?

I've been with my wife for 4 an a half years. She suffered from b***st cancer and we got married after she completed her treatment. This is also our first Christmas together as a married couple. I have a 16 y.o. daughter who can tolerate but not accept her stepmom and can be pa*sive aggressive towards her sometimes. She's done som**hings in the past that warented a number of punishements but m...

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AITA for getting mad at my mom for continuously forgetting about my gf's allergy?
Family Conflict
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AITA for getting mad at my mom for continuously forgetting about my gf's allergy?

My girlfriend and I have been together nearly 2 years now and have spent a bunch of get togethers with my family in that time. From the beginning, I told my parents that my girlfriend has a serious pork allergy. Whenever a family occasion comes up that involves them cooking, I always remind them about the allergy because they always seem to forget (and my family seems to eat a lot of pork, go ...

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