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AITA for letting our son use his untouched college fund as a down payment on a house, and not using it to pay off our daughter’s student loans?
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AITA for letting our son use his untouched college fund as a down payment on a house, and not using it to pay off our daughter’s student loans?

Our son just graduated college. He was extremely studious in high school, and was able to get a full scholarship to the school of his choice. The college fund we saved for him therefore went untouched. Our daughter is a couple years older than our son. Despite our best efforts, she was never the greatest student, so while she was able to go to college, she received no scholarship money. The...

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AITA for not having my stepdaughter in the family photo?
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AITA for not having my stepdaughter in the family photo?

I am 32F, my husband Jack is 36M. We have Lydia (5F), Carol (2F) and Solomon (8 monthsM) together. Jack has Enephrine (8F) from a different marriage. It's our last week of summer before the kids start school, so we decided to rent a lovely little beach cottage for the week. It's a common theme in my family to take Christmas card photos while on vacations, so naturally I wanted to take the photo...

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AITA for calling my husband ridiculous and refusing to take the list of expectations he gave me for his ["birthday month"]?
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AITA for calling my husband ridiculous and refusing to take the list of expectations he gave me for his ["birthday month"]?

My husband is turning 30 next month. It's a big deal for him clearly and he wanted to rightfully be "pampered" and feel special on this oca*sion. But the thing is that he came up with a list and called it "birthday month expectations" I didn't know what that meant til he started reading the list out loud which consists of things he expects from throughout the entire month. To give few exampl...

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AITA for getting mad at my sister for telling my gf about our family's wealth?
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AITA for getting mad at my sister for telling my gf about our family's wealth?

My family is low key wealthy, but my parents have made sure that we are never flashy about it. We live in the same place we've lived for about 15 years, don't have flashy clothes and cars, and generally make sure we're spending money on experiences rather than objects. My younger sister, who is totally spoilt and for some reason feels extremely ent*tled to "her share" of the wealth, just turned...

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AITA for asking my boyfriend to kick out his friends when I get home?
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AITA for asking my boyfriend to kick out his friends when I get home?

My boyfriend "Dan" (M27) and I (F25) both work full time. Dan and his friends (4 guys, all late 20s) all work from home, and they like to meet up and hang out when they work. They rotate between their houses, meeting up for lunch and extending that into a post-work hangout. Dan & I live together. One of my biggest pet p*eves is having random people in my house when I get home from work. I hate ...

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AITA for taking my birth control in public?
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AITA for taking my birth control in public?

I’ve been taking oral contraceptives for about 6 years now. When I first started, I was worried about what other people would think (I was raised in a pretty “s*x-is-taboo” household) and hid that I was taking them very well. Now, however, I’m in my mid twenties and I’m comfortable enough in my skin that I don’t really mind if people know I’m on the pill. Anyway, I was out on a double date ...

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AITAH for saying I'm glad I had a miscarriage?
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AITAH for saying I'm glad I had a miscarriage?

I (28f) was in a very toxic and abusive relationship at the age of 13. I ended up getting pr****nt (I obviously didn't want to at that age) but, thankfully (in my mind) I miscarried around 6 weeks. My ex was devastated and because I was still with him and felt like I had to , I said I was as well. As I've aged I've come to realize that I was glad it happened. My mind told me, even at 13, t...

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AITA for threatening my dad that I will live with my Mom full time if my step mom doesn't stop bashing her parenting sk**ls?
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AITA for threatening my dad that I will live with my Mom full time if my step mom doesn't stop bashing her parenting sk**ls?

I (15M) have been alternating weeks between my parents homes basically my whole life. They split up when I was a baby and have both remarried since. I've been happy for the most part. I love my step dad and my siblings (have some on both sides). My only issue has been my step mom. Tbh, I wouldn't say I had any real issues in the past. I do find her more annoying with more strict rules then ...

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AITAH for planning to kick out my aunt (35F) and her 4 kids after she dropped the protective order for them, just a week after escaping an attempted m***er?
Family Conflict
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AITAH for planning to kick out my aunt (35F) and her 4 kids after she dropped the protective order for them, just a week after escaping an attempted m***er?

I (23F) let my aunt (35F) and her four young kids (8M, 7M, 4F, and 2M) stay in my one-bedroom apartment last Tuesday after she escaped her abusive boyfriend of 11 years. She called me from 4 hours away saying she had nowhere to go, he had tried to k**l her and the kids. When she arrived, they had nothing. I fed them, got them clothes, made sure they were safe. I took two days off work, found he...

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My MIL almost k**led my baby and my in laws this I’m over reacting.
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My MIL almost k**led my baby and my in laws this I’m over reacting.

This actually happened over 10 years ago but they can’t let it go. My (now 45f) and husband (47m) was at him mom’s house with his sister (52 now) and many other family members including many small children. I was at work and arrived 2 hours after “the incident”. My 20 month old 19lb baby girl was walking down the hall toward the bedrooms. My SIL was with her. She went into her room and my ba...

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AITA for telling my ex to "go ahead" when he said he would k**l himself if I didn't divorce my husband?
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AITA for telling my ex to "go ahead" when he said he would k**l himself if I didn't divorce my husband?

I (26F) dated my ex Teo (28M) for two years. The relationship was normal until he left me for someone else, a co-worker I suspect he was cheating with. Moving on was hard, but it led me back to Evan (26M), whom I dated in high school. We reconnected after he moved to the capital city like me for work, and after talking frequently, we got back together. We had the impulsive idea to get marrie...

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AITAH for cu***ng off my mother after my son was k**led ?
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AITAH for cu***ng off my mother after my son was k**led ?

My (41F) son (5M) was k**led at the hands of my mother’s husband. I have gone to therapy and tried to forgive as it wasn’t necessarily her fault (maybe guilt by a*sociation). I have decided that having her in my life is just too much and cut her out, but now all of family and friends are upset with me and urging me to forgive her. AITAH for standing my ground and moving on from this toxic rela...

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