AITA for telling my girlfriend her hate for babies is pathetic and doesn't make her cool or edgy?
In the fragile beginnings of young love, an 18-year-old finds himself enchanted by a girl whose edgy allure masks a deeper, more troubling disdain.
What started as admiration for her rebellious spirit soon reveals a chasm of intolerance—especially towards the innocent lives she claims to despise, including his own family.
When their worlds collide at a family gathering, the raw tension between her cold aversion to children and his protective instincts threatens to unravel the fragile thread holding their relationship together.
In that charged moment, the true test of love and acceptance emerges, laying bare the complexities behind youthful rebellion and the harsh realities it can conceal.
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The Original Poster (OP) is experiencing significant conflict because his girlfriend's strong, negative att*tude toward children clashes with the reality of being around family, especially his young sister who is a new mother.
The OP feels his girlfriend acts inappropriately rude and immature regarding children, while she maintains that her extreme dislike is justified by her perception of children as generally 'disgusting' and 'ent*tled.' The central question is whether the girlfriend's intense aversion to children justifies her overtly rude behavior in social settings, particularly around family, or if the OP is right to insist that basic courtesy and boundary setting should override her need to express her 'edgy' disdain for minors.
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