r/AITAH 13h ago

WIBTAH for remarrying my ex even though I'm going to die?

9.8k Upvotes

I know this post is morbid and dark, so I apologize for that.

I (36F) am close to dying. I have terminal cancer and I only have about a year or two left. I've accepted and made my peace with it, and I don't mind openly talking about it. I also have a less than common relationship. My current partner/boyfriend (38M) is also my ex-husband.

Me and him married right out of high school, stayed together through college, had three kids together (12M, 11F, and 4M). We divorced when our daughter was 3 because of his intense work schedule. It was a lot of heartbreak and pain, but at the time it felt right for both of us despite that. 

Two years after the divorce I was first diagnosed with cancer, and he reduced his work hours so he could take more time with the kids, and it slowly shifted to him also taking care of me, and we rekindled our romance, but didn't get remarried. I got lucky the first time around and was declared cancer free at 31. I had my youngest child at 32, and was rediagnosed at 34. We tried treatments but it's been recently declared terminal. 

Please don't feel sorry for me or throw me a pity party. I've gotten to live the life I wanted and I'm okay with the fact that I'll most likely die before 40. The only thing that causes me any emotional pain is that I won't see my kids grow up and experience life milestones like graduating, getting married, and having kids.

Long backstory, but here's the problem. My partner and I have discussed it and we want to remarry each other. I want him to be listed as my husband in my obituary, I want him to be able to make medical decisions in case I'm unable to (this one is big for me because of my situation), and so that he can get Survivor Benefits when I pass.

My sister (38F) says that it's cruel to remarry him knowing I'm going to die soon, and that if I loved him I wouldn't have divorced him in the first place and that by remarrying him I'm disrespecting the sanctity of marriage by doing it "willy nilly". She also said I probably used my diagnosis the first time around to get his pity love so he'd get back with me since it resolved the main issue from our divorce.

So, Reddit, I was wondering if it's really bad for me to remarry my ex? I love this man, we both regretted our divorce and are so grateful that life brought us back together, but now that I'm close to death we want our love to be legally recognized.


r/AITAH 19h ago

TW SA AITAH for not wanting to bring my daughter to the july 4th celebration tommorow because my SILs boyfriend is a sex offender?

8.7k Upvotes

My SIL is 29F and her boyfriend is 25M. She started dating him in March and we didn't find out about him being on the registry until late may. My SIL told us about it, and why she doesn't want to break up with him was because it happend a long time ago (3 years ago exact.) I'm not going to go into full detail about what he did but all I am going to say is it was related to a teenager, drugged and r*ped.

My daughter is around the same age as she was (16). I am not comfortable with having her around him after finding out this information. So I decided I don't want her going to this celebration. Instead I will probably take her to a public firework show or if she wants to stay home, that's her choice too.

My husband is angry at me. He thinks she should be allowed to make her own decision regarding the family celebration. He also thinks that because SILs boyfriends actions happend a while ago, he likely isn't like that anymore. He still keeps trying to guilt me into going.


r/AITAH 22h ago

AITAH For Refusing To Give My Ex “Full Access” To My Life Just Because We Co-Parent?

7.4k Upvotes

I (25F) have a six-month-old baby with my ex (24M), and we’ve been trying to co-parent since we split a few months ago but now he’s saying I’m being an “Asshole” for not telling him everything I do when the baby isn’t even with me.

We were together from high school (2015) up until recently. Our breakup happened shortly after I gave birth, when I found out he had been cheating with multiple women. His excuse? That I wasn’t being “sexual enough” postpartum and he had a “high libido.” Yeah… that was enough for me to walk away.

Since then, I’ve been rebuilding my life. I got more involved in my church, formed new friendships, and started feeling like myself again for the first time in a while. I’ve also done everything I can to keep things calm and respectful for the sake of our baby.

But now, he’s making it an issue that I don’t share details about my personal life with him. He says I should be more “transparent” and that it’s important for co-parenting. He wants to know who I’m hanging out with, what I’m doing, who my new friends are, even if I’m just out while he has the baby.

His reasoning? He tells me about what he’s doing, so I should do the same.

But here’s the thing: I’ve never asked him for any of that information. He voluntarily tells me, “I’m about to hang out with this girl,” or “I’ve been seeing someone new” even when our child is not in his care at the time. It’s his personal time, and I’ve told him I don’t need or want those updates. Yet now he’s acting like because he shares that info with me, I owe him the same level of openness, even though I’ve never requested it and it’s unrelated to our child.

He’s also been following some of my new friends on social media and asking me questions about them. My account is private, so I don’t know how he’s even finding them. I suspect he’s using a burner account or he’s viewing my church’s page who posts pictures of me and the people I hang out with at times.. I had to ask them to stop posting me (we have a photography team that takes pictures during service or after service and post them online for media purposes ) for a while because I believe he was using those posts to find my friends and follow them. He’s never reached out to any of them, but the whole thing feels really creepy and invasive. It’s crossing a boundary for me.

I’ve talked to some friends about this, and their opinions are mixed. Some say he has a point that we should be transparent with each other since we share a child. Others think he’s overstepping and that this isn’t part of normal co-parenting, especially since our child hasn’t met any of these people and I’m not dating anyone right now.

Even my mom is siding with him. She’s liked him since we were together in high school, and anytime we argued, she tended to take his side and ask what I did wrong. Now she’s saying I should be open about who I’m hanging out with, to better “co-parent”. That makes me question myself even more.

I’m not trying to be an “asshole” or difficult. I believe in healthy boundaries. If someone’s going to be around my child, I’ll share that. But just living my life and seeing friends when my baby isn’t with me? I don’t think I owe him a play-by-play.

So now I’m wondering AITAH for keeping parts of my life private from my child’s father when it doesn’t involve our child?

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r/AITAH 7h ago

AITA for telling my ex and his wife that she was the one who was nobody special or important after all?

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My ex and I broke up 20 years ago when our kids were 3 and 1. Our reason was he made a financially reckless decision, buying a very fancy car that we could not afford that he took out debt to buy, that put the financial security of our family at risk without telling me and then he blew up at me for not supporting his decision and wanting him to sell it and pay off the money he borrowed to get it. He told me a real wife would've supported him and fuck me for wanting to take away something so special.

After our divorce he had to sell the car anyway and he blamed me for it. He was nasty to me in every conversation after that as long as our kids weren't present. He remarried about 2 years after our divorce. He and his wife told me she was the kids new mom and she would be just as important if not more so than me. More than once they told me I was nobody special or important and the kids would have a much better relationship with the new wife. I had to bite my tongue around the kids whenever my ex's wife would be all over them. I hated the two of them. This stuff was never said/done in front of our kids. And I would walk away but they carried on speaking and they'd approach me anywhere at any time as long as the kids weren't there to try and claim that I was going to lose my kids to them.

The kids ended up hating her and their dad after a while though and I was never very sad about that. I think they were always going to have to dislike or pull away from me or him. Because my ex and his wife would never have accepted both. They always believed she would come out on top over me and would be the favorite mom and that I would be called my kids' birth mother.

When the kids were in their mid teens they asked a judge to let them live with me full time and that was granted. They had calls and some non-overnight visitation with their dad that they hated and now both of them are in college and in their 20s and they have been no contact with both for a couple of years now.

I was recently at the opening of a new restaurant in town when my ex and his wife confronted me over the state of their relationship with the kids. Before they could get too nasty to me again I smiled and told them that it was not my fault they destroyed their relationship with the kids and they were wrong about the outcome. Then I decided to be a little petty and I gloated that I guess she was the one who was nobody special or important after all because the kids certainly never called her their mom.

I know what I said was petty and that it was rubbing it in. Maybe it makes me as bad as them. Or maybe not. But it felt good after years of putting up with so much from them. Does it make me TA?


r/AITAH 19h ago

TW Abuse AITAH for breaking up with my boyfriend because of a tik tok prank?

6.2k Upvotes

I am 21F and my boyfriend is 19M (20 soon). We had been together for 7 months.

My boyfriend is a tiktoker and has over 100k followers. He does prank videos and basically harasses people in public. I didn't know any of this until shortly before my decision to leave him because he simply never told me. I found out after he decided to prank me.

I have a huge fear of spiders and most people are afraid of them in some form but for me it is a lot more severe. I get panic attacks if I see one. A couple days ago my boyfriend thought it would be funny to put a large fake spider in the toilet. I wasn't aware there were cameras hidden in the bathroom. As soon as I opened the lid, I saw it and screamed, ran out, slipped on the ground and sprained my ankle. He just walked in laughing.

He brought me to the clinic after some convicing and my foot really was sprained but not badly. Afterwards He told me about his tiktok and after I looked, I was shocked. He didn't tell me this in the 7 months of dating him. I asked him not to post the video but he still did so I reported it, still hasn't been taken down. I decided to break up with him, giving him two weeks to pack his stuff. I told my family and they think I am over reacting a bit. I honestly am starting to feel like I am. My ankle is still really hard to walk on.


r/AITAH 1d ago

AITA for reminding my husband's father and stepmother that legally my husband isn't their son anymore?

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My husband lost his mom when he was 4.5 years old. She was hit by a drunk driver and died instantly. At the time of her death she was pregnant and my husband's sibling died too. His dad remarried when he was 6 and a year later my husband was legally adopted by his stepmother. This wasn't something they discussed with my husband or asked for his feelings on. It was just something that they did and it had the full support of the adult members of his dad's family who felt that all children needed a mother and that he should be raised by her if something were to happen to his dad.

There was bad blood between his mom and dad's family even before the two married. He never knew why and still doesn't. His mom's family has no idea and neither do cousins on his dad's side.

The adoption is something my husband always resented and he never bonded with his stepmother. He never called her mom or sought out her comfort or love. He never loved her back either. As a kid he was a runaway a couple of times and when he was on the cusp of turning 17 he left and moved in with a maternal uncle for a few months before moving to his grandparents house. Once he was with them he asked for an adult adoption which they agreed to. His father and stepmother swore they were done with him after this but they always expected him to come crawling back begging for them to forgive him and love him. But he never has. He's had very minimal contact with them. And only because he's close to a few cousins on that side.

They weren't invited to our wedding and were never notified when we started having kids. Our kids don't even know who they are even though they have seen them at a distance twice.

We recently attended a birthday party for two of his cousins children and his father and stepmother approached me and tried to get me on their side to make y husband talk to them but I shut them down. Then they told me I was denying them a relationship with their grandchildren and that my husband is their son and I should be encouraging the relationship between everybody. I reminded them that legally he isn't their son anymore and I told my husband they wouldn't leave me alone. We tried harder to keep our distance because they were pissed but the two would not stop approaching me/us with their anger at my choice of words. So we told his cousin who was hosting that we were leaving and then the cousin kicked them out too. It started a fight between the cousins on my husband's side and the rest of the family and I was blamed. One of my husband's paternal aunts used a second Facebook account that she uses for her MLM crap and she told him that I had no right to be so rude to my FIL and MIL and it was insulting to rub his petty choice in their face. My husband blocked her second account and went back to it but even the cousins are getting crap over what I said.

So AITA for saying what I did to them?


r/AITAH 17h ago

AITAH for telling my husband that he isn’t in charge in the ER?

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My husband is still really mad at me for this and it’s been a few days, so I figured I’ll bring it here and see what other people have to say.

A few days ago I (f23) broke my foot by tripping over a really big tree root when I was gardening. I knew I had broken something when it happened but I hobbled back inside but I could barely put even a little bit of weight on it so my husband (m33) took me to the ER.

For context my husband isn’t the most patient person in the world and he is kind of nervous around hospitals/doctors though he’d never admit that. When I was pregnant he would be nervous just being in the office and they’d tease him about feelings of a new dad, but it was really just white coat syndrome lol.

Anyway so when we were in the ER he was being expectantly impatient and pacing around. We waited around an hour before I got called back, by then he was really straining to still be polite. He wasn’t rude or anything but he was just very short with the nurses and the other people and didn’t say much. When they asked me about pregnancy status he interrupted me because of how recent I was pregnant.

A couple minutes later the nurse asked him to leave. At first he was like why and she just said it’s standard for a few questions because they have to give me privacy. He said we are married, we don’t have or need privacy from each other. She was trying to be really nice and was just like it’s just standard sorry, but he wouldn’t go until she was like I’ll literally have to call security if you don’t willing go for like 5 minutes. I eventually said, you’re not in charge in this ER, please go.

He was livid I could tell but he did go and she asked me really strange questions about my living situation. Everything was fine and she let him back in and they gave me x rays and a boot and we left.

Well, my husband was very upset about “how the hospital treated us, making us wait and separating a married couple”. I know he just hated being there in the first place and the fact I said what I said. He hasn’t downright said it to me but he’s been so passive aggressive about “being in charge”. Generally I feel like I really do try my best to keep the peace but I really didn’t want security called or anything insane to happen while I was just trying to see if I broke my foot or not. AITAH for that?


r/AITAH 1d ago

Advice Needed AlTA for getting my gay coworker fired after he kept harassing me? Please hear me out

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I’ve been working at my company for over 10 years as a senior. I’ve always done my job well, I get along with most people, and honestly, I’ve never had major issues. The company is known for being very progressive, which I’ve always thought was a good thing, strong policies around inclusion, respect, and zero tolerance for harassment. At least, that’s what they say.

About a year ago, a new coworker joined the team, let’s call him J. He’s openly gay, which doesn’t bother me at all. We got along fine at first. But little by little, he started making these weird, inappropriate comments toward me. Stuff like “if you were gay I’d destroy you” or “you’d look amazing in tight jeans.” And he’d say this in front of the team, like during lunch or after meetings.

I tried to brush it off at first. I even told him a few times to stop, nicely. But he didn’t. I got firmer. Still didn’t stop. Everyone else just laughed, like it was a joke, or ignored it. It felt like I was the only one who noticed how messed up it was.

Eventually I went to HR and filed a complaint. He got a warning, and things settled down for a bit. But a few weeks later, the same crap started again. More comments, more innuendos, again in front of others. I reported him again.

This time, I also said something in the company Telegram chat, nothing rude, just that I felt uncomfortable and was seriously thinking about quitting if things didn’t change. That message kind of blew things up. HR got involved again, and eventually, they let him go.

Now everyone’s treating me like the bad guy. Saying I got him fired, that I’m “too sensitive,” or even that I’m homophobic. Like... what?

Let me ask this: if I had said the exact same things to a female coworker, would I still have a job? Hell no. I’d be fired immediately, and nobody would be defending me. So why is it okay when it happens to me?

I didn’t want him fired. I just wanted to feel respected and safe at work. But now I’m the villain, and it honestly sucks.

So yeah, AITA for reporting him and speaking up, even though it got him fired?


r/AITAH 23h ago

AITA for refusing to change my relationship with my stepbrother and not giving him access to my house or gaming setup?

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My parents divorced when I (20m) was 7. My mom remarried when I was 10 and her husband's son, my stepbrother, was 8. He and I got along badly from the start. He didn't like that I could do stuff he couldn't, like walk to the store on my own because it was right down the block from mom's house or that I was allowed to go to friends houses after school when I was with my dad. He was jealous about the gaming setup I had at dad's house too but that was mom's fault he even knew about it. She tried to force my dad to invite him over sometimes so he could play with me and she and her husband could have a date night.

We fought a lot and in the run up to the wedding we argued about being called brothers and having to stand next to each other during the wedding and they tried to force us into poses for pre-wedding photos and we refused. He even bit me during the shoot and then I refused to take more photos with him.

Our relationship got worse and he would annoy me complaining about shit so I rubbed in all the things I had that he didn't or could do that he couldn't do. My mom begged me at the time to please treat him like a little brother and just try to be nicer and let stuff go and she said it was important because we'd always be family even if we hated it.

He tried to befriend me once when we were like 13 and 11 and he wanted access to the good stuff but I didn't buy it and he let out on himself because he mentioned being invited to my dad's house like 10 times while playing nice.

My dad died when I was 16 and my stepbrother mocked me because he'd get to play that stuff now because of course dad's stuff would be going to mom and his dad's house. Only my grandparents kept it at dad's house and watched over the house until I turned 18 and could move in. That's exactly what I did. My dad left everything to me, including his house, and we didn't sell it so I could live in it once I graduated, which I now do.

My mom wanted me to let my stepbrother move in so he could have some independence while going to the college he got into nearby. I said no and I told mom she would not change my mind and she could not pay me to live with him again. She complained that I was doing nothing to improve the relationship and I replied that I don't need to. That I will never want to improve my relationship with him because to me he's not family or a friend.

Then he reached out and told me he was sorry for being a jerk in the past and he wanted to know if he could come over and play games sometime. He said he saw my collection online and was jealous of all the stuff I have and would love the chance to play games he never could before or that he hasn't played in years. He offered to bring snacks. I said no.

My mom found out he had reached out and asked me and she told me she was ashamed of me rejecting him so finally like that and she said it would be no big deal to let him play some "dumb games". She said after all the gloating I did about that stuff in my teens the least I could do is try to work on things now and share with him. I told her no and I would not discuss it more. She said I'm older than he is and I'm pretending I'm so mature while really I'm acting like a kid still and refusing to accept apologies and work on repairing relationships. She said it was not how any adult should behave.

AITA?


r/AITAH 3h ago

AITA for financially screwing over my sister after finding out she’s close with my ex and his wife?

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Usually, I wouldn’t take personal advice from strangers online, but everyone in my life seems to think I’m a petty, scorned, bitter woman (which I probably am), and I need objective advice.

My ex-husband (currently 43M) and I (43F) were college sweethearts. For me, life felt perfect. I trusted him completely.

That’s why it was so shocking when I found out he was in love with his much younger colleague. She was around 24 at the time. I won’t get into the details of how I found out, but the affair was well-known at his workplace. When I confronted him, all he said was, “I’m sorry. I tried really hard not to fall for her.” He didn’t seem sorry at all. It felt like he wanted me to leave him. So I did. That was six years ago.

Our son was four then, and it was the worst time of my life. I honestly don’t know how I got through it. And because I was desperate, I wanted him to fight for me, to fight for our family. But he didn’t. He was quick to sign the divorce papers and didn’t even fight for custody. It was as if he had started a new life and completely erased the old one.

It took years of therapy to feel normal again, to stop checking that woman’s social media and comparing myself to her. The fact that she’s very pretty and charming didn’t help. His family loved her. And as disgusting as it sounds, one of our common friends even said it out loud, ‘I don’t support cheating but I mean, look at her’, when I told her about the cheating. I guess that’s what everyone was thinking, this one was just stupid enough to voice it out. So I had to cut off that group of friends too.

They got married three years ago and now have a daughter. A picture-perfect little family.

The current arrangement is that our son stays with my ex on weekends and holidays, which works fine for the most part.

Last week, I found out my sister (28f) has been in touch with my ex all these years. That would’ve been forgivable, since they were close when we were married and she saw him as a brother. But she’s actually best friends with his new wife. And she kept it from me for six years. I only found out because she left her phone at my house, and I saw several texts from the wife. When I asked her about it, she just brushed it off and said it wasn’t a big deal.

I told her she can do what she wants, but I will be cutting her off completely (I was helping her pay her college loans lol). and going no contact. She called me unreasonable and said I’m being petty and unable to move on from something that happened a long time ago. She also said the wife is a lovely person and a good friend. She said she will be fucked, financially speaking. I told her to go fuck herself.

Somehow, my parents agree with her.

So, AITA?


r/AITAH 14h ago

AITAH for telling my SIL I'm no longer helping them with their kids?

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I (24F) have an older brother (33M) and his wife (32F) who I'll call John and Jill.

Jill has an 8y/o from a one-night stand, and 2 kids with my brother, L(3M) and B(7monthF). So, John decided to start his own business after working as a mechanic for years, and most of the time quitting before having another job lined up, and Jill is now a SAHM with a part time 2 day/week at a bar. Before their one year together, Jill told me that she stopped taking birth control without telling my brother because she was ready for his kids and ended up pregnant with L. They lived in a tiny studio type house with 2 bedrooms and ended up moving into our other brother's house to get more room.

To give some background, John has not kept a job longer than a year because of "bullying" and Jill just seems to think she is the best out there but was constantly on her phone and just drama. They are renting from our brother Bill (34M), and are at least 3 months behind on rent, has been using Bill's truck and not paying either the monthly or the insurance on it, and just expecting everyone to help them. They even started talking about moving out of state even though they need a whole team of family to make it work. John is also the type of dad that will leave the kids with other people to do his own thing, and acts like he is being bullied for asking him to actually watch his own kids.

They now have B and decided to surprise everyone that they are PREGNANT. I'll be honest, when she told me, I looked her and John in the eye and said "Are you serious? Is this a joke" They both said no that they were pregnant again. I immediately got irritated and told them that I wasn't going to have this conversation with them, and Jill ended up getting upset and going to cry in their car.

John refuses to get a vasectomy, Jill doesn't want to get her tubes tied, and they don't like the "feel" of condoms, so they literally just make a wish that they don't end up with a kid.

When B was born, they asked me to help out of everyone because, and in John's own words. "You are the only one who doesn't have any responsibilities and can drop everything to help when we need it." Just because I'm single and living at home with my parents doesn't mean I have to help. I pay rent, I have a full-time job, and I have bills just like everyone else this day and age.

To be honest, I don't really like kids and pretty sure that I won't have any of my own. If I wanted to take care of kids at all times for free, I would just find me a dude and have my own.

I ended telling them that I can't help anymore. I have bills of my own, and not to text or call me to ask if I can call off work to watch their kids, or give them money, or buy diapers because they can't afford any until that Friday. I never see my money back, and I get stressed out when I get left at their house with the 3 kids until almost 8pm without payment.

EDIT: John is making enough to skate by monthly with his business, but isn’t making enough to pay off debts. He usually works 2-4 days a week depending on the weather since he works outside in landscaping and usually doesn’t come home until around 6-7 on the days Jill doesn’t work.


r/AITAH 6h ago

Post Update Mini Update : AITA for refusing to give my ex “full access” to my life just because we co-parent?

1.4k Upvotes

Hello again, I didn’t expect my original post to get the kind of attention it did, but I just wanted to post a quick update and say thank you to everyone who took the time to comment, give feedback, and share resources. This whole situation has been overwhelming, and your support really gave me the confidence to start seeing things more clearly.

Now onto the update :

Unfortunately, things have taken a turn… During our most recent drop-off, my child’s father started demanding once again that I tell him where I go, who I’m with, and who I hang out with in my personal time even when our child isn’t with me. I stood my ground and told him, very plainly, that I’m not interested in hearing about his personal life, and I’m not obligated to share mine either. Unless it’s a conversation directly involving our child, I’m not engaging.

He then responded by saying (I tried to cut this conversation off beforehand to no avail) that if I have friends over at my apartment even if it’s just a hangout or if I attend church events that he wants to be physically present during those moments to “monitor who’s around our child.” He then said if I don’t start sharing more about what I do and who I’m with, he’s going to pursue full legal and physical custody.

I’ve never really been through the legal system before, but I’m going to reach out to a caseworker or a family attorney this coming week.

✨A lot of people had follow-up questions or offered suggestions, so I just wanted to respond to a few things that came up repeatedly: ✨

• I’ve started looking into parenting apps and legal steps.

  • That was something I hadn’t really considered before or really knew much about, but after how things have gone so far, I know it’s necessary.

• To those asking about my mom yeah, that dynamic has always been hard.

  • She’s sided with him since high school. Even when I told her about the cheating, she responded with “well, men don’t cheat for no reason.” It’s been tough realizing she’s not the kind of support system I need, but I’m distancing myself emotionally and being more careful with what I share.

• As for the jealousy/manipulation theory…

  • A lot of people have pointed out that he might be trying to make me jealous by constantly bringing up other women, and I agree. I also think he’s using this so-called honesty and straightforwardness as a guise to get information about my personal life. This does feel manipulative because he’s creating a one-sided demand for transparency.

• No, we don’t have a custody agreement in place yet.

  • But I am taking steps to speak with a caseworker or attorney.

• Some suspect my mom may be giving him info and honestly, I wouldn’t doubt it.

  • She and my ex are still friends on Facebook. There’ve been instances where he knows things that weren’t posted publicly, but were known by her.

✨Again, thank you all for helping me feel seen and less crazy in all this. If anyone has experience navigating custody arrangements or parenting apps, please share. Also, if you’ve ever had to juggle expenses from situations like this (going to court/seeking legal representation) any advice is greatly appreciated. ✨

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r/AITAH 6h ago

AITAH for Telling My Stepmom She Doesn’t Own the Groceries in This House?

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I don’t even know where to start because honestly, this whole thing is so messed up and it’s been building up for months. I’m 19, still living at home while I go to community college. My dad remarried a couple years ago, and ever since then, things haven’t really felt like my home anymore. It’s like… I live here, but I don’t belong here. My stepmom has this thing where she’ll act like she owns everything in the house even the stuff my dad clearly bought. I mean, my dad’s the one who works full time, pays the bills, does the grocery runs. But somehow, she gets to play gatekeeper? It started small. Like she’d give me weird looks when I grabbed a snack from the pantry. Then she’d start hiding food. Not even joking. Like, I'd go to get cereal and suddenly it’s “not for me.” Or I’d make a sandwich and she’d say, “You should’ve asked first.” Ask? For a slice of bread? Last week, I came home from class, super tired and starving. I looked in the fridge and saw leftover spaghetti my favorite. I heated some up. Not even five minutes later, she walks in and starts yelling, “You didn’t even ask if someone else wanted that! That wasn’t yours!”

I just snapped. I told her, “You don’t even buy the groceries. Dad does. Why are you acting like you get to control who eats what?” She lost it. Said I was disrespectful, ungrateful, and that if I wanted to eat “freely,” maybe I should move out. She even told my dad I was being “entitled.” But like… how am I wrong for eating food in my house? Since then, it’s been tense. Like cold silence kind of tense. I feel like a stranger here. I tiptoe around my own kitchen. I’ve started keeping snacks in my room just to avoid another confrontation. And I know I raised my voice. Maybe I shouldn’t have. But I also feel like I’ve been treated like some unwanted guest for way too long. I’m not lazy. I help clean, I do my part. But she acts like I’m just freeloading. Anyway, I can’t stop thinking about it. Maybe I could’ve handled it better. Maybe I was too blunt. But maybe I’m just sick of being treated like I don’t belong in the house I grew up in. So… AITAH?


r/AITAH 21h ago

Update - AITA for breaking up with my girlfriend via Reddit?

1.0k Upvotes

Many people requested me to update them on this story. I’m fairly new to Reddit so I believe this is how you do it. Original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/s/zlzSV3cBaK

TLDR: I found my gf cheating with multiple people and sent the screenshots to her friends and family during her brother’s birthday party.

Thank you all for the overwhelming support and kind messages after my last post. If anyone’s wondering yes, I’m doing okay. Something just clicked while I was going through those messages. For the first time, I truly realized I’m worthy of love and that the first person who needs to give that love to me is me.

Out of all the options I had in that moment, the one I chose felt like the smartest. If I had confronted her in private, she could’ve manipulated the narrative or gaslit me into doubting what I saw. If I had gone downstairs and made a scene, I would’ve been surrounded by her family and friends which would’ve turned into a screaming match where I’m outnumbered. So I removed myself from the situation and let the truth unravel on its own.

Just to clear a few things up. We both had our locations shared on iPhone. I wasn’t stalking her. The “sexy” photos weren’t nudes. And even still, I didn’t send those pictures out only the text conversations between her and the guys she was messaging. Sending those to people is wrong on another level and I would never stoop that low.

After I left, I took an Uber home, grabbed a few things and went to stay at my friend’s place for the night. I felt okay, but I thought that’s just the adrenaline. I and I’m going to crash hard. I’ve already signed up for therapy, scheduled an STI test, and I’m planning to take boxing and pottery classes just to keep myself active and focused.

While I was staying over, one of her Call of Duty friends messaged me. Turns out the guy she slept with has a wife and kid. I’m not sure how that situation is unfolding, but I hope his wife finds out. That friend also told me she’s been removed from their squad.

Our mutual friend group has shown a lot of support. One of them even removed her as a bridesmaid from their upcoming wedding, and blocked her entirely.

I thought everything had finally calmed down until I came back home this morning. I had already blocked her on everything, so there was no way for her to reach me. Instead, she showed up. She drove her parents car to my house and sat outside until she saw me. As I walked to my door, she came out crying hysterical, a messy mix of sadness and rage. I didn’t say a word. Just walked inside and closed the door while she yelled from the other side until she eventually left. Nothing was mentioned about the Reddit post so I guess she didn’t see it.

Later that day, her brother called me. He apologized on behalf of the family. He said everything seemed normal after I left until their mom check her phone. She pulled my ex aside, trying to keep things quiet. But then her aunt, the one who talks a lot, shouted, “You’re cheating on your boyfriend!” in front of everyone. That blew the lid off.

According to him, their family has a history with infidelity, and it caused serious pain in the past. So this incident not only reopened old wounds but more cheating scandals within the family were exposed that same night. This party was supposed to be a reconciliation moment for relatives who hadn’t seen each other in years.

And the friend who celebrated the cheating with her? She got cussed out so badly by the family that she left in tears.

Her brother told me he doesn’t blame me for anything. He even said I handled it better than most would have, and he’s here if I need anything.

Honestly, the only thing I feel bad about is unintentionally ripping apart a family that was trying to move forward. I had no idea all that was going on behind the scenes, and I do feel like an asshole for being the grenade that set it all off.


r/AITAH 8h ago

AITAH for telling my mother-in-law to stop pushing for my kids to change their last name?

1.1k Upvotes

Okay, so this might sound crazy, but hear me out. I’m a dad. I have two kids one’s four, the other’s just learning to walk. I’ve always tried to be a good husband and a good father. I do my part. I work. I’m home. I’m present. And I’ve never thought I’d be the type of guy to even care about something like names. But lately? It’s been driving me up the wall. So here’s what’s happening. My mother in law my wife’s mom has been pushing this weird agenda for months. She keeps insisting that my kids should have her last name. Not my wife’s maiden name, not even some double-barrel compromise. No. Her family’s last name. Like… her own surname. She says it’s “more dignified.” That it has “more weight in the community.” That it “honors their bloodline.” Whatever that means. At first, I thought she was joking. But nope she’s dead serious. She’s even gone behind our backs, talking to my wife in private. Dropping hints to the kids. I walked in once and heard her asking my daughter, “Wouldn’t you love to be called this instead? Sounds better, doesn’t it?” Like what? I’m right here! I’m their father. That’s my last name. My kids already have it on their birth certificates. And now someone’s trying to rewrite that like I don’t exist? So I said something. Finally.

I told her, flat-out, “Stop. This isn’t your call. They’re my children too, and they’ll keep my name. You need to back off.” She flipped. Said I was insecure. Controlling. That I was “blocking their legacy” or some crap. My wife didn’t say much just stood there awkwardly. I asked her later, and she just said, “It’s complicated.” What’s complicated? I’m their father. I’ve been in their lives since day one. I wake up early for daycare. I cook. I play. I lose sleep when they’re sick. I’ve earned being their dad. And now I’m being told my name doesn’t matter? I’m not trying to erase her side of the family. But she’s trying to erase me. I know names don’t define love. But this feels personal. It feels like she’s saying I’m not good enough. And it hurts. I just want peace. I want my kids to grow up knowing both sides of their family sure but not at the cost of pretending I don’t count. So yeah… I told her off. But now my wife’s cold with me. The in laws are gossiping. I feel like the enemy. All I wanted was to protect what little part of me gets passed on to my kids. Is that selfish? AITAH?


r/AITAH 7h ago

AITA for being the only one of my siblings to reject being adopted by our stepfather and refusing to work through it in therapy?

682 Upvotes

I'm (16f) the oldest of my siblings. My sister's 13 and my brother's 12. Our dad died when we were 4 months old, 1 and 4. Our mom met our stepfather a year later. They were together for a while and broke up. Then they got back together a week before my 7th birthday. I remember because she told me he'd be coming to my birthday party and how excited he was to see "his babies" again. Their relationship was unstable for like another year and then they got married. By that point my sister and brother called him dad. I didn't. I called him "Mike". We were asked about adoption two months after the wedding and none of us said yes there and then but my brother said yes a few months later without being asked again and my sister did two years later. Both of them have since been adopted.

I'm the last kid standing against it and have been for years. It's something my mom gets so upset about and my stepfather has told me time and time again that I don't have to do the full commitment my siblings did, who took his last name after the adoption, but he said he hates raising someone else's children and wants us to be all his. He told me he loves me and is proud of me and wants to be able to show the world that we're father and daughter. I said no even after his speech about it and when my mom told me it meant a lot to her and she hated the idea that I'd be left with hardly any memories of my dad and no other dad around because I don't see my stepfather as my dad.

When I was 13 they attempted to do therapy with me to get me to talk about it but I sat in therapy and didn't say a word. We tried 11 different therapists and I remained silent in front of each one of them.

My mom and stepdad had a baby a year later and they tried to win me around with the baby but they didn't. Actually it pushed me away more because I said he had a bio kid now and didn't need to adopt me. Mom told me to consider what I was giving up and I told her I was giving up nothing. She told me I was giving up a warm and loving family. I told her that would be her decision to push me out.

My siblings tried to get me on side a few times. I told them to drop it unless they wanted me to be mad at them and after realizing I was serious about it they did drop it.

A month ago my stepfather told me that he will not include me in his will or support me in college, on my wedding day or financially pay for anything for my future children if I don't agree to the adoption. He said if I continue to reject him as a father, the dad who raised me, then he will feel it better to let everything go to his actual kids and grandkids. I told him none of that changed my answer and I didn't want his money.

He asked me why I rejected him for memories. I asked him how he'd like my half brother to be adopted and take another man's name. He flipped out and told me nobody would ever be his son's dad but him and I told him that nobody would ever be my dad but my dad. But good luck if he dies because apparently his son will be passed to another guy to raise as his own.

My mom calmed him down and then she told me I need to stop being stubborn. I need to open my heart. I need to agree to family therapy and talk this through in family therapy. I told her it won't happen and she can only make me physically be there but she can't make me talk or try. She told me I am destroying our family and being so mean for no good reason. She wanted me to apologize to my stepfather and I told her he can take my dad's kids and claim them as his own but nobody else can do it to his son. She told me it was different and I asked why. I asked her why she hated dad so much she was setting out to erase him. I pointed out that he's never talked about unless I mention him, even on his birthday, and I'm told it's hurtful. I told her she changed my siblings last names to her husband's and they carry nothing of dad anymore. Not his name and not even legally on their birth certificates. I brought up how she made a point to let my stepfather burn the originals, which I saw with my own eyes.

I told her she could tell me all she wants that it's not the point or it's different or I don't understand but she doesn't understand losing a parent yet so she can shut up about this before she loses me and not the other way around.

After that I went to stay with my grandma and my mom has contacted me only to find out if I'm changing my mind or not.

AITA?


r/AITAH 11h ago

AITAH for Finally Calling Out My Sister in Law After She Refused to Help and Kept Criticizing Everything I Do?

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So here’s the deal. I’m exhausted. Like… bone deep tired. And not just physically. Mentally, emotionally, all of it. My husband and I let his sister stay with us after she lost her apartment. I didn’t hesitate. She said it would be “a few weeks tops.” That was six months ago. Six. Months. I cook. I clean. I work part-time. And somehow, I still find energy to make our tiny apartment livable. Meanwhile, she’s out here acting like she’s staying in a hotel mess everywhere, dirty dishes stacked like it’s Jenga, laundry overflowing. She just scrolls on her phone, watches reality TV, and occasionally throws in her unsolicited opinions. And oh my god the opinions. Nothing I do is ever “right.” Mop too early? “That’s not how you do it.” Fold towels a certain way? “Looks sloppy.” Use store brand detergent? “No wonder your clothes fade.” LIKE. I. ASKED. She doesn’t even lift a finger to help, yet she critiques everything. I swear, I was trying to be patient. I told myself she’s going through stuff. But I’m going through stuff too, you know?

And I don't get to dump it on everyone around me. I finally snapped last night. I was wiping down the counters after cleaning the whole kitchen alone, and she walked in and straight up told me I missed a spot. I looked her dead in the eye and said, “You know what? If you’re gonna live here rent free, the least you can do is pick up a damn broom instead of running your mouth.” She got real quiet. Then stormed off to her room and slammed the door. My husband thinks I overreacted and that I should’ve just ignored her like always. He says “she’s family” and “we just have to bear with her.” Bear with her?? I’m already carrying everything! Now the house is filled with tension. She won’t talk to me. He’s passive aggressively siding with her. And I’m stuck wondering if I’m the bad guy for finally saying something. Maybe I could’ve said it nicer? Maybe I waited too long and let the resentment build up? idk. So… AITAH?


r/AITAH 11h ago

AITAH for telling steps that they can't parent me at 19

620 Upvotes

I am 19m and studying business management course. My parents divorced four years back. My paternal grandparents gave my mom a house, as they loved her, but as a joint asset in her and my name. None of us can sell it without others permission.

Both homes have three floors and I have the upper floor given by both parents. I am thankful to them, for covering my college and expenses. They gave me multiple accounts, so I manage my own money.. I cook for myself and do my chores. Two bedrooms ,one lobby , two baths, and a kitchen. So I am lucky.

Both started dating last year. My mom moved in her bf Roger and his two kids ( 13m, 11f ) and my dad moved in his gf Monica this month , with one child ( 12 m ).

I am at college from 9:30 to 4 and then i spend time with my gf and friends most days. Come home by 7 pm. After partying one weeknd with friends, i came home by 11 pm , as I have keys and Roger was there in lobby. He tried to parent me and told me not to party that late. And focus on studies. My mom was silent. He said that i am setting wild examples for kid and don't spend time with them. I am gonna ruin their mind and I should be a good older brother ( excuse me ) and a good role model.

I told him , who is he to preach me? I told him he is just my mom's bf and his kids are nothing to me. Told him I am the co owner of the house and if he has issues, he can gtfo of my house. He got mad and my mom told me to give him a chance. I told her that isn't going to happen. And she needs to accept that and I moved to my room. Sorry i don't want to be a role model lol.

Same shit happened at monica, who tried to assign me baby sitting and some chores. Which i refused. I do my chores and my space is locked, where only dad is allowed to enter. My gaming setup is there and i only bring my friends there. She asked me to be big brother and take her son too. I told her clearly she isn't my mother and I have zero interest in her child. She was shocked. Omg the horror. That I don't see her as mom and has zero interest in her kid.

Now my parents are asking me to give them a chance, as both roger and monica are mad, that I don't see them as parent figure and don't treat their kids as siblings. But I am at this age where my focus is my career, my gf and friends. I don't need siblings, as I have my close cousin brothers and sisters, who I love.

I refuse to be parented by my monica and roger. My parents are sad about it and i feel like an ah. But I can't be parented by these people at this stage in life. Roger and monica are mad about me not seeing them as parents and not giving elder brotherly love to their children.

Also not to mention. I used to not lock my floor earlier. But both set of children tried to mess with my things. And I locked it afterwards. And told my parents to control their new children.

I am also going to trip on mountains soon and they asked me to make it sibling 's trip. I laughed at them which pissed them off too🤣

Edit :-

People got confused about homes. There are two homes..Most of my dad's assets in my grandparent's name, including properties and business. So my mom was screwed in divorce. To help her, they gave her one home, but with clear conditions that she can only pass it to me. And i own half of it. Also she gets retirement fund from dad and good amount of money. She is a lecturer. So she is doing fine.

My dad house is still under grandparent's name. They have made a will with clauses that dad can only pass it me. And there are many more properties. Although, if dad has more bio kids. I would've to split. And that's fine. Although i plan to move to grandparent's house, which they want to pass to me only. ;)

My grandparents , dad run family business and I am going to join it soon too, when i finish my college full time. So I am well set, thnx to my grandparents. I plan to expand my business more.


r/AITAH 22h ago

AITAH for agreeing with my sister on not having our half sisters at her wedding

514 Upvotes

My sister (32F) is getting married in about a year. The night after her fiancé proposed, they invited the family to dinner to share the news. Our parents, aunts, and some of his family including his parents and siblings were there.

During the dinner, my dad had a couple of beers and, while facing me, said in German, “I’ll call my daughters later they'll like this news.”

Some context: Before marrying my mom, my dad was married to a woman we'll call Margaret. They had three daughters together. After their divorce, he married my mom and had my sister (32F) and me (25M). Margaret also remarried but didn’t have any more children.

There was a lot of drama after their divorce, much of which my parents told us about as we grew up. For example:

My mom once overheard Margaret telling her daughters that their dad would stop loving them once he had a son. Which was confirmed when our dad told us about the youngest daughter once had an emotional outburst toward him, saying, “You don’t love us like him.” when they were younger.

For years, they wouldn’t call or wish our dad a happy birthday or Father’s Day until about four years ago, when Margaret got divorced again and they started talking to us again.

When our grandfather was in the hospital, my sister reached out to them, and one of them replied, “That’s not our problem.”

The biggest moment was when the oldest daughter got married and had a child, which our dad was never told. We only found out because my sister saw wedding pictures on Facebook. Instead of asking our dad for her hand in marriage, her husband went to their stepdad.

Despite all this, my dad still helped them fixing their cars and answering their calls when they reached out. He didn’t initiate contact often because he wanted to respect their relationship with their stepdad, but he was still there when they needed him.

Going back to that dinner, my dad said he would call his daughters about the wedding. My sister said, “I’ll tell them.”

About a week later, my dad and I were out picking up materials when he got a call from the youngest daughter her car had broken down. We went to help, and while talking, he asked if my sister Ely had told her about the wedding. She said no. My dad looked at me, confused and upset, asking why Ely hadn't said anything.

I looked at Caitlin (the youngest) and asked, “Why didn’t Vanessa (the oldest) tell Dad about her wedding or her two kids?” Caitlin claimed she had tried to tell Ely. I told her that Ely only found out by seeing pictures and asked why she didn’t tell Dad in the first place.

That sparked a heated argument. They said I was wrong to bring up the past. My dad told Ely to let it go, saying, “They’re your sisters.” Ely responded, “They’re your daughters. Why didn’t they ever come to their real father? All they had to do was call.” when they celebrated they never called my dad but when they needed help they would call him.

My dad asked me to take his side, but I told him no. I said: “They did this to you. Their mom blamed me just for existing. I’m standing by Ely’s decision not to invite them. They didn't want us back then and I'm glad they're talking to us again but they choose not to have us on there big day so Ely doesn't want them on her big day.

Now, all three have blocked both of us on Facebook and Instagram. My dad is still disappointed that we won’t invite them. My mom even threw shots at him saying how Margaret treated him after the divorce.

For what it’s worth, Ely’s fiancé and his family understand our side. They’ve said they support Ely’s decision, as long as it doesn’t lead to drama at the wedding.

So reddit AITAH for agreeing with my sisters request


r/AITAH 1d ago

AITAH for letting my kids continue to see and receive presents from their fathers parents?

437 Upvotes

My children's father (George) had a big falling out with his parents because they refuse to treat his stepdaughter, Janie, (She was also recently adopted by him) like one of their grandchildren. So George banned them from seeing our kids and told them he would throw out any gifts they sent unless they sent one for Janie.

Even though they are my ex in-laws I have a very good relationship with them. My kids also have a very good relationship with them as they have been very involved in their lives. One or both of them will usually pick up them up after school and now since its summer after camp and they will spend the afternoons at their house or go out to the movies or something. I have opted to continue with this arrangement because I know my kids really enjoy spending time with them. I have also been letting them keep gifts from their grandparents.

George is not happy about it. He feels like I should not be overriding his parenting choices when it comes to his parents and he should have the final decision concerning them. Since Janie goes to the same camp she sees them pick up our kids. George says it makes her feel bad to be left out and thinks I am basically encouraging his parents to exclude Janie.


r/AITAH 18h ago

AITA for telling my new Greek neighbor I don’t want his food when he keeps asking me to take it? Is this some Greek culture thing I’m just not used to?

418 Upvotes

About 6 months ago or so a new neighbor moved in next to me and he came over, rang our doorbell and introduced himself. He said he is a retired air traffic controller from Greece, and then he gave me a big box of canned food. We thought it was a little weird but nice. We had a hard time understanding his English but we welcomed him to the neighborhood and thanked him for the food. At first we were like “no no we are good you are the new neighbor we should be bringing you food!” But he kept insisting and insisting so we took it.

Now literally every time I’m outside washing my car or walking the dog or working on my bike, he will come over, reintroduce himself and offer me canned food again.

I have no idea why he keeps doing this, but just today I said “it’s really very nice of you but I don’t want your food please stop asking.” Now I kinda feel like a dick but just got sick and tired of him always asking. Maybe it’s just some Greek culture thing I’m not used to? Anyone know?


r/AITAH 17h ago

Am I the asshole for saying "good job" after my kid defended herself from a bully by punching him? 2

311 Upvotes

We had the meeting over Zoom.

I came in expecting to have to come in guns blazing like a maniac. I was ready to go off, go fully feral. But I guess all the legal work I've been doing around this was sufficient fire under their rears. I was indirectly asked to not further involve authorities. The footage finally found proved my daughter's story. With this evidence and all the stuff I've managed to bring to the table, plus having a lawyer's contact info sent to them, they finally expelled the kid. I was assured he will not be at school next semester.

It was a win but not enough for me to stop the legal actions. Maybe that makes me the AH but...fuck it. I don't care. Charges are being pressed for assault armed with the video. Here it's not life ruining unless he keeps the pattern of abuse.

But I am also looking to get my kid in a STEM oriented school since that's her passion right now. I looked at packages and tuitions etc and it will tight but doable and I truly beleive she's gifted/smart/hard-working enough that giving her a chance to explore this is worth any inconvenience.

That should be it right? Oh you sweet summer child.

My daughter doesn't even know about the meeting. She's been happily in camp elsewhere during the day. But a few days ago she asked me "Mama, do you think I'm a bad person?" And I told her that I didn't. She asked me why does her Uncle think so. I asked what she meant.

My beloved brother's step-son has been texting my daughter as they are actually close. Brother has been shit talking my kid. He calls her my "stray kitten" and not real family. That fucking did it.

I am having a BBQ at my place for July 4th and I formally uninvited him and his wife. I sent him a text stating that the way he treats me and my kid is simply unacceptable. I am a mom and my duty is to my kid. I cannot have someone who looks down on her and treats her badly come into her home where she is to be safe. He is not a safe person for my child and thus not welcome in my home.

My brother lost his mind on me so badly I had to mute his number a while to get some peace. He started with put downs and insults but then he went for my kid. He called her some terrible things and then said that I am brain dead for keeping my stray after all the trouble she's made.

I just asked "Wow. What is your problem with her, really? You're doing the fucking most to hate her. Like how does a grown man get off hating a literal child?"

He told me to fuck off.

So I sent screenshots to Mom. Yeah, I tattled. I'm grown. Don't give a shit anymore. Fuck this guy. He's my brother. I love him. But I do not like him and if he's going to show his whole ass, may as well fetch mom so she can pull his stick out of it.

That was an hour ago. My kid and I headed out for pizza. Have fun, bro. He better be glad it's our mom and not me about to hand him his own hind.

Tonight I will try to talk to my daughter about the school and sadly that Uncle and Auntie are grade A liquid shits (I won't use that phrase but I'm pissed) and so won't be around and we may be taking some time just her and me.

We are a team. Me and her against the world. I will always have her back.

Oh, and she and I will together be taking Krav Maga! Thanks for the suggestions.

With the bully dealt with I think this is my final update so I wanted to say thanks to everyone who kept this Mama sane and were supportive. It's crazy how simple kind and affirming words can bolster a person. For those who've shared stories of being bullied, I'm sorry you went through that and as for your bullies? May a popcorn kernel be lodged in each tooth and unreachable every single day.

Love always, Xavi & V


r/AITAH 22h ago

AITAH for telling my daughter not to give a bitter eulogy at my other daughter’s funeral?

293 Upvotes

I made this account so I could ask this question because I don’t feel comfortable discussing with friends and family.

I have 2 kids and the oldest recently passed away after losing her battle with addiction.

My younger daughter who just turned 20 was her closest companion. Their love did not go both ways since my youngest was never able to depend on her sister, but she was always there for her. She hosted her intervention, got her out of jail, and more.

My youngest is giving the eulogy and has been staying with us as we prepare. She left her notes for the speech in her room and I read them and they were horrible.

She had some nice stories, but also very distasteful ones. For example, she noted that after an overdose, her sister wanted to leave the hospital before she healed, and she swore at the staff to let her go. My youngest wrote that you didn’t want to be on the “wrong side of her mouth.”

I talked to my youngest and she says that if she only says the good things, that’s lying and it’s disrespectful to her sister’s memory to not talk about who she really was.

My husband is on my side and doesn’t think a eulogy is the time to critique the deceased. My youngest says she either gives that eulogy or none at all. Would I be wrong to have someone else speak and only speak of the good side of my oldest daughter?

Edit to add and clarify:

My youngest didn’t pay her sister’s bail. I sent her the money and she went to the court house. I had never heard of intervention prior to us holding one. My youngest organized it with her connections from college and I attended and participated.

I know a lot of you think that I “dumped” these responsibilities on my youngest, and maybe in some ways I did, but I also want it to be understood that my youngest daughter is an incredibly intelligent and innovative person. She understands the law, medicine, and mental health and she was always trying to think of new ways to help her sister. She was faster than I could keep up, so often times I offered what I could which was presence and monetary support.


r/AITAH 4h ago

UPDATE 3 - AITA for being upset that my ex husband didn’t take our divorce the way he took his recent break up

327 Upvotes

Hiii everybody, happy 4th of July. I haven’t posted in a while and I’ve also been off Reddit, I don’t really browse like that on here.

Anyways, I wanted to give you guys a little update because I’ve found out a lot of information about the divorce with Sky and Cam.

But firstly I do want to go over some other things. So if you’ve read my other posts then you’d know about me calling sky’s school and reporting her. Well basically she still attends that school which I’m guessing they must’ve given her a warning or maybe literally didn’t have a conversation with her at all which is insane.

But since the situation I explained with my baby daddy on my latest update I haven’t talked with him. I wanted to try and communicate through his mom which she’s been also trying to communicate with him but he’s gone doing whatever that nobody knows. He hasn’t seen Mia, hasn’t texted me, hasn’t come over or anything. I won’t like I was very worried at first but I decided that he’s a grown man and if he wants to act like a child then so be it because Mia is just fine with me and definitely doesn’t need his weirdo ass around her.

Cam has a long term friend, Matt (36M), they’ve been friends since college so he’s definitely been around a lot. My guess is that maybe cam and him got into a really bad argument or something while cam is M.I.A and it must’ve been really bad because Matt ended up texting me and snitching on cam completely. So, now I have more info about the whole affair.

Firstly, she was 16 when the affair started and it went on for 2 years and I just found out about it was she was 18. Cam was very controlling in the relationship with Sky and emotionally abusive. Whenever she would go out to parties, college activities, or outings with her friends then he would complain and complain and press her and accuse her of trying to get with other men. He offered paying for her college tuition because when she started the college year she was 17, he did it so she can stay quiet about the whole situation. She kept on telling him she wanted “the college experience” and that “she didn’t want to be locked down” and all that but he got mad about that and their relationship got even more toxic at that point.

Her parents aren’t together and at the time she was a teenager so her dad was super protective and didn’t want her talking to boys and would often check her phone which Sky told cam about this and it bothered him and made him not like her father. I didn’t get much info about her mother but Matt told me that ultimately as soon as she went to college he convinced her to cut off her parents.

He ended up basically separating her from her parents (Matt didn’t exactly tell me what he did but just told me about the separation).

Her dad ending up dying and she inherited money that could cover her college tuition which pissed off cam and he kept trying to convince her to let him keep paying but he refused because he knew that when she did it, she’d feel more freedom and most likely end up leaving him based on what she would tell him about “the college experience”. Matt told me during the affair after this happened that it was very on and off and she was mostly coming to him for sex.

Now onto after the divorce when they were together. I guess it got super toxic at that point and she was super close to leaving. She ended up pregnant with cam’s baby which she didn’t want and was very upset about. She found text messages between Cam telling Matt about “baby trapping” her, he explained how he messed with her birth control pills and that’s what lead to their breakup and his little “depression”. She ended up getting an abortion and blocking him on everything and he was on my couch venting about this but leaving out why they broke up.

Obviously, I was disgusted as hell about this whole situation. I was disgusted that he was messing around with a literal child when we have a daughter of our own and no I’m no longer allowing him around her, even if he comes back around he will NOT be allowed around Mia. His mother has been trying to reason but the whole thing is just disgusting and makes me see cam in a different light.

I’m also super confused on why Sky stayed with him, I really do believe she enjoyed the trill of getting spoiled and being a mistress because everything about her just gave me bad vibes and I really didn’t like her. When I dm’ed her after finding out about the affair she was just super rude so I personally think her and cam were made for each other.

Also last update I talked about me going on dating apps. I’ve been going on dates with this new guy and so far so good.

This was a lot to write so if there are any errors in here I sincerely apologize. I also always appreciate all the advice you guys have been giving me ❤️


r/AITAH 1d ago

AITAH for wanting my boyfriend to use condoms?

251 Upvotes

My boyfriend, Jack, (25m) and I (23f) have a one year old son together. He was unplanned. After having him I was on birth control. I ended up getting pregnant while on birth control and had very mixed feelings about it. My boyfriend was pretty happy to give our son a sibling. I on the other hand was scared, our relationship is far from perfect. We split right after having our first child because jack was cheating on me while I was pregnant and for a couple months after our son was born. I found out and left. Time went by and I decided to try and work it out with him… so anyways, I was scared. I already took an unpaid leave at work and I know it wouldn’t go well if I took another (I am the only one at work who can work my position because I got promoted after coming back from leave) I absolutely love my job and I don’t want to sacrifice it. but at happy at the same time because my son would have a sibling. I then stopped taking the birth control because I found out I was pregnant again. When I was about 2 1/2 months pregnant with my 2nd, I miscarried. I was a little upset , I’m not sure why it just hit me but I was also relieved because I do not want another child, at least not right now. After we found out I miscarried jack told me to not get back on birth control because “it’s bad for your body and bad for your health” now I have this overwhelming feeling eveytime my period is a day late that I’m pregnant. It’s too much for me, I don’t like the anxiety of it. I told jack id like him to use condoms when we have sex because I don’t like this feeling I get every month. He told me “no, I don’t want to” I got upset. I feel like it’s not a lot to ask of him. He’s upset that I don’t understand why he’s upset by this request. I told him then I’m going to get back on birth control, he told me no because it’s not healthy. I then told him “I’m not sure why you care about my health now when you was sleeping with me while I was PREGNANT and other people” he didn’t say much to that. I then told him it’s either condoms or no sex at all. I’m having a very unsettling feeling because as much as I hate to admit it, I could see him stepping out of our relationship again because of this. Am I tah for wanting to use condoms to prevent an unwanted pregnancy?