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My Parents Stopped Noticing Me… But Someone Else Stepped In And Became My Family

My (16F) parents never really had much time for me after my little brother (9M) was born. And things only got worse after he was diagnosed with autism when he was 3. My dad is almost never home, and my mom is constantly busy taking care of my brother, so neither of them really have time for me anymore. I’ve known my best friend Rachel since kindergarten, and over the years, her mom has honestly become one of the kindest and most supportive people in my life. Rachel and I both used to play soccer, but my mom could rarely take me to practices or games. Rachel’s mom would always step in and take me with her, without ever making me feel like a burden. I was also part of the school choir for six years, and in all that time, my parents showed up to maybe one performance. Meanwhile, Rachel’s mom was there every single time, even though Rachel herself wasn’t even in choir. Those are just a few examples, but the truth is, Rachel’s mom has always been there for me in ways my own parents just haven’t. At home, my mom barely pays attention to what I’m doing unless she needs me to watch my brother. Because of that, I end up spending most of my time at Rachel’s house. There was even a time I stayed at their place for an entire weekend, and my mom didn’t call once to check where I was or if I was okay. It honestly felt like no one noticed I was gone. Rachel’s family also goes on a lot of vacations, and they often invite me to come along with them. Now they’re planning another trip, and this time… everything changed.

2025-08-17 18:33:20

Jonas Bergström

Family

She Used My Wedding Money To Pay Her Debt… And Blamed Me

My Maid of Honor stole thousands of dollars meant for my bachelorette party… and expected me to never find out. I’m 23 and getting married in just a few days. My MOH, someone I trusted completely, was in charge of planning my bachelorette party. I didn’t ask for anything crazy, just a fun weekend downtown with my friends. Two girls even flew in for it. I was excited. I thought it would be something special. Instead… she picked me up and took me to her tiny one-bedroom place. Eight of us. One bathroom. We spent the entire weekend cramped inside. Pizza, basic games, a mimosa bar, shopping, a movie… and then it was over. It wasn’t what I imagined. Not even close. But I didn’t complain. I told myself it’s about the people, not the place. Then everything changed. A week later, my fiancé came back from a work trip. I casually told him about the party, and he looked confused. The next day, my MOH asked to meet. That’s when she dropped the truth.... Over a year ago… my fiancé gave her a large amount of money. Enough to cover an entire luxury bachelorette trip. Flights. Hotel. Food. Everything. I had no idea. And she admitted… she used that money to pay off her credit card debt. She just hoped no one would ever find out. I felt sick. I went home, told my fiancé, and realized I couldn’t ignore this. So I made a decision. I removed her from my wedding. Because how can someone stand next to me on the biggest day of my life… when I can’t even trust them? Now everything is chaos. Her mom and boyfriend are texting me, saying I’m selfish and overreacting because I “didn’t need” a big party anyway… and at least she benefited financially. My own mom is against me too, saying she’s basically family and it would be tragic not to have her there. Even my bridal party is split. Half think I went too far. The other half agree with me. And now she’s calling me, crying… because she already has the dress we paid for and “can’t wear it anywhere else.” At this point, I don’t even care about the wedding anymore. I just want it to be over so I can leave on my honeymoon and get away from all of this.

2025-10-07 11:45:40

Luca Moretti

Family

I Exposed My Sister’s Secret To Her Fiancé… Now Their Wedding Is Falling Apart

I told my sister’s fiancé the truth about her past… and now their wedding is falling apart because of me. My sister (30) is engaged to a guy, let’s call him Josh (33). He’s successful, respectful, treats her incredibly well, and has always been nothing but kind to our entire family. Honestly, everyone loves him. A few months ago, they announced their engagement at a big family dinner. Everyone was celebrating, laughing, excited… Except me. Because I knew something he didn’t. Later that night, I pulled my sister aside and asked her one simple question… “Did you tell him about your past?” We’re twins. We’ve always been close. And I know exactly what her past looks like. In college, she went through a very “wild” phase. She slept with over 100 guys. Now, I’m not here to judge that. It’s her life. Her choices. But marriage? That’s different. I believe the person you’re marrying deserves the full truth, especially about something that big. She told me it didn’t matter. That it was in the past. That I should just let it go. But I couldn’t. So I gave her a... I told her if she didn’t tell him… I would. A month passed. Nothing. They kept planning the wedding like everything was perfect. I gave her one last chance. A few more weeks. Still nothing. So I did it. I told Josh everything I knew. He thanked me… but I could see it hit him hard. Because here’s the part that made it worse. She didn’t just not tell him… she lied. She told him she’d only been with three guys. Three. He was completely blindsided. Now the wedding is on hold. He hasn’t spoken to her in days. Says he needs space to think. And my entire family? They’re furious at me. They say I destroyed her relationship. Ruined her wedding. That it wasn’t my place. Meanwhile, Josh’s family is more neutral. They’re supporting him… and some of them even thanked me for being honest. And now I’m stuck here wondering… Did I do the right thing… or did I just blow up my sister’s entire life?

2025-09-22 11:18:14

Clara Jensen

Family

Husband excluded our daughter from a family trip and now he's mad she won't forgive him

Essentially, my husband has decided he wants to have a "guys only" trip this summer with my son (13 M) and nephew (12 M). My daughter (11 F) is a tomboy who is into sports and fishing and extremely close with her brother and dad, and the three of them often spent a lot of time together. My husband and I discussed this, and I insisted my daughter be included, but he mentioned that he really wants this time with his son and nephew, without any women present. I eventually gave in on the boys only trip, but warned him that our daughter would be hurt, and it was up to him entirely to fix it. He promised me he would. Ever since my husband told her she couldn’t go, my daughter’s behavior has changed. She no longer hangs out with her brother playing video games, and she has been extremely distant with my husband. Just this past week, during the Super Bowl, while my son and husband were watching the game, my daughter was tucked away in her room. Watching the Super Bowl together has always been a tradition for the three of them to do together (I'm not into sports ball), but this year, my daughter didn’t join them. I asked her if she was okay, and she gave a "yeah" and continued reading a book. My husband noticed this behavior and tried to cheer her up by telling her he would plan something really cool, just the two of them, but our daughter told him she didn’t want to do anything. My daughter needed to be picked up early from school for a dentist appointment. My husband said he would pick her up, but she texted me, asking, “Please, mom, can you pick me up and bring me?” My daughter also has been getting the school bus in the morning instead of catching a ride with my husband and son, which she typically does. Now my husband has been complaining to me about our daughter, saying he’s done everything to make it up to her and that I need to step in. I told him she would be hurt by him excluding her from the trip, and it’s entirely his fault she’s icing him out. He says we should be a team and try to fix this together, but he’s the one who caused this hurt, so it shouldn’t be on me to fix it. It’s starting to affect our relationship now, too.

2025-10-12 11:58:28

Luca Moretti

Family

My Boyfriend Hid His Traditional Views Until I Met His Family And Now Expects Me To Serve Him

My bf (28M) and I (24F) have been dating for roughly 2 years now. I've never met his family in person (they know of me) as they live quite far away and we're all busy with life. But recently, there was a family event for his nephew's first birthday. I went to the event with my bf and meeting his family and relatives was nice. They were sweet people and said they were happy to have me there. But once the dinner time came, my bf, who has never ever asked me of anything suddenly told me to 'get me my plate and food.' I was confused at first but then noticed that all the women present were taking care of handling the food to their partners. Instead of telling him anything, I just decided to do it. But the next thing was asking me to 'get him water' and then next 'get me tissues' and then next 'let's go wash hands' even when I wasn't done eating?? I was so baffled the whole time because I wanted to tell him to knock it off but given how all the men in the room was doing the same and the women following them, I didn't say anything until the event was over. Once it was done and we were going back, I asked him what tf was going on and was genuinely upset and he told me that's how his family tradition is and since men are far superior than women are, they're meant to serve and that of course I'll have to do the same once we get married so I need to warm up to it now?? This was possibly the weirdest and most awful conversation I've had with him because he's never brought up anything about his family or this tradition until I met them in person. He's never even mentioned any of this UNTIL now. I got so upset by the fact that he sees women as inferior but then he said it was not about inferiority but women are a good subset of humans that are more emotionally evolved to serve than men are, so it's a waste for them to not act that way?? He said us serving isn't a bad thing but actually a great thing that shows respect to our partners. We argued for a long time and he said I needed to consider my relationship with him if I wanted to marry him. We've had marriage talks since my own family is asking to consider him as well and I had no issues with it since he's a nice guy and always been good to me. It's just that he's never been this way and him bringing up tradition and knowing his opinion on women serving men and all that is making me consider my relationship. I haven't talked to him since and he's been saying sorry for making me upset and that I should stop being sensitive over a simple thing that I'll eventually get used to. But I'm not sure if this tradition is something that's normal to his culture and I'm reading too much between these lines. It's not that I wouldn't get him his plates or tissues but it's the context behind it that I do not like. Idk if I sound affirming of what he is saying but I'm not. I'm seriously conflicted over how his personality just seem to have changed and need some insight because I thought he was the perfect guy for me until this happened. Should I talk this out with him or something?

2025-10-12 12:00:09

Anya Petrova

Family

My Wife Cheated With My Brother And Now They Blame Me For Her Pregnancy Loss

I'm getting divorced from my wife, and I'll call her my wife in the post for clarity, of a decade. We have three kids together, two school aged and one preschool aged child. The last two years of our marriage were rough and I had no idea why. She pretended things were all good when talking to me, but complained about me to her family and friends non-stop. When I told her she could talk to me she was saying her family and friends were just trying to stir some shit and she wouldn't say I was lazy and ignored her which was a lot of what I was told. She said we'd get back to normal once all three kids were in school and we had more time for us. Then I found out she was having an affair with my brother. I found out via his ex-girlfriend who sent a photo of them kissing outside my brother's place. He broke up with her before the affair was revealed but he said a lot of shit about her and how she was paranoid and didn't trust him and she was proven to be right. When my wife said she was pregnant I knew the baby was my brother's and there was zero way for me to be the father. She tried to tell everyone she didn't know but the three of us knew. She knew we hadn't had sex in years. She was using the baby to try and make me more agreeable but I told her our marriage was over and I filed for divorce. She moved in with my brother and tried to take the kids but I stopped her because he lives 2.5 hours away and our school aged kids were not going to be able to make a 3 hour each way drive to school. Temporary custody was granted to me with visitation being granted to her. My parents were shocked and angry at my brother when I told them. He tried giving me shit for making them go after him and her when she was pregnant. I muted him because I didn't want to hear the BS but I also wanted to make sure everything in the divorce and custody went smoothly and I hope to maintain primary custody so I'll need to show they are better off with me. My parents did end up accepting them as a couple. I said I could understand them not giving up a child and grandchild but I don't want to hear about them. They said they respected this. A few weeks ago my wife had a stillborn baby. She and my brother blamed me for all the stress I put her under. She said being apart from our kids as much as she is was the biggest cause of her miscarriage and she sent a lot of vile texts and I replied to none of them. He also sent a number of them which I documented with hers. My parents came over to tell me about what happened and were shocked that I knew. They asked what I had said to my brother and wife. I told them nothing. I said I wasn't going to offer any sympathy to either of them after they did the dirty on me and fucked up mine and my kids' lives. My parents tried to talk about the loss and the baby and everything surrounding it but I shut it down and told them I was not going to be their shoulder to cry on or listening ear. I said my wish not to hear anything about my brother or wife had not changed because they lost a baby. They left my house angry and it took a couple of weeks for them to reach out again. They asked if I would be so rude to them again and I said if they tried to talk about this then yes. They asked if I had reached out to my brother and wife and I said no. They told me they had hoped to see me at the service and I told them it wouldn't happen. They said I didn't need to become such a cold hearted monster and times like these is where you put away the hate. I don't agree but I'm willing to entertain that maybe I'm wrong. AITA?

2025-10-07 12:13:56

Jonas Bergström

Family

Future Stepmom Demands I Cut My Hair for Her Wedding Because I Look Too Much Like My Mom

Dad (42) and my his fiancee (Alice 28) are getting married in November this year. I (15f) didn't really like Alice because I think she replaced my mom too soon. My mom died of cancer 2 years ago and she and dad started dating 8 months after. I try to be as polite as I can whenever she's around or starts a conversation with me. Dad never forced me to have a relationship with her and I can also see that she's not interested in having one. After they got engaged, Alice approached me and said we needed to talk. She said she has a clear vision of how she wants her wedding to be and that I have to comply so that everything will be perfect. I said sure and asked her what I need to do. She said, "first, I want you to cut your hair short; second, you can't wear heels and lastly, only wear light make up and no fake lashes. Okay?" I let her finish before I responded. I said I can do the second and third but I will not be cutting my hair. My mom loves my hair and helped me grow them thick and healthy. I got my blonde wavy hair from my mom so I will keep it long. Alice accused me of wanting to upstage her. I said that's not what I'm trying to do and I think it's unfair since I know she didn't make these demands on her other female guests. She then called me a selfish brat and told me she'll tell my dad about how I "disrespected her". My dad then got involved and told me to just cut my hair because it will grow back anyway. I said her request is ridiculous and I'd rather not attend their wedding than to cut my hair. I think I have put my dad in a tight situation and I am now considering cutting my hair because I know my presence in the wedding will make my dad happy. But growing my hair back to lower back length will take a long time. AITA if I refuse to cut my hair? Edit: I am 5'7 while Alice is 5'6 so I kinda understand why she wants me to wear flats. I offered to tie my hair or put it in a bun but she said that won't do. I am not part of the entourage. Edit 2: Yes, I look a lot like my mom. I got my hair, eyes and smile from her. Edit 3: Thank you so much for all your kind words. My mom's parents live in Ireland. Dad's parents live in Colorado (we're in Florida) but I do talk to them 2-3 times a week. I will follow all your advise and be on guard for my hair. Again thank you all. I appreciate your condolences and kind words. Edit 4: I am overwhelmed by the love and support you guys have given. Thank you for the validation. I WILL NOT CUT MY HAIR. If it means not going to the wedding, then I will just stay with my mom's sister (in Georgia) on that day. To everyone who expressed their concerns about inheritance/will, I don't really mind if dad gave everything to his future family. He and mom (surgeon) has separate bank accounts and mom left everything to me. Yes, I have an Irish passport. But I will not be studying there as I plan to get in to Johns Hopkins university and be a surgeon like mom.

2025-09-15 18:33:31

Elise Dubois

Family

My Sister Bought Our Childhood Home for Peanuts Before Dad Died and Now My Inheritance Is Gone

I (40M) recently lost my father (76M). I have two siblings, my twin brother and older sister (44). We all grew up together in my parents's house. It is a large multi story 5 bedroom house worth almost half a million dollars. My father's will stated that his assets, cash, house, etc... were to be divided equally among the three of us. While in town for my father's funeral, I asked my siblings when a good time would be to meet up about putting the house on the market. My sister told me that there was no need, because my father had sold the house prior to his death. I was confused, because he was still living in it. My sister went on to explain that my father had been sick for years and was deep in debt, so he'd needed to sell the house. Of course, with his health as poor as it was, that would be a complicated undertaking. So my sister and her husband bought the house with the understanding that he would continue living there for free. I was flabbergasted. When my father died, he only had about 120K in liquid assets. Her story made no sense to me. I demanded details. She said that the mortgage lender would only approve them for 375k, which is far less than the house is worth. My dad apparently spent the other 250k paying off his debts, paying for treatments and "maintaining his quality of life" as my sister put it. So basically she's telling me my inheritance is 40k and no more while she gets that + a house. I called her a thief that took advantage of our father when he was vulnerable. She basically pocketed the difference in the value of the house out of my inheritance. She got really mad. She told me that she and her husband have been struggling to pay two mortgages for years while also raising four kids (not my kids, not my problem) and getting no income from the second house, but that was her CHOICE, and she got a house out of it. She started yelling at me and crying, so her husband intervened and took her away. I turned to my brother for support, but he just shrugged and said he couldn't find it within him to care about a house after we just buried Dad. I miss Dad too, and I hate fighting with my sister, but what she did was wrong. I've reached out to a lawyer and am planning to sue my sister, but I'm nervous. I know this will permanently fracture my family. I just want what's rightfully mine, but is it worth blowing up my sister's life? AITA?

2025-10-07 11:42:17

Clara Jensen

Family

My Mom Refused To Help With The Wedding So I Uninvited Her And My Dad Is Furious

I’m engaged to the love of my life. We’ll call her Sarah. Sarah doesn’t have issues with my parents but there is a little tension on both sides and no one has attempted to be close, which is fine I guess. It makes me a little sad that they are not more excited about her. Sarah asked my mom the other day if she would help make centerpieces. Sarah is into DIY but we are running out of time and she was asking around to see who would be willing to help. She admitted to my mom that it was kind of grunt work and if she didn’t want to, no pressure. My mom got offended and said of course she doesn’t want to, we haven’t cared about her at all, so she doesn’t care about our fucking wedding. This hurt Sarah but she didn’t fight back. Sarah told me and I called my mom. Honestly I probably went into it a big aggressively, but I yelled at her for saying that to Sarah. My mom said that Sarah hasn’t included her in any of the fun parts, or cared about her opinion on anything, so why would she help make centerpieces. I asked her to apologize to Sarah and my mom said no, she was done talking about it, so I uninvited her to the wedding. My dad sent me a text, because I said he could still come, and pretty much told me to fuck off if I thought he would come without my mom. My mom is now upset because everyone is going to ask where she is. Sarah is very happy and feels like I defended her, and literally everyone else thinks I’m the asshole.

2025-10-07 12:11:36

Clara Jensen

Family

Brother Insisted I Skip Work to Meet His Disneyland Schedule and Called Me Selfish When I Said No

About a month ago, my family decided our Christmas plans. We are going to exchange and open presents with all the kids at our parents house on Christmas Eve and spend Christmas day with our individual families (my brother with his wife a kids at his house, etc...). Because of this, I told my job I'd be willing to work the 26-31st. In response, my boss said I could make double overtime, since no one wants to work that time. My brother (55) calls me (41) last night ask if we could move Christmas at my parents to Saturday the 29th. Apparently his wife scored some free tix to Disneyland and they're going on Christmas eve. His wife wants us to spend the whole day on Saturday the 29th cooking as a family, hanging out, and playing games. He said "we could take advantage of the after Christmas sales for presents" to try to sell it to me. I said "sorry I told my job I'd work. I'm more than happy to join you all around 6pm. But I can't do an all day family thing." He blew up. He said I'm being selfish bc I care more about making money than family. I said I didn't mind it being moved, but he has to understand I already made plans because we were originally doing this on Christmas Eve and I've already asked for that day off. Since he's the one who's moving things around, he has to be flexible, not me. I'm 100{39ca6eb452c0ce4419cd73a8f3bd18a23fe95ab4febb092bc2ab1b542eeea82f} willing to do Christmas on Saturday, but just after my work is over. No, for him it's all all day family day or nothing. (Of course, if I end up not showing up I'll get shit from my parents.) Of course he did not agree. He doesn't understand why I can't spend the whole day with the family and just not go to work. Or move the work day to Christmas Eve. My job actually decided not to be open that day bc everyone wanted it off. So I couldn't switch as he suggested. I keep trying to explain that other people at my job have already made plans to be off Saturday because I said I was going in, and I'm literally going to be the only one at work those days. He called me a spoiled brat and hung up. Am I being the asshole here? I don't mind celebrating later. But I do mind being expected to re-arrange my schedule because they want to go to Disneyland for free. I mind being painted as the bad guy because I have boundaries. I mind that we are both too damn old to be having this kind of issue in the first place. UPDATE: Thanks everyone for your support. I really wasn't sure if I was being unreasonable or not. Just FYI my bro convinced my parents and my sister that I was being completely unreasonable. The big family Christmas will be Saturday morning (when I'm working). I dropped my gifts for my family and the kids off at my parents house yesterday and was told this. I told them I hope they have fun and Merry Christmas. I meant that sincerely. They're not going to change and I'm tired of defending myself. The good news is because I'm working that weekend, my boss giving me rest of the week off PAID double OT bc the building will be closed for some light renovations until Jan 2nd! Score!

2025-09-20 15:02:03

Jonas Bergström

Family

Date ghosted me on my birthday then they attacked me about my dead brother at a party

Basically I went out with this girl(Missy) and we really clicked a lot. We had an awesome time on our first 4 dates. We had made plans to go get sushi on my birthday(her idea) since she never had it. Texted her before I left and she said "I'll meet you there soon". Que me sitting there alone on my B day eating alone. She ended up becoming good friends with my buddys gf(unknown to me) and I ran into her at her birthday party at the bar and she tried to hug me. I just side stepped her and brushed right past her without acknowledging her the entire night. I even told my friend what she did and asked him to make sure he keeps her away from me. Her and my buddys gf eventually confronted me, while wasted, asking why I'm being an asshole and won't even acknowledge Missy presence, ignore her and move seats if she sits down. After about 5 minutes of listening to them bitch & insult me, I stood up and belted out a "Fuck off and fuck you both, this is the girl who ghosted me after 4 dates and left me sitting alone on my birthday after saying she'll be here soon!" and I left with 3 of our friends. Now my buddy, his gf, missy and a few other friends in our group think I acted irrational and ruined her bday party. They want me to apologize to them and Missy. As well as they want me to be friends with Missy as well because she's moving in with them in a few months. TL;DR: Girl ghosted me on 5th date after saying on my way. Run into her at friends party and ignore her, Girl and friend rant and insult till I out girls shitty actions along with a hearty "fuck you" and left. Edit: I literally did nothing beyond not talk to Missy. My friends gf and Missy kept trying to force me into conversations all night despite me saying no thanks and walking away. They cornered me while I was seated and kept talking shit while I stayed silent. Edit 2: I forgot to mention the part where after a few minutes of being berated they started in on how my dead brother would be ashamed of me. My brother was murdered and our last conversation was a fight. I found his body on my way to his house to make up with him.

2025-09-30 18:06:59

Luca Moretti

Family

My In-Laws Kept Forcing Mushrooms On Me So I Stopped Cooking What They Like

My in-law's are big food people and take offense quickly when people do not like their food or do not like certain elements. I despite mushrooms. I have never been willing to eat them with a dinner. The first time I had dinner with them I bypassed all the mushrooms on my plate. They took notice, asked me about them, and when I told them they made sure the next time the mushroom couldn't be bypassed. It became a thing where they would go out of their way to serve mushrooms whenever I was around or cover shit in a mushroom sauce. I figured it would get better especially with my husband calling them out over the pettiness. But nah. They then started getting more demanding of what we cook for them when we host and serving shit they know I don't like, so I decided nah, this is dumb, and I now cook what I feel like and they can eat it or leave it, no catering to their tastes involved. They have said I am turning down perfectly good dinner requests and all this shit. And they are making me out to be the bad guy. My husband told them they were acting like kids. AITA?

2025-09-22 11:25:29

Elise Dubois

Family

Future Brother-in-Law Yelled at Me for Wearing My Engagement Ring to His Baby Shower

This was years ago, but a recent popular post reminded me of the event, and it’s something that I still wonder about. After a terrifying accident and some revelations about mortality and our life together, my husband (then-fiancé), Ben proposed to me in 2011. I said yes, and he put his mother’s old ring on my finger. Two months into our engagement, his older sister, Bella, had a baby shower. We of course were both excited for her and I put a lot of thought into her gift, and we arrived a little early to set up chairs a bit. She lived with and was dating her baby’s father, Mark, at the time. I hadn’t ever interacted with Mark very much, but he seemed alright. The trouble was when their friends and extended family began arriving. Friends and relatives were saying hello and making small talk, including Ben and I. While Ben was grabbing some food, a woman said hi to me and asked how I knew Bella and Mark. I replied that I was Ben’s fiancée, and Ben was Bella’s brother. Well, Mark was in earshot, and he was furious. He said this was Bella’s day and I was making it all about me by announcing our engagement. Since Ben and I had been engaged for two months and I’d been wearing my engagement ring for that entire time, I responded with a confused “No...? I’m not...” and he was still angry that I “brought it up.” He said I could have taken off my ring for one freaking day and waited until after the baby shower to talk about it. I definitely didn’t intend to draw attention to myself, but I don’t have social media (only Ben does) and I know there were people at the baby shower who I had not previously met. AITA?

2025-09-17 09:56:12

Jonas Bergström

Family

I Told My Brother's Screaming Girlfriend She Has To Pay Full Rent Since I'm Not Sleeping With Her

I (48M) own a three-bedroom house. My brother (M mid-20s) lives with me and pays one-third of the market price for his room, which covers his share of the utilities. My brother has a girlfriend who spends most nights here—about 15 or 16 nights a month. They are frequently sexually active, and she is extremely loud, screaming at a level I associate with adult film performers. Because of this, I cannot sleep when she is present. Last week, after staying over for two consecutive weeks, she decided to move in with my brother, planning to occupy the other free room instead of sharing with him. When he informed me, I asked her to come over so we could discuss it. I told her that if she moved in, she would have to pay full market rent for the second room. She reacted strongly when I quoted the full market rent, seemingly expecting to live there for free because she is my brother's girlfriend. She demanded to know why I would charge her the full price. Sleep-deprived and irritable, I responded that since I was not the one having sex with her, she would need to pay full rent. She immediately became silent and red-faced, while my brother laughed hysterically on the floor. Following that incident, she stormed out, and since then, my brother has been staying at her place. I must admit, I am enjoying the silence. AITA?

2025-11-21 15:11:36

Clara Jensen

Family

I Called The Police On My Brother For Stealing My Car And My Stepmom Lied To Them

I 23F have always been civil with my 19M half brother. We were close as kids but he started to have an attitude at 13 and pretty much stopped being nice and started messing with my things/making fun of me and doing pranks to annoy me/privacy was gone with him coming into my room and taking my things. Whenever I complained my stepmom would normalize his behavior and make excuses. My dad never really grounded him and thought that talking to him will get him to behave better. I'm currently in college I live in a rented apartment and have car to help me get to the university or other places. The car isn't expensive or fancy at all I saved up for it 2 years ago. I decided to have Christmas dinner with my family- It's the perfect opportunity to be with family since I haven't seen my dad in a while. I arrived at my dad's house. And left my purse and my keys on the kitchen island after my stepmom told me to help with dinner. My half-brother started talking about my car in the kitchen while my stepmom was listening and asked if he could take it for a couple of hours to hang out with friends. I politely told him no. He threw a fit and brought up how I needed to relax and not worry but my answer was still the same. While we were sitting at the dinner table. My half-brother got up,washed his hands and I thought he went outside. I got busy talking to my dad and after I got up to wash my hands I noticed my car keys weren't there. I went outside to ask him and neither he nor my car were there I lost it I started calling his phone but he hung up on me several times. I was furious I told my dad I'd call the police if he didn't come back with the car.my stepmom jumped to defend him and said I was being unreasonable to call the police. I called him one last time then I called the police. My stepmom freaked out when my halfbrother got picked up by the police. She told me to go explain the situation to the authorities otherwise he'd spend the night in jail. But I refused especially since I still hadn't got my car back. Stepmom yelled that I ruined dinner and that it was no big deal he was going to return it after "borrowing" it from me but he didn't really borrow it and she heard me say no. I don't know what she told the police. But I didn't give permission to use the car. My stepmom's side of family are mad at me for doing this to my brother and hinted that I don't consider him family. My dad's side of family sided with me saying he deserved it. My dad said I overreacted and I shouldn't have called the police when he disappeared for 4 hours. Edit: he DID NOT borrow it but my stepmom said I let him borrow it which is not true. Edit just to clarify; I talked to the police about what happened and I learned later that my stepmom said that her son was allowed to borrow it and that it was a misunderstanding. I wasn't going to let her continue to lie but my dad told me to back off and let it go. This really upset me my half-brother wasn't even berated the way I was by the family.

2025-09-16 23:20:56

Anya Petrova

Family

Parents Demand I Let My Sister Name My Daughter Because She Can't Have Her Own Kids

My sister and I never gotten along (let's call her Jenn), Jenn was born a cleft lip (which she had surgery to correct) and has lazy eye, most likely will never be able to have children and some other minor heath problems. My parents always baby her because of that. All throughout my life I been forgotten about, my parents forgotten to come to my school plays or my basketball games,has forgotten to pick me up from them, has not gotten me gifts for my birthday but gotten Jenn stuff. Now all of that I could live with because they are my parents worng doings but my sister enjoys it, she uses my parents favouritism against me, for example she had once cut a big chunk of my hair because a guy she liked asked me out (which I declined) when I told my parents about it all she had to do was cry and they start feeling bad for her and forget that she ever cut my hair and on another occasion I work my butt off to convince my parents to allow me to have a pet dog when I was like 14, I got a lapdog and paid for him all by myself. My sister fell in love with him and convince my parents to give him to her. Now I became pregnant and am expected to have a baby girl, my sister become obsessed with the idea of becoming an aunt and started to buy things for my daughter,texting me with instructions on how I should decorate her nursery, made a name list for her which her top name ended being her very own, she even brought a little onsie that says mini Jenn and told me that's what I'm gonna be naming my daughter. If course I told her no way I'm not making my daughter after and told her that if it wasn't the case of her being my sister I'd would have already cut contact with her, she told me that since she allowed me to date her crush it's only fair that she gets to pick the name of our first child. Which I honestly fine beyond ridiculous she didn't even tell me that she liked the guy I was dating until I became engaged to him and she also continuously commented on how ugly she thought he was and even if that was the case her logic still doesn't make sense. I ended getting a call from my parent with them commenting on how selfish I am and that I know that my sister will most likely never be able to have children of her own and that I should just give her this one and that I hurted her feelings. So I gotta ask am I the asshole for not allowing my sister to name my daughter after her?

2025-09-16 19:31:56

Anya Petrova

Family

AITA For Refusing To Agree To Split Ownership Of My Dad's House With My Sister?

Throwaway Account I (30m) have a sister "Lori" (26f) through my dad (52m). When Lori was 3 her mom packed up her stuff, took Lori and left my dad a note saying that she wanted a divorce. Lori's mom always hated how much my mom and dad still got along and refused to cut down visitation after having my sister. Lori's mom also reconnected with an ex-boyfriend and tried to deny my dad access to Lori. Soon after the divorce Lori's mom got pregnant with twins and her affair partner bolted. Lori's mom tried to claim my dad as the father which my dad said was physically impossible but still insisted on a DNA. Lori is his but the boys are not. Fast forward to when Lori is 16, and our dad owns a house and during her week with dad she asked if her mom and brothers can temporarily move in as her mom lost her job and can't stay in their apartment much longer. Dad refused and told Lori that if her mom is having that much trouble then she needs to make other arrangements. Lori said that her mom's family was in another state and that if our dad didn't let her mom and brothers move-in, they'd have to go to another state and that she would go with with them. Our dad said that Lori was old enough to decide which parent she lived with and that if she would rather live with her mom full-time he would support it. Lori was upset and said that if he loved her he would help the people she loves. Dad said that he did love her but would not allow my ex and other kids to live off of him. About a month later Lori used her key to let her mom and siblings in while dad was out of town and when he called the authorities arrived Lori's mom claimed Squatter Rights. Turns out Lori's mom had changed her address for a phone bill and bank statements to dad's address for the past 2 months and Lori would come over and collect them before he had a chance to see them. Dad was pissed started legal eviction but during the proceedings one of the twins accidentally set the house on fire. Lori has apologized for her actions but our dad was done and no longer desired overnight visits as he didn't trust her anymore and used her college fund as a downpayment for a new house. It's been 10 years and while Lori and my dad still talk he still has his guard up with her. Last year there was a health scare and it was revealed that dad is leaving his new house to me while Lori gets a few items. Lori and her mom don't think it's fair, especially since her fund was used to help pay for the house and want me to sign a document agreeing to split ownership of the house 50/50. I refused for a number of reasons but our grandma thinks that it would be the kind thing to do. AITA? Edit: Since I'm seeing this questions in the comments/DMs I'll answer it here  1. We're Americans living in the U.S.A. 2. Yes my dad had Home Owner's Insurance but they were dragging their feet in the payout. Eventually, got the money though. 3. My dad didn't tell Lori she found out and when she confronted out dad he didn't lie. 4. My dad and I like to do fireworks for New Year's and 4th of July so he had some in the garage and the twins got a hold of it, weren't properly supervised and that's how the fire started. 5. My dad is still alive. As stated before there was a health scare because of the pandemic and he wanted to get his affairs in order just in case, but he's fine now. Edit 2: Just to be clear on a few things about my Grandma 1. She loves both Lori and me and means well. 2. While my Grandma thinks that signing the 50/50 split agreement would be the right thing to do she isn't hounding me about it. She's only mentioned it twice and won't state her opinion unless asked as she still respects the fact that everyone is an adult. 3. My Grandma doesn't own a house or have much in assets to will to anyone and my dad gives her money regularly for luxuries.

2025-09-16 20:06:02

Elise Dubois

Family

My sister got pregnant by my husband so I let her rot in a shelter

My sister (24f) and I (26f) were really close our whole lives and we moved away from our parents together when she was 18 and I was 20. I met my (soon to be) ex-husband here and we got married and my sister stayed close. We spent a lot of time together. Then a few months ago I learned my sister was pregnant and my husband was the father. I ended my marriage to him immediately and I told my sister I wanted nothing more to do with her and she was on her own. I had some of her stuff at my place and left it at my ex's place for her. For the rest of the pregnancy they were living together and then he wouldn't let her back in after the baby was born. She called our parents from the hospital and told them she had nowhere to go. That he was looking for custody and didn't want her back and I wasn't answering her calls. So they called me and after I heard them explain what was going on I told them it wasn't my problem. They tried to argue but I wasn't having any of it. She got a place at a shelter for single parents and she's still there several weeks on. With the custody dispute she can't move back to our parents and I am still refusing to help her out. My parents are angry because I won't even take her calls or reply to any messages she's sent. I actually blocked her because I knew she wouldn't stop. My parents don't know that part. But they're telling me I should be ashamed of myself for turning my back on her and the baby. I told my parents I owe her and the baby nothing. I told them it was just a shame she didn't choke on his dick when they were sleeping together behind my back. My parents called me disgusting for leaving them homeless. That I have room and could help. AITA?

2025-09-22 08:41:40

Elise Dubois