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My husband spent all day roasting me so I finally told him he was a joke
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My husband spent all day roasting me so I finally told him he was a joke

My hubby kept making jokes at me all day yesterday. I felt more like they were digs and after the first few I pulled him on it. For example we finished an episode of our show and then I said I was going to go clean the house. He said “that will make a change” and started laughing. I do literally all the housework so I wasn’t impressed but let it go. Anyways fast forward to the evening after a whole day of this (jokes about me as a wife/mother), he sends me this dating joke about how if you’re looking to date a woman with a sense of humour you’re SOL since they don’t exist. I said “reallly?” He replied I only just proved his point, that I had no sense of humour. Fed up I replied “well I must do, since I married you and you’re a whole feckin joke.” Now he’s been sulking and barely talking to me. Did I take it too far? AITA? If so I will apologize. Tl;dr- hubby made jokes all day. I made one back but may have taken it too far.

Clara Jensen
MIL Joked About My Next Marriage So I Canceled The Whole Wedding And Tagged Everyone
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MIL Joked About My Next Marriage So I Canceled The Whole Wedding And Tagged Everyone

I (22F) and my fiance (26 M) had our wedding date set for October of next year. We announced it 3 months ago at a family barbecue, and everyone seemed excited. We’ve been engaged for a little over a year now, and we wanted to announce the date before we even sent out invitations so everyone could plan for it. Our initial plan to pay for the wedding went as followed: we save $500 each month for a year. We are getting married at the small-town family church, so $6,000 is plenty to cover what we need. A week after the announcement my parents (brides parents) gave a very generous $2,000 donation to the wedding. My parents and my partners have about the same finances. My parents decided to skip their spring break trip to donate. My mother-in-law heard about the donation. (we thanked my parents publicly but didn’t specify the amount.) She decided at the next family gathering to ask my parents about it, where she learned the amount and how they afforded that. There was some conversation before I walked over, but this is what I heard my MIL say to my fiancé: “Don’t worry, I’ll pay for your next one.” (My MIL hasn’t ever liked me, she says I’m dramatic. She’s probably right tbh.) My fiancé told her firmly to shut up. My parents looked pissed off as well. My mom said she didn’t think it was fair that the brides side (of 6 people, small family), donated more than my finances side (20 people). I don’t have any grandparents or aunts and uncles left, so my family is smaller. I told them that I love their donation, but my MIL’s side does not need to donate. My MIL responded with a snappy, “I’m not giving up my vacation just because you two are broke.” I got pissed, and told her again that I don’t want any money from her. Mid-April, my MIL posts on Facebook about her spontaneous New York 5-day Vacation with other members of my fiancés side of the family. My parents got very offended, thinking that if they had enough for a spontaneous vacay, why don’t they help pay for the wedding. I think they exaggerated the trip out of spite, but I still kinda agree. BUT at the end of the day it’s their money. Now it’s May and both sides of the family are posting sassy Facebook posts, messaging inappropriate comments, and some not even talking. I posted on Facebook that we’re putting the wedding off for now. I posted “We are no longer planning our wedding for October. We want to be married and supported by loving family members, and we all know we’ve been lacking at that recently. We will replan the wedding at a later date.” I tagged everyone, and now everyone’s mad at me. I tried to stay out of the drama, but seriously- wtf! AITA/ what do I do now??

Clara Jensen
My Daughter Joked That I'm Not Her Real Mom So I Canceled Her Sweet 16 Party
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My Daughter Joked That I'm Not Her Real Mom So I Canceled Her Sweet 16 Party

So I (39F) have a daughter (15F) from a previous marriage. Her dad and I split when she was 5 after he cheated on me with his now wife. Messy, yeah, but I’ve always kept it civil for my daughter’s sake. I’ve been the main parent, doctor visits, school stuff, everything. Her dad sees her like once a month, and when he does, it’s all Disneyland dad vibes. No rules, just vibes and gifts. Anyway, I was planning a huge Sweet 16 for her. Like thousands of dollars, caterer, DJ, venue, the whole thing. She’s been hyped for months. Then last weekend, we were at her dad’s house for some brunch thing his wife threw. I only went because my daughter asked me to. At some point, someone jokes about how much she looks like her dad, and she goes: “Yeah, guess I got lucky. Especially since she’s not even my real mom.” And points to me. Everyone laughed. Her dad laughed. His wife laughed. Even her grandparents laughed. I just sat there like… what? I quietly told her we’d talk later, and we did. I asked her what the hell that was about. She said it was just a joke. That it was funny. That I needed to lighten up. I told her, “Cool. Then I guess you don’t need me to throw you a party, since I’m not really your mom anyway.” She thought I was bluffing. I wasn’t. I canceled everything. No venue. No dress. No photographer. I told her she can ask her real parents for a party. Now everyone’s saying I went too far. Her dad’s calling me bitter. His wife had the nerve to DM me and say I’m emotionally punishing my daughter. Even my sister thinks I should’ve just grounded her or something instead. But I’m sorry, you humiliate me in front of people who disrespected me for years, and then act like I’m the one in the wrong? Nah. AITAH for canceling her party over what she claims was just a “joke”? Or did she finally cross the line?

Anya Petrova
Redditor Embarrasses Her FIL After He Tried To Joke About Her Past As An Escort
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Redditor Embarrasses Her FIL After He Tried To Joke About Her Past As An Escort

I (27F) used to be an ''*escort*'' (h\*oker) from 18 until I was 23, I'm not proud of it but I also don't give a fuck because I did what I had to do to keep studying and a roof over my head. That's how I met my now fiancé (37M) tho he was never my client. We began to date when I was 25 and three or four months after that his BIL ''exposed me'' (no idea how he found out) because *there's no way my fiancé knew* and thus we had to come clean in front of his whole family. Yes I did that. Yes he knows. Yes he doesn't care. It was 2 years ago (at that time), we got over it. After that there was a span of 3-4 months in were my MIL and some of my fiancés aunts and cousin ''police'' their husband when I was around, it was really weird tbh because this dudes were like 40-60yo and I wasn't that desperate, so my fiancé shut their bullshit hard and even when his family still gives me the side eye from time to time, we thought it was behind us. He proposed last year and five months ago we found out that I was pregnant, we were really happy about it and we told his family as soon as we knew. His sisters and young brother were happy for us, but his mom took me aside and *begged* me to be honest with her and asked if this was really my fiancés child, I was taken aback but I just rolled my eyes and said yes, she gave me some shitty speech about how ''she only wanted to make sure'' and that ''she was happy to be a grandmother''. Well, last weekend we were at his parents with his family and some of his friendsand we were talking about the name, how he might look (small talk, we will love him regardless but there's always some ''*Oh I hope he gets your nose!*'' ''*mmh I like your eyes, I hope he gets them*'' comments) and my FIL said that he and his children have a birthmark in the inner tight and that even his grandchildren (one of my SIL's kids) got them, so our baby might too, and then he said ''But how can we know from who he got it? it may as well be from me, my boy or my brothers'' and he and his brothers began to laugh. My fiancé got mad and before he could say anything I said ''I don't get it'' and my FIL was ''yeah because it runs in the family'' and I said again ''I don't get it, why would he get it from you?'' and he began to get nervous and said ''because you know... it's just a joke OP'' and I said ''but I don't get it and you all laughed, explain'' it got to the point that some of his friends said ''hey, it's not funny'' so he he excused himself and left. Later my fiancé's BIL came to me and said that I was wrong for embarrassing him like that in his own house and that I knew what the joke was about and *because of my past*, I shouldn't be surprised. Now they're all demanding that I apologize to my FIL.

Anya Petrova
My Ex Called Me Racist In Front Of Our Son Because Of A Nelly Joke
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My Ex Called Me Racist In Front Of Our Son Because Of A Nelly Joke

I was talking to my son(3yo mixed black and white) on the phone and he wanted a Band-Aid on his finger cause he got a splinter the other day so he just wanted another one and I saw her put the Band-Aid on. I said you’re gonna wear a Band-Aid like Nelly for some reason I thought it was Nelly that put Band-Aids on the tip of his fingers as well his face. I was misremembering Michael Jackson was the one that put it on the tips of his fingers she called me racist for it. when I grew up in the Midwest white people was wearing the Band-Aid on the face. were they racist? She proceeded to call me a fucking racist and a lot of other things in front of my son which he repeated to me “you’re a fucking racist” which kind of broke me and I kept telling her to stop talking like that in front of him she said done a lot of things in front of them, but I don’t like. she also makes him say I’m black he’s white passing I really don’t have a problem with that. Cause I don’t understand the whole reinforcing his race thing cause Im white TL;DR my ex-wife called me racist because she was putting Band-Aids on my son’s finger And I said like Nelly. Is that really a racist thing to say? Edit I made a grave typo. I’m meant to say I really don’t have a problem with her making him say I’m black and she was the one that started the whole white passing thing.

Elise Dubois
Student Chooses Safety Over Staying in Class and Becomes Target of Jokes
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Student Chooses Safety Over Staying in Class and Becomes Target of Jokes

Today was my first day of the semester and my professor gave everyone Mazapan which is a mexican peanut candy. I have a severe allergy to peanuts and everyone was eating it in class and crumbs were getting everywhere and the smell of peanuts was STRONG. After the class ate the candy, we did a group activity where we had to put post it notes on the wall & write someone we look up to but everyone was touching all the markers and my contamination OCD kicked in. I felt uncomfortable and trapped so I asked to leave about 15 min early after explaining my allergy and my professor seemed offended and annoyed by that. I understand some people are uneducated about food allergies and how serious they are so I get why he was a bit confused. Was I just letting my health anxiety get to me or was that justified??

Elise Dubois
AITA for potentially getting a teacher fired over a joke?
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AITA for potentially getting a teacher fired over a joke?

My brother (23) and I (22f) have raised our younger siblings together for the past few years (both our parents have died). The kids’ teachers know our situation and are generally pretty good about it. Though we still get some comments at parents’ evenings and correspondence from school is often sent to “Mr and Mrs (our surname)”. We are used to it and it’s usually no big deal, sometimes pretty funny. What I did NOT find funny was my 14yr old coming home from school saying he had a substitute teacher (the teacher works at the same school full time but doesn’t normally take any of our brother’s classes) and as they took the register and saw his surname, the teacher said, “Another Flowers in the Attic kid! How many more of you are there?!” Some of the kids laughed, most apparently didn’t really get it, and our brother was embarrassed but also didn’t get the reference. A bunch of the kids googled it in their next break and ...𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻.. ⬇️

Clara Jensen
AITA for a joke I made during my best mans speech?
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AITA for a joke I made during my best mans speech?

I (34M) was recently the Best Man at my friends (36M) second wedding, I was also the best man at his first. I saw this joke online and it made me laugh so I stole it and for my opening speech I said "right well....welcome back everyone." which got more than a few laughs, especially from the bride (31F) who seemed to find it hilarious. Everything went well, speech over and done with, though later on after a few drinks my friend began to rip me a new asshole telling me I was out of line with that kinda joke and how i'd embarrassed him and it wasn't funny and that I shouldn't have brought his last marriage into this, I mean a best mans speech will always be more jokey than anything and beyond that it was fairly tame and that was the only reference to his last marriage...was I really that out of line?

Clara Jensen
WIBTA for not inviting my sister to my wedding as she's "joked" about "ruining" it after I ruined hers?
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WIBTA for not inviting my sister to my wedding as she's "joked" about "ruining" it after I ruined hers?

3 years ago, my ex boyfriend proposed to me at my sister's wedding, in front of everyone, while giving what was meant to be a best man speech (he was friends with the groom). It was not approved by anyone, especially not me or my sister, and I said no in front of everyone, and he stormed out. This definitely distracted from events so I left shortly after, apologising profusely. It's been a few years since then. My sister has said she's over it but she really isn't because she brings it up every time we see each other, and she's made it clear that she still holds a grudge. We were really close before (I was her maid of honour) but after that she sort of pulled away from me. I'm now engaged, not to the proposal guy, to another fella. We're planning the wedding for early 2022. My sister has been "joking" about "payback" for years now, saying that when I get married she's going to do something to "ruin" the wedding. I don't know what, but I have my theories, the front runner being announcing a pregnancy or some other milestone during the reception. We've had a conversation recently (about a month ago) where she said something like that, and I've said "I know my ex was a douche but please remember that I didn't want him to do that and please don't pull a stunt at my wedding" and her response has usually been something like "wow, yeah, I bet someone announcing a major milestone at your wedding would really ruin your event, though you probably wouldn't understand that unless it happened to you", or words to that effect. I have apologised multiple times, but it's been 3 years and she still holds a grudge against me. I was talking with my mum earlier, she asked if I'd started planning yet, I said no, and mum says that I should get my sister to help and I just sort of said that I'm not even sure about inviting her. It just kind of slipped out, tbh. In the rest of the conversation I admitted (after mum pressed me) that I was unsure about inviting her because of these "jokes" she's made over the years, because if 3, nearly 4, years later she's still making these "jokes", then they're probably not jokes any more, and inviting her might not be a good idea. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those brides that expects everyone to just put their lives on hold for my wedding, but I feel like she's basically said that she is planning to fuck up my wedding. Mum, however, thinks I'm being unfair, that my sister is allowed to have feelings about her wedding day, and about mine, because my ex's actions did affect her day, and said that my sister is most likely only joking and I shouldn't take what she's said seriously, and definitely shouldn't leave her off the guest list for my wedding because of the jokes. She's also said that if my sister isn't invited, then she (as in mum) won't go either, in solidarity, and called me a bridezilla. WIBTA for not inviting my sister?

Clara Jensen
AITA for moving out after my sister’s boyfriend joked about killing my partner?
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AITA for moving out after my sister’s boyfriend joked about killing my partner?

I (21F) have been with my boyfriend “Leo” (27M) for 3 years. My sister “Sophie” (22F) has been dating “Jake” (27M) for about 3 months. Due to financial stress, Sophie and I were both moving back in with our parents. Leo was coming with me, but Jake wasn’t supposed to move in — just help Sophie pack and move her things. The night before the move, Leo had just finished a late shift (around 1–2am) and was packing. I had reminded Sophie multiple times to leave out the packing tape since Leo would need it and didn’t want to disturb anyone. She forgot. Leo knocked on Sophie’s door at about one in the morning to ask for the tape. No answer. He knocked again, a bit louder. Suddenly, Jake stormed out ...𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 🍿

Luca Moretti
AITA here? My dad thinks my citizenship is a joke.
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AITA here? My dad thinks my citizenship is a joke.

Please judge whether I am out of line. I was born in Canada. My dad is a US citizen that has always lived in the US. My mom border hopped got knocked up and hopped back home to Canada. So I should have US citizenship through my dad. But he never went and got the consular certificate of birth abroad. So I cannot renew my drivers license or get a US Passport because no one actually did the paperwork. I did not find this out til this year. I have lived full time in the US on and off my whole life until I turned 18 and I moved here permanently, got married had kids and all that jazz. Cue last year and the Real ID becomes a thing. I cannot get one because I do not have any documentation showing I actually have US citizenship. I call an attorney and they walk me thru how to file a passport as a short cut around all of this. Passport gets denied. Cue the asshole in me (maybe). My dad is getting upset with me because I am blaming him for all these problems that have arose. Had he filed my Canadian birth certificate at the consulate they would have issued the needed documents. But he didn't. So I am left in this mess that will likely cost me $5000 to complete. It would have cost him $25 back in the 1980s when he should have done this. He has offered no assistance monetarily or even emotionally about any of this. So I have been speaking to him less and less. He thinks I am throwing a fit and acting like a child over something that he believes is not his fault. So judge me please?!?! Because I am so distressed and he thinks I am misplacing that stress where it doesn't belong. Edited to add: I am grown and I will handle the money part on my own. It was the gesture that mattered to me. I was angry when I wrote this so not everything came out construed correctly. My main beef is I need him to actively participate in correcting this because legally it is required. Instead of doing that he is pushing back at every turn and making it very impossible. Thats mainly why I am so angry. I cannot get a DNA test without him. I cannot get his school records and IRS records to establish that he lived in the US for 5 years prior to my birth without him. He won't do the bare minimum that is needed. Hopefully that makes it a little more clear.

Clara Jensen
AITA for not accepting jokes about being an only-child after losing my sister?
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AITA for not accepting jokes about being an only-child after losing my sister?

I know it sounds stupid but I had a huge fight with my boyfriend (m26). He has 4 brothers and I‘m kind of an only-child because my sister died when she was 8 and I was 12. It was really sad for my whole family - especially my parents who separated after this. My boyfriend knows this. But he sometimes makes jokes about how I‘m an only-child and that I can not share (food) and stuff like that. I know that theses jokes are only typically jokes about this topic but it makes me sad. He did this again yesterday while we were meeting some of our friends. They also made some jokes and that was enough for me - I told them that this makes me sad and that I don’t like it and how I miss my sister and that I don’t feel like an only child because I still HAVE a sister - she’s „just“ not alive. Some of my friends were shocked and apologies but my boyfriend and two other friends argued that I’m just acting like an only-child (crying, being dramatic and not accepting jokes). I said that I would not accept this behaviour and that I don’t want to see them again if they act this way. Now I’m wondering if I was to harsh? It was a joke after all? Am I the asshole? Sorry for my bad English - I’m not from the USA and I’m feel very emotional while writing this.

Clara Jensen
Generous Sister Rescinds Her Offer To Pay For Sibling's $7k Wedding Gown When The Bride-To-Be "Joked" About Her Cheating Runaway Groom
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Generous Sister Rescinds Her Offer To Pay For Sibling's $7k Wedding Gown When The Bride-To-Be "Joked" About Her Cheating Runaway Groom

I had an incident on my wedding day back in 2017, where my former fiance abandoned me and ran away with his pregnant mistress. That image, those details are forever engraved on my mind and I'll never forget how I felt that day. This was truly a turning point in my life. My family have always been there for me so I kept close to them. My younger sister is currently engaged and her wedding will be in few months. She's struggling with money so I decided to help her and her fiance and pay the wedding dress. This allowed her to be able to buy her dream wedding gown that costs 7,000 ($). It's a lot for a dress but she literally cried because she wanted it. (This happened few days before we agreed to go buy the dress). We were eating dinner at my parents home and my cousin and aunt were there. My aunt was asking my sister about the wedding and my sister said that everything was going according to plan and then casually laughed and said "let's just hope he won't ran away with a pregnant mistress or something in our wedding day..". I was blown away completely. She laughed and aunt laughed too as if this was a joke. She was basically mocking what happened with me in my wedding. It happened so fast I got up and started screaming at her calling her an idiot but my parents asked me to take it easy and she said it was a joke and she didn't "think" I'd react so intensely. My aunt remained seated and my cousin asked me to calm down and drink some water but I grabbed my stuff and as I was getting ready, I told my sister she was getting 0 dollars for her dream wedding dress then I walked out. I heard louder commotion as I walked and my dad and cousin followed me outside trying to talk but I asked to be left alone. My and dad spoke to saying I was too harsh on my sister over a joke and said that I know this is how she is with her dark sense of humor. They said she's been crying after I decided to back out of helping her and said this'd ruin her wedding. They want me to reconsider my decision since it might damage my relationship with my sister but I refused. Did I overreact? Info: it's my aunt that would usually bring up what happened from time to time and say stuff like "if what happened didn't happen you would've had at least 2 kids now" or "do you know what day it is? your wedding anniversary !" It's harsh but she stopped doing it anymore. Maybe my sister is being influenced by her but still. It hurt the same, and more coming from my own sister.

Elise Dubois
AITA for walking away when my friends joked about fairy rings?
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AITA for walking away when my friends joked about fairy rings?

For people who don't know what fairy rings are: they're rings, usually made of mushrooms, in fields. There's folklore attached to them that says if a human steps into one, the fairies will take them away. I know this is not real, but I grew up with a very superstitious grandmother who would tell me this shit *all the time.* As a kid, if she saw me walking towards one, she would literally yell for me to stop and change direction. As an adult, again, I know they are not real, but that doesn't mean I'm about to start walking through fairy rings willy nilly. I live with my boyfriend and 2 friends (a couple), and we arranged to meet another couple for a hike. They tease me a lot for being "superstitious", as there have been a few other times that it's come up. We were hiking, and I saw a fairy ring directly ahead. Again, I know they aren't real, but I just tilted a little to the left, so I went around. No one noticed. Then a few minutes later, there was another, and again I went around. This then happened a third time. At that point, my friend asked why I kept swerving away from the group. I was like "huh. Didn't notice." but boyfriend realised and burst out laughing, telling them what I'm doing. They started laughing and joking and then began jumping in and out of the ring and stomping/kicking the mushrooms while teasing me about it. They were loud enough that a few people nearby were looking over, and they looked like total dickheads. I told them to stop but they didn't. I then started walking. We were on our way back, so I just kept going. They caught up with me a few minutes later and 3 out of the 5 people I was with said I was being a prat and overreacting, making them feel bad and ruining a nice day out. I said that acting like dickheads in public wasn't my idea of a good time and they said I was being bitchy. The other 2 said the joke's over, let's just head back, and things went back to normal-ish. However, once we were back, my boyfriend rounded on me and echoed his earlier sentiments (he was one of the people who gave me shit) saying that I embarrassed him and was acting bitchy over a joke, and I'm being overly superstitious and need to chill. I said he was being a pillock then, and he's being one now, and I'm sick of them teasing me and they should have known when I wasn't laughing along that I didn't find it funny. He said they aren't mind readers and I can't expect them to just know I don't find things funny, and I owe him, and the others, an apology, for getting upset over a joke about something I take too seriously, anyway. AITA? ​ Update: this morning my boyfriend and friends had a series of bad luck, I made a joke about it, and he lost his rag. We have now split up.

Clara Jensen
Update on AITAH for considering leaving my fiancé over a drunken “joke”
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Update on AITAH for considering leaving my fiancé over a drunken “joke”

I (F, 27) still have people messaging me and asking about updates so I thought I just write one. Short version: after 5.5 years he (M, 41) walked out on me and the baby (due March). Yesterday, after coming home from a 12-hour shift, I went to bed and completely passed out. Before my pregnancy, we had agreed that if I was too tired and he wanted intimacy, he could initiate without waking me. However, things have been rocky between us lately. He told me my pregnant belly is a turn off (I used to be fit), and I told him then no more intimacy! I assumed he understood it means while sleep too. Anyway, yesterday, as I was in a deep sleep, I woke up feeling weird. He was going at it while I was lying on my side. I screamed, “Get off me, you rapist!” We had a huge fight after that, and he accused me of overreacting. He left for work and told me I’d better apologize when he got back. I told him to go f*** himself. Later that evening, he sent me a text saying he couldn’t do this anymore and that it was over. He ended our relationship over text—after 5.5 years! I was at work when I got the message and started crying. I took the night off and went home to talk to him, thinking he was just angry and trying to scare me. But it’s really over. We talked, and he confirmed it. Thankfully, I don’t have to move out. He’s moving in with his mom, so I’ll stay in the apartment and cover the full rent. I apologized for calling him that during the fight, but he said it didn’t matter. He explained that it wasn’t just about the fight—he’s been miserable for a long time and wants out. He admitted he should’ve ended things sooner. He told me, “You dragged me into something I didn’t want. I hate how much you’ve changed, both physically and emotionally. Now you want to work part-time? I just don’t want these changes.” (I had told him earlier I wanted to work part-time until I gave birth because I was in pain, but he didn’t like it.) He added that when the baby is born, we’ll talk about some sort of arrangement so the baby can see his mom and, occasionally, him. But he admitted, “I’m not a dad type—let’s get real.” I’m just relieved he didn’t kick me out because it’s snowing, and I would have been homeless. Still, I feel devastated. I know my family, his family, and friends will blame me for not making the relationship work. I don’t even know what to do or where to go from here. Task-wise, nothing will really change—I was already doing all the housework anyway. After putting up with everything, he ended things with me right before Christmas—six months pregnant—knowing my family isn’t supportive. I feel lost. I thought being older than me means more mature (I’m 27, he is 41). I was wrong.. I was a fool

Anya Petrova
AITA for not wanting to speak to my friends anymore over a "racist" joke?
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AITA for not wanting to speak to my friends anymore over a "racist" joke?

Edit: I’ll stop using “cunt”; it’s got a less sexist meaning in the UK but that’s not much of an excuse for it. Apologies. When I moved to uni I quickly became friends with my flatmate, Tony. He's white but listens to a lot of rap/grime music. Sometimes he jokes about how I'm "not black" because I prefer older music and don't act like a "stereotypical" black guy. Not to mention, there'll be times where "nigga" comes up in a song or whatever and he just says it without caring. I'm not gonna lie, this bothers me. I've confronted him about it a few times and he always says he "forgets he's around a black person." Make of that what you will. I also became buds with another guy, Mark. Mark's a decent guy but he keeps asking me for the "n-word pass" as a joke and it's starting to get on my nerves. Mark has an asian girlfriend, which is important later. Me, Tony, Mark, and a few other mates were pre-drinking to go out last night. We were all pretty drunk, but not drunk enough to do or say anything we didn't mean (the night was pretty young). Everyone in the room was white, except for me. Mark made a racist joke (quinted his eyes with his fingers pretending to be asian) and everyone laughed, but I was taken aback. I was thinking *did he seriously just do that?* and I called him out on it in front of everyone. They all told me to lighten up, because I "talk about race all the time," but only because they're always joking about how I must have a huge dick because I'm black or asking for the n-word pass - most of the time, I'm telling them that it's not that funny and to leave it alone. I said that none of them have the right to make racist jokes like that and Mark told me that it wasn't aimed at me, so I shouldn't be offended by it. I told him to fuck off, and Tony started defending Mark - when I said that Tony wasn't in a position to talk either because he clearly doesn't care about saying nigger around me, he just looked at me and said, "that's a you problem, not a me problem." I called him a cunt and he said that's cool, and the room was silent for a minute or two. I went out on my own after they came back and Mark told me I'm like a brother to him and we're good friends and all that, trying to make up I guess. He said that he was one of three white people in his high school before he came to uni so he knew how it felt to get discriminated against. I asked him why he made the joke if that were the case, and the he actually stood there and said that it wasn't aimed at me so I shouldn't be offended. I told him I wasn't having it because jokes like this get cracked way too often for my liking and if he couldn't understand why I'd be offended by a racist joke, even if it wasn't aimed at me, then I didn't see him as a friend anymore. He said that he doesn't care (I guess the whole friend thing was bullshit) and then I went back inside, grabbed my booze, and drank on my own in my room. Did I overreact here? I haven't spoken to any of them since.

Clara Jensen
AITA for leaving my sister’s wedding after she made me the butt of a “family joke”?
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AITA for leaving my sister’s wedding after she made me the butt of a “family joke”?

I (25F) have always been the “responsible one” in my family. I’ve helped raise my younger siblings, worked two jobs during college, and even financially supported my parents when they hit a rough patch. My older sister “Rachel” (30F) has always been the family favorite—she’s outgoing, funny, and everyone gravitates toward her. She got married last weekend, and things hit the fan. For context, Rachel has always had this “playful” habit of roasting me at family gatherings. It started with harmless jabs, like calling me “Mom Junior” because I’d remind everyone to take their meds or clean up after themselves. I laughed it off for years, but at some point, it turned mean-spirited. She started calling me “Miss Buzzkill,” saying I didn’t know how to “let loose” because I preferred reading at home over clubbing. Flash forward to the wedding: Rachel asked me to give a toast as her maid of honor. I thought it was a huge honor, so I worked hard on a heartfelt speech about her finding love and the bond we share as sisters. But when it was Rachel’s turn to speak, she gave this whole jokey speech about “the woman I’ve always looked up to… as a reminder of what NOT to be.” She then went on to “jokingly” compare me to a 1950s sitcom mom who “probably schedules fun time.” Everyone laughed, but I felt humiliated in front of 200 guests. Even my parents were cracking up. I wanted to keep it together, but after the speeches ended, I quietly excused myself to the bathroom to cry. When I got back, the jokes hadn’t stopped—people at my table were still making comments about me being a “buzzkill” while pouring drinks. I couldn’t take it anymore. I grabbed my purse and left. Since the wedding, Rachel has been blowing up my phone, calling me “dramatic” and saying I “ruined her big day” by storming off. My parents are siding with her, saying it was “just a joke” and I “need to loosen up.” I told them I’m done being the family punchline, and now everyone’s calling me selfish for making the wedding about me.

Clara Jensen
AITA for laughing at my brother in law's joke?
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AITA for laughing at my brother in law's joke?

So I (23F) was sitting on the couch with my husband (26M) who was in the middle of working on a report, I was eating a whole uncut cucumber as a snack since I was craving it when suddenly my brother in law (18M) high school senior, came into our room, noticed what I was eating and told me "Your supposed to blow shrek, not bite his dick off" Upon hearing this I started to laugh as I couldn't get the image of what my BIL said out of my head, my husband then whispered under his breath "fucking childish" and left the room. I later confronted him and he told me in what world is that phrase acceptable, I didn't mean to upset him but I just found the joke funny. Sure it must have been inappropriate but still it was a joke. Edit: he was calling me and my BIL childish

Elise Dubois