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Mom demanded I empty my life savings for her new laptop after I paid for my brother's surgery

My (16F) mom is a single mom of 6, including me, they go from 2 to 14, the three oldest (12, 14 and me) try to help her as much as we can since she has two jobs, my dad and I get along just fine, he and my grannies give me an amount of money per month ($300) since I turned 13, I usually took $100 for my things, I give her $100 for bills and I return $100 to my dad to have an ''emergency'' fund since one of my brothers and I have asthma and I want to make sure that I have money all the time, my mom doesn't know about my ''emergency fund'' and thinks that I only get $200 a month. She respects ''my income'' most of the time but with 6 kids and a big house she smooches all of hers pretty quickly, so when my siblings wants something like pizza, clothes or some ''fun money'' or things she asks to ''share'', I do it cause I love my siblings but sometimes I think it's unfair since I already give her $100. Two days ago one of my brothers (9) broke his ankle while playing outside and we had to take him to the hospital, when my mom tried to pay they declined her card and she freaked out, I called my dad and asked him to drop some of my emergency money for the bill and the medicine, he did and we came home.When we were alone in the kitchen she asked me for the money and I told her that I had some aside since my grandpa recommended me to have an ''emergency'' fund because things can happen all the time and it was formative for me, she asked how much I have saved and I told her that right now I have like 2k?? maybe, she started to berate me, saying that I shouldn't hide money from my family and told me to give it ASAP to buy some thing we needed. This is why I might be the asshole, I told her no since the money was for emergencies such as my brother's and that the things ''we needed'' aren't. She says that my brothers (twins 2 & 4) needs some shoes and pants and that she also needs a new laptop for work, but that's not an emergency and even if it were, it's her job to buy those things. I told het that THAT was the reason I never said anything about the fund. She called me an ungrateful brat for ''not helping her more'' and sent me to my room, she said that I better give her the money by the end of the month but I don't know if I should. EDIT: To clarify, my siblings and I don't share the same dad. He's only my father.

2025-09-20 15:13:09

Jonas Bergström

Family

My brother insulted my life as a stay-at-home dad so I shut him up with one graphic truth

I(36M) am married to a wonderful woman(34). When we first got married 8 years ago, I was making about $36k and she was making $230k. Fast foreward a year and we welcome a sweet baby girl. After her maternity leave was up, I took my vacation to stay with my baby. Well I found out that being a dad and taking care of the house is 1000 times better than working in a stressful office. We discussed it, and I became a full time SAHD. I like being a SAHD. I even enjoy keeping the house clean, cooking, taking care of the kids (7F, 4M and 1M), being involved in the mom groups, little league...etc. The only person who seems to have a problem with things is my older brother (44M). I don't know how, but despite being raised by parents who are very much champions of equal rights, he grew up to be the embodiment of "man provides and guides, woman makes home and follows". Which is why he is a 2 times divorcee who has terrible relationships with his kids. For the past 7 years he has been making jokes about me, trying to emply that I am less of a man because my wife earns money while "I play little wife". I ignore him if I'm in the mood to, or just shake my head at him. Well my wife and I were drunk one time and we came up with a bit of a naughty solution. He gives major vibes of being a prude (and is casually homophobic TBH). So when he made a joke last Sunday along the lines that "if you were married to a man, you would 100{39ca6eb452c0ce4419cd73a8f3bd18a23fe95ab4febb092bc2ab1b542eeea82f} be the bottom" I hit him with "funny you say that, I am a bottom. 'wife' really knows gow to use a dildo and harness to make a man see the starts". He turned so red, everyone kind of let out a shocked laugh and he finally shut up. After a while he said that he did not want to hear about what I do with my wife in our bedroom. I said if he keeps his comments to himself, I would have no reason to share. But today mom called me to say that he refuses to attend Sunday dinner if I am there unless I apologize. I refused to and mom is now the one feeling bad. So AITA?

2025-09-26 15:35:44

Jonas Bergström

Family

My Neglectful Bio Family Wants Me To Save Them But I Refuse To Let Them Ruin My Life

I'll try to keep this short. I (27m) was born into a shitty and fucked up bio family. Bio parents didn't want kids, but kept having them. They were on drugs, liked to drink and party and were reckless and wild. They had 7 kids. I was the second youngest. When I was 6 my best friends mom essentially welcomed me as one of her kids. And my best friend and his younger brother became my brothers in every way except blood and she became my mom. I spent hardly any time with my bio family and when I was with them I simply watched them do drugs, steal each others drugs and argue over the drugs they had. My bio family were all in and out of jail. Usually there was no food so my bio siblings went hungry and I would just wait to leave and go back to my real family. My mom never adopted me but she's the woman I still think of as "mom". She had been a single mom and it was tough for her but she never made me feel like I wasn't hers. I lost her when I was 17 and even then she included me in inheriting from her. And because of her I was able to survive in the world. I found my place. I had a real family. I'm in a good place now. I live with my girlfriend and I'm close to my brothers. Bio siblings found me recently and all their lives are shit. Three of them have kids they can't take care of and they wanted my help. I turned them away. I have no desire to be part of their lives and I don't want them fucking up mine. I don't consider them family any more than I consider my bio parents family. Bio siblings tried using their kids to talk me around but it didn't move me. They said I was an asshole and that I should be helping them out since I had a better start than they did, and that I got all the luck while life fucked them over again and again. AITA?

2025-09-16 17:53:47

Elise Dubois

Relationships

My girlfriend lied about her pregnancy history in the NICU and I think she’s hiding a secret

I 25M have been with my girlfriend 24F for a few years now. We have 1 beautiful daughter prior to our second born. My 2nd daughter had some complications during delivery and needed a cpap machine for oxygen. I was in the NICU with my second born the entire morning until mom was able to come into nicu (24F). Soon after she was there, the doctor asked how many pregnancies she’s had and she responded with 2. The doctor follows up and says she’s had 3 pregnancies charted. she hesitantly says “only” and the doctor says okay and walks away. For context. we had a rough first year with my first daughter and weren’t together until my daughter was 18M. We have been together ever since. she tells me that it’s a hospital error and that it’s wrong. i don’t believe her and asked her what year it was and if the other person knew. She keeps denying it and says it hurts her that i don’t believe her… I don’t know what to think or how to feel, has anyone else experienced this? and am i the asshole here?

2026-01-02 18:59:38

Elise Dubois

Family

My little brother secretly recorded me in the bathroom. He has a video that could destroy my life

I was texting friends and went outside my room to grab a towel. My little brother asked what I was doing. I told him I was about to shower, and he ran into my bathroom. He was in there for maybe 30 seconds. I didn't think much of it—I was focused on my phone. I think he attached a camera somewhere in there during that time. My dad recently bought a small GoPro, so that's probably what he used. After he came out, I didn't think twice. I grabbed my vibrator, went in, did my thing, used the toilet, showered, and came out. As soon as I was dressed, my brother ran back into my room, into the bathroom again, and then darted out. It was weird. I got suspicious and followed him, but he locked himself in my parents' bedroom. About twenty minutes later, he came out and showed me a screenshot from a video. He said he had the whole thing—over thirty minutes of it. I lost it. I yelled at him and said if he didn't give me his phone and let me delete it, I'd tell our parents what he did. He threatened me back—said if I told them, he'd show them the video of me with the vibrator. Here's the thing. We live in a very conservative household. My parents would not take me masturbating lightly. I bought that vibrator behind their back. If they found out, they'd be furious at me. Honestly, they'd probably be more angry at me than at him for what he did. He also threatened to send the video to all my friends if I told our parents.

2026-03-23 08:56:57

Luca Moretti

Personal Stories

Younge Redditors Story About Hiking Releaveals A Confusing Love Triangle

I (25F), my boyfriend B (25M) have been dating for 2 years. B is very intelligent, thoughtful, and polite but he is a people pleaser and does not like confrontation. He has a best friend K (21M). K has big eyes, a cute button nose, and an adorable smile and an awful personality. If he doesn’t know you, he’s prickly and rude. B says that’s just how he is. K likes to make fun of me. But B says K is just teasing me and he likes me a lot. B keeps inviting K on our outings that are supposed to be dates. Most recently, B had organized a hiking/nature outing. When we arrived, I found out he invited K. The three of us did an easy but long hike for the entire day. At the end of the trail, there is a ride that takes you back to civilization. I don’t know exactly how to explain it but it’s a truck that is attached to a trap with seats. It’s not enclosed so you can see the night sky and feel the breeze. The ride comes around every 2 hours. There were several people waiting for the ride back at the end of the hike. When it came, everyone scrambled on and I didn’t have a seat. The driver yelled that I couldn’t stand. I asked B to move over since I’m pretty small but he said he didn’t think it was allowed since it was one seat. He told me to wait here for the next ride. I didn’t want to wait alone while it was getting dark. The driver said to either sit down or get off. I started to move to get off. K said to sit on his lap. I wasn’t in the mood to joke so I sat on his lap. The ride was about 50 minutes to an hour long. We got off, B and I went to my car and I thought it was the end of that. B told me that I had embarrassed K and everyone in the ride with the stunt I pulled. He said that I acted immaturely and I should not have done that. I should’ve waited for the next ride. He requested an apology. I said I didn’t think I did anything wrong.

2025-10-18 09:04:21

Elise Dubois

Personal Stories

I Bought a $50k Guitar for $4k and Now the Seller Is Trying to Ruin My Life

This happened a while back. My wife and I still talk about it every once in a while. She's on my side and most of our friends and family are. However when it happened it was like WW3 between us and her co-workers and others. Here we go...I've been playing the guitar for 22 years. I know guitar values and whatnot very well. I'm very into the guitar market. At my wife's old company she was hanging out with co-workers one day after work and she mentioned that I play guitar. A co-worker who I guess is very popular at work said that his dad passed away and he was selling his dads things. His dad had a guitar and asked my wife if I'd be interested in it. My wife texted me and I said to have him send me the info on the guitar and the price. The next day he texted me the pics and price. It was a 1952 Telecaster in mint condition. He had the original receipts which was crazy! (That's how I knew the date). I asked what he wanted for it and he said he "looked up Telecasters online and he thinks $4,000 is fair". I texted back, "I'll take it for $4,000" and went to pick it up. The guitar had no sentimental value to him at all. Here's the issue at hand. The guitar was/is worth approximately $50,000 depending on the buyer and I knew it. When I got the guitar I told my wife the price and what it was worth. She was floored. Fast forward two weeks her co-worker tells my wife he just found out what the guitar was actually worth from a family friend and wanted it back. She said, "well he really likes the guitar and he knew it was worth $50,000 which is why he was floored you offered it to him for $4,000. He really likes it and I doubt he will sell it back, but you can ask." (Probably not the smartest thing for her to say, but she was caught off guard and it's not her fault or problem). He contacted me and asked to buy it back. I said that it's not for sale. He then said I scammed him and he was going to "sue me and take my wife to HR for being a part of the scam." Which was nuts, but he actually did contact HR. They were cool about it and said it's not their problem. It's between him and me. Over the next few months he made things very uncomfortable for my wife at work. He would bug her constantly about it. She eventually had to go to HR for harassment and they actually let him go (She complained twice and he was warned and didn't stop). He's contacted me several times about it so I got a restraining order for harassment too. I blocked him too. I haven't heard from him in about a year. AITA? UPDATE: Well this post blew up way beyond what I was expecting. It looks like I was voted Not The Asshole. There's over 5000 comments. I couldn't read them all, but I did read a lot. Just to clear up some things. I left somethings out because I didn't want it to influence opinions and really wanted it to be about me buying a guitar at significantly lower market value vs the people in the story. I did include the fact that the guy was harassing my wife at work not to make the guy sound bad, but because I thought it was relevant to the story. Here's some specific details I chose not to include: The guy and his dad were not close at all. So those people saying he was grieving and I took advantage of him, that is 100{39ca6eb452c0ce4419cd73a8f3bd18a23fe95ab4febb092bc2ab1b542eeea82f} not the case. When I went to get the guitar he was telling me he hadn't talked to his dad in six years and was actually annoyed he had to deal with a funeral. The dad bought the guitar new and never played it. Luckily it was stored in a closet and not in a basement or attic. There's no issue with the wood or electronics. It plays like a dream and I couldn't be happier. I am not selling the guitar to the son or anyone. It will be with me for a long time. I'm in my 30's so maybe in 30 years it will find a new home. I would have MAYBE considered giving the guy more money or giving him one of my guitars to sell on his own, but I decided not to do that after he left a terrible voicemail on my phone the day he found out the real value. He demanded it back like he was entitled to an object he sold fair and square, called me a POS, called my wife a POS and said he would "do bad things" if I didn't sell him the guitar back. And to those people who say they would have told the guy the real value. That's a load of horse shit. If you went to a garage sale/estate sale and saw an item worth $5000 priced at $50 there's not a snowballs chance in hell you would walk up to the homeowner and tell them they mis-priced it. You'd buy the item and then tell all your friends and family what a great score you got! Don't even kid yourself like you wouldn't do that. I don't feel bad about buying an awesome guitar at a steal of a price. I was curios what others would think and it looks like I'm not the asshole so thank you reddit. I can play the guitar with zero guilt now. Not like I felt guilty before, but now my feelings are justified.

2025-09-27 10:55:48

Luca Moretti

Relationships

Friend Went To A Shady Sex Club Alone And Is Now Blaming Me For Her Bad Experience

I (26f) live in metro Atlanta. There's a sex toy shop in the city that also has an underground sex "club" that people can visit for a fee. Well... I've always been warned not to go by myself or other women because there are tons of predators at that place. If it's unsafe to go there even with a group, I'd rather avoid going there. My friend (28f) and I were chatting the other day and she asked me if I heard of the place. I said yes and that I was warned about the place. She perked her ears up, asked why, mentioned that she's been wanting to go for a while. I emphasized that I've been warned about the place, and she asked if I could be a bodyguard since I'm good at setting boundaries. I told her *again* that I'd rather not go to a place with a horrendous reputation. I'm not sure why she's so adamant about going and wanting me to come along. She tried to guilt trip me by saying "what if something happens to me if you don't come along?" I shut it down by saying "That's not my fault nor my responsibility. I warned you repeatedly. Stop guilt tripping me." Well I thought that was the end of it since she shut up about it. Guess what... She ended up going alone. Luckily she said she didn't go downstairs. She told me that as soon as she stepped her feet inside the regular toy shop, guys immediately started sizing her up and she ended up walking out of the store. She still tried to guilt trip me by telling me "it wouldn't have happened if you came along!" AITA for not going with my friend after repeatedly warning her?

2025-09-02 17:17:47

Jonas Bergström

Personal Stories

AITAH for calling my life long friend’s fiancé Cruella Deville?

My life long friend, Mike, has a 44 year old special needs son, Lane. His wife, Anna, passed away almost 3 years ago. He recently became engaged to a woman, Misty. My wife promised Anna that she'd help look after Lane when Anna was dying. And my wife has. She takes him to doctor's appointments and keeps him with her on days that his day program is closed. We've kept him many times for days or up to a week while his dad was out of town for work. He's special needs, but probably about like having a very well behaved 7 year old around. He's fine to go to a restaurant or the movies or shopping. He's polite. He's able to bathe and dress himself. Lane started acting out as soon as Misty was in the picture. He repeatedly told my wife that Misty talked to him 'mean' and told him, "There's nothing wrong with you. You are just a lazy brat and a burden to Mike." My wife believed Lane because he's never made up stories before and if he had made it was she was 100% sure he would have said 'dad' not 'Mike'. My wife talked to Mike about it but he didn't believe Misty would do that. Misty denied it and suggested that Lane was lying because he didn't like her taking his mom's place. Eventually Lane's younger brother secretly recorded Misty and Lane and first day recorded her saying exactly what Lane said she said. Mike and Misty came to our house a couple of days after Lane's brother recorded her. Mike asked my wife if she could spend some time with Misty and Lane and help Misty learn how to interact with Lane so she isn't so overwhelmed. I said, "You gotta be f***ing kidding me. You can't seriously think it's okay to leave Lane with Cruella Deville after what she's done. It wasn't an accident. She was verbally abusing your son. Anna is probably rolling over in her grave." Mike thinks ITAH for calling Misty Cruella Deville, instead of understanding that she was frustrated and overwhelmed and needs help not judgement?

2025-10-21 09:51:28

Anya Petrova

Relationships

AITAH for deciding to live with my dad because I'm tired of fighting with mom and the expectation to always make things fair or save experiences for my half siblings?

My parents had me in college and they broke up before I was even born. Both have played an active role in my life. They shared 50-50 custody until a few months ago when I decided I wanted to live with my dad and pull back from my mom and my stepfamily. For years my mom and I have fought because I hated sharing a room with two of my half sisters and my mom hated that I wanted my own space. She would tell me that many kids share rooms and she got angry when I kept gifts from my dad at his house instead of bringing them over to share. She also expected me to invite my half-siblings on every outing I had with my father, even on my birthday. This year, my dad took me and my friends to a water park, and my mom was furious that my half-siblings were not invited. The final fight happened when I bought a room divider for privacy. My mother called me a brat and told me I was grounded for a month. I told her I was done and was moving to my dad's house. My parents already had it in their court order that I could choose where to live once I turned sixteen. I have lived with my dad full-time for four months now and have only seen my mom three times. She tells me I am making childish decisions and destroying our relationship, but I told her I do not care because I finally have the peace I wanted.

2026-04-20 17:40:56

Jonas Bergström

Relationships

Redditor Shares How Man Insisted on Sitting Next to Her on a Half-Empty Flight; Other Women Share Their Scary Experiences

I (25F) had a flight. As we board, the gate agent says the flight is not even half full and they need us to spread out for even weight distribution. I was sitting in the middle seat and they kept repeating the flight was only half full, only 75 people on the flight. Almost literally the last second a man (50ish) walks on and states “ill sit next to you” not even asking so that gave me a red flag about him and I say “actually my husband is going to sit here”. The truth is I am traveling alone as a young woman I avoid telling people that. He states “then ill sit at the window” so I say “the flight is only half full theres tons of room” and he just stands there. So I move to the aisle seat to avoid a problem and he says “so wheres your husband?” I ignore him. He asks again “Should we have the flight attendants hold the flight for your “husband”?” with literal air quotes and I ignore him again. And he says “so youre just lying to me then? You’re probably a democrat” and I cant stand it anymore unfortunately and get loud saying “can you shut the truck up like who cares I dont owe you anything” and then he wont stop calling me a liar so I say “my husband is actually deployed in the middle east so you can mind your own business” (this is true) and a flight attendant comes over and asks me whats happening so I begin to explain and of course he talks over me so another flight attendant comes over and says I have to move. I look at her dumb founded because I was there first and I didnt cause the problem he did. So she says one of you needs to move or youre both off the flight. So I just grab my bag and move. When I walked to the back of the plane I was visibly shaking as I just told a creepy man I was traveling alone so the two flight attendants back there asked what happened. As I explained they seemed genuinely sorry that happened and they said they wanted to take care of me and prevent anything further from happening. Because of this I don’t think it fair to blame everyone on the plane.

2026-03-15 15:34:44

Anya Petrova

Relationships

My Ex Wants Me to Adopt His Daughter After He Destroyed My Life—I Said No

My ex and I share three children together ages 12, 11 and 9. Our marriage broke down bitterly more than 8 years ago. He had fallen for someone else. She was someone who had treated me like shit for months for what was then an unknown reason to me. But either they were having an emotional affair or a physical one but something was brewing between them. She took her anger at the fact he was married out on me and when he was finally honest and open with me, he allowed her to come into the home we had shared to tell me she was going to be my kids mom and she would take my life over. So things were not good for a long time and I have never forgiven him for how all of that was handled. Especially when I had a very difficult time after the birth of our youngest. Fast forward 18 months and they're married and she's pregnant. Ex is having a hard time getting our kids excited and happy and attempts to get me to play happy family with them for the sake of the kids. I told him the only positive thing I could do was say nothing at all, because I was not going to play friends or like a caring family member for them or their baby. When his daughter was born the mom bailed. Apparently she hadn't really wanted kids, just him, but realized he was never going to love her more than the kids. She died a little less than 6 months later. When he found out he wanted me to get involved with his daughter. He told me his ex wasn't coming back and he had three kids with two parents and one with just him. I told him I would never be that little girl's mother. Over the years I have attempted to get used to this little girl. She's innocent and my children's half sister. I am not playing a familial role but I am friendly around her and interact with her on occasion. Mostly I try to make things easier for my kids. Ex tried to remarry again but his daughter wanted a mother and the woman did not want to be one. So she's had a chaotic life. Ex has been suffering from some health problems for a number of years now. He's due to have a pretty big surgery to try and help. But he has nobody who can take care of his daughter while he's off his feet. He asked me. While also asking me he wanted to request that I be willing to become her guardian if something were to happen to him. This is where more hard lines were drawn and I said no. He begged me and I told him I did not want to raise his child or to look after her/spend that amount of time with her. He told me it would be better for her to be with me than friends of his who have no kids. He said it would be better for her to be with family. I told him there was no way. He tried to get our kids involved but they told him it would be weird to for her to live with us. I was pissed at him for involving them like that. We argued for more than a week. He called me an AH for taking this out on his child. Then I found out she knew. She looked so sad when I saw her last. And knowing what she's been through. I have to ask AITA? ETA: Some questions have been asked a few times so I feel like I should try to answer in my main post. Ex's family are not involved. They do not like each other. They do not have a relationship. They do not stay in touch. Last I knew they all live in different countries and have no interest in a relationship. The mom's family... it's complicated and I can't go into a lot but they are not involved and are not really suitable people to have around/raising a child. So they would not be around to take care of her either. My children are not close with her. They are not unkind. But they are far closer with each other than they are her and they don't have the same relationship with her as they have with each other. It's not even close to it really. The little girl in question is 6.

2025-10-03 08:55:06

Elise Dubois

Family

Daughter-in-law insulted my lifestyle so I kicked her out of my home for good

I’m a young MIL, I’m only 39. Had my kids pretty young and I am very lucky that my husband makes a lot of money so I don’t have to work. I was a SAHM for a long time and once they started to spread their wings instead of going to work my husband and I decided I would be a home maker and be active in the community. That’s what I have been up to and I try to make the community a better place. Now my oldest son 22 married and I was really excited until I met her. In general she is a very business focus person that is very blunt. I actively dislike her but I try to be polite for my sons sake. A few examples of why I don’t like her, her wedding gift I handed over saying it was from me and my husband. She responded back with just your husband since I know it wasn’t your money that paid for it. Saying I am volunteering well that’s not a real job since it doesn’t make money. It’s passive aggressive and yes I have talked to my son about it and even once’s with her to try to clear the air. We had a get together last night and i made a homemade meal. When I was playing everything she came up and made the comment other no wonder I could make a home cooked meal I don’t do anything else with my day. I lost it and told her that she needs to respect me or ge the fuck out of my house. She was shocked and then started to cry when I did kick her out. My son is pissed and we had a huge argument and he called me a huge asshole. I need an outside opinion.

2025-09-27 09:20:19

Luca Moretti

Personal Stories

AITA (46F) for cutting my son with a brain tumor (25M) out of my life?

Three years ago, my son was diagnosed with a Grade 2 astrocytoma, a slow-growing brain tumor that can’t be cured. Doctors said he probably won’t live past his 30s. Since then, life has been a nightmare. He dropped out of college and moved back in with us and fell into a deep depression. We tried everything to help him: therapy, support, just being there but nothing helped. He stopped going to appointments, stopped caring, barely left his room. Then, about a year ago, he suddenly seemed better. He got a job at a gas station, got a girlfriend and moved in with her.. But then he stopped returning our calls. We didn’t know what was going on until my husband went to his job and was told he’d been fired months earlier for being high at work. We were shocked. He’d never touched drugs before. My husband went to his girlfriend’s place. Our son answered the door clearly high, smelling of booze. We found out he’d been using fentanyl. His girlfriend was pregnant, also using. He had been stealing to support their habit. We begged him to get help. He shut us out. We cried more than I thought was possible. About six months ago, he OD’d and almost died. He was hospitalized for three days. He promised to get clean, moved back home, started rehab. We were so relieved. it didn’t last long. Two weeks later we caught him trying to steal money from our home safe. He swore he wasn’t using again, just broke. I was so heartbroken I gave him a little money anyway, I couldn’t stand to see him suffering. He kept asking for more. It became obvious he was using again. We confronted him, and he left. Moved in with new “friends.” Yesterday we got a call from jail. He’d been caught trying to steal a car. I completely broke down and am utterly broken and filled with grief. My daughter is depressed. My husband cries every time I mention our son’s name. I had to quit my job as I couldn’t function anymore. Maybe the tumor is affecting his brain and behavior. Maybe it’s the drugs. But I can’t do it anymore. And I hate myself for saying this, but sometimes I wish he were just… gone. The guilt of even thinking that is unbearable. But I’m at my limit. I told him not to contact us anymore. That it was better if he didn’t. And yet, I lie awake every night wondering if I’ve failed him completely. I don’t even know what I’m asking by writing this. Maybe I just needed to write it all out and share it with strangers. AITA?

2025-10-22 08:20:58

Jonas Bergström

Family

My Sister Demanded My Monthly Allowance Because She's Jealous Of My Lifestyle

My (26F) sister (32F) "Bethy" and I are both stay-at-home moms. I have 1F twins; she has three sons, 6M, 4M, and 2M. My husband, Micheal, is a master plumber who makes excellent money; he owns his own business, and I couldn't be prouder of him. I used to be a librarian; I have my MLS and bachelor's in Education. During the birth of our girls, on the way to the hospital in the ambulance, we hit a speed bump, and I was injured. I am now an ambulatory wheelchair user and attend physical therapy, as I am learning to walk again. I hurt from my hips down, but my babies are worth it. We decided I would be a SAHM after my first surgery, and my husband gives me $3000/month to use how I want to, as "payment for being such a good mom" We are extraordinarily blessed financially, and I'm happy being able to see my girls growing up. Bethy's husband, Jackson, is an elementary school teacher, but teaching doesn't pay much in our state. Bethy has been a SAHM for the entirety of her marriage and is used to having to scrimp and save for things. She asked me out for coffee recently and I accepted. I was chatting with her when I mentioned that our girls would start baby swim classes soon. I was happy the pool was wheelchair accessible. Bethy started ranting about how expensive swimming lessons are and how she could never afford to put her boys in swimming. I said I was also excited about playgroup this week, as I had been nervous to go the first time we had gone because none of the other moms and dads in the group used mobility aids. When I mentioned the name of the playgroup I go to with my girls, Bethy became angry because it's one of the more expensive playgroups. She was angry because "I knew money was tight." and "I didn't even think to invite her and Jackson's son because then she wouldn't have to pay for daycare. She then asked if my husband gave me an allowance. She was a bit angry, and people were starting to stare, so I said yes and asked her to keep her voice down. She wondered how much it was, and I told her. She asked if I could give it to her, and I told her no because I like to treat myself after my physio appointments, and I want to save as much as possible for a rainy day fund. Bethy said she and her husband have nothing but rainy days and left the restaurant without paying. I feel embarrassed and ashamed that I'm not helping her when I know I could. Still, when I asked Micheal he said that my sister could get a job and reminded me that I became a SAHM because it was something we agreed we were financially stable enough to do as well as because of my mobility limitations. He also said I deserve nice things and shouldn't have to give them up just because my sister wants me to. I feel conflicted, AITA? If more people think I am, I'll consider giving her the monthly payment; I feel guilty for not helping.

2025-10-19 21:16:18

Clara Jensen

Personal Stories

Redditor Shares Her Story Of Spending An Entire Day With A Broken Arm Because Her Mom Didn't Believe Her

The year was 2000 and I was nine years old. I am the oldest of six, and my mother was heavily pregnant with our fourth child. My brother, seven at the time, and I were fighting over a box of crackers while standing on the kitchen counter. During the struggle, he pushed me, and I fell hard onto my right arm. I had a history of broken bones, so I immediately knew my arm was broken, though I felt minimal pain due to a very high pain tolerance. I went to my mother, who was stressed from the heat and her pregnancy, and told her I needed to go to the doctor because my arm was broken. She dismissed me, saying, "You're fine. Stop bothering me." I spent the rest of the day functioning with my broken arm, holding it with my other arm while watching TV and trying to learn to write left-handed. Eventually, I needed help unbuttoning my jeans because I could not use my right hand. My mother became increasingly annoyed, accusing me of 'babying my arm.' She finally agreed to take me, but only if my arm was not actually broken, threatening severe trouble if it wasn't. The entire car ride was filled with my mother detailing threats, including the possibility of me getting a painful shot. At the hospital, the nurse initially thought I was fine but agreed to an X-ray to humor me. The X-ray revealed a complete forearm break. My mother felt terrible afterward and rewarded me with pizza and candy, which we rarely got, and I did not have to share. I view this as an early lesson in using non-confrontational methods to achieve necessary outcomes.

2026-03-14 01:37:59

Clara Jensen

Humor

Man's Story on Petty Revenge Against Couple Laughing at His Wife on Plane Got Redditors Sharing Their Own Flight Stories

Me and my wife traveled back from vacation. We're frequent flyers and we know our way around planes, and we respect that people in front of us can and probably will recline their seats. It's really no problem. We're flying with Qatar Airlines and in front of my wife is some girl who is constantly reclining her seat, getting up, putting sit up. Basically in 10 minutes she did all that is possible with her seat. Her husband and I are sitting across the isle in C seats, our wives are in D. My wife is pissed but she's not acting out, she's just frustrated because she is watching movie and need to adjust screen every 2 minutes. In one moment I noticed that girl in front of her is smiling and communicating with her husband, and pointing at my wife. Like she's doing it intentionally. They don't know she's my wife and I'm watching my movie and acting cool. Sooo time for revenge. Airplane landed, time for leaving and I'm seeing husband preparing to stand up. I notices where their bags are when we boarded. So I stood up first, and blocked guy from grabbing his bags. I'm pretty big guy, and this dude is for one head smaller than me. So I'm standing there acting cool, not giving him any space to pass me and grab bags. Other people are grabbing their luggage, people are ready to leave plane and there's two of them and their cousins of friends (they took 6 seats) sitting in their seats and waiting. Guy is really pissed off but he's silent. And when there was time to leave plane I let my wife first, gst after her but firstly I was assured that line continues after me. They left plane last... And that dude was furious.

2026-03-14 00:15:03

Anya Petrova

Family

AITA for divorcing my husband after he cheated with my sister, cutting off my mom for supporting them, and moving on with my life?

This has been the most traumatic year of my life, and I’m wondering if I’m being too harsh or if I’m justified in my choices. I (F35) was married to my husband (M42) for eight years. We have two kids together a son (9) and a daughter (7). I thought our life was stable and happy until everything unraveled seven months ago. I found out that my husband was cheating on me with my younger sister (24). I didn’t discover it through subtle clues or intuition. My son overheard an inappropriate conversation between the two of them at a family gathering and came to me, confused and upset. When I confronted my husband, he denied it at first, but eventually admitted to the affair. I was utterly shattered. But what made it even worse was that my mom sided with my husband and sister. She defended their actions, saying, “Your sister is young and doesn’t know any better,” and, “Your husband must have felt neglected to fall for someone else.” Then she had the audacity to suggest I forgive them and “keep the family together for the kids.” I was stunned and disgusted. My dad, on the other hand, was furious. He called out my mom’s behavior, told her she was enabling betrayal, and eventually filed for divorce from her because he couldn’t tolerate her lack of morals. He’s been one of my few sources of support throughout all of this. I filed for divorce immediately and cut off my mom and sister completely. My kids have been struggling with the fallout. My son is especially angry and has told me he doesn’t want anything to do with his dad. My daughter is quieter but has been acting out in small ways. We’ve been going to therapy together, and I’ve been doing everything I can to help them navigate this while also trying to heal myself. Over the past few months, I’ve started putting my life back together. I’ve focused on my kids, leaned on my dad and close friends for support, and even started dating someone new (F36). She’s been incredible—kind, understanding, and supportive. She’s great with my kids, and they’ve grown to love her, which makes me feel like I can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. But the chaos isn’t over. My sister’s relationship with my ex-husband has completely fallen apart (shocking, right?). Now she’s blaming my mom, saying she encouraged the whole thing. My mom, meanwhile, is blowing up my phone, accusing me of tearing the family apart by refusing to forgive them. She says my new relationship is “a slap in the face” to our family and claims I’m being selfish for not letting her or my sister back into my life. To top it off, my ex-husband has been reaching out, begging for forgiveness and asking for a second chance. He’s telling me it was all a mistake and that he misses me and the kids. My son and daughter both want nothing to do with him, but I’m conflicted about how much of a relationship (if any) they should have with their father. My dad and friends say I’m doing the right thing by cutting out toxic people and focusing on rebuilding my life. But the guilt-tripping from my mom and sister is starting to wear me down, and I’m wondering if I’m being too harsh. Should I try to reconcile with my mom and sister for the sake of family? Should I give my ex more of a chance to be involved for the sake of the kids?

2025-10-28 11:37:50

Elise Dubois