09/11/2026
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AITA for "humiliating" my cousin at a family dinner?
I(19m) have a sister Aria(16f). I also have a cousin Kat(22f). Kat has been trying to get into college ever since she graduated from high school, but it just wasn't happening. She got rejected from every college she applied to. She finally got into a college this year. Aria is graduating this year. She has already been accepted to a college, so she will also be starting this year. They will both be going to the same college.
Last week was my grandpa's birthday. My parents, Aria and I were at his place with Kat and her family, along with another uncle's family (not important). At dinner, grandpa started asking Aria about her plans for college. Aria told him that she will be staying on campus. Kat chimes in about how colleges should stop accepting students who graduate early. Note that graduating early is a pretty common thing here. She then directly attacked Aria saying it wasn't fair that she had to "share college experience with immature babies" and how "pearl clutchers" steal the limited number of seats available from the people who work hard to go to college. She then indirectly called my sister a self centered brat. I mean, Aria and Kat barely are ever in the same room, so it's not like my sister always steals the spotlight from Kat.
This wasn't the first time Kat accused Aria of being self centered. My sister looked close to tears so I literally said to Kat that the only self centered immature baby in the room was her. She didn't say anything but got quiet...