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06/18/2026

AITA for being upset at my parents who “forgot” me when we ate out?

So I have a cousin that is about 7 that my extended family on my mother’s side doted on, since she is the youngest, and my uncle had her rather late in life when he is in his late 40s.

I was about 19 when she was born, so there is a very large age gap between us, so I tend to treat her more as my niece than as my cousin, as she’s about the age of my nieces and nephews (on my dad’s side).

Because my cousin is the youngest, our families tend to let her get away with a lot of stuff that they wouldn’t have let me get away with when I was her age. I’m probably the only one in my family who even reprimanded her for doing something she shouldn’t—like pinching their family helper or using my house’s sofa as her personal see saw.

So I entered college late at 22, so I was so proud when I was able to graduate college with high honours four years after that, and naturally wanted my parents there. HOWEVER, apparently, my cousin has this “very important piano recital” on my graduation day, and she absolutely wanted both my parents there along with HERS.

I thought my parents would at least attend my college graduation, but nooooo. Apparently, their own niece’s piano recital is more important than their own daughter’s graduation. My older brother and his then girlfriend were the ones to attend my graduation.

But fine, I’m an adult, and I have my brother and his girlfriend there. So...

06/18/2026

AITA for asking my upstairs neighbor to not vacuum her hard floors?

My neighbor moved in above me about a month ago. Before she moved in, the complex renovated her unit so she has all hard floors except in the bedrooms. (Unrenovated units like mine are all carpeted.) Everything has been fine so far, except for at some point every week she vacuums her floors. Now, obviously I understand her vacuuming the carpeted areas or her rugs. But she vacuums the hard floors too. It can go on for about half an hour. The issue is that I work from home and she vacuums in the middle of the day when I'm on meetings. It's very hard for me to concentrate on my meetings when this happens.

I finally went up and knocked on her door and explained the situation to her. She was very apologetic, and asked when is a better time for her to vacuum so that she doesn't disturb me. I asked why she needed to vacuum her hard floors as opposed to just sweeping or swiffering. She said that she has a cat, so she actually vacuums AND Swiffer's. That's the only way she can be sure that she gets all of the hair up. I basically told her that she should maybe consider switching to both sweeping and swiffering, instead of vacuuming. She said that wasn't possible, but said that she would make every attempt to vacuum during non work hours. I asked that she also make sure not to do it too late in the day either, and she basically just closed the door, which made me think maybe I was an AH....

06/17/2026

AITA For Losing It On My Loved Ones After They Made My Daughter Cry?

Some background: My husband and I generally have a loving happy relationship. We are compatible and rarely argue. My mother and I have a normal relationship, some minor issues, but nothing serious.

My daughter (26) got out of a terrible long-term relationship and moved back home with us about a year ago. She has been diagnosed with clinical depression. When she moved in, she struggled with even getting out of bed or showering. Since then, she has done a 180. She got a new full time job, she also is back in school full time because a degree will (hopefully) help her move up in her company, she has also been going to therapy once a week. In my opinion, she is doing fantastic and I am incredibly proud of her. My husband knows all of this.

The issue is that she can be a bit of a slob. She wasn’t like this before, I think she got into the habit of it at some point when she became depressed. This really annoys my husband, but honestly she has so much on her plate that I, admittedly, cut her some slack.

My mother came to visit yesterday and somehow she and my husband got on the topic of my daughters messiness IN FRONT OF my daughter. My husband was venting about this and my mother was agreeing with him. He brought up her cat and how I am the one who has been cleaning the cats litter box. They both started berating my daughter, saying she was too old for that and asking her why...

06/17/2026

AITA for telling my mother if she brings up my hair again, I will go NC with her?

Quick background: I (42f) was on chemo about two years ago and most of my hair fell out. My hair is growing back, but it's patchy, so I tend to wear wigs when out in public. I've been keeping my hair very short until it completely fills in, which my doctor says may or may not happen.

My mom (76f) started making these comments about six months after all of my hair fell out that I looked like a boy and last she checked she gave birth to a girl. At first, I ignored it, but then she started making the comment at just about every family and church function to the point other people even started to comment that she's being mean and downright rude. I did let it go a lot, even defending her to family that she's coping with me being on chemo and all that entails, and this is just how she's doing it.

A couple nights ago, my mom came over to visit. I didn't have the wig on because I don't wear it when I'm home. My son (8m) made a comment to my mom about the green wig my husband (44m) bought me and how he thought it was so cool I could just change my hair color overnight.

My mom looked right at me and said, 'You look like a boy, I remember giving birth to a girl.' My son just stared at my mom. I don't know if she's ever made the comment in front of him before. I was frustrated and fed up with other...

06/17/2026

AITA for telling my mom shes not allowed to babysit after she cut my daughters hair?

My wife (32F) and I (34M) have a 6yo daughter Lily which has long, curly hair that she absolutely adores. Taking care of it is a bonding activity for her and the wife, they do hair masks, try out different braids, and Lily loves showing off her princess curls. Last weekend, my mom who we will refer to as "Karen" from now on, offered to babysit Lily so my wife and I could have a date night.
When we got back, I was shocked to see that Lilys beautiful hair had been cut into a short, chin-length bob. My mom proudly said she fixed it, claiming it was too unruly and that Lily would look more mature this way. When I asked her why the f**k would a 6yo need to look more mature all I got was a blank stare. Lily was devastated.
She kept saying she didnt want to look like a boy and cried for hours. My wife was furious and asked Karen why she thought this was okay. Karen defended herself, saying its just hair and it will grow back. I told her that she had no right to make that decision and that I no longer trusted her to watch Lily unsupervised. Karen was livid, accusing me of overreacting and punishing her over a haircut.
She insists she was just trying to help and says Im being disrespectful by taking her grandparent rights away. My sister thinks Im being harsh, saying Karen was probably o**rwhelmed and trying to manage Lilys hair. But I feel like boundaries were crossed. Lily is still heartbroken and...

06/17/2026

AITA for asking my wife to do chores while pumping?

My wife is a SAHM and I work long hours. When I get home, i just want to take a break for a little bit before helping out. Everyday I get back, she immediately throws our baby at me and tells me to watch him while she goes b__ast pumps and watches korean drama for like an hour.

I got her one of those portable pumps (willow, no tubing, fits in the bra) so she’s not stuck to one position while pumping. She says she can’t do chores or baby care because pumping is painful and she needs to do something she enjoys to get her mind off the pain or else she can’t get enough milk during that session. I told her I didn’t believe it and she was using pumping and milk production as an excuse to take a break and get away for an hour.

i do not mind giving her a break but i feel like she’s making it up to justify a break. She accused me of calling her liar.

(Btw, when I say long hours, I’m talking like 14-18 hours a day, 6 days a week. There are days I only have 6 hours off between shifts but stead of sleeping, i have to watch our baby for an hour and it results in me only getting 5 hours of sleep for several nights. And I do help out a little during the 6 days and we split the rest of the work on my off day.)

Edit: let me clarify, if she said “i need a break...

06/16/2026

AIW for being miffed I was gifted a loaf of sourdough bread for my birthday?

I (34F) had a birthday dinner last night that my partner (33M) and I covered the cost of the food for all guests, all they needed to pay for was any drinks they wanted. 3 of the guests got me a joint gift of sourdough bread and a jar of honey from some artistrian bread cafe. I was polite and thanked them for the gift and we carried on with a nice evening but f__k I am pi**ed off about such a s__t gift!

Who the f__k gifts a loaf of f**ken bread to someone for their birthday?! The thing is I don't care for bread, have never mentioned bread before in conversation or made the stuff. I buy my f**ken bread from the shop and put it in the freezer and use it when I feel like it (which isn't often).

They were even talking about it with other guests saying, when you don't know what to get someone get them consumables- like it was the best gift idea ever... It is f**ken bread! AIW for being annoyed, miffed and just pi**ed off these people got me a loaf of f**ken bread that cost no more than $20 as a gift between 3 of them when my partner and I shelled out $60 to feed all 3 of them last night to celebrate my birthday?

Edit: I am Australian The 'gift expectation': Ppl seem to think I was expecting gifts from everyone. That is not true, there was several who didn't get me a gift and I don't care. As I have said numerous...

06/16/2026

AITAH for not letting my kids travel the country by van with their mother and her boyfriend?

My ex “Marcia” has always been a bit of a free spirit and hippie. We divorced due to what we wanted out of life changing from when we were initially married. She then began dating “Paul” and they’ve been together for 5 years. Our kids are now 14 and 12. I never had a problem with Paul. He’s a lot like Marcia and makes her happy. Plus the kids seemed to like him.

Marcia and I used to split custody 50/50. Then a year ago, out of nowhere, Marcia told me that she and Paul wanted to travel the country in a renovated van. I guess Paul is a huge fan of the van life culture on social media? She wanted me to give permission for her to bring the kids and let them be homeschooled for a year. I could fly out to see the kids a few times or she’d fly them back. We had the homeschool debate when our oldest was younger and I had always been against it. I did not feel either of us were equipped to educate the kids in that manner. I still don’t feel we are. Not to mention, by this point, the kids love their school. And more importantly, I didn’t want to not see them for months at a time! I refused to sign off on this. The kids didn’t want to go either.

Because our custody agreement says we both have to approve trips out of state for the kids, the judge declined her request. Marcia decided to go anyway. She willingly gave me sole...

06/16/2026

AITA for prioritizing my wife over my own mom on Mother’s Day?

I (38M) have been married to my wife (36F) for 12 years. We have two daughters (10 & 3). We both come from divorced families, and all of our parents have since re-married - though my mom’s 2nd husband passed away a couple years ago. My wife’s parents are no longer local, but my mom and dad both live in the same metro area as us. I have a very good relationship with my dad & step-mom and they are our sole support for helping out with the girls. My mom and I have an up-and-down relationship as a result of a lot of things over a lot of years. Nothing excessive…annoying step-dad, d__g addict brother, grandparenthood not meeting her expectations. My mom also doesn’t come by contentedness easily. After years of running around to try and accommodate everyone, lately I don’t always put in the effort I should with her because often the effort isn’t appreciated anyway. So for Mothers Day this year I wanted to give my wife the day. But I didn’t want to pressure her with coming up with a rigid plan. I asked her Friday if she wanted brunch or dinner made and to let me know what she wanted to do with her day when she knew. I mentioned I would take the girls to see all their grandparents in the middle of day so she could have the house to herself if she wanted the peace, or we could do something as a family. Again, no pressure, just let me know as we go and I’ll make it happen. She tells...

06/16/2026

AITA for telling MIL it's her own fault our son was hard to put to bed?

My husband has glioblastoma, which is an aggressive brain tumor. He had one surgery 6 months ago and did well after that, but recently needed a second surgery. Due to doctor’s appointments and the surgeries, he has spent a lot of time in and out of hospitals. He’s tried to spend as much time with our 2 year old as possible, but it’s not nearly as much as he would like. This is very hard on our son because he is very much a daddy’s boy and is very, very attached to him. One thing we’ve found that really helps is our son will carry around my husband’s favorite t-shirt and sleep with it at night. My husband will wear it when he’s around our son then leave it with him when he’s away. If I have to wash it for whatever reason before my husband can wear it again, I spritz it with my husband’s cologne, add a smidge of his shampoo, and it does the trick, and our son is happy. Both sides of our family are aware of the shirt and the significance to our son.



This past week was my husband’s second surgery. The plan was for me to be at the hospital and stay with him after until visiting hours were over. Because of this, my mother-in-law was watching our son and would be putting him to bed. I reminded her of the shirt, and told her the “remedy” if she had to wash it for whatever reason, noting that he absolutely would not sleep without it. She said okay....

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