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01/21/2026

01/20/2026

I have a male dog who is now six months old that I adopted. The previous owners advised me to wait until he turns a year old to get him neutered, due to his breed. I always keep a close watch on him when we go out, and my yard is securely fenced, so I thought there was no way for other dogs to get in there.

Our next-door neighbors adopted a female dog around the same time we did, but from a different foster group. They aren’t managing this dog very well. She frequently escapes, and they are often seen chasing her down the street, calling her name. They’ve confessed to me that they haven’t made any efforts to train her, and they don’t even take her for walks; they simply let her roam in their backyard, which overlooks ours.

I take my dog for walks daily, sometimes even twice a day, but I also let him out into the yard to relieve himself. He can’t escape because it’s fully fenced. We have a doggy door that allows him to go out whenever he wants. One day, I looked outside and was shocked to see the neighbor’s dog in our yard with mine…engaging in some rather inappropriate behavior. I went out and brought the other dog back home. The neighbors were extremely apologetic, and I managed to construct something to ensure their dog can never enter our yard again.

Not long after, the neighbors approached me to inform me that their dog is pregnant. They insisted she hadn’t been with any other dog, and they are convinced that the puppies are my dog’s. I told them I would help find homes for the puppies, but we aren’t looking to adopt any more dogs right now.

It seems that the foster home from which they adopted the dog discovered she was pregnant and took her back due to a breach of contract. Apparently, they have to ensure that she doesn’t get pregnant due to the pet overpopulation issue, and while it wasn’t intentional, they also failed to spay her when they were supposed to.

Now, my neighbors are asking us to pay them for the dog they lost, claiming it’s partially our responsibility. I told them to get lost and said they were irresponsible dog owners, plus the dog jumped into our yard. They’re angry and said it’s the least we could do, plus we got to keep our dog. They claim we should’ve lost ours too.

01/16/2026

So, I (27F) have a delightful 5-year-old daughter who is both healthy and joyful. She’s just a typical kid who enjoys playing and indulging in snacks from time to time. 🍪

Lately, my brother (29M) has been visiting frequently, and I’ve noticed he has taken to calling her ‘chubby’ and ‘fat’ as if it’s some sort of twisted humor. Initially, I thought he was just joking around, but it has escalated significantly.

Every time he sees her, he makes remarks like, “Whoa, easy there, big girl!” or “You can’t have another cookie; you’ll end up rolling out of here!” It infuriates me. I’ve repeatedly asked him to stop, but he always brushes it off as harmless teasing. My daughter doesn’t grasp that it’s meant to be a joke, and I can see it’s affecting her feelings.

After the most recent incident where he yelled, “Looks like someone needs a diet!”🥗 across the room while she was playing, I lost it. I kicked him out of my house and told him he can’t return until he learns to show some respect.

Now, my family is split. My parents believe I overreacted and that it was merely sibling banter. Some of my friends support me, saying I did the right thing. However, my brother is livid and claims I’ve destroyed our relationship over a “silly joke.” 🤡

So, AITA for kicking him out and telling him he can’t come back unless he respects my daughter?

12/31/2025

🦮 Mom does not want Blind Son to get a Guide Dog🦮

My former husband and I parted ways around three years ago. Since then, we have both found new partners and are happily co-parenting our two children, Milo, who is 17, and Jason, who is 14.

Milo is essentially blind; he has complete blindness in one eye and limited vision in the other. We have done everything possible to support him and meet his needs. Despite these challenges, he is a very confident and outgoing young man, which brings me immense comfort knowing he is happy.

Everything was going perfectly until a few weeks ago. My ex's partner, whom we will call Mary, tends to involve herself in matters that do not concern her. She often tries to assume the role of 'mother' when my boys are at their dad's house. She makes a point of interrupting calls to speak with my boys, and when Milo was 15, she went out of her way to buy him the Harry Potter books in braille. She was aware that this was our special activity; we would snuggle on the sofa while I read the books to him.

Recently, she decided to meddle again and suggested that Milo should get a guide dog. He doesn’t typically go out alone; he is always accompanied by a family member or a friend. He was quite taken with the idea and has begun looking into applying for one, as his GP supposedly agrees with Mary. I am not in favor of this suggestion. Milo is fully capable of navigating our home, and he always has someone with him when he is outside. I just don’t understand why he would need a guide dog.

I must admit that I am somewhat of a clean freak and prefer everything to be neat and tidy. That’s simply not feasible with a dog; I refuse to have my home covered in dog hair or have my furniture chewed and jumped on. The boys have been pleading for a cat for ages, and the cat hair is already a nuisance. Additionally, I am not particularly fond of dogs; I was bitten as a child, and since then, I have always been a bit cautious around them.

We had a disagreement about it yesterday, and I snapped. I told Milo that he can get a dog if he wants, but he is not living under my roof with it. By all means if he'd moved out and got a dog, then I wouldn't see any issues with it, but he is adamant that this is what he wants, knowing full well I don't want the house to turn into an absolute pig sty.

He has been informed that under no circumstances does he bring that animal into my home, he can visit as much as he likes without it and I will of course visit him but the dog can't live in my home. His dad and Mary, of course, have taken his side. Jason has tried to talk to his brother but Milo seems dead set on this idea and not thinks I'm an a__hole for not allowing a dog in the house.

Update: I am NOT infantilizing my son. What does it matter if i referred to him as my baby? I do the same with Jason. They are my children and they always will be, no matter how old they are. Parents of reddit will understand this. I am sick to death of all of the comments accusing me of this. I know Milo is almost 18, I did give birth to him. I want Milo to be independent but that's a lot of unnecessary stress to put on him right now.

And no, I am not bitter about Mary. No, she is not abusive, I never said she was. I just don't like her waltzing into our lives and trying to take over the role of mother. If Milo wants something, for example an item of clothing, and I cannot get it straight away, Mary will go out of her way to get it first. When my husband told her that Milo likes singing, she decided to have a karaoke night with him. Anything she can do to make herself look good she will, the guide dog suggestion was no exception.

12/25/2025

My ex-husband and I share joint custody of our daughter. Today, my daughter's father played Santa at his home. Now, my daughter is puzzled about why Santa didn't visit her at my house today. This situation is quite frustrating for me. We will still proceed with our original plans, but I expressed to my ex that this might lead her to believe that Santa isn't real.

Am I justified in feeling upset?

12/24/2025

We reside in a house where we rent out rooms. I (24f) live with Alexa (23f), Brit (21f), Mark (21M), and Paul (22M).

Last year, we faced issues with Brit (P,M&A are new this year). She's quite disorganized, and her boyfriend frequently stays over, about six times a week. Now, Mark and Paul are also quite messy and refuse to clean up after themselves.

Alexa and I have joined forces and share our kitchen items. We each have keys to one another's rooms.

This situation has become problematic, and after numerous lengthy discussions, we've decided to let it go. I'm not expecting a pristine home; I just want the basics taken care of, like sweeping up onion scraps from the floor, not leaving the counter cluttered with pepper seeds and tomato remnants, and ensuring that dishes aren't left in the sink for over a week... I just want a clean plate available when I go to prepare dinner...

They claim they're 'studying,' but both Alexa and I manage to study, work part-time, and handle various responsibilities while still cleaning up after ourselves.

Recently, I bought a Roomba(R) for my room and allowed Alexa to use it.

We only operate it in the shared spaces when we're home so we can return it to my room once it's done. The Roomba stays in my room, and I've only authorized Alexa to use it.

Last Sunday, while cleaning up after breakfast, I noticed the kitchen floor resembled that of a DIRTY PUB. I decided to turn on the Roomba. My phone alerts me when the Roomba finishes its job. I began to feel suspicious as it was taking an unusually long time.

I went downstairs and heard the Roomba's noise coming from Mark's room.

I opened the door and discovered MY Roomba inside. I was furious because Mark and I have a strained relationship. He's the messiest of the group, and we don't even acknowledge each other.

He knows the Roomba belongs to me, and he has no right to use it. It's expensive, and his room is a disaster, which could potentially damage my Roomba if it gets stuck in his dirty socks and other clutter. So, I stormed in and retrieved my Roomba. He began shouting at me to leave, claiming I was invading his privacy. I warned him that if he ever touches my belongings again, I will respond in kind.

He called me crazy and said it was just a robot. I told him it was MY ROBOT and that for someone who doesn't give two f***s about cleaning it was funny he decided to grab it and bring it into his PIGPEN. Brit came and told me I was over reacting.

I told them I'm sick of them and I'm talking to the landlord about how they treat the house and the common areas.

12/24/2025

My father recently tied the knot, and now I (F17) have a stepsister (F16). She constantly mimics me in nearly everything I do. Just the other day, I went shopping, and she insisted on tagging along. Whatever I purchased, she would buy the exact same thing, or if it was out of stock, she would opt for something similar. The issue is that she is overweight, so my clothes don’t fit her well. I suggested she might want to think twice about this, but she ignored my advice.

Anyway, I’m quite popular, while she has virtually no friends, so she’s always trying to insert herself into my friend group.

A few days ago, I invited all my friends over, and she barged into my room to hang out with us (without an invitation!!!!!!). She was wearing some of the clothes she had bought that day, and my friends couldn’t help but burst into laughter. She quickly left, and I changed the topic to divert attention from her.

Now, my stepmom expects me to cut ties with my friends because they made fun of my stepsister. I told her that my friends have been part of my life longer than the two of them, so I’d rather end the stepsister relationship than lose my friends. They called me an AH.

12/14/2025

Here’s a tale of malicious compliance that has brought laughter to my family for years, and continues to do so.

A number of years ago, when I was around 24 or 25, I traveled to Cyprus with my grandparents to visit some relatives. My grandparents hail from there and moved to the UK when they were about 16. My 14-year-old female cousin joined us as well.

It’s crucial to note that we are Greek Cypriots. There are certain expectations when we visit family, such as offering to help with tasks and assisting our hosts in whatever they might be doing. Additionally, I should mention that I have a vision impairment, yet I am remarkably independent despite this.

During our visit to relatives, every time I offered to lend a hand—whether it was taking dishes to the kitchen, bringing them back, washing up, or even fetching a glass of water—I was consistently told to sit down, as they could manage it on their own.

I was puzzled by this, as I am fully capable. I wondered if it had something to do with my eyesight.

One day, we visited a great aunt who owns a quaint summer home by the sea, not far from where we were staying. Whenever we visit her, I always go for a swim since she lives just a couple of minutes from the beach.

As I approached my great aunt to offer my assistance, I overheard my 14-year-old cousin speaking to her in Greek. It’s important to note that I can’t form a sentence in Greek. My father, who is English, had reservations about us speaking the language. However, even though I’m not fluent, I can read, write, and understand Greek. My family is unaware of this fact. They believe that because I can’t speak it fluently, they can freely discuss things without me understanding.

My cousin was telling my great aunt how clumsy I am, how foolish I am, and how I’m a bit… slow on the uptake. She was saying all of this in Greek, thinking I wouldn’t comprehend her. Even if I couldn’t string sentences together myself, I knew what she was saying about me. I added 2 and 2 together, and realised my cousin was very obviously telling all my relatives this. She did it because she thought she’d get praised if she helped bring out the food without me. I was angry, but I knew the perfect revenge.

We ate lunch, and after we were finished eating, my great aunt asked my cousin for her help to take the dishes in, and do the washing up, as she’d been on her feet most of the morning, preparing the food.

My cousin looked at me, knowing my great aunt couldn’t speak English and said “Hey OP, auntie needs help taking the plates in and doing the washing up.” Because now, she was bored, and expected to run off to the beach and leave me doing the hard work of cleaning up after.

So I looked at her and said “But I’m too stupid and clumsy, and soft in the head, to help auntie out. Besides, she asked for YOUR help. Not mine.” She went pale, realising I knew what she’d said. But she doubled down.
“I helped bring everything out. You could help take it all in.”
I laughed at her, picked up the book I’d brought with me, and got up from the table. Grabbed the towel I brought with me, and went to walk off. My cousin started whining to my grandparents that I wasn’t helping her. My grandmother looked at her and said “You made your bed. Now you lie in it. Your cousin caught you lying about her, and now she can go to the beach, while you help your aunt.” My cousin went completely white then.

So I went to the beach. Swam for thirty minutes, then chilled out on a deckchair, reading my book under the shade of a nice umbrella. By the time my grandparents called to me that we were heading home, my cousin had spent all of it helping to wash up, and dry things, and put them away. She hadn’t gotten to be lazy and go to the beach, to enjoy the sea.

I could’ve helped her. I simply decided that I wouldn’t, as she never earned my help. Since then, every time we went to a relatives home, and she was asked to help, I watched with a smirk on my face. To this day, (I’m 37 this year) I still won’t help her.

She made out I was incapable to people. So now she suffers the consequences. It’s the malicious compliance that keeps on giving to me.

12/14/2025

Two years ago, my mom discovered that my dad was cheating on her, and he subsequently moved in with his mistress, Martha, and her children. Both my dad and Martha were married at the time. Martha has two young kids from her previous marriage (or so it’s said), while my dad has me (16f) and my brothers (20, 22, and 25).

My brothers have completely cut ties with dad since the affair came to light. However, at 14, I didn’t have that option. The divorce process took over a year, and now dad and Martha have been married for just under a year.

Martha’s ex-husband has no interest in being involved with their kids, so they are with Martha and dad all the time. I try to stay out of the house during dad’s parenting time.

He notices my absence and complains, but I’ve made it clear that I refuse to pretend to be a happy family with his affair partner. Dad insists I shouldn’t refer to Martha that way, and she has scolded me in recent months for using that term, fearing her kids might overhear. I’ve told them both that I don’t care and that I have no respect for them.

I frequently remind dad that he has let me down, shattered our family, and caused us all pain. He argues that it shouldn’t affect me or my brothers and claims he doesn’t care if he hurts mom because she’s so dull that no one should have to be with her. I always respond that I can’t wait for Martha to betray him.

Dad is obligated to pay a certain percentage for all my activities. Martha believes this is unfair since I participate in many activities, which she feels drains their household finances. She suggested I limit myself to one or two activities because her kids and she have needs that must be met. I told her I have no concern for their needs or wellbeing because they are not my responsibility.

She remarked that I should care about my family’s wellbeing, to which I replied that the affair partner of my cheating father will never be considered my real family, and I wouldn’t care if she ended up homeless. Dad told me I have no right to speak to anyone that way, and Martha has attempted to be kind to me, but I refuse to be civil with him. I told him if he wants a civil household he should let go of his parenting time.

I told him I'm done at 18 regardless but he's the one punishing Martha's kids and Martha by forcing me to be here. He told me it doesn't give me the right to say I don't care about the wellbeing of a mom with two young kids.

📖 Reddit

12/10/2025

I am a 34-year-old female with a 10-year-old daughter. Her father passed away when she was just 3 years old. I met my former fiancé when she was 6, and I waited just over a year for him to meet her.

They got along very well. He moved in shortly after she turned 8. When he moved in, we discussed the ground rules and discipline regarding her behavior.

I made it clear that I do not s***k her, and he agreed not to do so either. He mentioned that he was disciplined in that manner while growing up. I shared my own experiences of being s***ked for minor issues like spilling juice or saying 'b__t', which instilled fear in me towards my parents. Therefore, I expressed that I would never resort to such methods, as I would never want my children to fear me.

Two weeks ago, on a Tuesday, I took her iPad away because she had been disruptive in class for two consecutive days. The teacher called me on the second day to inform me that she had been using her iPad in class. She had sneaked it out and was using it during lessons.

I took the iPad and explained that the rule is she can only use it at home. Since she broke the rules, she wouldn't get it back until the weekend, and we would try again the following week. She attempted to negotiate for its return, but I told her no and suggested she watch TV or find something else to do. Upset, she ran upstairs.

I heard a door slam followed by screaming. I was watching my 6-month-old nephew, who was crying, so I had to feed him. While doing that, I heard her scream in a way that sounded like she was in pain. I rushed upstairs to find my fiancé in her room with his belt, talking to her while she was crying in the corner.

I instructed him to leave her room and that we would discuss this shortly. After putting my nephew down, I confronted my fiancé about his actions, asking what he thought he was doing. He claimed that her slamming doors and screaming was disrespectful to his house. I reminded him that it is our house, and more importantly, I told him that he was never supposed to act that way, as he had completely disrespected me.

He argued that talking to her was ineffective, but I explained that I had been communicating with her for years. She is a child testing boundaries, but I refuse to resort to violence to instill respect. She's allowed to have emotions and I refuse to have him beat that out of her. I told him to leave for the night.

My daughter told me that she's scared of him so the next day I ended it. He's been blowing up my phone saying I'm dramatic and irresponsible for not doing what he did and nipping her entitlement right then and there. I told him not to call me anymore.

My parents obviously think I'm being overdramatic. My sister says she thinks I did the right thing. Our dad was the main disciplinarian and she said she was terrified of him for years until she left.

I was too and my mom was complacent and never did anything when we went to her for help. I don't want my daughter to feel that. Especially in her own home and room that's supposed to be her safe space.

Edit : calling a ten year old a brat and she has behavior issues... This was the first time she's ever done this so please stop... she's 10...

did none of you do things you weren't supposed to or get in trouble or make mistakes at 10? I'm so happy that all of you were born and knew EXACTLY how to navigate the world and control your emotions. She got emotional, I'm not beating emotions out of my child and having a robot.

Your kids don't respect you, they fear you. I never said my ex fiancée couldn't discipline her. Taking away items?

He's done that. Sending her to her room? He's done that?

I said no hitting her. Discipline isn't only physical. Also, I make more than him.

He's currently out of work and even when he was working, I still made more than him. I didn't need him for money. Point is, I said no and to not hit my daughter, he hit her and now he's gone.

12/10/2025

I (18F) regularly babysit for my Aunt and Uncle since they both have demanding jobs. Currently, I look after their kids: (1M and 1F) and (8M) five days a week from 8am to 8pm. The older cousin is in school for most of that time, so he’s not too much trouble; I just need to pick him up, make sure he has dinner, and help him with his homework. However, my main focus is on the twins.

Recently, I informed my Aunt and Uncle that this arrangement is significantly hindering my job search and my ability to earn my own money. I suggested that I could only continue babysitting if they compensated me, proposing a rough estimate of £80 a week, which is considerably less than what I would earn in a full-time position and much cheaper than hiring a stranger to care for the kids. After all, we’re family, and I didn’t want to overcharge them.

They have a decent income, so this wouldn’t be a financial burden for them. Unfortunately, this turned out to be a mistake, as my Aunt exploded with anger, accusing me of being entitled and insisting that you don’t charge family for babysitting. She started listing all the perks I supposedly enjoy, like free access to their Wi-Fi and food. I pointed out that while taking care of two one-year-olds, I hardly have time to use the Wi-Fi, and since I’m vegan, I can’t eat most of their food and have to bring my own.

This led to a massive argument, and I was eventually told to leave. Now, my Aunt has taken to social media to complain about how spoiled and entitled I am, claiming she won’t pay someone for the 'easy' job of watching two babies, which is quite amusing because I can assure you that caring for two one-year-olds is anything but easy.

My parents are furious about this and are defending me, with my Mum refusing to speak to her sister.

I feel terrible for causing this family conflict. Should I have just kept doing it for free?