Amelia Christnot is an Oglala Lakota, Kanien'kehá:ka and Metis Navy brat who settled in the wilds of Northern Maine. She considers herself another proud Maineiac. Her picture is from 1984 for purely Orwellian reasons.
Pregnancy, especially a first one can be a scary time for both parents. But there’s a fine line between being reassuring and dismissive of your partner’s concerns. One father-to-be was accused over stepping over that line by his wife. He disagreed, so he consulted the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit to get some feedback. […] More
A person’s choice of relationship dynamics is really no one’s business unless they’re part of that relationship. Some people feel committed monogamy is their ideal. Some opt for sexually open monogamous relationships. Polyamory as well can be committed or romantically or sexually open. There are almost infinite variations available for romantic and sexual relationships. One […] More
Double standards can cut both ways. A father addressed double standards after he insulted his wife’s friend. The insult lead to a disagreement with his wife so he turned to the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit. But he didn’t get quite the reaction he wanted when Redditors pointed out his own double standards. Redditor […] More
Losing a child is horrible for a parent, even if the child is an adult. But one mother’s grief over the loss of her son lead to a big demand on her daughter. After they clashed, the daughter turned to the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit for feedback. Redditor Lor1Luv41 asked: “AITA for not […] More
The saying is you’ll know when the time is right. It stands to reason then that you’ll know when it isn’t right. A 24-year-old woman decided her 26-year-old boyfriend’s timing was way off, but her strongly disagreed. After they argued, she turned to the Relationship Advice subReddit for help. The Redditor shared: “I stopped my […] More
Striving to have the perfect day makes some people forget that their wedding is just one day while the marriage is hopefully going to last the rest of their lives. A 45-year-old bride asked the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit if her quest for perfection justified barring her 47-year-old groom’s daughter from inviting her […] More
Answering questions when you don’t really know the full details is a bad idea. One husband found that out the hard way recently when a moment of distraction lead to an answer his wife didn’t like. Redditor wellif*ckedupbad wrote: “TIFU by telling my bald wife that I don’t find bald women attractive.” The Original Poster […] More
A 29-year-old man decided to take the next step with his 27-year-old girlfriend. Before proposing, he decided to ask his girlfriend’s parents for their blessing. But something her father said made him question how welcome he would be in their family. So he took to Reddit’s Relationship Advice subReddit for help. Redditor ThrowRAmixedbabies posted: “My […] More
The gaming community sometimes gets an undeserved bad rap. Then sometimes… A female gamer made friends with a fellow gamer online. He made certain assumptions about her that she never corrected, because to her it didn’t matter. He had a very different opinion. After the fallout, she turned to the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) […] More
A 23-year-old wife or maybe a fiancée or maybe a prankster took to the Relationship Advice subReddit with an interesting dilemma concerning her 26-year-old husband and their upcoming wedding. Yes, you read that right. Redditor THROWRAmcwedding posted: “My husband is trying to make us have a wedding at McDonalds.” The Original Poster (OP) explained: “Losing […] More
A stereotype is an “over-generalized belief about a particular category of people” that creates an “expectation that people might have about every person of a particular group.” Some stereotypes are based in fact while others are pure fiction. But they’re all harmful because people act on the stereotype instead of interacting with the individual. A […] More
A 24-year-old woman wasn’t sure what to do after children from her husband’s family made ignorant comments to her. After arguing with her 32-year-old husband, she decided to turn to the Relationship Advice subReddit for help. Redditor chokecherryii stated: “Husband’s family is saying racially insensitive things about me to their kids.” She explained: “As a […] More
