Having supportive parents when you come out of the closet is a scenario any LGBTQ person could hope for. But is there such a thing as being too supportive? That is what Redditor aitaencourage was struggling with when he and his wife clashed over how to talk to their 12-year-old son about girls (or boys). […] More
When you don’t trust your future in-laws, how do you handle building a new family unit separate from theirs? Redditor ThrowAwayMIL1208 found herself confronted with the issue of needing to financially plan for her family with her future husband, but not feeling comfortable enough to share that information with her Mother-In-Law [MIL]. She went to […] More
A woman who was never really close with her sister finally lost her patience over her tendency to belittle others constantly. After the revelation of a secret turned a family dinner into chaos, Redditor aitakelpie turned to the “Am I the A**hole” (AITA) subReddit and asked: “aita for telling people about my sister’s weight loss […] More
Redditor squiggle-pop and their father were not really close, especially after the father ran off with another woman to start a new family. Now with the ailing father at death’s door, any hope of salvaging their relationship was over the moment he made an unexpected request. The Original Poster (OP) needed to know if their […] More
The TIFU subReddit is devoted to people sharing stories of the ways they royally screwed up. TIFU does stand for “Today I F*cked Up” after all. They’re not all necessarily something that happened “today.” A lot of people with share the stories of days they messed up and we all sort of collectively pretend TIFU […] More
Basic boundaries are fundamental to any cohabitation situation. The Original Poster (OP), who goes by the name slowlazymarky, posted his dilemma in the AITA (Am I The A**hole) subReddit, a forum where people pose their dilemmas to a panel of anonymous internet strangers and have them decide who’s to blame based on the following categories: […] More
When it comes to the topic of their deceased son, Redditor Howmanykidsthrow and her husband are on different pages. An interaction from the past with another parent forced the two to confront their clashing perspectives, and it is something she still thinks about on occasion. So she visited the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit […] More
Familial expectations can be really complicated, especially when it comes to money. For one woman who doesn’t have children, when her family expected her to leave her money to her nieces and nephews in her will, she was left a little speechless. Redditor “I_love_me39” wrote into the “Am I the A**hole?” subReddit after she received […] More
A man knew what he was getting into when he married a woman who had a twin sister. But nothing could prepare him for what happened on his way to the grocery store. Redditor MrStellar_Anonymous admitted that “Today I F’d Up” (TIFU) in the popular subReddit community where fellow “dumba**es” share their moments of having […] More
The death of a child is one of the worst things a parent can face. But what if your child survived when others didn’t? A woman went to the Am I The A**hole (AITA) subReddit to see if she had done anything wrong when dealing with another mother whose two children died. Redditor snoo_10010 asked: […] More
Family get togethers can create wonderful memories. But they can also lead to drama and hurt feelings. That’s what happened to one woman when her extended family enjoyed a beach vacation together. After a blowout, she turned to the Am I The A**hole (AITA) subReddit to ask if she did the right thing. Redditor skihale […] More
High school senior classes of 2020 have had it especially rough during the pandemic as they’ve missed out on milestones like attending prom and—most importantly—getting to walk at their graduations with their longtime friends. But like many disconnected people making the best out of their self-isolation doldrums during the national banning of large group gatherings, […] More
