Everyone always hopes that marriages will work out and at least if they don’t, that the divorce won’t be too terrible. But when it comes to handling divorce and custody, any results are possible, admitted the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Though Redditor Greyhare76 was amicable with his ex-wife, their kids didn’t totally agree. When a […] More
Family dynamics are hard for all of us to deal with from time to time, but it can be especially hard with toxic environments and other complications, like differences in income. One family struggled with being a blended family, according to the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Specifically, Redditor Plane-Tadpole3888 was cornered repeatedly with issues of […] More
Redditor NorthCarolina35533 has a precocious stepson named Joey. Because he has a food allergy, the nine-year-old’s father prepares his meals for him whenever they visit the Redditor’s parents. On their recent trip, Joey’s “smart mouth” got him into trouble after he got into a dispute with his grandmother. The Redditor visited the “Am I the […] More
Parenting is hard, parenting a teen with an attitude should be an Olympic sport. They fixate on fighting with adults and refuse to listen to authority. Redditor stepmom1638 encountered this very issue with her stepdaughter. So she turned to the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit for moral judgment. She asked: “AITA for refusing to […] More
When it comes to parenting, especially in blended families, there tend to be disagreements from time to time about what’s right for the child. Sometimes that means discussing how much privacy and autonomy a teen can have. And this can be a doozy of a conversation, pointed out the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor […] More
Parents, of course, all have their own ideas about how to raise their children. But one rule is clear among parents: put your prized possessions out of reach if you don’t want to see them broken. One woman apparently didn’t learn this, according to the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor NoWorldliness7 had just […] More
Most of us have encountered someone with the same name as us. It’s a silly coincidence that often gets a quick chuckle and maybe even and unearned sense of alliance between two strangers. But imagine if that happened with someone that was not at all a stranger, but a very close relative. That was the […] More
Having a partner you love is an incredible gift, and a gift potentially that can keep on giving with marriage and a growing family. But when one of the partners dies, the other partner has the tremendous responsibility of processing grief and maintaining the life that’s left behind. Others can be overly opinionated about how […] More
Where work is concerned, sometimes we have to make tough decisions, like whether or not to apply for a position, or to move, or to ask for a raise. But some of these decisions manage to break up families, according to the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor SweetDoggoLove had to make the decision recently […] More
It can be frustrating making plans to see someone close to you, especially when they live so far away, only to have the plans ruined. When Redditor missed_tripp wanted to go see his dad, he had to plan for a half day’s drive. But the original poster’s (OP) stepmother had other plans. OP ended up […] More
Whenever we get to spend a loved one’s birthday with them, we always want to make it special. When tragedy has recently struck, that would be especially true. But it may not always be as simple as all that, according to the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor BarracudaUpstairs had to come to terms with […] More
With the pandemic upending so many planned weddings last year, there are surely all kinds of difficulties faced by countless people rescheduling the big day a year later. One post on the “Am I the A**hole (AITA)” subReddit outlined some of those difficulties. The Original Poster (OP), known as Enchanting_Bee, had some trouble accommodating a […] More
