StepparentLife

AITA for telling my fiancé I don’t like his mother’s heirloom ring?

My fiancé proposed to me on vacation in the most thoughtful and beautiful way. He did not have a ring at the proposal because it was his mother’s 10 year anniversary ring, and he did not want to lose it. I did not see the ring until we went over to her house and she

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AITAH for refusing to ski with child of wife’s friend when it became clear they exaggerated his skill level?

I (48M) have a vacation house adjacent to a ski area. I’ve owned it since before I met my wife and had kids (11M and 13M). The kids have grown up skiing 25-35 days a year, do lots of lessons and as a result they are both excellent skiers. My wife invited a colleague, “Annie”,

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AITA: My relative took some toys for her grandkids without asking me

AITA: My relative took some toys for her grandkids without asking me

I have various family members visiting with their kids around the year They bring their kids and as the “fun uncle” I take them around town and see the sites and parks This time I had a pile of new toys that I had been saving to give to a charity and this relative “Heather”

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WIBTA if I told someone the truth about why they were being excluded from group activities?

WIBTA if I told someone the truth about why they were being excluded from group activities?

A few years ago, I met my partner’s cousin (on his dad’s side) for the first time when he came to visit our city (we live on different coasts). I quickly realized this was the type of person I would never hang out with normally, but I was cordial. My partner acknowledged, “Yeah, Fred’s a

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AITAH for calling my wife selfish and inconsiderate after she asked me when I would move on from my sister’s death?

AITAH for calling my wife selfish and inconsiderate after she asked me when I would move on from my sister’s death?

My wife and I have been married for 3 years and together for 7. A couple of months ago, my younger sister passed away in an accident, and I still haven’t been able to completely process it. My older sister (Maddie) and I were really close growing up, and our sister’s passing has really affected

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AITA for canceling Christmas dinner because my husband’s “secret Santa” gift was for his gaming buddy and not me?

AITA for canceling Christmas dinner because my husband’s “secret Santa” gift was for his gaming buddy and not me?

I’m currently hiding in our bedroom with a bottle of wine, while my husband plays video games in the living room, probably telling his online friends how I “ruined Christmas.” My phone is blowing up with texts from his mom, calling me selfish, and I’m debating whether I should just block her until New Year’s.

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AITA for telling my mother in law not to place her own gift tags on Christmas presents i ordered for MY children ?

AITA for telling my mother-in-law not to place her own gift tags on Christmas presents I ordered for my children?

So basically, I had ordered all my children’s christmas presents online to be sent to my in-laws home. As we are spending christmas there this year, my mother-in-law said that she didn’t mind wrapping them all up before we all got there. We arrived here yesterday and all was well. After the kids got settled

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AITA for gifting a snow globe against my wife's correct predictions?

AITA for gifting a snow globe against my wife’s correct predictions?

Our daughter (8 years old) asked for a snow globe for Christmas. It’s all she wanted. My wife said no, because our daughter is not good with fragile stuff. My wife said our daughter will end up smashing it right away. I insisted because maybe she won’t break it. Also, its what she wants for

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