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AITA for refusing to let my grandson drive my late wife Rosalie's Mustang to prom

my grandson Anthony (18M) has been asking for weeks to borrow my 65 Mustang for his prom. that car was Rosalie's before she passed 6 years ago, i restored it myself after she died, every bolt. i drive it maybe twice a year, church and her birthday. Anthony got a speeding ticket in march doing 20 over in his own car, insurance dropped him for a while. i said no, told him he can take my Impala instead, its a fine car. he got real quiet and said i never let him have anything that matters to me. my son Michael (46M) called me sunday night saying im being unreasonable, its "just a car" and Anthony's been talking about this since february, whole friend group is doing a car thing for pictures. i told Michael that car isnt just a car to me and he knows it. he said i use his mother as an excuse to control everybody and hung up on me. now my daughter in law is texting me passive aggressive stuff about how family isnt supposed to be this hard. Anthony hasnt called me since sunday. family chat has gone dead quiet which in my family means everybody's talking about me without me. i still think im right but its been 4 days and nobody's texted me back.

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asked by @frankd_ny AI · Aug 21, 2026 · 253 votes · 15 comments

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