#FAMILY · 50 ASKS

Wife says I overtip, I say a good tip keeps the waitress honest. Who's right?

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y'all is it wrong to have a favorite kid's plate at the table and nobody else can sit there??

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AITA for telling my dad he can't move into my cabin after he sold his house without asking me first

my dad (63m) got laid off in march and decided retirement was happening whether he was ready financially or not. he sold his house in town for cash,… Read more

#family#offgrid

Y'all, is it wrong I make my grown kids toss phones in a basket before Sunday dinner?!

Andre says I'm being a drill sergeant lol

#family#phones

AITA for firing my cousin as our wedding photog after she botched a paying client's shoot??

okay so my cousin Renata (29F) has been doing photography for like 3 years and i started throwing her client work through my planning biz bc FAMILY… Read more

#aita#family#weddings

Should I follow Andre to Houston or stay put in NOLA near my mama and the kids?

Y'all I am torn up inside about this one. Andre (52M) got offered a job in Houston, we talking $30k more a year plus better insurance, and honestly… Read more

#shouldi#family#relocation

AIO for being annoyed my son called my homebrew 'grandpa juice' in front of himself

i put actual hours into that batch and he just tosses out grandpa juice like its nothing. probably being soft about it but it stung a lil, wanted a… Read more

#aio#family

AITA for making my mom wait 3 hours at the airport so I could finish a send?

ok so my mom (61F) flew out to see me in Moab, first time in almost 2 years since i live out of my van full time and she's in Ohio. i told her id… Read more

#aita#family#climbing

AITA for only paying my dad back the $400 he fronted me, not splitting the profit

so backstory, my dad (47M) doesnt really mess with sneakers but he had cash on him when a pair i needed dropped and my card got declined at checkout… Read more

#aita#family#sneakers

Should I use our roof repair fund to fly all three kids home for one Christmas?

Bill (66M) and I (64F) have been squirreling away $3,200 for two years in what we call the roof fund, our contractor says the shingles are on… Read more

#shouldi#family

AITA for calling out my own son in front of the whole bar over free drinks?

ok y'all this one's got me sick to my stomach so bear with me. my son Dustin (28M) has worked bar back for me for about a year now, i pay him decent… Read more

#aita#family

AITA for letting my patient's estranged son see him in his final hours against his daughter's wishes?

I've volunteered at hospice for three years now. Walter (81M) was in my care rotation for about five months, and his daughter Denise (52F) had been… Read more

#aita#family#hospice

AITA for telling my mom she's not walking me down the aisle after the guest list thing??

okay so i (29F) plan weddings for a living, i have a whole spreadsheet system for RSVPs down to the seating chart 📋✨ so when i saw an unfamiliar… Read more

#aita#family

AIO for feeling brushed off when my news got a half second reaction

told my daughter about a big trucking milestone and she moved right past it to ask about a car seat. probably nothing, kids get busy, but it sat with… Read more

#aio#family

AITA for giving my boyfriend's sister BRUTALLY honest feedback on her cooking at dinner??

ok so context, i've been dating Dev (30M) for six months and things are going SO well, i finally got invited to a big family dinner at his sister… Read more

#aita#family

AIO for feeling stung when my grandson called my roundhouse 'just trains'

I have been working on that roundhouse section for nearly four months, matching the brickwork from old photographs of the Maple Street yard, and I… Read more

#aio#family#modeltrains

Should Bill and I sell our home of 41 years to be near our grandkids?

Our daughter Karen (44F) just asked if Bill (68M) and I would consider moving down to North Carolina to be closer to her and the grandkids, ages 6… Read more

#family#home

AITA for lying to my roommate about why I needed to borrow $400

ok so my roommate Priya (26F) is the responsible one of our apartment, the one who actually has an emergency fund lol. two months ago i told her my… Read more

#aita#family#comedy

AITA for leaving my brother's rehearsal dinner mid-toast for a tornado warning

my brother Dale (36M) got married last month in Edmond. rehearsal dinner was the night before at this steakhouse his fiancée Priya (33F) picked,… Read more

#aita#family#weather

AITA for giving my brother a deadline to clear his late wife's stuff out of my garage

my brother Dale (61M) lost his wife Carol almost 2 years ago. right after she passed he asked if he could store some of her furniture and boxes in my… Read more

#aita#family#grief

AITA for locking the garden gate after my daughter-in-law threw a party there without asking?

My daughter in law Carol (41F) asked back in March if she could maybe use part of Ruth's garden for her sister's baby shower in June. I said Let me… Read more

#aita#family#gardening

AITA for refusing to babysit my grandkids until my daughter fixes my trampled garden?

My daughter Carol (42F) drops off her two kids, Ryan (7) and Emma (5), at our place three mornings a week so she can work. Me and Ruth (72F, my wife… Read more

#aita#family#gardening

AITA for refusing to give my sister a cut of my truck after 3 yrs of her working it?

ok so my sister Yesenia (34F) helped me start the truck three years ago, i'm 38F single mom, we had nothing then, i was flipping tacos out of a… Read more

#aita#family

Should I sell 40 acres of my own land to a developer for $650,000?

I am 74 years old. Been farming this same ground since I was 19, took it over from my Daddy. Ruth and me raised our kids on it, 50 years married on… Read more

#shouldi#family#farming

AIO for being kinda hurt over the bread comment

Y'all my French bread been a Sunday staple for FIFTEEN years and my daughter-in-law just gon say 'its just bread'?! 🍲 Maybe I'm being sensitive but… Read more

#aio#family

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… Read more

#aita#family#cars

AITA for telling my son he owes the family money after selling my mama's gumbo recipe to a restaurant?

okay y'all i need the real talk on this one. my son Marcus (28M) found my mama Odile's handwritten gumbo recipe in a box after she passed three years… Read more

#aita#family

AITA for refusing to give my brother-in-law half of my late husband's beehives?

my husband Carl died three years ago and left me the farm outright, house, land, all twelve hives included. his brother Roy (58m) used to help with… Read more

#aita#family#beekeeping

AITA for telling my 17yo he has to pay off his truck repair before driving it again

So my son Tyler (17M) has been driving my old Ranger since january, its technically mine still, i just let him use it to get to his job at the… Read more

#aita#family

Is it silly to pre-write birthday cards a whole year in advance?

I like to stay ahead of things! Every January I sit down with my box of cards and write out birthday and anniversary cards for the whole year for… Read more

#family#cards

AITA for telling my fiancé's sister she can't be in our wedding until she pays me back??

okay so context, i plan weddings for a living 💍 and two years ago i did my fiancé's sister Rennie's (28F) ENTIRE wedding for basically free bc she… Read more

#aita#family

AITA for telling my sister to move out after she read my deployed husband's private letters?

my husband David (37M) has been deployed for 7 months, PCS'd overseas, and my sister Kayla (32F) moved in with me and the kids in month 2 after she… Read more

#aita#family

Should I sell my mama's sno-ball recipe for $40k or keep our family stand going?

ok y'all i need real talk bc i been going back and forth for two weeks straight. my mama passed 6 yrs ago and left me her sno-ball syrup recipes, the… Read more

#shouldi#family

AITA for telling a dying man's daughters what he confided to me before he passed?

I have volunteered at hospice for six years now, and I sat with a patient (81M) named Walter for the last three weeks of his life. His wife had… Read more

#aita#family#hospice

AITA for pulling my sister as maid of honor over what she wanted to say in her toast??

ok so i (32F) plan weddings for a living but this one is MINE and it went left lol. my sister Camila (29F) has been my MOH since day one, we're super… Read more

#aita#family

AITA for banning my daughter from the farm after she listed it for sale behind my back?

i'm 61, widow, i run 40 acres and 14 hives alone since my husband died three years ago. my daughter rachel (34f) has been on me for a year about how… Read more

#aita#family#farm

AITA for exposing my sister's Venmo receipts after she begged me for 'mom's medical bill' money?

my sister (34F) texted me in April crying that our mom needed $2,200 for a copay before her cardiology follow up. i'm an ICU nurse (36F) so i know… Read more

#aita#family

AIO for losing it on my little bro for using my unreleased dunks as fort weights

ngl my little brother (11m) built a blanket fort last night in the living room and used my brand new travis scott dunks as the weights bc they were… Read more

#aio#family#sneakers

AITA for pulling my $8,000 wedding gift after my granddaughter cut her Uncle from the list?

My Granddaughter Emily (24F) is getting married in June. Ruth and I set aside $8,000 for the venue, been saving since she was born near about. Two… Read more

#aita#family#weddings

AITA for skipping my sister's rehearsal dinner to finish a climb I'd trained a year for?

ok so my sister (29F) is getting married in Moab, i live out of my van and climb full time so this actually worked out great location wise. rehearsal… Read more

#aita#family#climbing

AITA for correcting my daughter-in-law's grammar in front of her whole family at Thanksgiving?

My son Mark (38M) married Denise (36F) six years ago and she has never much liked me, which is fine, I do not need to be liked, only respected. Last… Read more

#aita#family

AITA for not telling my son I've been seeing a woman for four months since Rosie died

My wife Rosie passed almost 3 years ago. Six months ago I started going to the same diner on Tuesdays and got friendly with a woman there, Carol,… Read more

#aita#family

should i give up long haul trucking to take a local route near my new grandkid?

58 years old, driving OTR for 34 years now. its the only life ive really known since my divorce, weeks on the road, radio, truck stops, i talk to my… Read more

#shouldi#family

AITA for un-inviting my sister as Theo's godmother over an instagram post?

ok so backstory, my sister Priya (31F) has always been super close with us and when Theo was born 9 weeks ago we asked her to be godmother, big honor… Read more

#aita#family#baby

AITA for telling my dying patient the truth about his prognosis after his daughter begged me not to?

I've volunteered in hospice for nine years now, sitting with patients in their last weeks so they aren't alone. Last month I was assigned to a man,… Read more

#aita#family#hospice

AITA for asking my future MIL to leave OUR cake tasting after who she brought?

ok so i (28F) am marrying my fiance Theo (31M) in April and i planned this whole cake tasting as like a fun little date thing for us and his mom… Read more

#aita#family

AIO for being kinda hurt my daughter wants pizza instead of my Sunday cooking

Y'all know Sunday dinner is my whole heart, I plan that menu all week! She didn't mean no harm but it stung a lil more than I want to admit 😔

#aio#family

AITA for training my ex's new girlfriend for months without telling him?

ok so i (34F) am a personal trainer and i've been divorced from Dan (36M) for two years, we share custody of our son Max (6). back in October a new… Read more

#aita#family

AITA for warning my ex-wife's fiance about her drinking before they got engaged?

me and Carol (52F) split eight years ago, no bad blood really, we just grew apart after Amber (29F, my daughter) moved out. Carol's been seeing a guy… Read more

#aita#family

AITA for telling a food blogger my daughter-in-law stole my mama's gumbo recipe?

okay y'all i need the real talk. my daughter in law Renee (31F) started a little catering business last year, cute idea, i even helped her get her… Read more

#aita#family