My great grandmother in her early nineties in the late seventies.
My great grandparents came over via Elis Island from Sicily. Nana lived to be just shy of 100 but Grandpa Joe (Giuseppe) made it to 101. I actually have memories of him from my childhood. Nana passed...
What is wrong with some people?
Today I attended a book reading where the seating was supposedly limited to the number of invited guests, already annoying that there were no extra chairs, as I guess they didn't count too well, or so...
Are sleepovers cancelled?
This is for the parents, are sleepovers totally cancelled in 2026? My wife tried to organise a birthday sleepover for my daughter and her friends but all other parents declined. Sleepovers were my f...
AITAH for getting a woman fired over veggie tales?
My wife and I unfortunately have our son in daycare. It's unavoidable. A few months ago I picked him up, and when I asked him about his day he told me about a show they watched with cartoon vegetables...
my boss keeps stealing my lunch, after I’ve asked him to stop
**my boss keeps stealing my lunch, after I’ve asked him to stop** **Originally posted to Ask A Manager** [OriginalPost](https://www.askamanager.org/2011/10/my-boss-keeps-stealing-my-food-after-ive-a...
My boss scheduled a "mandatory fun" meeting at 4:55 PM on a Friday.
We work fully remote. There is no reason for this meeting. He just wants to 'go over the wins of the week.' The win of the week would be letting me log off.
Noooo, don't call us out!
The amount of times I have had people try to use this argument to avoid being called out....
AITA for telling my sister you are selfish and canceling her engagement dinner at my place
I have a younger sibling and it seems like I am always helping her. In college I would help her with essays. I would listen to her problems, if she got stuck somewhere I would go and pick her up . She...
Rejection Sensitive
I just don't want people to think I did the dumb thing for dumb reasons.
AITAH for publicly embarrassing my husband?
I don't know what everyone else calls this but where I'm from when you quickly jab/poke someone in the ribs it's called "tasering." I have always hated being tasered with a passion, it makes me jump, ...
my boss got weirdly aggressive about winning a game and now keeps claiming I’m angry about it
**my boss got weirdly aggressive about winning a game and now keeps claiming I’m angry about it** **Originally posted to Ask A Manager** [Original Post](https://www.askamanager.org/2019/06/my-boss-g...
Ew,,,, politics
As an immigrant, and child of a mixed immigrant mother, I am horrified at my own flesh and blood. I can't wait to move out.
You're smart, but you just need to apply yourself
I swear, Ive been told a variation of this by my parents, my teachers, my counselors, and my therapist (whom most of know I have adhd) Just because im a smart kid doesnt mean I should be expected to b...
my boss won’t approve my time off for a video game competition
**I am NOT OOP.** **Originally posted to r/AskAManager** **my boss won’t approve my time off for a video game competition** **Trigger Warnings:** >!hostile workplace!< [Original Post](http...
Update: Nachhilfe-Schülerin verhält sich auf einmal komisch
Update zu [https://www.reddit.com/r/Ratschlag/comments/1qp3cxs/nachhilfeschülerin\_verhält\_sich\_auf\_einmal\_komisch/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Ratschlag/comments/1qp3cxs/nachhilfeschülerin_verhält_...
A foreign coworker's "bare minimum" made me question Filipino resilience
I work in a BPO with a lot of foreigners. One day, a foreign coworker told me his salary wasn't enough for him. l assumed it was a spending problem. Turns out, he already saves and budgets well. He e...
Update: AITAH because I want my wife to "ask permission" before taking our son on playdates?
So I initially posted this morning at work about how I tried to talk to my wife about our kid's schedule. She said I was telling her to "ask permission" to take him on playdates. I just wanted us to d...
Is this normal mahila mitr behaviour?
So we talked first regarding notes and she asked for my number so that she could forward it to me... Maine dediya tha. Fir within 1 week me- we talked on calls like 3-4 times,and other time aise hi ms...
I (25M) feel morally obligated to be my friends' third (32F and 31M)
**I am NOT OOP, OOP is u/ThrowRAlyudy** **Originally posted to r/relationship_advice** **I (25M) feel morally obligated to be my friends' third (32F and 31M)** **Editor's note: changed letters to n...
Teenager makes 'superhuman' swim to save family swept out to sea
No villains, just heroes. >A 13-year-old boy has been hailed as a hero after swimming 4 kilometres through rough waters for help after his mother and two siblings were swept out to sea off We...
AITAH for eating my breakfast in front of my boyfriend's dad?
I do want actual fair judgement, so for full disclosure, I do not like this guy. I have never liked this guy. I've known him since I was a kid, and everything about him just annoys me. I don't think I...
AIO? My daughter didn’t listen to the teacher during a female emergency and is now receiving a referral
**This is a repost sub. I’m not the Original OP (OOP)** **OOP: u/Common_Piglet7437** **Published on: r/AmIOverreacting** **Story is:** `ONGOING` **Story timeline** - [**Main Post**](https://www.r...
UPDATE: WIBTAH for not accommodating my sister’s mental health by still bringing my daughter to my cousin’s wedding?
Edit: I see a lot of requests for updates after the wedding, so I’ll give one here within a few days after the wedding! Although I don’t anticipate it’ll be that dramatic- my family is very low confro...
[Update] AITAH for being proud that I went off on my sister's fiancé in glorious fashion?
Hi…me again. I have an update (not yet sure how to link--trying to figure that out). But, first, thank you for all your comments. You guys are fuckin’ FUNNY! Yes. I loved all the references (the Snatc...