#aita

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Am I the asshole for fighting crime when my father told me to fight crime?

I (10M) never met my father until about 2 days ago. My mother took me to meet him and it was disappointing because he wouldn’t let me demonstrate my skills (for context: I am *very* skilled and have been trained to rule/save the world since birth. You’re welcome). My grandfather never prohibited me from demonstrating my skills, so it was weird. I know I have to demonstrate why I’m the best but my father won’t even let me do that! My father also has this annoying teenager who tags along with him and can even go do stuff on his own, which is a double standard. Father took my weapons and locked them in a safe.

My father told me that eventually I can use the skills I learned for ruling/saving the world to fight crime, so I did. I went out and killed some loser who had taken a bunch of civilians hostage. I took his head home to show my father (to prove I did it, obviously), and the annoying teenager showed up and started screeching about how ‘we don’t kill’ blah blah blah. Which is frankly ridiculous because a) my father asked me to fight crime b) crime lost. I beat up the teenager and kicked him off a dinosaur statue, clearly proving why I’m better and Father doesn’t even need him, and now my father’s really mad at me for that and the aforementioned killing thing. I think it’s not fair because the killing the loser kidnapper thing was only following Father’s orders, and it’s normal to beat people up and maybe kill them if you want to take their place and prove why you’re better; I’ve seen tons of people do it at home and they only get in trouble some of the time.

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Are we sure the toddler in this post isn’t him?

I really hope OP knows she’s absolutely not the AH. Especially with the smoking. If I was pregnant I wouldn’t even allow a smoker in my house, let alone in the same bed as me.

Also if men could get pregnant, we all know they’d be a thousand times worse than what they claim women are during pregnancy. If they think women are sensitive during pregnancy, just wait. Men already whine about everything, imagine how much worse it would be if they were pregnant??

what a selfish gross manchild

[aita-blorbos]

aita?

i (your tummy) am. ough ow ouch. very hurty

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u/SolidarityCanary

AITA for celebrating (…again) and then laughing at my friend’s grave when he died ?

Now, I know it sounds bad, but let me explain. For context. I (28m) along with my other friends, are stuck in a death game of sort created by some eldritch beings that enjoy seeing us suffer (I’m half sure my friend, G (31m) is one of them actually. He’s relevant to this story btw). This is the 6th time we’ve play this, and I’m always out first, with the exception of the last game, where my sister, L (32f) died first instead (I celebrated that time too, which is why there’s an again in the title. She’s cool about it)

This game, I teamed up with my sister and another friend of ours, S (I’m gonna be honest no one knows how old he is he’s very vague). During the fifth session of the game, my friend M (29m) died in his base because of a miscalculation with the tnt. I, as any reasonable person, celebrated not dying first, especially since I was a red name and close to dying myself. Plus, S and another one of my friend, GT (28f) were also cheering with me, so I didn’t see the problem !

Now, this next part is where I might’ve been the asshole. M, before he died, was in a team with G and SM (No one knows his age either), and they were obviously devastated. So the next day, G built a grave for him, and was asking people if they have anything to say to M. I was there, so y’know, I came up, and G let me despite his grudge over me killing him a session before (long story). Then I laughed at M. It wasn’t anything big, just a simple “ha ha” ! But G got really mad and pulled out a bow and start shooting me !

I honestly don’t think I was that out of line. Like, when I teamed up with G and a friend of ours (who is also my sister’s husband), J (31m) during the 4th game, they also cracked jokes and laughed when they visited my grave (that they, granted, built for me) ! Why is it a problem when I do it to his teammate ? G laughed when I died ! And we were teammates too !

But what do you think ? I don’t think I was in the wrong, but aita ?

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I am never going to be able to leave Reddit.

[psycheetamore]

Tbh... look at the explanation given by our dearest lord... he did exactly what was required and then some...

How could he be seen as the/an asshole here? Come on guys...

AITA for empowering a Fremen leader’s daughter through her redemption process, which has now forced me to plan killing her father if he does not stop sending sub-par assassins to me?

So, as you may know, there is this symbiosis between me (20something M) and the local people here on Arrakis. I govern over the planet, and it is my duty to keep the spice flowing. And I am no stranger to applying some unorthodox methods. Especially if they not only sooth my political needs but also physical needs.

You may have heard of the natives, the Fremen, a supersticious bunch.

Over the years we have found a way to co-exist. They allow me to harvest in the northern part of the planet at will, and in exchange I do not exterminate them & help them out with some of their traditions.

One of these traditions is that tribes send me people for "redemption". People who did something wrong according to their ancient ideas, and who need to get a form of salvation. They should know me by now, and recognise that atonement is something to be earned through blood, sweat and tears.

I see myself as a benevolent governor over these people, and I am true to my word, so I take my task very seriously. Even if I do not agree that someone might have done something wrong, clearly it was important enough to have them undergo a form of treatment. I always tailor my approach. The most stubborn and special cases deserve, no require, to be broken down and rebuild. It helps the Fremen, and it also cultivates the balance I so carefully created between local traditions and my rule. A win win win I would say. Everybody happy, you would think.

But no. I recently received complaints. A Fremen leader had apparently sent his daughter (20something F). I felt that she had this fire in her that needed to be quenched; I did not know she was of local royalty. Just hard labour would not do it, I recognised through my experience. She clearly required something else. Now, looking back, it becomes clear to me that her father had failed to teach her demureness, deprivation and discipline. After she finished her tour with me, she had clarity, strenght and a new purpose in life. So the father should actually be grateful, if I am honest. And he should feel honoured her purpose in life is now to serve me. Who could provide for a better place for the fruit of his loins than me, ruler of Arrakis and, lets be honest, very likely the future emperor?

Was I hard on her? Of course. I cannot have weaklings surrounding me. He should be happy with that. She was happy enough to have her bounderies pushed, after a bit of resistance. Her spirit broken and be rebuild into the magnificant creature she is now. Into my likelyhood, after her body and mind finally submitted to my authority.

Things got messy: he was screaming at me, claiming I had "corrupted" her, "destroyed" her, "soiled" her, "deflowered" her. I disagree. Well, partially. The last bit is true. What I did is that I refined her. I improved her. I have set her free from those outdated Fremen rules and unlocked her eyes to see a broader future.

He should have known that nobody sends their precious little ones to me and expects them to come back like frail flowers. Rather than thanking me, he thought it would be wise to threaten me. He should be happy that I laughed it off and sent him home with only three broken fingers - each a payment for every month of training I gave her.

My newest darling does not speak up to me, as I trained her well, but I notice that she is not happy. Her father keeps sending assassins into my palace, who I keep killing. Don't send me any if they are lousy at their job. I held the Fremen in higher esteem than this tbh. I relayed a message to him that I would only need to send one person to him to get the job on him done (his daughter) if he continues to act like a crybaby.

AITA for doing exactly what was expected from me? AITA that he could not handle seeing his little girl grow up to be the woman she is now? It is his failure that he fails to see it, and I feel he owes me some serious apologies.

More details (from my new pet's PoV, who is a bit over sensitive and added way too many tags - is my presence not the only trigger warning needed?) on my careful and tailor made guidance during the redemption process in the links after the poll.

Details on what exactly happened are reflected in the fey trilogy Punish me:

Learning how to succumb to Feyd-Rautha’s process of redemption

Feyd-Rautha’s lessons for virgins

The story on how you became one of Feyd-Rautha’s concubines

🖤 Full list of one-shots and longer shots. 🖤

Enticed by @fanficlurkering and @whothere-itme

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Some D&D party is out there playing the coolest campaign ever.

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

Okay. Am I the asshole if I call out my roommate's self-centered behavior? I live in a communal space, where everybody except C shares freely. C got a good job through connections and is able to spend freely on themselves, spending little on household items, groceries, etc. They say they're broke every month, but I've seen their takeout containers and amazon boxes, so maybe it's a spending problem. Worst of all, when we are low on food, C just disappears for a few hours and comes back instead of cooking with everyone.

I've told C that they're being selfish and they should start considering other people, but it goes in one ear and out the other. I offered to help budget but they don't listen! They barely spend more than $400 of their $2000 a month on groceries for the house; the rest goes to their lavish lifestyle while the rest of us suffer. I just want them to pay their fair share. AITA for asking them to be fair??

Including some more specific INFO from version 1 of this post (which wasn't postable due to being about emotions rather than actions):

What are these acronyms?

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AITA for striking my (M43) son (M20) when he rejected me as his father?

I understand that the title might have you thinking the worst, but please hear me out.

I didn't have a relationship with my son for basically all his life. This was due to my circumstances at the time: I went through a major personal tragedy and was severely injured, to the point of being on life support. To this day I have a lot of issues with my health.

I recently reconnected with my son. I immediately invited him to meet my boss (M92), in hopes that I could set him up with a job opportunity. I feel that this is significant. As far as I know, my son has been working in menial jobs in agriculture, but then apparently chose to leave that life and - to my shock - join a criminal syndicate.

I felt as if getting a good government job would be a way to turn over a new leaf in his life, especially given his past. However, he immediately became combative. I attempted to give him some guidance in managing his emotions, but he rejected that as well.

I'm sad to say that the argument became physical. Some blows were exchanged, but in the end, I was angry enough to strike him. I immediately felt very bad, and decided to offer him the government job on the spot. He rejected me again, and chose to leave very abruptly. I haven't had any contact with him since.

So, AITA?

Edit: Yes, I admit that to call it striking him was an understatement. To clarify, I cut off his hand.

Edit: However, I feel like it should be stated that I myself am a quadruple amputee and we have excellent healthcare.

Edit: I did not immediately identify myself as his father when we met. I think this was my mistake. I think he would have been much more receptive of my message had I done so. As it stands I only told him of our relationship after I had struck him.

Edit: My wife is not in the picture. To my knowledge she passed before his birth.

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A reddit update with a happy ending for women!

[amazingphil]

RELATIONSHIP AITA DILEMMAS!

HELLO

I did an ‘am I the hole’ video about Christmas dilemmas, and you guys told me in the comments that you wanted MORE - so I’m doing a LOVE/DATING SPECIAL!

It has to be a situation where you may or may not have been an asshole, rather than just general advice, and the more love / relationship themed the better.

Example - Am I the hole for destroying my husbands sandcastle that took him 10 hours?

Am I the AHole for ghosting someone when I found out they collected frogs?

Leave me a message and I may pass judgement on you in a video. I’ll keep you anonymous! Can be spicy as much as youtube will allow me to post!

Ask here: AM I THE ASSHOLE? ❤️

[aita-blorbos]

AITA for wanting to stage a musical?

I, Henry Hidgens-

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[justsome-di]

what is going on in r/amitheasshole is this man okay