AITA? Reaction

4. Not buying my daughter something she wanted after buying my son something.

AITA for telling my daughter no to something she wanted when I bought my son something he wanted?

I will go to YTA for now, but maybe the story will make me change my mind.

I am a mom to 2 kids, Ainsley and Michael who are both 15. Michael has struggled a lot the past year as he was forced to quit baseball in the middle of the season due to grades

Which suck but it's his fault.

(that weren't even his fault, the teacher screwed up),

Doubt.

If it really was the teacher fault they wouldn't kick your son off. They would fix whatever mistake the teacher made.

breaking up with his girlfriend, and had money stolen from him by his grandma who we're nc with (long story but she has a lot of problems). Now he's struggling and I am trying to get him a therapist so his mental health doesn't fall apart.

Which is good.

Ainsley's had some rough times but she had it pretty good this year.

I love how she spent a lot of times explaining to us her son's problems, but for her daughter she just brush them off.

I decided to take Michael out and buy him something to make up for what happened to him.

That's not how it works... You don't fix problems by buying your son things.

You should sign him to tutoring/help him study.

He got a baseball jersey that cost around $250-$300 and he loves it. I'm just happy to make him happy.

I don't want to break it to you, but he will be happy for one day, maybe two, and then be depressed again because he's not in the team.

Ainsley came to me and asked me if I'd buy her a makeup palette from a small business she saw on YouTube and when I saw it was almost $50 I told her no.

I'm not a make up expert, but I don't think it is really too much for a palette.

She got upset and said that I bought Michael something that was 5x the price of what she wants

Fair point.

and I said that she hasn't been going through a tough time like he has.

Oh, so she needs to suffer to get things? 🤡

She said how I always cater to him when he's going through a bad time but won't do the same for her, and brought up something that happened a few years ago as an "example."

And of course you are not gonna tell us because it won't make you look good right?

I told her to go to her room and now she refuses to leave her room now. My husband called me an AH and agreed with her

Husband is right.

but Michael says I did nothing wrong. AITA?

Of course the child that gets everything he wants from mommy agree with you...

YTA. Clear favouritism the son over the daughter.

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r/AmItheAsshole
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