u/LingonberryReal6513

I'm 23. i found an apartment and signed the lease. I told my parents after everything was done.

They got furious. said i should have discussed it with them first.

I didn't tell them earlier because i knew they would try to talk me out of it or make me feel guilty.

but i'm an adult. I don't need permission.

TL;DR: Moved out without telling parents first. They're angry i didn't discuss it with them.

Studies show men and women feel emotions similarly. But men are less likely to express sadness or fear openly. Is this something we're born with, or is it taught by society from a young age?

my neighbor asked for my wifi password. said his internet was down for a few days.

i said no. i work from home and need the bandwidth for meetings.

he got upset and said i'm not being neighborly.

but if he uses all my data, my work suffers.

TL;DR: Neighbor wants my wifi password. I said no because i work from home.

i have a discount code for a store. it's one time use. i was planning to use it myself.

my cousin asked for it. said she needs new shoes.

i said i'm using it. she got upset and said i'm greedy.

my aunt says i should just give it to her because she's younger.

but it's my code. why should i give it away?

AITJ?

TL;DR: Cousin wants my one-time discount code. I want to use it myself. She says i'm greedy.

my friend borrows stuff from me all the time. clothes, books, sometimes money. she never returns anything.

last month she borrowed my favorite hoodie. i asked for it back three times. she keeps saying "i forgot" or "i'll bring it tomorrow."

yesterday i saw her wearing it on instagram. she didn't even mention it.

i called her out in front of our other friends. i said "can i please just get my hoodie back?"

she got embarrassed and now she's mad at me. mutual friends say i should have talked to her privately.

but i've asked nicely so many times and nothing works.

AITJ for calling her out?

TL;DR: Friend borrows things and never returns them. I confronted her publicly after months of asking nicely.

I'm 21. my parents paid for my first two years of college. i hated every second of it. my mental health was falling apart. i was failing classes. so i dropped out after my third semester. that was 8 months ago.

I've been working full time at a coffee shop and living with a roommate. my parents still think i'm in school. they ask about grades and i keep lying. i know i need to tell them but i'm terrified.

My sister found out and said i'm being selfish and wasting their money. she says i need to tell them immediately. but i'm scared they'll cut me off completely.

am i the jerk for hiding this for so long?

TL;DR: Dropped out of college 8 months ago. Parents don't know. I've been lying. Sister says i'm selfish.