Attention-Hungry Man Announces Baby's Gender At Stepsister's Engagement Party, Revenge Ensues

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abbyadler
Feb 14, 2022 7:00 PM EST

Competitive siblings are a classic. They're the characters in movies that are known for taking it too far, which definitely adds to the comedic effect. But what happens when these siblings take it too far IRL? In today's 'Am I The A$$hole?' post, OP tells us about her super competitive step-brother, and all the ways he's wronged her over the years by making her milestones about him. In their most recent squabble, he announced his baby's gender at her engagement party, consequently stealing the attention from her and her fiance for the rest of the night. In retaliation, she charged him half of the party's expenses. He claims that he didn't do it intentionally, but based on his track record, his attention-seeking behavior is extremely suspicious. Read all the details below, and let us know who you think is in the wrong in the comments. We would love to hear any controversial theories.

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  • 01
    Font - Font - AITA for sending my stepbrother the bill to pay half of my engagement dinner expenses after he turned it into a baby gender reveal? Context about family dynamics: Me F26 and my stepbrother "Ethan" M30 met when we were very young, he grew up being competative towards me and acted like we were in some kind of race in everything.
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    Gotta love competitive siblings. They provide all the drama we're looking for in these posts. 

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    Organism - e.g. he broke his finger on my graduation day and my parents couldn't attend. He decided to put his dog down at my birthday and turned it into a sad anniversary and hated my parents for celebrating my birthday still instead of mourning his dog. he got married on my mom's death anniversary.
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    This guy takes competitive to a whole 'nother level. Honestly, he sounds pretty toxic, not just competitive. He needs the attention on him at all times based on these stories. 

  • 03
    Font - Years later he seemed to mature and be respectful we see each others in gatherings hosted by stepmom and Ethan said he wants me to be an aunt for his future kid (he and his wife are expecting)
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    Font - Plant - Days ago was my engagement dinner it was held in a prestigous restaurant that cost me & fiancè "Morgan" money. Ethan and SIL showed up unexpectedly and they congratulated us then Ethan finished his drink later and announced the gender of the baby he and his wife were
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    Font - Font - expecting proudly saying "we just found out and it's a boy everyone!". It was completely out of the blue. The family got excited and they ordered another round of drinks and started playing guess the name we chose game and chimming in with suggestions. ME, Morgan and MIL were sitting watching how this dinner turned into GR party. We were ignoooored til the end of the event.
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    Font - Font - Morgan was livid saying Ethan was acting like a high school attention seeking biiish and ruined our night by stealing the spotlight and redirecting it on him & family. I said we had to do something to at least do damage control after spending money on a hijacked event. He looked at me and asked "what do you have in mind?"
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    Font - Font - I immediately sent Ethan the bill for half of everything Morgan and I paid for with a brief explanation as to why he was expected to pay. He called yesterday and was going hysteric saying I can't make him pay for jack shit when I was the one who invited him. But I did not invite him nor his wife. He argued that he came to the party after my stepmom told him he was invited and he didn't "intent" on hijacking it or
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    Font - Font - anything, someone asked a question about the baby and he answered. just repeating "it just happened" and that it wasn't his fault people got interested. I said he still had to pay but he talked about how this wasn't even about him or his wife so I can't claim they were being milicious then stopped and asked "are you..are you being jealous of a baby presumingly stealing your "night"?, that's your nephew!!!". I called him crazy for jumping to such conclusion and as response he said h
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    Font - I had a fight with him and he called my stepmom. She said told me to knock it off and that it didn't matter since my fiance is "well off" and can always have 2nd engagement dinner if it's such deal. I refused and demanded he pay. He and his wife explained how I should be focusing on being aunt rather then punishing them like that.
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    Rectangle - Yes I did say that if he doesn't pay then they won't be at rhe wedding.
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    Font - Tuedalgarden - 7h NTA You won't get half of the money, but you can (and should) disinvite him and your stepmom from your wedding. He will do something that will lead to him "accidentally" drawing attention to himself. Don't let it happen in
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    Font - johnny9k · 6h Partassipant [1] I really think the stepmom is the bigger AH here. Seems like she is the one intentionally pushing her kid into the spotlight. She invited him and may be the one who asked about the gender. Don't invite her or your stepbrother to the wedding or you WILL have it spoiled in some fashion.
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    Font - Hkystar · 6h If you don't get half the money - write it off as a baby shower gift (sticking a note in a card with no other gifts or money)!
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    Font - hdmx539 · 6h Asshole Aficionado [17] Hire security and have photos ready of the uninvited people to hand to security and tell them not to let those people in. NTA.
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    Human body - Littleballoffur22 · 5h THIS THIS THIS. OP, he just lost his invite to your wedding as did your stepmom since she can't be trusted not to invite him. Shame on both of them. NTA
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