Tonight, during , VP Harris formally accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for US president. This comes just a month after President Biden, the previous presumptive nominee, dropped out of the race and threw his support behind Harris, such that over 99% of committed delegates heading into the convention were pledged to Harris.

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My (25M) world turned upside down two years ago when I found out that my mother (48F) had been having an affair with one of her coworkers (50M). My parents had been married for nearly 30 years, and I always thought they had the perfect relationship. They were the couple that everyone in the neighborhood admired—a true team, or so I believed.

One day, my dad (50M) sat me and my younger sister (20F) down and told us that he and Mom were getting a divorce. I was shocked and devastated. My dad is a quiet man, always the steady presence in our lives, and seeing the pain in his eyes broke me. He didn’t go into details at first, but a few weeks later, after I pressed him, he admitted that Mom had been unfaithful.

I was furious, heartbroken, and felt utterly betrayed. My mom tried to explain herself, saying that she and my dad had grown apart and that she had found "love" again. But all I could see was the destruction she had left in her wake. My dad was a shell of the man he once was, and my sister struggled to cope with the fallout, turning to therapy and cutting off almost all contact with Mom.

Fast forward to a month ago: My mom announced that she was getting remarried to the man she had cheated with. She expected me to be happy for her, even asked me to walk her down the aisle since my sister refused. The idea of celebrating their union, after everything it destroyed, made me sick to my stomach. I told her flat-out that I wouldn’t be attending the wedding.

She was furious, called me ungrateful and unsupportive, and accused me of being childish. She said that I was choosing sides and that she deserved to be happy. But I can’t shake the image of my dad, alone and broken, trying to rebuild his life while she gets her happily ever after with the man who ruined ours.

My extended family is split. Some say I should go to keep the peace and support my mom, while others say they understand why I’m refusing. My dad hasn’t weighed in much, but I know deep down that my absence would mean a lot to him.

I can’t help but feel conflicted, though. Am I being too harsh? Should I just swallow my pride and attend for the sake of family unity? Or am I justified in standing my ground?

AITA?

Members are irate about being mildly inconvenienced at the door by having to prove they are a member at a MEMBERS ONLY store.

Members are irate about Costco trying to stop people from account sharing (which is one reason prices and membership costs are going up).

Members are irate about not being allowed to use a CLEARLY marked EXIT as an entrance.

Members are irate because Costco has policies that they AGREED to when they joined, which are being enforced.

Ok. I could go on. A bunch of you are mad.

Now, imagine being the low level employee at the door that is instructed to enforce those policies.

Imagine the abuse that YOU, the public, has subjected them to.

Calling them slurs. Getting in their faces. Swearing at them. Threatening them. Assaulting them. Spitting on them. Complaining to them.

That smiling face at the door is a low level employee trying to do their job. They don't make policies. They have NO influence.

Yet they face abuse and mistreatment at the hands of the general public daily.

I've seen coworkers reduced to tears, crying because a Member decided that it was OK to take out their frustration (bully) on a woman standing at a scanner.

We're just doing our jobs, people. Stop being like this.