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<h2>High school kids can be cruel, even when they don&#39;t actively mean to be.</h2><p>One high school boyfriend was stressed and private about his girlfriend&#39;s medical condition. Schoolmates let their curiousity get the best of them and then ended up creating even more emotional pain. Even if it wasn&#39;t their intention, they were punished for their behavior and now the boyfriend wonders if he should feel guilty.</p><h2>AITA for reporting the girls who vandalized the letters my gf wrote to me?</h2><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/PretendProtection552">PretendProtection552</a></p><blockquote> <p>Context: My gf has cancer and I fear she has less time left. Her conditions got worse with time and she got dropped out of highschool for a full time watch in a hospital.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>She&#39;s at her home town and I can&#39;t visit her. She wrote me a couple of letters before her conditions got critical and I obviously replied back. I even have a video of her opening my letters with joy on her face.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I kept these letters in my school bag and only a few good friends of mine knew about it. This &quot;bully&quot;-kid got to know about it and he announced it out loud in the class.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>I absolutely did not want that. He wasn&#39;t that big of a d*ck, he just teased me, but some got curious.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>During a break, I left my bag in class and went outside with my friends. Only the girls remained in the class. I came back some time later to see the letters in half.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>It honestly hurts. According to them, they were curious and while trying to read it together, they started snatching them and accidentally tore it.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I was not having this. First they open my bag without permission and then this. I went straight to the principal and reported against them. It&#39;s been two days and today I got to know that the girls responsible are getting suspended for a week.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Some friends completely supported it and some said that it was a bit too much over letters. They think it&#39;s an overreaction. AITA?</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The OP also shared an upsetting reaction from his family:</h2><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/PretendProtection552/">PretendProtection552</a></p><blockquote> <p>During this whole time my brother has been telling me to move on. That I need to get over this. He wants me to stay with her but that I should end my feelings because he thinks her death is inevitable and when that happens it would hurt. I hate him for this.</p> </blockquote><h2>Here is what readers had to say:</h2><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/wlfwrtr/">wlfwrtr</a></p><blockquote> <p>NTA They destroyed something valuable to you that can never be replaced. Please don&#39;t hate on your brother, he just doesn&#39;t like to see you hurting because he cares.</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/CaptainAwesome0912/">CaptainAwesome0912</a></p><blockquote> <p>NTA even if your gf didn&#39;t have cancer (cancer sucks I&#39;m sorry your gf is going through that), destroying people&#39;s property is never okay. Neither is going through someone&#39;s stuff. They deserve to be suspended.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/PlateNo7021/">PlateNo7021</a></p><blockquote> <p>NTA, not an overreaction at all. They went through your private stuff and broke sentimental letters meant for you and only you. And their excuse was that they wanted to read them? Invading your privacy and breaking your stuff. I&#39;m sorry about your girlfriend, I hope she recovers.</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/The_Asshole_Judge/">The_Asshole_Judge</a></p><blockquote> <p>NTA. You really didn&rsquo;t do anything, dont let <strong>ANYONE</strong> tell you otherwise. You reported them, but the school issued the suspension, and would not have done so if they did not have a record of prior bad acts.</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/LaVidaMocha_NZ/">LaVidaMocha_NZ</a></p><blockquote> <p>NTA. I&#39;m so sorry for your heartache, and these mean girls need consequences for their actions.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/FuntimeChris79/">FuntimeChris79</a></p><blockquote> <p>NTA. The fact they knew what those letters were and they didn&#39;t even try to be careful with them is complete bs. They deserve whatever punishment they get. They should&#39;ve never gotten into your bag! So sorry about your gf Op!</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/magkozak/">magkozak</a></p><blockquote> <p>Definitely NTA. I am so so sorry that your girlfriend has cancer. Those letters were priceless. I can&rsquo;t believe that they my took them out of your bag at all, much less destroyed them. That has to be one of the cruelest things I&rsquo;ve heard someone do.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>You did the right thing by reporting them. I hope their parents are grounding them until the end of time. I wish the best for you and your girlfriend.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>How would you try to comfort and advise this young man?</h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Teen reports students for reading and ripping letters from gf with cancer. AITA?

High school kids can be cruel, even when they don&#39;t actively mean to be.One high school boyfriend was stressed and private about his girlfriend&#39;s medical condition. Schoolmates let their curiousity get the best of them and then ended up creating even more emotional pain. Even if it wasn&#39;t their intention, they were punished for their behavior and now the boyfriend wonders if he should feel guilty.AITA for reporting the girls who vandalized the letters my gf wrote to me?PretendProtection552 Context: My gf has cancer and I fear she has less time left. Her conditions got worse with time and she got dropped out of highschool for a full time watch in a hospital.  She&#39;s at her home town and I can&#39;t visit her. She wrote me a couple of letters before her conditions got critical and I obviously replied back. I even have a video of her opening my letters with joy on her face.  I kept these letters in my school bag and only a few good friends of mine knew about it. This &quot;bully&quot;-kid got to know about it and he announced it out loud in the class.  I absolutely did not want that. He wasn&#39;t that big of a d*ck, he just teased me, but some got curious.  During a break, I left my bag in class and went outside with my friends. Only the girls remained in the class. I came back some time later to see the letters in half.  It honestly hurts. According to them, they were curious and while trying to read it together, they started snatching them and accidentally tore it.  I was not having this. First they open my bag without permission and then this. I went straight to the principal and reported against them. It&#39;s been two days and today I got to know that the girls responsible are getting suspended for a week.  Some friends completely supported it and some said that it was a bit too much over letters. They think it&#39;s an overreaction. AITA? The OP also shared an upsetting reaction from his family:PretendProtection552 During this whole time my brother has been telling me to move on. That I need to get over this. He wants me to stay with her but that I should end my feelings because he thinks her death is inevitable and when that happens it would hurt. I hate him for this. Here is what readers had to say:wlfwrtr NTA They destroyed something valuable to you that can never be replaced. Please don&#39;t hate on your brother, he just doesn&#39;t like to see you hurting because he cares. CaptainAwesome0912 NTA even if your gf didn&#39;t have cancer (cancer sucks I&#39;m sorry your gf is going through that), destroying people&#39;s property is never okay. Neither is going through someone&#39;s stuff. They deserve to be suspended. PlateNo7021 NTA, not an overreaction at all. They went through your private stuff and broke sentimental letters meant for you and only you. And their excuse was that they wanted to read them? Invading your privacy and breaking your stuff. I&#39;m sorry about your girlfriend, I hope she recovers. The_Asshole_Judge NTA. You really didn&rsquo;t do anything, dont let ANYONE tell you otherwise. You reported them, but the school issued the suspension, and would not have done so if they did not have a record of prior bad acts. LaVidaMocha_NZ NTA. I&#39;m so sorry for your heartache, and these mean girls need consequences for their actions. FuntimeChris79 NTA. The fact they knew what those letters were and they didn&#39;t even try to be careful with them is complete bs. They deserve whatever punishment they get. They should&#39;ve never gotten into your bag! So sorry about your gf Op! magkozak Definitely NTA. I am so so sorry that your girlfriend has cancer. Those letters were priceless. I can&rsquo;t believe that they my took them out of your bag at all, much less destroyed them. That has to be one of the cruelest things I&rsquo;ve heard someone do.  You did the right thing by reporting them. I hope their parents are grounding them until the end of time. I wish the best for you and your girlfriend. How would you try to comfort and advise this young man?

High school kids can be cruel, even when they don&#39;t actively mean to be.  One high school boyfriend was stressed and private about his girlfriend&#39;s medical condition. Schoolmates let their curiousity get the best of them and then...