09/26/2026
AITA for calling my best friend's stepmother a c**t?
Throwaway. Names are changed.
I've been best friends with Dan (29M) since we were in high school. He's been married to Cassie (28F) for two years and they recently had their first kid. Dan's dad remarried when we were off at college and Lucifer became his stepmom. Lucifer had a son from a previous relationship.
Recently, with the weather getting nicer, Dan and Cassie hosted a small barbecue with immediate family and friends. I was there, Dan, Cassie, and their kiddo were there, Cassie's parents, Dan's dad and Lucy, and a few other people.
Everyone was gushing over the baby and how good Cassie was looking. She had a rough pregnancy and has been resting up ever since the baby came. She also had a C-section (this is relevant).
Now, Lucy is a s__tty person and Dan has never been her biggest fan. The topic of Cassie's C-section came up and Lucy said something n__ty about Cassie not being a real woman and a true mother, for not having given birth naturally. It was pretty hurtful and I could see it on Cassie's face that she was upset.
I ended up blurting out that it wasn't surprising that Lucy had said that, considering she was such a huge c**t, when she gave birth her kid probably just slipped out and fell on the floor. Dan laughed, but his dad and Lucifer were pretty upset. They ended up leaving shortly after.
I know there's some controversy over that particular word, I'm wondering if I went too far. AITA?