AITA for telling my aunt that she needs to suck it up?

A Redditor (17F) shared her experience while on vacation with her family, where her aunt (65) confronted her about tampon wrappers in the trash. The aunt was upset because her younger cousin had seen them, despite the Redditor carefully wrapping and concealing the tampons.

After trying to calmly explain, the Redditor became frustrated and told her aunt to “suck it up,” leading to her aunt getting mad and refusing to speak to her. The Redditor is now questioning if she was wrong for her response. Read the full story below and share your thoughts:

‘AITA for telling my aunt that she needs to suck it up?’

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Was the Redditor wrong for standing up to her aunt, or should she have handled the situation differently? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments!