Splitting up a piece of land or a second home amongst your siblings and in-laws can get messy if nobody can agree to be an adult about it. Your siblings or in-laws might reveal the raging entitlement they kept hidden for so long beneath their possibly faux niceties. The most effective course of action is …
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Estranged father expects daughter to fund and house her half-sister who she’s never met, she refuses but is met with pushback from family: ‘I’ve been very firm in my belief’
When a parent makes the decision to walk out of your life and leave you with nothing, they’ve made their bed to lie in. You don’t owe them or their new family anything, despite the guilt they might attempt to place on you. Even then, the ghosts of our parents’ treatment remain, and we need …
Seguir leyendo Estranged father expects daughter to fund and house her half-sister who she’s never met, she refuses but is met with pushback from family: ‘I’ve been very firm in my belief’
Dishonest woman consistently asks situationship for $400 or more, expects him to pay up without question: ‘She’s scamming you’
Love, or infatuation, can sometimes shield us from reality. We put on our rose colored glasses and in the words of BoJack Horseman, «All the red flags just look like flags.» You don’t see people for who they truly are, you want to see the best in them. We think that the reason they’re not …
Seguir leyendo Dishonest woman consistently asks situationship for $400 or more, expects him to pay up without question: ‘She’s scamming you’
‘Talking to them like adults’: Parents consider things that may be considered bad parenting, but are actually good parenting
No two parents are exactly the same, and everyone (the childless included) seems to have an opinion on which way is the best way to be raising kids. There are many different parenting methods out there, all of which have the potential to annoy and upset certain groups of people just because it isn’t the …
Seguir leyendo ‘Talking to them like adults’: Parents consider things that may be considered bad parenting, but are actually good parenting
‘She’s at a hard age’: Grandma provides free childcare for grandkids but entitled daughter flips when she asks for a break, internet assures her she’s an amazing grandmother
They say it takes a village to raise a kid, and in some sense, it’s true. Children are not easy. You have to not only keep them alive and from hurting themselves by accident, but you also have to make sure they learn how to blossom into a decent human being. It is a lot …
Seguir leyendo ‘She’s at a hard age’: Grandma provides free childcare for grandkids but entitled daughter flips when she asks for a break, internet assures her she’s an amazing grandmother
‘Being likable is actually more important than being good’: Beleaguered workers share their hard-won advice about employment
The best advice comes from the people who have been through it. They have been around the block enough times to know the tips and tricks of the trade. They’ve experienced the good and the bad of whatever field they’re in and they’ll tell it to you straight. No one is more of a straight …
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Father Sends Rebellious Son to Strict Brother’s Care After Countless Second Chances, Leaving Son Pleading to Return Home and the Father Distraught
A textbook can’t instruct you how to be a good parent. The most popular approach is probably trial and error. Having said that, how would you react if one of your kids started misbehaving? Would you work tirelessly to see that he matured into a respectful adult, or would you tolerate their wrongdoing out of …
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‘Stop being so insecure, nobody is thinking about you as much as you think’: Men in their 40s give advice to men in their 20s
Whether you admit it or not, we all want somebody smarter and more experienced than us to impart wisdom to us. It doesn’t come in the form of a wizard man appearing at the foot of your bed at night to warn you of something grave. It’s usually a much more literary manner of imparting …
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‘Sleep is now my favorite hobby’: Gen X and Millennials Share the Real Life Moments They Truly Felt Like They Were ‘Getting Older’
«If you are young, ‘you fell over’. If you are old, ‘you had a fall’.»
‘These are absolutely useless’: Woman gets back at entitled friends by buying them ‘anti-gifts’, sparking debate about the best inconsiderate gifts she can buy
Some people, when they grow tired of their friends and their toxic behaviors, decide to cut ties and end their friendships. But for other people, that is not an option, and they have to find other ways to show their distaste. For example, if your significant other has friends you disapprove of, you can’t really …
Seguir leyendo ‘These are absolutely useless’: Woman gets back at entitled friends by buying them ‘anti-gifts’, sparking debate about the best inconsiderate gifts she can buy