Parents charge 21-year-old daughter $300/month if she moves in with her boyfriend: ‘[It is] a made-up number they got for the ‘average’ cost of a singular phone plan, health insurance, and half of my car payment’

Going out on your own means paying for yourself too. It’s not easy to strike out on your own. You may want to do it gradually, gaining a little bit of independence at a time. But you don’t always get this luxury, depending on your situation. Sometimes you have to do a big leap and …
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Wife Who Constantly Complains About Living Paycheck-To-Paycheck While Refusing To Get a Part-Time Job, Husband Is Fed Up

Should you be allowed to complain while doing nothing to better your situation? If this is a crime, then a lot of us need to be locked up. Sometimes you just need to complain. You don’t know if anything is going to get better, but you need to air it out. This is a great …
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Woman complains when friends talk about ‘passenger princess’ trend, wonders if she’s the only one who finds it off-putting

What do you want out of a relationship? Everyone is allowed to want something different out of a partnership. We don’t all look for the same things, because if we did, things would get a little boring. We all have different wants and needs and things we’d like to accomplish. We all come from different …
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Golden child cousin plans elaborate Mother’s Day for aunt without her kids, they call her out for stealing their thunder

Do you have a cousin who steals your thunder? Family can be tough to deal with even in the best of circumstances. You all likely have differing personalities and different ways of dealing with conflict, and when you put them all in one place, things are bound to get a little bit hairy. This is …
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Parents force 21-year-old to send texts 2x per day saying ‘good morning’ and ‘goodnight’— 21-year-old protests

Should you have to do everything your parents say after a certain age? Everyone has a different relationship with their parents, and these can be valid. We each have our own level of comfort with our parents, and we expect different things of each other. Maybe you have a distant relationship with your parents, and …
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Mom uses daughter’s Klarna account to pay for vacations she can’t afford, ruining her credit score: ‘You need to put your foot down’

This mother was set on ruining her daughter’s financial future. All over a vacation she couldn’t afford.  Family and money are often inextricably linked. You are born into a certain financial situation, and whether or not/how you get out of it can make a big difference in your life. Even if you make your own …
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15-year-old twins find family Nintendo hidden in their little sister’s backpack after dad does nothing, secretly reclaim it to play Tomodachi Life and Persona 5: ‘We haven’t told anyone’

A teenage girl and her twin sister pooled their money to buy Tomodachi Life and Rhythm Heaven Groove to play on the family Nintendo console. One of them bought Persona 5 herself. They agreed to share the console, alternating access, four days each during eight days. Everything sounded good until the little sister wanted to …
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30-year-old travel lover refuses third vacation with friend after two five-day trips sharing rooms, eating €15 meals, and skipping museums to fit her budget: ‘I don’t want to travel like this anymore’

Being good friends doesn’t also mean being good travel buddies. For a 30-year-old woman, two five-day trips with her friend were enough to notice they were not compatible for traveling together.  Two people can be good friends but enjoy vacations differently. But realizing you’re not compatible during a trip together can be hard to take. …
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Husband forces fiancé to wear dress 10-year-old daughter picked out for her to her own birthday dinner: ‘She refused to wear it’

Would you wear an outfit that a child picked out for you? Children love to pick out outfits. I don’t know about you, but when I was a child, one of my favorite things to do was rifling through my mother’s closet and picking out stuff for her to wear. I thought it was the …
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Wife comes home after a night out and eats entire middle of son’s birthday cake, husband is furious: ‘Over the top selfishness’

What would you do if your wife ate your son’s birthday cake? This is not a nice thing to do. You’re probably looking out for your family and keeping their best interests at heart. But that doesn’t mean everyone in your household is. Sharing food is a huge way for people to bond, and it’s …
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