Sister who had kids in her 20s calls 34-year-old pregnant sister ‘selfish’ for waiting to have children, she kicks her out of her baby shower: ‘Pure jealousy and projection’

Everyone is allowed to make different choices in life. That’s why they are called choices. There’s no prescription on how to live life, and there shouldn’t be. If one person decides that their passion in life is delivering pizzas and another wants to be the youngest person to graduate medical school, then more power to …
Seguir leyendo Sister who had kids in her 20s calls 34-year-old pregnant sister ‘selfish’ for waiting to have children, she kicks her out of her baby shower: ‘Pure jealousy and projection’

Grandma asks devoted 18-year-old grandson to keep inheritance plans secret, uncles slam the teenager for keeping his promise: ‘Uncle John’ was upset, saying that she’s their mom and should have left them something’

Money makes people weird. Grown men turn into cranky toddlers, forget how calendars work, and everyone’s suddenly an expert on what departed relatives really wished for and what they should have done with their cash.  And many times, the smartest person in the room is the teenager who just wants to read books.   The teenager …
Seguir leyendo Grandma asks devoted 18-year-old grandson to keep inheritance plans secret, uncles slam the teenager for keeping his promise: ‘Uncle John’ was upset, saying that she’s their mom and should have left them something’

Update: ‘My brother-in-law apologized profusely for his wife’s behavior’: Woman’s controlling sister-in-law demands to parent her niece as a daughter, her invasive co-parenting attempts spark fierce family battle over parenting rights

Remember our tale about the passionate villager who tried to annex her sister-in-law’s child? Well, grab your popcorn, because this story just got an upgrade. Turns out, when you tell someone they can’t seize your toddler, they might just show up unannounced for bonding time like a door-to-door salesperson peddling forced siblinghood. The saga of …
Seguir leyendo Update: ‘My brother-in-law apologized profusely for his wife’s behavior’: Woman’s controlling sister-in-law demands to parent her niece as a daughter, her invasive co-parenting attempts spark fierce family battle over parenting rights

‘You’re weak minded’: Couple drops off 8-month-old baby with sister at 3AM every week without asking permission, sister feels taken advantage of

Having a new baby around the house is a BFD (a big freaking deal). They take so much work to take care of and can’t be left alone. They might be fussy, they might be cranky, and they might generally be a pain sometimes, keeping you up at night and whatnot. If you’re a parent, …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re weak minded’: Couple drops off 8-month-old baby with sister at 3AM every week without asking permission, sister feels taken advantage of

29-year old who constantly borrows money from friend, including a $300 ‘emergency PS5,’ without re-paying then bothers him for $60: ‘You still owe me hundreds, and I’ve never hounded you about it

Borrowing money from friends can be wildly uncomfortable. You want to keep it fun and friendly and polite, but at a certain point, you also might need your money back. If you sweep things under the rug and let them go by, you might end up resenting each other for unpaid debts or unbalanced books. …
Seguir leyendo 29-year old who constantly borrows money from friend, including a $300 ‘emergency PS5,’ without re-paying then bothers him for $60: ‘You still owe me hundreds, and I’ve never hounded you about it

18-year-old calls out 17-year-old sister for wearing a corset to a baby shower, calls it ‘inappropriate’ for brunch: ‘She started to blow up about how I am supposed to wear bright blue to the baby shower’

I’m all for dressing unconventionally. We have free will, and not enough of us use it. Unless you’re at an event or a job that requires a specific dress code, I say go all out. It expresses our individuality and sense of self. As someone who was made to wear a uniform for much of …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old calls out 17-year-old sister for wearing a corset to a baby shower, calls it ‘inappropriate’ for brunch: ‘She started to blow up about how I am supposed to wear bright blue to the baby shower’

25-year-old woman’s mother demands she move out of her apartment because her neighbor is too attractive: ‘It’s only a matter of time before he lures you and ruins your life.’

Our relationships with our Mothers are a special kind of chaos, a mix of love, and a steady stream of advice you didn’t ask for. Moms have special talents they’ve perfected over the years, doesn’t matter if you’re 8 or 32, they can praise your achievements one minute and then launch into full-blown DEFCON 1 …
Seguir leyendo 25-year-old woman’s mother demands she move out of her apartment because her neighbor is too attractive: ‘It’s only a matter of time before he lures you and ruins your life.’

Artist designs tattoo for 29-year-old friend for free, friend regrets it a year later and asks her to pay for tattoo removal: ‘Her regret isn’t your bill to pay’

Tattoos are a big deal. They’re on you forever… that’s kind of the whole point. They aren’t temporary (unless you’re rocking with a temp tat), and they aren’t cheap. You have to make peace with the fact that it’s going to be on your body forever as soon as you sit down in the tattoo …
Seguir leyendo Artist designs tattoo for 29-year-old friend for free, friend regrets it a year later and asks her to pay for tattoo removal: ‘Her regret isn’t your bill to pay’

‘I prefer mashed potatoes with less butter’: New girlfriend consistently insults boyfriend’s sister’s cooking, sister bans her from her house

Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to food. For example, I have a friend who puts extra salt on almost everything, sometimes even before she tastes it. She just knows that she’s probably going to require more salt, so she goes ahead and sprinkles it on there. Some of us need everything to …
Seguir leyendo ‘I prefer mashed potatoes with less butter’: New girlfriend consistently insults boyfriend’s sister’s cooking, sister bans her from her house

‘The fallout was immediate’: Parents plan surprise 30th birthday at daughter’s house without asking her for permission, call her selfish when she declines to attend

Hosting a party is no small feat. It can be a joy in many ways, you get to facilitate good times between people you love and it’s very rewarding, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its downsides. If you’ve ever done it at your own home, you know that it can put you in …
Seguir leyendo ‘The fallout was immediate’: Parents plan surprise 30th birthday at daughter’s house without asking her for permission, call her selfish when she declines to attend