What’s in a name? A lot, actually. Names are incredibly important, and when people mess with them, it feels like a personal affront. We link our identities to our names so closely that they can feel like one and the same. As someone with a slightly difficult name, I feel great empathy for those whose …
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‘Who marries someone without ever introducing their child?’: Careless Dad wants to introduce his new wife to 7-year-old daughter at her birthday party
Blended families can be a doozy. Remember the show Life With Derek? Or earlier than that, The Brady Bunch? The premise of both of those shows was bringing together two sets of kids when their parents remarried. Hilarity, hijinks, and buffoonery ensue when you bring together families through marriage. Not that it can’t be a beautiful and healthy …
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‘Get this marriage annulled’: Deceitful husband goes behind wife’s back to help friend’s secret proposal
A good proposal story is worth its weight in gold. You can dine out for decades on the story of that time Mike got a skywriter to spell out «Will you marry me?» or hired the Backstreet Boys to serenade you in an empty ballroom. Not that proposals need to be spendy or decadent to …
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‘She’s pretty much trying to steal your child’: Overbearing mother-in-law throws a baby shower for herself, but it’s not her baby
There are so many mother-in-law horror stories from around the internet that there’s a whole subreddit dedicated to it. It’s a classic gripe, the whole Meet the Parents franchise of movies is based around the phenomenon of hating your in-laws. But it’s classic for a reason. Family who’s not quite your family but acts like your family… that’s a …
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‘She accused me of ruining her wedding’: Graphic designer refuses to pay for wedding dress after sister insults her career
Weddings are a powder keg of emotions. They’re expensive, stressful to plan, and are supposed to be the pinnacle of every woman’s life (if you read Ladies Home Journal from 1950). So it’s no wonder that they often blow up in unexpected ways. And, usually, at the center of those events is the wedding dress. …
Seguir leyendo ‘She accused me of ruining her wedding’: Graphic designer refuses to pay for wedding dress after sister insults her career
‘Now you know your husband is illiterate’: Careless husband almost poisons wife with special holiday coffee
Making coffee at home is a fun hobby for many. I love using my Moka pot to make my fun little morning beverages. It adds an extra dash of excitement to my day, and it’s a nice daily ritual. Coffee is a huge part of many of our routines. I used to work at a …
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‘The sad beige baby aesthetic is actively harmful’: Mommy blogger flips out at sibling for calling her baby sad and beige
Here at Memebase, we’re no stranger to the «sad beige baby» aesthetic. We’re unfortunately deeply aware of the lengths that design-conscious mothers will go to drain their children’s worlds of visual interest. Listen, I’m all for strong design choices. I made my roommate put the cat’s litter box in her room because I didn’t want …
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‘Your DIL is quite the entitled gold (or emerald) digger’: Bratty fiancé demands mother in law’s expensive ring
Jewelry, throughout history, has held untold significance. Think of the hope diamond or the heart of the ocean. Decades-long epics have been launched from their shiny depths! Something about certain rocks’ glittering glow brings out the magpie in all of us. People go crazy over pretty shiny things. Jewelry can also hold special meaning for …
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«I’d bill her for the $450 she owes you»: Bridezilla un-invites bridesmaid to wedding after she spent over $1k on bachelorette party
Weddings can be high-stress operations and brides are under a lot of pressure to put on the perfect wedding. But weddings are expensive as heck. The average wedding cake alone costs around $350, forget about the dress, the venue, and the food. It’s enough to make you want to elope. But that’s just on the …
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Inconsiderate Family Asks Daughter-In-Law to Be Their Server for Christmas Dinner
The holidays can be full of family tension. Christmas may revolve around good tidings and cheer, but there’s often a little bit of dirt mixed in with the glitter. Personalities clash, decades-long grudges come to the fore, and of course, there’s the specter of in-laws. Adding a new member to the family via marriage can …
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