He’s not going to support his parents’ decision to marginalize him within the family unit. Nobody chooses the family they’re born into. If we had the choice, I’m sure almost everyone would choose the richest, most emotionally stable, and happiest family in the world. It would be borderline impossible to quantify those qualities, but let’s …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to give his parents $250 for his 8-year-old brother’s Christmas present after years of favoritism: ‘He might cry all day Christmas, but still my answer is no.’
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Mom scolds her 10-year-old daughter’s 11-year-old friend for excluding her 2-year-old daughter at a sleepover: ‘How dare you ignore my little girl in my home?’
A 5th grader has no business entertaining her friend’s 2-year-old sister at a sleepover. When you become a full-fledged adult, you finally feel like you’re able to be friends with people who are significantly older or younger than you. 26-year-olds can easily connect with 32-year-olds and don’t dwell on the fact that they were in …
Seguir leyendo Mom scolds her 10-year-old daughter’s 11-year-old friend for excluding her 2-year-old daughter at a sleepover: ‘How dare you ignore my little girl in my home?’
Mom cancels 13-year-old son’s birthday party because she suspects he stole $10 from her purse: ‘He still says he didn’t do it, but I feel like he is lying.’
If he didn’t steal the money, he will never forgive her for punishing him like this without proof. Some parents are willing to punish their kids on the mere suspicion that they did something wrong. If their kid looks at them funny, they will assume he’s the reason the bathroom drain is clogged. This isn’t …
Seguir leyendo Mom cancels 13-year-old son’s birthday party because she suspects he stole $10 from her purse: ‘He still says he didn’t do it, but I feel like he is lying.’
Dad steals $5K from his 19-year-old daughter to pay off his car, daughter closes her bank account because he has stolen from her since she was 14: ‘I lived with this for 5 years.’
She should’ve closed that bank account the second she turned 18. Teenagers don’t always have as much financial independence as they ought to. They often can’t open a bank account without their parents’ name on it, which is all well and good if your parents are good stewards of your money. If your parents don’t …
Seguir leyendo Dad steals $5K from his 19-year-old daughter to pay off his car, daughter closes her bank account because he has stolen from her since she was 14: ‘I lived with this for 5 years.’
35-year-old deliberately works on Christmas Day to avoid spending Christmas with his cruel father: ‘I can finally have a Christmas that feels good and relaxed.’
Sometimes it’s better to choose your peace over making everyone else happy. There’s a great deal of expectation on adult children to spend Christmas with their families, especially if they don’t live in the same area. After all, if you only see your mom once or twice a year, you’re probably seeing her at Christmastime. …
Seguir leyendo 35-year-old deliberately works on Christmas Day to avoid spending Christmas with his cruel father: ‘I can finally have a Christmas that feels good and relaxed.’
6-year-old granddaughter opens Christmas presents from her grandma a week before Christmas, grandma refuses to buy her more presents despite her mother’s insistence: ‘The mother wants me to let her take the original presents home.’
Why would she reward such bad behavior? One of the primary goals of Christmas is to inspire young children to behave well over the last couple of months of the year. The existence of a Naughty List and a Nice List always struck fear into my heart when I was a kid, and I tried …
Seguir leyendo 6-year-old granddaughter opens Christmas presents from her grandma a week before Christmas, grandma refuses to buy her more presents despite her mother’s insistence: ‘The mother wants me to let her take the original presents home.’
16-year-old promises to give her mom 25% of her earnings if she ever became a published author, mom holds her to that promise 6 years later: ‘She threatened to sue me over it if I ever did get published.’
She’s extremely profit-hungry for a book that doesn’t even exist. Some parents make it their life’s mission to do everything they can to support their child, while also taking care of their own retirement so their child doesn’t have to take on the burden of caring for them in old age. Other parents tell their …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old promises to give her mom 25% of her earnings if she ever became a published author, mom holds her to that promise 6 years later: ‘She threatened to sue me over it if I ever did get published.’
Parents scold 15 and 19-year-old kids for only getting 2 tubs of ice cream for family ice cream night: ‘My mom calls me selfish because apparently getting 2 tubs meant that I only wanted me and my brother to eat and have them just watch.’
They turned what was supposed to be a fun night into a nightmare for everybody. It’s no fun to be in a situation where you feel like you can do nothing right. You always commit some slight transgression that enrages someone who can’t regulate their emotions, and it ruins all the fun. Have you ever …
Seguir leyendo Parents scold 15 and 19-year-old kids for only getting 2 tubs of ice cream for family ice cream night: ‘My mom calls me selfish because apparently getting 2 tubs meant that I only wanted me and my brother to eat and have them just watch.’
19-year-old shames mother for having 3 children by 3 different members of the same family and for marrying his aunt: ‘My mother had a child with my grandfather, then she had a thing with my uncle.’
It’s Jerry Springer’s world, and he’s just living in it. It’s generally a good rule of thumb to avoid telling others how to live their lives. If your college friend is considering becoming a monk and you think that’s a weird choice, you could tell him that you think it’s a terrible idea, or you …
Seguir leyendo 19-year-old shames mother for having 3 children by 3 different members of the same family and for marrying his aunt: ‘My mother had a child with my grandfather, then she had a thing with my uncle.’
Single mom resents 17-year-old daughter for going on a school trip and leaving her alone for her 60th birthday: ‘She hasn’t acknowledged the fact that I will be completely alone for my birthday.’
She needs to grow up and stop relying solely on her daughter for emotional support. Everyone eventually gets to an age where they don’t particularly care about their birthday in the way they used to. That could look like someone not wanting a birthday party after turning 30, or a former «birth month» girl settling …
Seguir leyendo Single mom resents 17-year-old daughter for going on a school trip and leaving her alone for her 60th birthday: ‘She hasn’t acknowledged the fact that I will be completely alone for my birthday.’