Brother invites 22-year-old sister out for her birthday, refuses to cover the bill even though he had every year before: ‘If you invite your friend out to dinner and they order a ribeye are you still paying?’

Birthdays can randomly be pretty expensive. You might buy them a gift, take them out for dinner, or pay your way at an event. But this is the cycle of birthdays. You do unto others and you would have them do unto you. It’s just part of being a human with friends and family. Plus, …
Seguir leyendo Brother invites 22-year-old sister out for her birthday, refuses to cover the bill even though he had every year before: ‘If you invite your friend out to dinner and they order a ribeye are you still paying?’

‘She will try to push herself into the spotlight’: Parent refuses to force their 11-year-old daughter to invite her 6-year-old cousin to her birthday party due to her frequent tantrums and attention-seeking behavior

A parent’s duty is to ensure they enjoy life to the fullest within reason. A child’s birthday party is no exception; an enjoyable celebration of another trip around the sun is integral to a kid’s childhood and will impact them for years to come. After all, children don’t have that many memories to choose from …
Seguir leyendo ‘She will try to push herself into the spotlight’: Parent refuses to force their 11-year-old daughter to invite her 6-year-old cousin to her birthday party due to her frequent tantrums and attention-seeking behavior

Spoilt 12-year-old, Leah, demands leaving friend’s NYC 12th birthday trip early, after claiming she’s «bored», Leah’s mom demands host mother drives hour away to drop her home, host mother refuses: ‘If I left with Leah, we’d miss the show’

Listen, it’s fair enough for a 12-year-old child to get bored, and it results in a few moans and sulks. It happens. What’s not fair is for her to ruin another girl’s birthday when being informed of the long day’s activities beforehand. At the end of the day, New York City has no age restriction. …
Seguir leyendo Spoilt 12-year-old, Leah, demands leaving friend’s NYC 12th birthday trip early, after claiming she’s «bored», Leah’s mom demands host mother drives hour away to drop her home, host mother refuses: ‘If I left with Leah, we’d miss the show’

Selfish stepmother, Kathleen, and stepbrother refuse to eat anywhere due to their picky food requirements, 22-year-old stepson excludes them from birthday dinner: ‘My restaurant didn’t meet their needs’

Listen, picky eater’s aren’t our favorite types of friends…especially not for passionate foodies like ourselves. But sometimes we can sympathize, when it comes specific allergies, or coriander…but other than that, when the people around us are constantly in complaint-mode about anything other than a dry, old piece of bread, it becomes a bit more of …
Seguir leyendo Selfish stepmother, Kathleen, and stepbrother refuse to eat anywhere due to their picky food requirements, 22-year-old stepson excludes them from birthday dinner: ‘My restaurant didn’t meet their needs’

‘When the wedding ceremony started, I realized I did not recognize anyone walking down the aisle’: 20+ guests who realized they were attending the wrong event a little too late

We’ve all been to weddings where we barely know anyone there. Some of us have even been to a wedding where we barely knew the bride or groom, like when your mom forces you to attend the wedding of your 3rd cousin.  However, it is very rare to attend a wedding in which you know …
Seguir leyendo ‘When the wedding ceremony started, I realized I did not recognize anyone walking down the aisle’: 20+ guests who realized they were attending the wrong event a little too late

‘It felt incredibly insensitive and tacky’: Couple in their late 30s request birthday money from their 30-year-old couple friends every year

Birthdays are important stuff, no matter how old you are. I think it’s kind of sad when adults stop caring about their birthdays. I know that the most «birthday energy» should go toward children since they enjoy it the most, but we shouldn’t gloss over adult birthdays. You’ve earned it. You’ve had more trips around …
Seguir leyendo ‘It felt incredibly insensitive and tacky’: Couple in their late 30s request birthday money from their 30-year-old couple friends every year

17-year-old son refuses to attend mom’s 40th birthday party after mom confronts him about breaking up with his girlfriend, dad takes son’s side: ‘You owe him an apology’

Many teenagers’ first instinct when they get into a relationship is to hide it from their parents for as long as they can. They will meet in secret, whisper through their phone late at night, and hide any evidence when their new love interest comes over. Usually, they don’t hide it because they think their …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old son refuses to attend mom’s 40th birthday party after mom confronts him about breaking up with his girlfriend, dad takes son’s side: ‘You owe him an apology’

University student refuses to foot the bill for their friend’s birthday dinner after friends order ‘enough sushi for a small country’ and take back their offer of paying for the bill

Why hasn’t the entire world normalized getting separate checks yet? Splitting the bill is inherently uncomfortable, no matter how close you are with the folks you’re dining with. Money makes people feel and act weird, and that’s likely because it is the root of all evil… Grand opinion about the world we live in aside, …
Seguir leyendo University student refuses to foot the bill for their friend’s birthday dinner after friends order ‘enough sushi for a small country’ and take back their offer of paying for the bill

Woman backs out of 30th birthday girl’s trip after friend insists on bringing husband on vacation: ‘I didn’t sign up for a couples trip’

Something that people often don’t consider when they enter a serious relationship is the effect that it is going to have on their friendships. While in most cases, maintaining a so-called life partner requires more time and energy than a friend, letting that partner take over every single aspect of your life is generally not …
Seguir leyendo Woman backs out of 30th birthday girl’s trip after friend insists on bringing husband on vacation: ‘I didn’t sign up for a couples trip’

New parents refuse to chip in for a Gucci bag and $3500 birthday dinner after entitled friends ask them to: ‘These expensive group gifts are not something we feel comfortable doing anymore’

When did we all collectively decide that we were going to spend an arm and a leg on birthday gifts for our friends, especially in this economy?! Forget a homemade birthday cake and a gift card to Dunkin‘, you’re expected to chip in hundreds of your well-earned smackaroons so your entire friend group can gift …
Seguir leyendo New parents refuse to chip in for a Gucci bag and $3500 birthday dinner after entitled friends ask them to: ‘These expensive group gifts are not something we feel comfortable doing anymore’