Despite it being the ultimate goal of the whole ‘being a parent’ thing, seeing a child grow up can be a strange and even unsettling experience for many moms and dads. It can seem like one day, you’re changing their diapers, and the next, they are racing toward all those adult milestones that you were …
Seguir leyendo Homeschooled 20-year-old gets into first relationship, faces criticism for ‘pulling away’ from mom: ‘I avoid bringing him around my house because it’s embarrassing’
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Freeloading 38-year-old flips out after consultant girlfriend refuses to bring him and 17-year-old daughter on business trip to Japan with her: ‘He was in disbelief when I didn’t bring her anything’
There are a lot of different reasons that people choose to get into or stay in romantic relationships, and sometimes they are questionable ones. Supposedly, most couples are together for the sake of love, but scratch the surface and it becomes apparent that this isn’t always the case. For example, it is quite common for …
Seguir leyendo Freeloading 38-year-old flips out after consultant girlfriend refuses to bring him and 17-year-old daughter on business trip to Japan with her: ‘He was in disbelief when I didn’t bring her anything’
17-year-old high schooler is pressured by friends Amanda and Sam to cover a $500 restaurant bill during a weekend trip after Amanda orders half the menu and claims she “forgot her card,” but the responsible teen refuses to foot the bill: ‘My meal was $26’
If you want to test the true strength of a friendship, skip the trust falls and just go to dinner at a fancy restaurant with a group of broke high schoolers. Nothing quite exposes class dynamics, budget delusions, and two-faced freeloading like splitting an astronomical check after everyone has spent the meal pretending to «just …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old high schooler is pressured by friends Amanda and Sam to cover a $500 restaurant bill during a weekend trip after Amanda orders half the menu and claims she “forgot her card,” but the responsible teen refuses to foot the bill: ‘My meal was $26’
27-year-old boyfriend gets insecure that his 24-year-old girlfriend makes more money than him, lies about her career plans to his parents: ‘It’s just temporary until she can find something less demanding so we can start thinking about our future’
I never understood why someone would feel insecure about their partner making more money than they do. I figure the more cash that you have as a couple, the better. I would never arbitrarily wish that my partner were doing worse off than me financially, because I want the best things for my partner. If …
Seguir leyendo 27-year-old boyfriend gets insecure that his 24-year-old girlfriend makes more money than him, lies about her career plans to his parents: ‘It’s just temporary until she can find something less demanding so we can start thinking about our future’
13-year-old lies about his mom having a new boyfriend so that his dad will take full custody of him, dad doesn’t find out about lie until months later: ‘She wasn’t dating anyone and my son had lied about her mother no longer wanting him at home’
When I was a kid, I knew I could never say something to my mom without my dad finding out immediately after. It kind of stinks when you’re a kid because sometimes you really want to complain about your mom to your dad without her finding out (and vice versa). You feel like you can …
Seguir leyendo 13-year-old lies about his mom having a new boyfriend so that his dad will take full custody of him, dad doesn’t find out about lie until months later: ‘She wasn’t dating anyone and my son had lied about her mother no longer wanting him at home’
Girlfriend won’t let picky eater boyfriend join her on vacation since he will only eat chicken fingers and grilled cheese, constantly complains: ‘I just don’t want to hear about it while I’m on vacation’
Odds are you have at least one picky eater in your life. It’s hard to go through this world without knowing one or two. Most of them come by it honestly, they just can’t help what they don’t like. But most of the picky eaters I know manage to keep it from being everyone else’s …
Seguir leyendo Girlfriend won’t let picky eater boyfriend join her on vacation since he will only eat chicken fingers and grilled cheese, constantly complains: ‘I just don’t want to hear about it while I’m on vacation’
Teenage girl refuses to host a sleepover for her two friends after finding out they lied to her, went to a party without inviting her, and just wanted her place to crash afterward: ‘I said no. I don’t want to feel used, they weren’t honest with me’
Here is a young woman, navigating the shifting tides of teenage friendship, only to discover her role has quietly been downgraded from trusted confidante to convenient couch provider. Adolescence truly brings out the finest in human connection, where (although short) lifelong loyalty can be swapped faster than you can say group chat drama. It turns …
Seguir leyendo Teenage girl refuses to host a sleepover for her two friends after finding out they lied to her, went to a party without inviting her, and just wanted her place to crash afterward: ‘I said no. I don’t want to feel used, they weren’t honest with me’
‘You are signing up for a lifetime of being babysat by a jealous manchild’: 27-year-old tells her best friend that she shouldn’t marry her fiancé during her bachelorette trip, gets blamed for the wedding getting called off
Have you ever have to bite your tongue about your friend’s horrible romantic partner? We’ve all been in that situation where your bestie is dating someone that you can’t help but dislike, but how you deal with that dislike says a lot about who you are as a person. For most of us, we will …
Seguir leyendo ‘You are signing up for a lifetime of being babysat by a jealous manchild’: 27-year-old tells her best friend that she shouldn’t marry her fiancé during her bachelorette trip, gets blamed for the wedding getting called off
Boyfriend moves mother-in-law’s expensive birthday cake away from 2-year-old nephew who was sticking his hands into it, prompts massive tantrum from the toddler: ‘Everyone glared at me like I was evil and rushed to placate the kid’
Everyone has a different theory for dealing with crazy toddlers. If you don’t have kids, you probably don’t know just how easy it is to make them scream, cry, and sob about the simplest things, derailing whatever you’re doing for at least 30 minutes, if not more. Parents have to take a different approach with …
Seguir leyendo Boyfriend moves mother-in-law’s expensive birthday cake away from 2-year-old nephew who was sticking his hands into it, prompts massive tantrum from the toddler: ‘Everyone glared at me like I was evil and rushed to placate the kid’
‘I don’t mind paying about $2k’: Boyfriend wants to charge girlfriend $1000 in rent and utilities despite her being in full-time nursing school
Splitting expenses with your loved ones is not always easy. Maybe one of you makes more money than the other and thus feels like they should chip in more. Maybe you’d like to split it 50/50 to prevent fighting, but sometimes 50/50 gets pretty hard to keep track of. Maybe you and your partner can …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t mind paying about $2k’: Boyfriend wants to charge girlfriend $1000 in rent and utilities despite her being in full-time nursing school