She shouldn’t have to put her dreams on hold for her cousin. Life can get really expensive if you insist on sending all of your kids to private school. It doesn’t always break the bank to send your kids to private high school for four years, especially when you live in a lower cost-of-living area, …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to delay college, so her dad can pay for her 11-year-old cousin’s private schooling: ‘My dad has said it will be a struggle to fund both of us simultaneously.’
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Parents want 20-year-old daughter to move in with 24-year-old brother because they don’t trust her to live independently, don’t understand why brother refuses: ‘I live with my fiancée and while we do have a spare bedroom, my fiancée is 4 months pregnant’
An older sibling should never be fully responsible for their younger sibling. «Parentification» happens all the time, and we should try our best to stop it in its tracks. This is when parents rely on/force their older children to take care of their younger children. They force them to take on the responsibilities of childcare …
Seguir leyendo Parents want 20-year-old daughter to move in with 24-year-old brother because they don’t trust her to live independently, don’t understand why brother refuses: ‘I live with my fiancée and while we do have a spare bedroom, my fiancée is 4 months pregnant’
17-year-old brother refuses to drive his sister’s friend to school after she rejected his advances: ‘Continuing to be around Melissa was making it harder for him to move on.’
He was given a level of responsibility that far exceeded his age. Teenagers should not be wholly responsible for getting their peers to school. It’s very noble for a teen to take on driving their friends without cars or their younger siblings, but if that teen gets grounded and loses driving privileges, it shouldn’t mean …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old brother refuses to drive his sister’s friend to school after she rejected his advances: ‘Continuing to be around Melissa was making it harder for him to move on.’
3 older siblings tell 16-year-old brother that he’s the reason they grew up in poverty: ‘They told me if I had never been born, everyone’s lives would be so much better, and it’s not our parents’ fault.’
He didn’t ask to be born, and yet he’s to blame for his siblings’ problems instead of the people who had more children than they could feed. People look for scapegoats to deal with the uncomfortable feelings associated with their own shortcomings. Placing all negative emotions related to a scapegoat helps people maintain a sense …
Seguir leyendo 3 older siblings tell 16-year-old brother that he’s the reason they grew up in poverty: ‘They told me if I had never been born, everyone’s lives would be so much better, and it’s not our parents’ fault.’
Family hangout goes south when older sister tries to make her brother the ‘peacemaker’ for their parents: ‘»I’m coming to eat and talk, not play mediator»’
Being the designated familial peacemaker is a gargantuan responsibility, especially when your argumentative parents never know when enough is enough. The youngest of the family is put into this role by default, likely because they’re the ones who have somehow developed the closest thing to emotional regulation. There could be a myriad of reasons for …
Seguir leyendo Family hangout goes south when older sister tries to make her brother the ‘peacemaker’ for their parents: ‘»I’m coming to eat and talk, not play mediator»’
Girlfriend’s unemployed brother moves in, lives rent-free for 6 months, leaving the boyfriend feeling like a stranger in his own home: ‘Every night I come home and theyre playing video games together or watching movies or ordering food’
Boyfriend feels like a stranger in his own home as his girlfriend and her brother spend every night together, while the brother refuses to contribute or move out. The brother moved in for a few months, but six months later he’s still living rent-free, not helping out, and taking over the house. The boyfriend’s frustration …
Seguir leyendo Girlfriend’s unemployed brother moves in, lives rent-free for 6 months, leaving the boyfriend feeling like a stranger in his own home: ‘Every night I come home and theyre playing video games together or watching movies or ordering food’
Brother fights to become guardian of 17-year-old sister, refuses to return sister’s birth certificate and social security to their mother, who demands it: ‘I have been defacto guardian since she was 14 and I was 23’
Sometimes, through the account of family drama, the descriptions of questionable parental personality traits, you can hear the love. And this story is just that. This brother doesn’t have to say anything, not to his younger sister, and not to us reading this. The love he has for his younger sister is as clear as …
Seguir leyendo Brother fights to become guardian of 17-year-old sister, refuses to return sister’s birth certificate and social security to their mother, who demands it: ‘I have been defacto guardian since she was 14 and I was 23’
Mom, who has been unemployed since 2006, expects her son to drop out of college so he can work full-time and pay her mortgage: ‘She insists it’s her house but will not contribute financially.’
She hasn’t worked in 20 years, and she’s willing to do anything to keep that streak going. Families feel different kinds of ways about their kids living at home when they’re in college. Many parents encourage their kids to live at home and commute because it costs much less than paying for room and board …
Seguir leyendo Mom, who has been unemployed since 2006, expects her son to drop out of college so he can work full-time and pay her mortgage: ‘She insists it’s her house but will not contribute financially.’
27-year-old refuses to become guardian of his younger half sister after years of no contact and repeated family pressure: ‘I didn’t hesitate to say no. Repeatedly’
A grown man got voluntold to adopt the half-sister his family spent a decade trying to trick him into bonding with. In my personal and professional life, I’m all for responsibility. Taking it, dealing with consequences when you don’t, the whole shebang. What I don’t like, though, is when people try play catch with responsibility. …
Seguir leyendo 27-year-old refuses to become guardian of his younger half sister after years of no contact and repeated family pressure: ‘I didn’t hesitate to say no. Repeatedly’
18-year-old steals his childhood doll from his 3-year-old sister after discovering his cousin had stolen it from him and given it to his sister: ‘I really wanted her back.’
He might be the rightful owner of the doll, but his sister will not understand. If you’ve ever been lucky enough to own an American Girl Doll, you know that it’s not something to be taken lightly. Those dolls have been at least $100 since the 20th century, and they’re not the kind of toys …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old steals his childhood doll from his 3-year-old sister after discovering his cousin had stolen it from him and given it to his sister: ‘I really wanted her back.’