Should the mom say something? Or not let this kid eat dinner at her house anymore? Parents often find themselves not liking their kids’ friends, and not really knowing what to do about it. On one hand, you don’t want to alienate your child from the people they are closest to, especially if they have …
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Older sister pressures younger sister to give her the $10K inheritance their parents left her for her education so that the older sister can pay her bills: ‘It’s what mom and dad would’ve wanted.’
She also got an inheritance, but that wasn’t enough for her. Inheritance is one of those things that is not frequently discussed in polite society, and for good reasons. It’s kind of a morbid reality that fortunate young people can come into a great sum of money after the passing of their grandparents or parents. …
Seguir leyendo Older sister pressures younger sister to give her the $10K inheritance their parents left her for her education so that the older sister can pay her bills: ‘It’s what mom and dad would’ve wanted.’
Irresponsible parents send their 5-year-old kids to Kindergarten without being potty trained: ‘It’s basically learned helplessness. They know mom is going to change them, so they just don’t care.’
Why would they care if they don’t know a life outside of diapers? Many parents think their kids should be directing their own lives. They think that their 3-year-old will communicate with them about when they’re ready to be potty trained, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Kids need their parents to plan …
Seguir leyendo Irresponsible parents send their 5-year-old kids to Kindergarten without being potty trained: ‘It’s basically learned helplessness. They know mom is going to change them, so they just don’t care.’
Mom Demands $1K per Month From Her High-Earning Son To Keep up Her Luxurious Lifestyle, He Refuses
Are you obligated to subsidize your parents’ lifestyle? Every culture has different expectations around helping out your parents as you get older. In some cultures, there’s no inherent obligation to help the people who raised you. In others, it’s unthinkable to do anything less than your best to help out your parents. We all grow …
Seguir leyendo Mom Demands $1K per Month From Her High-Earning Son To Keep up Her Luxurious Lifestyle, He Refuses
Housewife Claims Her House is in Shambles And Needs to be Cleaned All Day, Despite The House Looking Like This
Is there literally anything in this house that constitutes the label «in shambles»? One of the hardest things about living with other people is agreeing on a standard level of cleanliness. Everyone grew up in a different environment where «clean» meant something different. For some people, «clean» means that there is no literal trash on …
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Divorced mom steals and spends $1,500 meant for her daughters, closes the bank account, and asks her husband why the account is closed: ‘You took the money for yourself, closed it down, and never gave it back.’
One of the most important decisions you will make in life is choosing who you’re going to marry. If you make the wrong choice and choose to have kids with them, you’re going to have grief about it for the rest of your life. If you get divorced from an incompetent partner before you have …
Seguir leyendo Divorced mom steals and spends $1,500 meant for her daughters, closes the bank account, and asks her husband why the account is closed: ‘You took the money for yourself, closed it down, and never gave it back.’
10-month-old baby takes his first steps, stay-at-home mom hides it from her working husband because he’s sad about missing milestones: ‘He’s mentioned a couple times that he’s gonna miss his first steps, and now he just did.’
What would you do if you were in her situation? Would you lie to your spouse in order not to hurt their feelings? A lot of marriages are built on a foundation of never rocking the boat, and that can be disastrous when the truth comes out. I don’t know about y’all, but I would …
Seguir leyendo 10-month-old baby takes his first steps, stay-at-home mom hides it from her working husband because he’s sad about missing milestones: ‘He’s mentioned a couple times that he’s gonna miss his first steps, and now he just did.’
16-Year-Old Refuses to Watch Her Baby Half-Sister While Her Mom Takes a Shower: ‘I Just Hate That She Keeps Having Kids.’
Is her mom really asking a lot of her? Or the bare minimum? There is no shortage of older siblings who are tasked with the near-constant care of their younger siblings. This is a familiar dynamic in families where both parents work and don’t have a grandparent, aunt, or uncle who lives nearby and is …
Seguir leyendo 16-Year-Old Refuses to Watch Her Baby Half-Sister While Her Mom Takes a Shower: ‘I Just Hate That She Keeps Having Kids.’
Parents force 21-year-old to send texts 2x per day saying ‘good morning’ and ‘goodnight’— 21-year-old protests
Should you have to do everything your parents say after a certain age? Everyone has a different relationship with their parents, and these can be valid. We each have our own level of comfort with our parents, and we expect different things of each other. Maybe you have a distant relationship with your parents, and …
Seguir leyendo Parents force 21-year-old to send texts 2x per day saying ‘good morning’ and ‘goodnight’— 21-year-old protests
16-year-old destroys 15-year-old stepsister’s $6000 purse, parents force her to pay it back and she flips out
Is it right to force your children to pay for their mistakes? When you’re a teenager, everything seems so hugely consequential. Everything is turned up a million degrees, and it’s either bleak or technicolor. This can lead to some pretty interesting decisions. You can mess up pretty badly and end up paying the price for …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old destroys 15-year-old stepsister’s $6000 purse, parents force her to pay it back and she flips out