When it comes to being a parent, you have to hold steady to your boundaries. That means with your kids when teaching them a valuable life lesson, but also with outsiders like grandparents or other entitled parents. It’s already not easy to do this even with a partner by your side. But as a single …
Seguir leyendo ‘The dynamic is going to change’: Single mom benevolently includes deadbeat dad’s mom in her daughter’s life, forced to draw the line at Christmas
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Parents arrange to give daughter inheritance before they pass, she considers leaving her husband afterwards: ‘I have been married for 10 years and over this marriage for 8’
One of the biggest barriers to leaving a relationship is figuring out how to do it successfully. As if the realization that it is no longer working is not difficult enough, planning an exit strategy just adds yet more stress and complication to the whole process. For those who have a long-established connection, it often …
Seguir leyendo Parents arrange to give daughter inheritance before they pass, she considers leaving her husband afterwards: ‘I have been married for 10 years and over this marriage for 8’
Man refuses to co-sign mortgage of younger sister and fiancé following divorce, family gets offended: ‘I thought I was being the nice guy’
Many prefer to keep things in the family when it comes to money. Whether they are planning their inheritance or looking for a helping hand with their debts, the majority of people look to their relatives as they figure out their finances. It makes a lot of sense when both giving and receiving support, they …
Seguir leyendo Man refuses to co-sign mortgage of younger sister and fiancé following divorce, family gets offended: ‘I thought I was being the nice guy’
25-year-old woman, who raised her ex-husband’s youngest brother like her own child, attends his school graduation despite her ex insisting she stay away, causing his new controlling girlfriend to make dramatic scene: ‘My ex had struggled to calm her down’
Motherhood is not always merely biological…It can be shown in the way you shelter, feed, teach, and love another human being like your own, without any external pressures to do so. This woman is the perfect example of that…After taking her partner’s (at the time) younger brother into her home and treating him as if …
Seguir leyendo 25-year-old woman, who raised her ex-husband’s youngest brother like her own child, attends his school graduation despite her ex insisting she stay away, causing his new controlling girlfriend to make dramatic scene: ‘My ex had struggled to calm her down’
‘He loved video games more than her’: 20-year-old tells her 40-year-old coworker that his divorce was his fault because he never said anything positive about his wife
Nobody in their 40s should be relying on a 20-year-old to counsel them in their failed relationships. We’ve all had those coworkers who love to tell us about their personal lives. On one hand, there’s nothing inherently nefarious about telling your coworker what you did this weekend or a funny story that happened to you …
Seguir leyendo ‘He loved video games more than her’: 20-year-old tells her 40-year-old coworker that his divorce was his fault because he never said anything positive about his wife
Family member refuses to take back the wedding gift they gave their cousin after the couple divorces shortly after the wedding, gets confronted by family: ‘I don’t want the money back’
Many couples stay together much longer than they should simply because they don’t want to deal with the social repercussions of their separation. They don’t want to tell their parents of the upcoming divorce, or face the sorry looks of all their friends and family after having to explain, yet again, why their relationship failed. …
Seguir leyendo Family member refuses to take back the wedding gift they gave their cousin after the couple divorces shortly after the wedding, gets confronted by family: ‘I don’t want the money back’
Stepdad refuses to acknowledge his 6-year-old stepdaughter after divorcing her mom, only spends time with his 18-month-old biological daughter: ‘I feel she’s no longer my responsibility’
I hate to see adults downplay the importance of their relationship with the children in their lives. I’m not talking about a random family member that a kid sees once or twice a year: I’m talking about grown-ups who actively take a parental role in their kids’ lives, and don’t fully accept the responsibility of …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad refuses to acknowledge his 6-year-old stepdaughter after divorcing her mom, only spends time with his 18-month-old biological daughter: ‘I feel she’s no longer my responsibility’
Dad divorces wife after she refuses to punish her 16-year-old daughter for stealing from his 13 and 15-year-old kids: ‘My kids were so relieved when we moved out, so I knew I made the right choice’
Blended families can exacerbate issues that were already present before the families got blended. If a kid mistreats his parents and they don’t do anything about it, chances are he’s probably going to treat his stepparents and stepsiblings with as much cruelty as he treats his parents, if not more. It’s difficult enough for kids …
Seguir leyendo Dad divorces wife after she refuses to punish her 16-year-old daughter for stealing from his 13 and 15-year-old kids: ‘My kids were so relieved when we moved out, so I knew I made the right choice’
‘I won’t even be civil with him’: 16-year-old son refuses to acknowledge dad’s affair partner, tells him he doesn’t care about his new stepchildren
Kids should have more rights than we think they should. They get to have autonomy, especially when it comes to dealing with their parents. Sure, they have to abide by their parents’ rules while they live in their house and are provided for, but that doesn’t mean that they have no say in how their …
Seguir leyendo ‘I won’t even be civil with him’: 16-year-old son refuses to acknowledge dad’s affair partner, tells him he doesn’t care about his new stepchildren
Divorced dad shuts down ex-wife Marin’s demands to buy school supplies for her other kids after custody clash and cheating: ‘I told her I don’t care if they can’t afford their other kids’
Some people treat divorce like a subscription service where they assume continued access to their ex-partner’s wallet long after canceling the relationship contract, apparently operating under the delusion that adding more children to their household automatically expands their ex’s financial obligations to include the entire blended family roster. This particular brand of post-divorce entrepreneurship follows …
Seguir leyendo Divorced dad shuts down ex-wife Marin’s demands to buy school supplies for her other kids after custody clash and cheating: ‘I told her I don’t care if they can’t afford their other kids’