Family relationships are often some of the closest bonds that people will ever experience, but that doesn’t mean that they are always a walk in the park. Everybody messes up occasionally, even with those they love. What is even worse is that many actively choose to betray the trust of their relatives for their own …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old niece steals aunt’s phone to play divorce prank on uncle, protests when they want to take away her 17th birthday gift in response: ‘She was smiling and giggling’
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41-year-old personal trainer gets 3 years of alimony from his 38-year-old ex-wife after cheating on her for 2 years and fathering a child out of wedlock: ‘ I am forced to bankroll a child that only exists because he was a characterless man.’
There are a lot of benefits to no-fault divorce. Divorce rates have gone down in the US since no-fault divorce became the law of the land, despite the common cultural assumption that divorce rates are constantly climbing. History professor Stephanie Coontz said this in favor of no-fault divorce, and I’m inclined to agree with her: …
Seguir leyendo 41-year-old personal trainer gets 3 years of alimony from his 38-year-old ex-wife after cheating on her for 2 years and fathering a child out of wedlock: ‘ I am forced to bankroll a child that only exists because he was a characterless man.’
17-year-old refuses to keep babysitting 7-year-old, 5-year-old, and 1-year-old following their mom’s reaction to her husband leaving: ‘She was more mean and she would pay me less’
There are few jobs in such high demand as childcare, and few that are so often poorly paid and with terrible working conditions. It doesn’t help that it is often younger women who are filling the babysitting roles that so many busy parents look for. While it is true that many parents despair over finding …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to keep babysitting 7-year-old, 5-year-old, and 1-year-old following their mom’s reaction to her husband leaving: ‘She was more mean and she would pay me less’
18-year-old girl neglects to pay $100 to retrieve her towed car, her father pays if for her and her mom flips out, takes away her keys: ‘Her dad thinks I am being too harsh’
Childhood is all about learning lessons. When you’re a baby, you put everything in your mouth so you learn a lesson about what you should and shouldn’t put in your mouth. When you’re a kid, you break everything possible to learn about what breaks easily and what doesn’t. When you’re a teenager, you do all …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old girl neglects to pay $100 to retrieve her towed car, her father pays if for her and her mom flips out, takes away her keys: ‘Her dad thinks I am being too harsh’
22-year-old woman shows up unannounced to drop off her father’s 6 and 4-year-old kids from his 2nd family, expecting her sister and mother to babysit for free, gets upset when they both refuse: ‘Mom simply didn’t answer the door’
Some families pass down heirlooms or secret recipes, but this one prefers to lob emotional hot potatoes across generational lines and see who can stand the heat. The rules are easy to follow: problems are tossed to whoever looks least likely to duck, boundaries are treated as football field yard lines, and everyone’s always hoping …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old woman shows up unannounced to drop off her father’s 6 and 4-year-old kids from his 2nd family, expecting her sister and mother to babysit for free, gets upset when they both refuse: ‘Mom simply didn’t answer the door’
Ex-husband demands to AirTag 8-year-old son while he’s on Europe trip with mom, won’t share his location with her: ‘He will be at least 10 hours of travel away’
Oftentimes, technology doesn’t just change our professional lives. It has a deep impact on our interpersonal lives as well. A new invention can mean new ways of communicating with each other, navigating social situations, and even having surveillance on each other’s lives. Back in the day, you had no way of knowing where your child …
Seguir leyendo Ex-husband demands to AirTag 8-year-old son while he’s on Europe trip with mom, won’t share his location with her: ‘He will be at least 10 hours of travel away’
17-year-old cuts off remarried dad after he converts her bedroom into room for his mother-in-law: ‘My mom woke me up at 5am and asked what I did’
Remarrying after a divorce is ten times harder for anybody who has kids from their previous relationship. Any caring parent has to be concerned about choosing a partner who is happy to be a stepparent to their children, and on the flip side, make sure that their children are willing to accept their new spouse. …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old cuts off remarried dad after he converts her bedroom into room for his mother-in-law: ‘My mom woke me up at 5am and asked what I did’
Sibling refuses to loan brother $100,000 to fund legal custody battle over his child, claiming he has no chance of winning: ‘Better off accepting the truth and saving the money’
When you become a parent, the most important thing in the entire world should be your child, and only your child. There is nothing you wouldn’t do for them, no lines you wouldn’t cross, even if it is seemingly beyond your reach. And since your child is your first priority, sometimes you might expect your …
Seguir leyendo Sibling refuses to loan brother $100,000 to fund legal custody battle over his child, claiming he has no chance of winning: ‘Better off accepting the truth and saving the money’
‘I don’t have a legal responsibility for this child’: Dad refuses to raise youngest child after discovering he is not the biological father, mom claims the child deserves the same care as their other kids
When one hears about certain scenarios, whether they are work, relationship, or family-related, they often try to imagine what they would do if they experienced said scenario themselves. Just yesterday, I met up with a friend who told me about a conflict she was having with her husband about him getting jealous of her friendship …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t have a legal responsibility for this child’: Dad refuses to raise youngest child after discovering he is not the biological father, mom claims the child deserves the same care as their other kids
Unfaithful husband pays for ex-wife’s nursing school, his affair partner demands she pay them back over 20 years later: ‘Tell her it was the adultery tax’
Sometimes you just have to let bygones be bygones. This isn’t always easy to learn, but it remains true. As much as something hurts your feelings in the moment, at a certain point you just have to let go and move forward. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t say your piece when the moment is happening, …
Seguir leyendo Unfaithful husband pays for ex-wife’s nursing school, his affair partner demands she pay them back over 20 years later: ‘Tell her it was the adultery tax’