23-year-old living at home installs lock on his mini fridge to stop himself from eating too much junk food, his parents call him disrespectful for locking up his belongings: ‘They’re upset [you] created a boundary’

For those who are lucky enough to have their parents’ places to shack up in while they’re busy figuring out life, you’ve won the parent lottery. Well… some of you have. For certain bright-eyed and ready-for-the-world individuals, living with their parents might seem like a sentence to the place down under; and no, we’re not …
Seguir leyendo 23-year-old living at home installs lock on his mini fridge to stop himself from eating too much junk food, his parents call him disrespectful for locking up his belongings: ‘They’re upset [you] created a boundary’

How Entitled Parents are Ruining the Local Skatepark

Once gatekept by a punk, and sometimes criminal, reputation, skating used to be reserved for the troublemaking kids who skipped class, robbed convenience stores, and learned to do graffiti. Proud hoodlums swarmed the skateparks, learning kickflips, practicing grinds, and praying one day they might actually land a 50/50. Looking up to the older kids at …
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Broke older sister pays $43k for her younger sibling’s education, then the entitled youngest mocks her ‘average life’, so she posts the receipts of everything she bankrolled: ‘I paid for your entire degree’

One sibling works 2 jobs for 6 years so the other can get a debt-free education, and this is the ‘thanks’ she gets? Brutal.  After years of working call center and labor jobs, this minimum wage employee was able to scrape together $43,000 so that her little sister could attend college. Focused on covering the …
Seguir leyendo Broke older sister pays $43k for her younger sibling’s education, then the entitled youngest mocks her ‘average life’, so she posts the receipts of everything she bankrolled: ‘I paid for your entire degree’

Entitled mom leaves her 3 and 6-year-old kids with her sister, then announces she’s going on a two-day business trip, sister refuses to babysit: ‘She suddenly showed up at my house’

Whenever my sister asks me to babysit her daughter overnight, we plan it for at least a week to make sure we have all the details in line. She packs their bags, moves the car seats to my car, gives me a list of meals I can make for them, and ensures I know their …
Seguir leyendo Entitled mom leaves her 3 and 6-year-old kids with her sister, then announces she’s going on a two-day business trip, sister refuses to babysit: ‘She suddenly showed up at my house’

‘She was always a selfish and neglectful parent’: Retired 63-year-old mom expects her 30-year-old daughter to become her full-time caretaker in old age, but daughter refuses

A neglectful parent eventually reaps what they sow once they’re the person who needs support. They cannot fathom the concept of their neglect affecting their children, even if their children directly explain how their lack of parental support has negatively impacted them. The story below is a prime example of why parents should always support, …
Seguir leyendo ‘She was always a selfish and neglectful parent’: Retired 63-year-old mom expects her 30-year-old daughter to become her full-time caretaker in old age, but daughter refuses

27-year-old birthday boy takes credit for bankrolling a 4-day vacation with friends, gets called out when his girlfriend exposes his lie to everyone: ‘I did 90% of the planning, booked the Airbnb, coordinated rides, and paid the deposit’

Being a financially successful woman with an insecure boyfriend leads to a lot of relationship inconsistencies, but when a manchild partner starts to take credit for your hard work just to boost his ego, it’s time to reevaluate. A man’s 27th birthday celebration with friends went viral when his girlfriend announced his pathetic lie to …
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29-year-old man makes friends pay for dinner even though he knows the restaurant’s owner, they reprimand him for refusing to let them eat for free: ‘I didn’t want to take advantage’

If your friend were the owner of a really nice restaurant, what would be your course of action every time you went out to eat there? Would you expect to never pay for a meal there because you know the owner, or would you always insist on paying because you want to support your friend …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old man makes friends pay for dinner even though he knows the restaurant’s owner, they reprimand him for refusing to let them eat for free: ‘I didn’t want to take advantage’

Spoiled twin lies to mother about her cousin not letting her use her room or TV, mother takes her anger out on the cousin: ‘I barely go to her house anymore’

A 10-year-old conniving twin decides to lie to her mother about her cousin’s pure intentions, which sabotages the cousin and her aunt’s relationship moving forward. Can a young child be purposely vindictive? Possibly, but the fault primarily falls on the mother/aunt here. An adult should know that their child is capable of lying, especially if …
Seguir leyendo Spoiled twin lies to mother about her cousin not letting her use her room or TV, mother takes her anger out on the cousin: ‘I barely go to her house anymore’

8th-grade troublemaker picks on 7th-grade girl for dressing alternatively and calls her a witch, so she leans into the accusation and scares him out of his mind: ‘[He] stared at me horrified’

In middle school, children are still trying to figure out their preferences, personal styles, and interests. That’s why it’s important to teach all children that just because another kid is different from them, it doesn’t mean they should feel entitled to make negative comments about a kid simply being a kid. We were all there …
Seguir leyendo 8th-grade troublemaker picks on 7th-grade girl for dressing alternatively and calls her a witch, so she leans into the accusation and scares him out of his mind: ‘[He] stared at me horrified’

19-year-old college student refuses to babysit her 35-year-old sister’s 2 toddlers for 40 hours a week for no pay: ‘She said I was being selfish for choosing a stupid minimum wage job over my nieces’

Nobody is entitled to free childcare, even if they have a teenage sibling who is home for the summer. Childcare always comes at a cost. If both parents are working and need to pay for daycare for a couple of years, it will cost them thousands of dollars. If one parent stays at home and …
Seguir leyendo 19-year-old college student refuses to babysit her 35-year-old sister’s 2 toddlers for 40 hours a week for no pay: ‘She said I was being selfish for choosing a stupid minimum wage job over my nieces’