Entitled friend refuses to share the baby name she called ‘dibs’ on, expects friend to rename her child when she coincidentally chooses the same name for her kid: ‘How was I supposed to guess or know that was her name?’

Everything makes sense when you see your new baby for the first time. Whether you chose their name before they were born or let your emotions decide for you in the moment, that’s your prerogative. All I know for sure is that most parents don’t play when it comes to baby names. Many new moms …
Seguir leyendo Entitled friend refuses to share the baby name she called ‘dibs’ on, expects friend to rename her child when she coincidentally chooses the same name for her kid: ‘How was I supposed to guess or know that was her name?’

Mom stands with her 5-year-old son in arms in front of seated hockey fans, blocking the game from view: ‘I said, “Excuse me, can you please sit down?” And was met with a look of disgust and bewilderment.’

If there’s one thing I hate, it’s mezzanine leaners. If you are seated in the less-than-ideal mezzanine of a theater or an arena, it is best practice not to lean forward so you can get a better view of the action. If you do so, you will block the view of the people sitting behind …
Seguir leyendo Mom stands with her 5-year-old son in arms in front of seated hockey fans, blocking the game from view: ‘I said, “Excuse me, can you please sit down?” And was met with a look of disgust and bewilderment.’

Kids refuse to spend Father’s Day with their dad after stepmom makes family plans but fails to invite them, dad avoids taking sides: ‘He just goes along with it’

Out of all the family members, who are the ones responsible for planning the celebrations of days like Father’s and Mother’s Day? If you ask us, the responsibility changes as the family grows and evolves.  First, the happy couple must become parents, because until there is an actual child in the household, neither of them …
Seguir leyendo Kids refuse to spend Father’s Day with their dad after stepmom makes family plans but fails to invite them, dad avoids taking sides: ‘He just goes along with it’

‘I feel like the villain in my own house’: Entitled mom insists grad student kid give up their room to their pregnant sister for 3 months, despite paying rent and being in school full-time

Being a full-time student is hard, especially in higher education, where you’re expected to cover most of your own expenses with a budget that is supposed to materialize out of thin air. Sure, that’s why financial aid exists, but not everyone has the bandwidth to take out loans that’ll land and keep them in hot …
Seguir leyendo ‘I feel like the villain in my own house’: Entitled mom insists grad student kid give up their room to their pregnant sister for 3 months, despite paying rent and being in school full-time

‘These are not strict rules’: Dad allows 17-year-old daughter to have a sleepover with friends on the condition that they leave her 14-year-old stepbrother alone, daughter fails miserably and Dad sends her friends home

Parenting isn’t always easy. You have to make big decisions regarding your kids at times, and sometimes, it will make one child happy while the other is kicking and whining about how life isn’t fair. The trade-off? You did the right thing and taught the misbehaving tot that not everything can go their way 100 …
Seguir leyendo ‘These are not strict rules’: Dad allows 17-year-old daughter to have a sleepover with friends on the condition that they leave her 14-year-old stepbrother alone, daughter fails miserably and Dad sends her friends home

‘[She] decided my bathroom was her personal Sephora’: Skincare thief gets taught a lesson about personal property after helping herself to her sister-in-law’s potent prescription serum

Skincare is expensive if you get the good products. After filling up a basket in the toiletries aisle, many skincare enthusiasts have come to realize that their first mistake was not winning the lottery first. These pricey creams and serums really add up! So if you have a particular skincare routine that you desperately need, …
Seguir leyendo ‘[She] decided my bathroom was her personal Sephora’: Skincare thief gets taught a lesson about personal property after helping herself to her sister-in-law’s potent prescription serum

‘You’re not quirky. You’re just a bad guest with boundary issues’: Entitled 22-year-old houseguest uses her hosts toothbrush, calls her uptight and aggressive for having a problem with it

There’s an art to staying over at a friend’s house. You can’t just show up, eat all the food out of their fridge, spread your clothes all over the place, and expect to get an invite back. A host is doing you an absolute solid by letting you sleep on their couch while you’re visiting …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re not quirky. You’re just a bad guest with boundary issues’: Entitled 22-year-old houseguest uses her hosts toothbrush, calls her uptight and aggressive for having a problem with it

UPDATE: Entitled SIL tells woman she doesn’t ‘deserve’ to claim part-ownership over her and her husband’s new home due to her lower earnings, parents-in-law reveal their daughter wanted to cash in on her brother’s life insurance policy

If you haven’t read the first part of the story, you can read that here. Being told that you are lesser in your relationship because of finances is never a nice thing to hear—it’s like the only thing people actually respect anymore is money. When everything crashes and burns, you’re only left with your character. …
Seguir leyendo UPDATE: Entitled SIL tells woman she doesn’t ‘deserve’ to claim part-ownership over her and her husband’s new home due to her lower earnings, parents-in-law reveal their daughter wanted to cash in on her brother’s life insurance policy

Family abandoned 7-year-old dog because they were expecting a baby, begs new owner to give them the dog back 10 months after she adopted him: ‘The husband never wanted to give the dog up but it was an ultimatum the wife gave.’

Sometimes animals need to be rehomed. It’s a sad reality of pet ownership, and it doesn’t inherently make somebody a bad person, as long as they go through the proper rehoming channels. There’s a significant difference between leaving a cat in a cage in front of a storefront, letting it out into the street like …
Seguir leyendo Family abandoned 7-year-old dog because they were expecting a baby, begs new owner to give them the dog back 10 months after she adopted him: ‘The husband never wanted to give the dog up but it was an ultimatum the wife gave.’

Entitled mother leaves 23-year-old daughter in the dust after remarrying, daughter confesses she prefers her father as a parent because she has made no effort in their relationship: ‘He’s always placed me first, which she never has’

Divorce is hard on any child, especially if the prospect of remarriage is in either of their parents’ futures. Of course, as children, we want our parents to find happiness in this cruel world, but it seems like the only way we’d keep our happiness is if the concept of a rekindled relationship between ex-lovers …
Seguir leyendo Entitled mother leaves 23-year-old daughter in the dust after remarrying, daughter confesses she prefers her father as a parent because she has made no effort in their relationship: ‘He’s always placed me first, which she never has’