Twin gets snubbed out of his brother’s engagement celebrations and repeatedly left out of family events after moving to Portland, so he skips the wedding entirely: ‘I was only invited for optics’

Twins are tight.  Often boasting of their twinnish connection and their mind-reading capabilities, twins have a connection that many siblings will never truly understand. A twin is like an extension of yourself, and to avoid getting too spiritual about it, twins share their experience in life as a duo from the moment they enter this …
Seguir leyendo Twin gets snubbed out of his brother’s engagement celebrations and repeatedly left out of family events after moving to Portland, so he skips the wedding entirely: ‘I was only invited for optics’

‘Guess who’s been behaving ever since?’: Mooching sister-in-law loses WiFi privileges after disrespecting the house rules about cleanliness

Living with someone can bring out the worst in a relationship—especially with adult family members. When it comes to family, after every holiday or family dinner, we’re reminded of all of the reasons we moved away from home in the first place. Your parents are judgmental, the kitchen is a war zone, and your sibling …
Seguir leyendo ‘Guess who’s been behaving ever since?’: Mooching sister-in-law loses WiFi privileges after disrespecting the house rules about cleanliness

Parents caught giving the Golden Child $75,000 with no strings attached after loaning their eldest daughter $7000 with interest, parental favoritism drives sisters apart: »Oops, I’m in trouble’

When you’re not the Golden Child of the family, it’s always made painfully obvious. Unbeknownst to literally every one of your other family members, the painful stab of being the secondary sibling stings a little more with each reminder. So when this 32-year-old woman discovered her family’s dark, $75k secret pact, she was not only …
Seguir leyendo Parents caught giving the Golden Child $75,000 with no strings attached after loaning their eldest daughter $7000 with interest, parental favoritism drives sisters apart: »Oops, I’m in trouble’

Parents miss their adopted 18-year-old daughter’s graduation ceremony to buy their spoiled 10-year-old a $350 Labubu doll; betrayed teen moves out immediately: ‘Princess was clearly the favorite’

Picking a favorite child is an insane thing for a parent to do. While you can secretly have a favorite child—whether it’s the one you get along with, the easy kid, or just the most mellow child of the bunch—it’s positively unethical and cruel to make that favoritism known in any way. While it’s human …
Seguir leyendo Parents miss their adopted 18-year-old daughter’s graduation ceremony to buy their spoiled 10-year-old a $350 Labubu doll; betrayed teen moves out immediately: ‘Princess was clearly the favorite’

‘I’m family, I can come anytime’: Mother-in-law shows up unannounced to her son’s new house, then makes a scene when she’s not offered the master bedroom; the guestzilla cuts her visit short to fireback

In my house, nobody is allowed to ‘just come over.’ I’ll admit it, I’m protective of my home space in a way, but there’s something about the rush of anxiety that occurs when someone just decides to stop by. What if I’m still wearing my pajamas? What if I’m in the middle of something? I …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m family, I can come anytime’: Mother-in-law shows up unannounced to her son’s new house, then makes a scene when she’s not offered the master bedroom; the guestzilla cuts her visit short to fireback

Stepdad drains his 19-year-old adopted son’s college fund to give the money to his 16-year-old biokid instead, then he accuses the teen of ‘breaking the family’: ‘No, dude, you did that all by yourself’

This 19-year-old was just about to go off to university when he found out that his stepdad had drained his college fund account—all so that his 16-year-old stepbrother could go to an expensive private sports academy. Perhaps Daddy-O does have a favorite child…

‘I’m being treated like an ATM just because I married into their family’: 27-year-old working mom earns a bonus at work and decides to save the money for her son’s future, then gets accosted by her sister-in-law to cover her wedding costs instead

Saving money for your child’s future is a long and arduous task, but many parents try to get ahead of their child’s future expenses to give them the life they never had. It’s every parent’s primal urge to try and secure a fortuitous future for their offspring, and the working mom in this next story …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m being treated like an ATM just because I married into their family’: 27-year-old working mom earns a bonus at work and decides to save the money for her son’s future, then gets accosted by her sister-in-law to cover her wedding costs instead

‘This is my house, my family, and my child’: Estranged childhood friend insults a 29-year-old mom’s parenting tactics with her 5-year-old, gets kicked out of the house, and blocked as a result

Childhood friends get a free pass most of the time for acting impolite.  Like family members, long-time friends feel entitled to say whatever the heck they feel like saying, even if it’s judgmental, out-of-pocket, or just downright cruel. But if you’ve lived long enough enduring your spouse’s insufferable childhood friends, there comes a time in …
Seguir leyendo ‘This is my house, my family, and my child’: Estranged childhood friend insults a 29-year-old mom’s parenting tactics with her 5-year-old, gets kicked out of the house, and blocked as a result

Son-in-law hides a vasectomy from his disapproving MIL for 47 years, spends a lifetime loving his wife instead of giving her grandkids: ‘We just kept her hanging’

Childfree adults these days are constantly hounded by their parents to produce a grandchild. As if it were the Middle Ages, where offspring dictated the success of the family farm, prospective grandparents cannot satiate their desire to further their lineage through the loins of their own kids.  Produce an heir… OR ELSE. 

39-year-old dad plans a once-in-a-lifetime trip to his homeland with his family, then the in-laws tag along and complain about how much they have to walk: ‘Half a mile in, he was struggling’

American tourists are notorious all over the world. While they make up a large majority of global travelers, they are arguably the least global group of individuals on Earth. I am an American and have come across my fair share of fellow countrymen abroad, and it’s always baffling to me when tourists are in Paris …
Seguir leyendo 39-year-old dad plans a once-in-a-lifetime trip to his homeland with his family, then the in-laws tag along and complain about how much they have to walk: ‘Half a mile in, he was struggling’