There’s a fine line between being the family’s hostess with the mostest and being mistaken for the unpaid staff, and this year, one sister finally decided she’s not crossing it. For years, her spotless, kid-free house has been the default holiday headquarters, mostly because she has the audacity to own coasters and keep her furniture …
Seguir leyendo Homeowner refuses to host her sister’s three under-6 kids in her small but cozy home, after years of being treated like the family maid: ‘My sister shows up, dumps her kids in my living room, and plops on the couch until food is served’
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Youngest brother refuses to pay his 50-year-old brother’s $1150 rent bill because he and his 37-year-old wife refuse to get jobs: ‘I’m the youngest of 4 brothers, and currently the only one employed’
When are you obliged to pay your family member’s rent? In basically all circumstances, the answer is «never,» but of course, there are exceptions. If you own four fully paid-off properties and your mom is about to get evicted from a crummy one-bedroom apartment, you probably should at least offer to help her out. Unless …
Seguir leyendo Youngest brother refuses to pay his 50-year-old brother’s $1150 rent bill because he and his 37-year-old wife refuse to get jobs: ‘I’m the youngest of 4 brothers, and currently the only one employed’
‘This is our marriage. not yours’: Wife finally stands up to her husband’s mom, calling out her years of passive-aggressive digs, leaving the mother-in-law stunned
Some mothers-in-law treat blame like a family heirloom, passing it down in carefully wrapped packages of guilt and suggestion. Every stubbed toe, forgotten errand, or hint of stress in her precious boy’s life is traced back to the wife, who apparently wields the power to ruin a grown man’s day with a poorly timed casserole …
Seguir leyendo ‘This is our marriage. not yours’: Wife finally stands up to her husband’s mom, calling out her years of passive-aggressive digs, leaving the mother-in-law stunned
Dad refuses to call his 16-year-old daughter Anastasia by the nickname ‘Ana,’ freaks out when she calls him ‘George’: ‘My dad will call me Anastasia intentionally to make me upset.’
We live in a world of nicknames. When I was a kid, I was told that I might want to go back to going by Emily instead of Emmy for professional reasons. I don’t care how juvenile Emmy might sound…I’m not going by Emily anytime soon. We live in a much more casual world than …
Seguir leyendo Dad refuses to call his 16-year-old daughter Anastasia by the nickname ‘Ana,’ freaks out when she calls him ‘George’: ‘My dad will call me Anastasia intentionally to make me upset.’
16-year-old faces backlash for reprimanding grumpy dad during family game night: ‘Stop acting childish’
Individuals who think that everybody else should have a bad day just because they are having one are some of the most insufferable types of people out there. Unfortunately, they are also quite a common breed, and most people know one, if not have one in their immediate family. Spending your time walking on eggshells …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old faces backlash for reprimanding grumpy dad during family game night: ‘Stop acting childish’
‘Why do I have to be punished because of their allergies’: Mom and stepdad only allow kid to eat what their dairy and shellfish-allergic step-siblings eat, even on special birthday occasions
When it comes to severe food allergies, it’s always better safe than sorry. You don’t want to run the risk of you or your children going into a state of anaphylaxis, especially if it could have been prevented with proper precautionary measures. This isn’t to say that you must restrict your kids from going out …
Seguir leyendo ‘Why do I have to be punished because of their allergies’: Mom and stepdad only allow kid to eat what their dairy and shellfish-allergic step-siblings eat, even on special birthday occasions
‘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
21-year-old cuts ties with parents over lifelong habit of breaking bad news on important dates, special events, and birthdays: ‘My siblings think they’re just heavily in denial’
Some parents have a knack for timing, but these two seem to treat their son’s milestones as prime opportunities to drop emotional bombs. Every important day, school plays, birthdays, graduations, even a simple assessment, gets hijacked by a fresh dose of bad news, always delivered with the kind of dramatic flair usually reserved for soap …
Seguir leyendo 21-year-old cuts ties with parents over lifelong habit of breaking bad news on important dates, special events, and birthdays: ‘My siblings think they’re just heavily in denial’
‘He was never going to tell her’: Kid exposes father’s affair to their mom while on an upstate family vacation, father blames kid for ‘destroying the family’
No matter how young or old you are, finding out that one of your parents booked a one-way ticket to betrayal-ville with no intention of coming clean about their bad habits to your other parent is a rather difficult pill to swallow. On one hand, you’re likely relieved that you figured out your parent is …
Seguir leyendo ‘He was never going to tell her’: Kid exposes father’s affair to their mom while on an upstate family vacation, father blames kid for ‘destroying the family’
Las Vegas woman refuses her husband’s demand to move her family into her in-laws’ chaotic Maine home: ‘Of the 4 bedrooms in the house, each bedroom has been filled with clutter to the point of them sleeping in their living room instead’
While some families extend invitations, these in-laws prefer to issue ultimatums. This Maine household features a father-in-law with a long memory for grudges and an even longer record at the liquor store, a mother-in-law whose passion for clutter has turned every bedroom into a storage unit, and a home where the only thing more suffocating …
Seguir leyendo Las Vegas woman refuses her husband’s demand to move her family into her in-laws’ chaotic Maine home: ‘Of the 4 bedrooms in the house, each bedroom has been filled with clutter to the point of them sleeping in their living room instead’