17-year-old forced to move to another country when her “wicked stepmother” denies her move-in request, blaming her history of rampant theft: ‘I don’t want her unsupervised in our home’

This teenager had consistently proven that she was a thief and a liar in her stepmother’s home. Despite having a long-standing, healthy relationship with the girl’s father, this stepmom was always painted as the villain, which is fair to a point. But when her wedding ring went missing along with some prescription meds, this stepmom …
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‘It’s as if they think that they are entitled to using our apartment as a motel’: Ungrateful family of 3 actively attempts to squat in 16-year-old’s family’s ‘tiny’ apartment before they go on vacation

Tough times fall on all of us at some point in our lives. We can only hope that the folks around us, close or not, will be there to pick us up when we feel like we’ve no ground to stand on. Even in our darkest moments, we must actively look for the light at …
Seguir leyendo ‘It’s as if they think that they are entitled to using our apartment as a motel’: Ungrateful family of 3 actively attempts to squat in 16-year-old’s family’s ‘tiny’ apartment before they go on vacation

37-year-old dad insists stay at home mom of 12 and 14-year-olds get a job so she can support the family after he retires: ‘She called me ungrateful and accused me of not appreciating all the hard work she does in the house’

The social role of the stay-at-home mom exists for economic reasons. If one parent makes enough to support their whole family, it’s financially responsible for one parent to do the majority of the household and child-rearing labor, and the other to do the labor that makes paper money. That way, they don’t have to outsource …
Seguir leyendo 37-year-old dad insists stay at home mom of 12 and 14-year-olds get a job so she can support the family after he retires: ‘She called me ungrateful and accused me of not appreciating all the hard work she does in the house’

28-year-old goes no contact with her parents after they cut off her 8-year-old daughter’s eyelashes while babysitting, chaos ensues when the stepmom calls the child a liar: ‘Marie woke up with pink eye’

Grandparents make excellent free babysitters, but for this 28-year-old, who thought she could always count on Mom and Dad for some much-needed childcare, a bridge was burned. Parents, as expected, are naturally protective of their kids, but you’d think that ever-present grandparent figures would cherish their 8-year-old granddaughter with equal fervor. But this family dynamic …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old goes no contact with her parents after they cut off her 8-year-old daughter’s eyelashes while babysitting, chaos ensues when the stepmom calls the child a liar: ‘Marie woke up with pink eye’

Woman refuses to give her financially irresponsible sister a $10k loan after she blew through her $50k inheritance on a shady wellness coaching program selling detox teas: ‘I used mine to pay off debt and save for a house’

Every family has that one financial black hole who treats inheritance money like Monopoly cash and views relatives as personal ATMs with unlimited overdraft protection. These fiscal disasters possess an almost supernatural ability to transform windfalls into worthless ventures, chasing trends with the dedication of cult members and the business acumen of caffeinated toddlers. They …
Seguir leyendo Woman refuses to give her financially irresponsible sister a $10k loan after she blew through her $50k inheritance on a shady wellness coaching program selling detox teas: ‘I used mine to pay off debt and save for a house’

Adult daughter goes no contact after entitled dad demands she repay him $2k child support: ‘He just took my sister on a week long trip to Bali’

It is an unfortunate truth that there are a great number of parents out there who do not live up to the job description of being a parent, and more often than not, that is something that their kids have to deal with for the rest of their lives. Many display the kind of behavior …
Seguir leyendo Adult daughter goes no contact after entitled dad demands she repay him $2k child support: ‘He just took my sister on a week long trip to Bali’

17-year-old refuses to forgive dad for prioritizing his 2nd wife and her kids over him after he lost his mother when he was 13: ‘I told him that he was too late’

A lot of absent fathers aren’t total deadbeats. They go to work, pay the bills, and are physically present in the home, but they aren’t emotionally present. They don’t particularly care if their kid is doing well in school, or who their friends are, or if they get to see them before they go to …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to forgive dad for prioritizing his 2nd wife and her kids over him after he lost his mother when he was 13: ‘I told him that he was too late’

Entitled sister demands her late father’s house despite never lifting a finger for his care, while her sibling manages the real work: ‘She knew the situation we were all in and still skirted around asking him for money’

There are family dramas, and then there’s the kind that deserves its own six-part prestige miniseries, preferably starring a supporting cast of exhausted estate lawyers and starring your sister as the patron saint of Entitlement. 

28-year-old dad refuses to lend baby stroller to 35-year-old brother, brother ignores him and takes the stroller anyway, leading to a family dispute when dad demands it back: ‘You’re stealing from a baby’

If you know people with kids, and you plan on having kids yourself, you can rest assured that they will happily give you so much free baby stuff. Whether it is clothes, a crib, or a stroller, everyone has at least one hand-me-down they got from their loved ones, and if it helps them save …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old dad refuses to lend baby stroller to 35-year-old brother, brother ignores him and takes the stroller anyway, leading to a family dispute when dad demands it back: ‘You’re stealing from a baby’

‘We went no contact with her immediately’: 27-year-old 5-time mother finally snaps after a decade of relentless boundary-breaking from family friend Tracy, who treats every pregnancy like her personal drama and refuses to take a hint

Look, I’m a guy. Which means I have never been pregnant, and barring some radical advances in medical science or a lost bet with the universe, I never will be. Still, you don’t need the nine-month immersive simulation, multiplied by five sequels, to understand why the woman at the center of this ordeal has every …
Seguir leyendo ‘We went no contact with her immediately’: 27-year-old 5-time mother finally snaps after a decade of relentless boundary-breaking from family friend Tracy, who treats every pregnancy like her personal drama and refuses to take a hint