Life milestones are something you want to share with your loved ones. One can only hope that the folks they care about equally care for them and their accomplishments. However, one thing you must learn early in life is this: People are selfish. You may share the same DNA and celebrate the holidays with them …
Seguir leyendo College graduate cancels graduation dinner plans after 6 family members flake on their ceremony, one claiming the affair would be too ‘boring’: ‘Out of the 8 seats reserved, only my parents came’
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‘Is it normal for moms to be jealous of their own daughters like this?’: Daughter makes $500 after working for her father and her mother loses it, falsely claiming that he never gives her any money
Remember when you were a teenager and you couldn’t wait for the next snow day because it meant that you’d be making $20 per front lawn you’d shovel? Or, when your dad asks you to help him do a spring-cleaning in the garage, but to incentivize you, tells you he’ll buy you the new video …
Seguir leyendo ‘Is it normal for moms to be jealous of their own daughters like this?’: Daughter makes $500 after working for her father and her mother loses it, falsely claiming that he never gives her any money
Relative refuses to transfer shares of their late mom’s apartment to their aunt, who is trying to pay them the market value of the apartment as it was 16 years prior: ‘The current market value of the apartment has gone up’
Figuring out how to divide assets when a loved one passes is nothing short of complicated. You’re dealing with the heavy weight of grief after having lost someone near and dear to you, while also trying to respect their wishes that were listed in their last will and testament. Can you trust the family members …
Seguir leyendo Relative refuses to transfer shares of their late mom’s apartment to their aunt, who is trying to pay them the market value of the apartment as it was 16 years prior: ‘The current market value of the apartment has gone up’
‘This isn’t a punishment, this is consequences’: Scorned 27-year-old daughter refuses to view her mother’s affair partner-turned-husband as a father after the pair destroyed their family
In this world, when you decide to start a family with another person, you make a conscious decision to stand by them and, if applicable, your children. Of course, not everyone gets love right on their first (serious) try. If that were the case, I probably wouldn’t attend therapy once a week… Making things work …
Seguir leyendo ‘This isn’t a punishment, this is consequences’: Scorned 27-year-old daughter refuses to view her mother’s affair partner-turned-husband as a father after the pair destroyed their family
‘She told me I had two choices: Give her a share, or get out’: 22-year-old daughter is kicked out after she hides cash savings from father and his wife
When you were a kid, you probably expected your parents to pay for your basic needs and necessities. That’s part of what being a parent is. Sure, you’d save up your babysitting money to buy yourself a new shirt at the mall or partake in a movie theater outing on a Friday night—but they would …
Seguir leyendo ‘She told me I had two choices: Give her a share, or get out’: 22-year-old daughter is kicked out after she hides cash savings from father and his wife
New parents secretly change their 4-month-old’s name after the husband’s sister-in-law steals their original name choice and gives it to her 7-month-old: ‘First, middle, and last name’
Arguments over baby names are a tale as old as time. Most parents want their tiny tot to have a unique edge to their personhood, while some might be inspired to name their kids after the ancestors who came before them. Either way, those same parents probably prefer having their child’s name be their name …
Seguir leyendo New parents secretly change their 4-month-old’s name after the husband’s sister-in-law steals their original name choice and gives it to her 7-month-old: ‘First, middle, and last name’
17-year-old boy doesn’t allow stepmother to legally adopt him, refuses to compromise his familial boundaries to spare her feelings: ‘After I turned down the adoption she tried to force the motherly stuff’
Coming to terms with losing a loved one is difficult for anybody, let alone a young boy who has just lost their mother. In between the periods of grief, you find moments of peace with the loved ones who are still around. Though nobody can ever replace the loss that comes with losing a parent, …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old boy doesn’t allow stepmother to legally adopt him, refuses to compromise his familial boundaries to spare her feelings: ‘After I turned down the adoption she tried to force the motherly stuff’
‘I loaned them money twice… they haven’t paid a dollar back’: Entitled parents shame 22-year-old daughter for buying her boyfriend an expensive birthday gift, insist she could’ve given them the money for bills instead
Parents are supposed to provide for their children, even if the budget is tight. Their children didn’t ask to be born into this world, so it’s only right that you make their lives a bit easier while they’re figuring out how to exist as a person. Yes, finances are turbulent. However, part of being a …
Seguir leyendo ‘I loaned them money twice… they haven’t paid a dollar back’: Entitled parents shame 22-year-old daughter for buying her boyfriend an expensive birthday gift, insist she could’ve given them the money for bills instead
‘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