Sister refuses to attend family vacation after discovering her sisters expect her to cover ¼ of the cost, despite being the only sibling without kids: ‘It is unfair to charge me the same as a family of 4’

As the only person in my family without kids of my own, I know how divisive that little detail can be. Being the only single person in a family, the only one without a core family of their own, can be quite isolating, and in some cases, can be expensive as well.  Take the woman …
Seguir leyendo Sister refuses to attend family vacation after discovering her sisters expect her to cover ¼ of the cost, despite being the only sibling without kids: ‘It is unfair to charge me the same as a family of 4’

‘We laughed together’: Wholesome bonding time turns into family teaming up against impolite tour guide in Greece after she shoves the kind Canadian couple they just befriended

When it comes to family bonding, you usually see families getting together to do something wholesome like playing a board game, or having a nice dinner together, maybe even going to the movies. But sometimes a family bonds in unexpected ways that end up being just as memorable. Like this family who was vacationing in …
Seguir leyendo ‘We laughed together’: Wholesome bonding time turns into family teaming up against impolite tour guide in Greece after she shoves the kind Canadian couple they just befriended

‘I’m cancelling the vacation’: Dad refuses to take his wife’s ex’s kids on family vacation to Disneyland, wife insists they join, even though they are not her kids

In theory, family vacations sound like the best thing for a family to do together. You can travel, go to theme parks, buy crazy things, and connect with your family in the span of a few days. So what are you waiting for? Leave all your troubles behind and book your Jet2 holiday today! We …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m cancelling the vacation’: Dad refuses to take his wife’s ex’s kids on family vacation to Disneyland, wife insists they join, even though they are not her kids

Mom refuses to postpone vacation to Spain after husband claims he’s too busy with work to travel, she decides to take the kids and go without him: ‘I’d been looking forward to this’

Once you have a vacation planned ahead in your schedule, every day goes by a little bit easier, knowing you have something to look forward to. Today may have been extremely busy or full of annoying tasks, but at least in a few weeks, you will be forgetting all about it as you board the …
Seguir leyendo Mom refuses to postpone vacation to Spain after husband claims he’s too busy with work to travel, she decides to take the kids and go without him: ‘I’d been looking forward to this’

26-year-old spends time with 7-year-old foster sister when she’s sick on vacation, incurs wrath of jealous sister-in-law: ‘Stacey started complaining that I was hogging the baby’

As an adult, you can’t force a child to connect with you. There are definitely things that will make a child more receptive to a non-parental adult in their life. They will probably feel more emotionally close with the grandparents they spend a lot of time with, versus the grandparents they maybe see once a …
Seguir leyendo 26-year-old spends time with 7-year-old foster sister when she’s sick on vacation, incurs wrath of jealous sister-in-law: ‘Stacey started complaining that I was hogging the baby’

Parents defend taking their kids out of school for family vacations: ‘Booking flights 4 days later to match their school’s vacation was going to cost me $7,000 more’

Taking your kids out of school to go on vacation can be controversial in some circles. A lot of people think there is plenty of time during the summer, Winter Break, and Spring Break to travel with your kids, so parents shouldn’t take them out of school for a vacation.  My public school district made …
Seguir leyendo Parents defend taking their kids out of school for family vacations: ‘Booking flights 4 days later to match their school’s vacation was going to cost me $7,000 more’

‘It was a family vacation, and they’re not my family’: Father refuses to bring his daughter’s half-siblings on a family vacation because his ex-partner never includes their daughter in any trips she plans with her husband and kids

When you think about it, what reason would an adult have to stay in touch with their ex-partner’s kids if they never truly formed a connection or meaningful relationship with them? Stick around for funsies? That’s a personal decision each individual must make, but the father in this next story refuses to keep a relationship …
Seguir leyendo ‘It was a family vacation, and they’re not my family’: Father refuses to bring his daughter’s half-siblings on a family vacation because his ex-partner never includes their daughter in any trips she plans with her husband and kids

41-year-old Disney-obsessed mom forces her family to visit Disney World from the UK 35 times in a 10 year span: ‘After the first 20 or so times I started to get rather bored of the parks’

Disney Adults are one of the most oppressed groups in the world today. Well, not necessarily, but they do get a lot of slack for the mere crime of liking a theme park. Sure, maybe wearing mouse ears and crying when you meet Donald Duck is «cringe» by the standards of conventional society, but within …
Seguir leyendo 41-year-old Disney-obsessed mom forces her family to visit Disney World from the UK 35 times in a 10 year span: ‘After the first 20 or so times I started to get rather bored of the parks’

33-year-old single childless woman refuses to go on a family vacation where she’s forced to babysit her toddler nieces and nephews: ‘We [take care of the kids] every day, it’s your turn’

Planning a big vacation with a large group can be a little stressful. If you’re the one who put the trip on your credit card, you have to rely on a lot of people to pay you back so you can pay it off. I just booked a wood-paneled cabin for me and my eight …
Seguir leyendo 33-year-old single childless woman refuses to go on a family vacation where she’s forced to babysit her toddler nieces and nephews: ‘We [take care of the kids] every day, it’s your turn’

‘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’