In the grand scheme of things, missing one week of school is not a big deal. I barely ever missed any extended period of schooling, and when I did, it was because I was sick as a dog. I vividly remember missing a week or two of preschool when I had the flu, and I …
Seguir leyendo ‘My mom said I’m setting [my daughter] up for failure, I told her it’s the 4th grade’: Grandma berates dad for taking his 10-year-old daughter out of school for a week to go on a family vacation to Florida
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Mom of a 6-year-old with 1 on the way begs her husband not to invite her mother-in-law on their vacation after mother-in-law moved into their 2 bedroom home with her 4 dogs: ‘I really just wanted a trip away from her before this baby comes’
There are some circumstances where intergenerational homes are both necessary and beneficial. If a young couple or an elderly person does not have enough income to really support themselves in their own place, living with family can become either a temporary solution to a housing problem or a permanent one. While a young person might …
Seguir leyendo Mom of a 6-year-old with 1 on the way begs her husband not to invite her mother-in-law on their vacation after mother-in-law moved into their 2 bedroom home with her 4 dogs: ‘I really just wanted a trip away from her before this baby comes’
21-year-old daughter fulfills late mother’s wish and sells family home, distant mooch relatives threaten to sue her: ‘She wanted me to sell the house’
It’s one thing to lose a loved one, but it’s another to have mooching relatives come after you for abiding by your late relative’s wishes. Some people never fail to surprise me, especially the entitled relatives in the next story you’re about to read. You’d think that one could put their selfishness on hold, especially …
Seguir leyendo 21-year-old daughter fulfills late mother’s wish and sells family home, distant mooch relatives threaten to sue her: ‘She wanted me to sell the house’
Brother demands $7k back from nonrefundable trip to Maui to pay vet bills, lashes out at brother for being unable to refund it: ‘I’m not reimbursing him’
Planning a vacation can be stressful stuff. Whenever you’re making big purchases like that, things can get a little heated, especially if you’re doing it with someone else. If you’re relying on other people to pay you, conflict is bound to arise. Some of us aren’t the most reliable when it comes to planning. Some …
Seguir leyendo Brother demands $7k back from nonrefundable trip to Maui to pay vet bills, lashes out at brother for being unable to refund it: ‘I’m not reimbursing him’
Mother refuses to take disobedient stepson to Disney with her toddler and her side of the family, husband’s ex-wife tries to badger her into caving: ‘I’d have no real down time’
Solo parenting is obviously a bit more difficult than looking after kids with both parents around. This is true especially when you’re planning on taking a trip with your children by yourself… one kid is a handful, let alone two or three. Pair unruly kids with a trip to Disney, and you have a living …
Seguir leyendo Mother refuses to take disobedient stepson to Disney with her toddler and her side of the family, husband’s ex-wife tries to badger her into caving: ‘I’d have no real down time’
‘Get used to it’: 23-year-old bails on the family vacation after getting woken up every day at 5 AM by his brother’s screaming kids, then he gets scolded for ‘ruining the trip’
For many of us overworked and underpaid employees in the workforce, vacation is all about relaxing. All inclusive resorts and long, lazy mornings plague our thoughts when we’re on the clock as we imagine a delicious swim-up-bar mai tai under the golden glow of the afternoon sun. When we finally get the time to take …
Seguir leyendo ‘Get used to it’: 23-year-old bails on the family vacation after getting woken up every day at 5 AM by his brother’s screaming kids, then he gets scolded for ‘ruining the trip’
35-year-old man refuses to allow entitled brother to lodge at inherited family cabin he renovated by himself: ‘If I let him stay for free, where do I draw the line?’
When a loved one passes, their memory lives on in the things they’ve left behind. That’s why when you inherit a steering silver necklace, a cast iron pot, or a family cabin, you keep it and cherish it with all your heart. If you need to put money into the upkeep of said items and …
Seguir leyendo 35-year-old man refuses to allow entitled brother to lodge at inherited family cabin he renovated by himself: ‘If I let him stay for free, where do I draw the line?’
Wife refuses to give any more money to her in-laws after they spent cash she gave them for a «medical emergency» on a luxury vacation: ‘My mother-in-law called us ungrateful and sobbed about how we’re abandoning them’
It’s so easy to enable someone with money. If a family member is constantly coming to you asking for money, and these mysterious problems they keep having never seem to get solved, there’s a huge chance they’re taking advantage of you. You wouldn’t help someone addicted to buying expensive sports cars by buying them a …
Seguir leyendo Wife refuses to give any more money to her in-laws after they spent cash she gave them for a «medical emergency» on a luxury vacation: ‘My mother-in-law called us ungrateful and sobbed about how we’re abandoning them’
25 Family Vacation Memes for Parents Who Just Wanted One Nice Photo
Family vacations hit different when you’re a kid. Looking back, they bring fond memories, often accompanied by nostalgia and a touch of mild trauma. You were either dealing with a 6 a.m. flight where your dad insisted on getting to the airport four hours early, or stuck on a 14-hour road trip because your parents …
Seguir leyendo 25 Family Vacation Memes for Parents Who Just Wanted One Nice Photo
Dad and his affair-partner wife try to take his 2 kids out of school for 3 weeks to go on a healing vacation because she found out she couldn’t have children of her own: ‘He said that school isn’t more important than family.’
Children should not be brought into this world to fix adult problems. If a person is unhappy, broke, unfulfilled, and unstable, they should not have a kid to fix those problems. And yet, the unfulfilled desires of parents are a reason why so many kids are born. It is true that the addition of parental …
Seguir leyendo Dad and his affair-partner wife try to take his 2 kids out of school for 3 weeks to go on a healing vacation because she found out she couldn’t have children of her own: ‘He said that school isn’t more important than family.’