The girlfriend in the story below made a truly bad impression on her boyfriend’s family when she joined them for Thanksgiving dinner last year. She called her boyfriend’s mom’s turkey «too dry», and made his 5-year-old niece think she was stupid because she kept correcting her grammar mistake. Soon, Christmas will be here, and the …
Seguir leyendo Sister refuses to invite brother’s girlfriend to Christmas following her judgmental comments about the family at Thanksgiving, brother sets an ultimatum: ‘He won’t come if she’s not invited’
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‘I’m sick of being lied to and ignored but used when they need something’: 37-year-old mom cuts off her 21-year-old son and sister after being left out of a secret birthday party and used as a fallback for favors
Lately, everywhere I look, someone is posting about cutting off their parents for the kind of stuff you’d expect to trigger an eye roll, not an emotional press release. Blocked over chore charts, birthday gifts, the wrong brand of milk, you name it. It’s like snowflake central but with more hashtags. Meanwhile, parents hitting the …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m sick of being lied to and ignored but used when they need something’: 37-year-old mom cuts off her 21-year-old son and sister after being left out of a secret birthday party and used as a fallback for favors
17-year-old daughter refuses to invite neglectful parents to school event in her honor after she wins an art competition, they show up anyway: ‘I ignored them and walked away’
One of our favorite trends on the internet is those videos of parents filming their kids on stage as they look for them in the crowd. Nothing gets to us more than the moment when the young children lock eyes with their parents in the crowd and their entire face lights up with excitement. Parents–always …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old daughter refuses to invite neglectful parents to school event in her honor after she wins an art competition, they show up anyway: ‘I ignored them and walked away’
17-year-old asks her late father’s childhood friend to fund her college education despite not talking to him for 7 years: ‘I’m currently putting 3 of my kids through college right now, 2 of them in medical school’
He gave her a firm no, but she didn’t push the matter. There’s a lot of social stigma around asking people for money, and for good reasons. Nobody is entitled to anyone else’s money, even if that person would gladly and freely give their money away. It can come off as entitled to ask your …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old asks her late father’s childhood friend to fund her college education despite not talking to him for 7 years: ‘I’m currently putting 3 of my kids through college right now, 2 of them in medical school’
Man nearing retirement refuses to use his savings to fund in-laws’ expensive lifestyle, unwilling to support them after years of their irresponsible spending: ‘I worked my whole life to save this money, I don’t feel like enabling this fantasy lifestyle’
Nothing tests a marriage like deciding how much of your retirement should fund someone else’s bad decisions. In this case, it’s the in-laws, who treat «fixed income» like a suggestion and boutique grocery stores like a basic human right. The man spent decades being the fiscal ant: working, saving, skipping vacations, and watching compound interest …
Seguir leyendo Man nearing retirement refuses to use his savings to fund in-laws’ expensive lifestyle, unwilling to support them after years of their irresponsible spending: ‘I worked my whole life to save this money, I don’t feel like enabling this fantasy lifestyle’
Stepmom demands 17-year-old son write a nice card for dad’s birthday, son gives him a list of all the times he fails as a dad instead: ‘It was the gift of having his eyes opened’
How did you celebrate your parents’ birthdays when you were growing up? Were you one of those kids who would wake up early to make some pancakes and coffee so you could serve them breakfast in bed? Did you buy presents, or make them thoughtful cards with a lovely note inside telling them how much …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom demands 17-year-old son write a nice card for dad’s birthday, son gives him a list of all the times he fails as a dad instead: ‘It was the gift of having his eyes opened’
In-laws ruin family Disneyland trip by excluding couple who gifted them the passes, forcing them to drive separately and cover their own expenses: ‘They basically planned our gift trip without including us’
Family vacations are supposed to be a bonding experience, but for some, they turn into a logistical game run by secret committees. This one stars a well-meaning couple who gift Disneyland passes to their in-laws, only for the gesture to boomerang when the in-laws opt out and immediately start plotting a new trip with other …
Seguir leyendo In-laws ruin family Disneyland trip by excluding couple who gifted them the passes, forcing them to drive separately and cover their own expenses: ‘They basically planned our gift trip without including us’
22-year-old bans her 18-year-old brother from her engagement party for refusing to get a haircut: ‘Her reasoning was that she didn’t want me to embarrass her in front of her fiancé’s family because of how I looked’
Families love to say they accept you for who you are, right until «who you are» doesn’t fit their aesthetic filter. In this case, it’s hair. A brother grows his hair out, finds comfort in it, and somehow that becomes a family problem worthy of its own United Nations discussion. By the time the sister …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old bans her 18-year-old brother from her engagement party for refusing to get a haircut: ‘Her reasoning was that she didn’t want me to embarrass her in front of her fiancé’s family because of how I looked’
‘I am livid, I’m truly ready to pack my stuff and leave’: Woman discovers her husband secretly co-signed a $76K loan for his freeloading, reckless 37-year-old son who lives rent-free and never pays him back
This husband decided to spend his golden years paying off loans he didn’t even take. His 37-year-old son, a man whose resume includes theft, DUIs, and emotional terrorism, has been treating his father’s credit like an open bar. Cars, furniture, a $5,000 credit card, all under Daddy Dearest’s name. The father co-signed the $76,000 loan, …
Seguir leyendo ‘I am livid, I’m truly ready to pack my stuff and leave’: Woman discovers her husband secretly co-signed a $76K loan for his freeloading, reckless 37-year-old son who lives rent-free and never pays him back
17-year-old refuses to wake up his lazy 15-year-old brother in the mornings, causing him to miss school, demands parents find another way: ‘I’m tired of having to wake him up’
Some people are simply incapable of waking up in the morning, and it naturally gets in the way of their lives. At almost every stage in our lives, waking up at a set time in the morning is a must, whether you’re in high school, college, work, or with kids. When one has a hard …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to wake up his lazy 15-year-old brother in the mornings, causing him to miss school, demands parents find another way: ‘I’m tired of having to wake him up’