Even if we don’t like it, many adults find themselves still leaning on their parents long after they thought they would. Adult life is a lot harder than we anticipated, and yes, that often means we still need our parents’ help even after we move out or spread our metaphorical wings. That doesn’t mean we …
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‘He asked me why I wasn’t helping financially. I answered honestly’: Oldest daughter refuses to help her brother pay parents’ mortgage after being raised by her grandmother, explaining she does not feel she owes them
Usually, there is a lot to be said for helping aging parents, especially when everyone is trying to keep a roof over a shared family home. In plenty of families, it feels natural to pitch in when people who raised you start to slow down. Here, the story is different from the foundation up. The …
Seguir leyendo ‘He asked me why I wasn’t helping financially. I answered honestly’: Oldest daughter refuses to help her brother pay parents’ mortgage after being raised by her grandmother, explaining she does not feel she owes them
‘She brags how she is ahead of the game for retirement and stuff’: Older sibling pays parents’ bills while 26-year-old sister lives at home rent-free, travels to Japan, so the sibling tells them if they keep subsidizing her, they’ll cut financial help
Not sure why, but in a lot of families, there always seems to be one kid cast as endlessly capable and another treated like a glass ornament that might shatter if life gets too loud. That dynamic shows up hard here. One adult child gets trusted with mortgages, insurance, taxes, long term stability. The other …
Seguir leyendo ‘She brags how she is ahead of the game for retirement and stuff’: Older sibling pays parents’ bills while 26-year-old sister lives at home rent-free, travels to Japan, so the sibling tells them if they keep subsidizing her, they’ll cut financial help
16-year-old refuses mom’s demands to use her weekend job earnings to buy essentials for stepsiblings, grandparents get involved: ‘I didn’t give her any money’
Many parents need the reminder that just because they pay for everything their kids need, it doesn’t mean their children owe them anything in return. In fact, making sure your kids get all the essential things they need for life is one of the most basic requirements for any parent, and shouldn’t be the responsibility …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old refuses mom’s demands to use her weekend job earnings to buy essentials for stepsiblings, grandparents get involved: ‘I didn’t give her any money’
Aunt and uncle insist on getting custody of their 8-year-old niece for Thanksgiving and Christmas despite not contacting her for the entire year since her father’s passing: ‘They said I was keeping her away from them.’
They have no right to take her away from her mother during the holiday season. Holidays are often the only times of the year when people see their extended family. If you’re hanging out with your aunts and cousins every weekend, that’s great, but I think I speak for many of us when I say …
Seguir leyendo Aunt and uncle insist on getting custody of their 8-year-old niece for Thanksgiving and Christmas despite not contacting her for the entire year since her father’s passing: ‘They said I was keeping her away from them.’
Sister destroys $200 worth of Christmas gifts for 18-month-old nephew, then claims it was to force more charity giving, getting herself cut off: ‘[She said] we “went overboard” on the amount and “needed to be grateful and give more to charity”’
Holiday spirit in this family looks like seven little presents for a toddler and one grown adult throwing a moral tantrum in the guest room. Parents buy about two hundred dollars worth of toys and clothes for an eighteen-month-old who finally gets the idea of ripping open wrapping paper. Gifts are tucked away, charity already …
Seguir leyendo Sister destroys $200 worth of Christmas gifts for 18-month-old nephew, then claims it was to force more charity giving, getting herself cut off: ‘[She said] we “went overboard” on the amount and “needed to be grateful and give more to charity”’
Dad allows his 7-year-old daughter to stay up all night after she constantly resisted her 10 PM bedtime, cries from exhaustion during her after-school activities: ‘My wife questioned my parenting technique.’
Sleep hygiene is developed extremely early in life. My parents insisted that I go to bed by 8 PM every night until I was in 4th grade. I remember thinking it was absurd because everyone else in my class stayed up until at least 9 PM on school nights. Sometimes, I’d be going to sleep …
Seguir leyendo Dad allows his 7-year-old daughter to stay up all night after she constantly resisted her 10 PM bedtime, cries from exhaustion during her after-school activities: ‘My wife questioned my parenting technique.’
Future stepmom demands dad put a stop to his daughter’s picky eating habits by following her parenting rules, considers leaving him when he refuses: ‘This is how I become the evil stepmother’
I was a major picky eater when I was a kid, and it would drive my parents crazy. It wasn’t even that I only liked junk food or candy; I actually hated pizzas and hamburgers. I simply refused to try anything new or try food that rubbed me the wrong way. Eventually, I grew out …
Seguir leyendo Future stepmom demands dad put a stop to his daughter’s picky eating habits by following her parenting rules, considers leaving him when he refuses: ‘This is how I become the evil stepmother’
Parents approaching retirement fund house 36-year-old daughter who never held a steady job, leaving her 29-year-old brother worried about inheriting the responsibility: ‘I have my own life’
36-year-old sister racks up unfinished classes and short-lived jobs while her parents foot every bill and let her hang around for years, confident someone else will handle the mess when retirement rolls in. Days blend into each other with routines built around scrolling and sleeping, and every fresh start funded by a parental safety net …
Seguir leyendo Parents approaching retirement fund house 36-year-old daughter who never held a steady job, leaving her 29-year-old brother worried about inheriting the responsibility: ‘I have my own life’
25-year-old daughter provides for her family while working full-time from home, gets criticized by mom for putting a “Do Not Disturb” sign at her door: ‘She just barges in to talk’
My husband and I have very few rules in our marriage, but here is one of them: On the day that I work from home every week, he must work from his office. He cannot be in our home when I am supposed to work from there; he is simply too distracting. Considering that even …
Seguir leyendo 25-year-old daughter provides for her family while working full-time from home, gets criticized by mom for putting a “Do Not Disturb” sign at her door: ‘She just barges in to talk’