22-year-old exposes 43-year-old uncle’s $700 unpaid debt to him during a family dinner after uncle brags about booking a trip to the Maldives: ‘You can afford all that but not repay my debt’

Money can cause a lot of issues. Though just a piece of little green paper, money makes the world go round (or, it makes the world stop spinning). We all bow down to the dollar because it’s what we use to acquire things—food, housing, trips to the Maldives—you name it! Lending money to people is …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old exposes 43-year-old uncle’s $700 unpaid debt to him during a family dinner after uncle brags about booking a trip to the Maldives: ‘You can afford all that but not repay my debt’

Friend refuses to house woman’s untrained dog during her 2-week vacation after unruly pup chews through her couch cushions: ‘I’m setting a boundary to protect my space’

Listen—on this website, we love dogs—like, a lot. However, some folks might not know how to handle these high-energy fur babies. Looking after a dog with unlimited energy is difficult sometimes, no matter how much you love hanging around canines! At the end of the day, it’s the owner’s responsibility to find folks who are …
Seguir leyendo Friend refuses to house woman’s untrained dog during her 2-week vacation after unruly pup chews through her couch cushions: ‘I’m setting a boundary to protect my space’

‘She and l are like oil and water’: Mom relentlessly disrespects daughter’s smile during a holiday family photo, daughter bails on family dinner to escape her wrath

The holiday season insists that folks with families who constantly argue, continue arguing throughout the festive time of year. We don’t make the rules, the holiday gods do. If you have a family who’s keen on kicking you while you’re down, we’re sure you relate to the original poster of this next story. Entitled parents …
Seguir leyendo ‘She and l are like oil and water’: Mom relentlessly disrespects daughter’s smile during a holiday family photo, daughter bails on family dinner to escape her wrath

Overly-generous daughter doesn’t give mother her usual ‘monthly contribution’ so she can have spending money on vacation, mother becomes ‘cold [and] distant’

When it comes to your parents, you likely want to give back what they gave you when you were a child. This means you’re either dishing out insults left and right or helping them out financially! Welcome to adulthood. Folks who have solid relationships with their parents often try to do right by their mom …
Seguir leyendo Overly-generous daughter doesn’t give mother her usual ‘monthly contribution’ so she can have spending money on vacation, mother becomes ‘cold [and] distant’

‘It’s just basic respect’: Woman refuses to watch sister’s 3 kids after she cancels on her last minute, sister expects her to take off work for the same reason days later

When folks decide to have children, they usually need to consider how they’ll go about getting childcare for their tiny tots. If they’re the type of people who would prefer to have a lot of alone time, maybe they should shift their perspective a bit until they decide when they truly want to settle down …
Seguir leyendo ‘It’s just basic respect’: Woman refuses to watch sister’s 3 kids after she cancels on her last minute, sister expects her to take off work for the same reason days later

Sister-in-law expects child-free woman to help with her six kids during a family vacation, woman refuses to play mommy while SIL relaxes: ‘[Her husband] does absolutely nothing for his kids’

Some individuals know early on that they don’t want to have children. They make the choice that they consider is best for them. If one thinks that they would enjoy life without having to look after some tiny tot monsters, that’s their prerogative. Some folks would even go so far as to explain to their …
Seguir leyendo Sister-in-law expects child-free woman to help with her six kids during a family vacation, woman refuses to play mommy while SIL relaxes: ‘[Her husband] does absolutely nothing for his kids’

Sister-in-law prevents siblings from using family cabin by booking it every winter weekend, they find out she’s been ‘lending’ the cabin to friends and her privileges get revoked

Splitting up a piece of land or a second home amongst your siblings and in-laws can get messy if nobody can agree to be an adult about it. Your siblings or in-laws might reveal the raging entitlement they kept hidden for so long beneath their possibly faux niceties. The most effective course of action is …
Seguir leyendo Sister-in-law prevents siblings from using family cabin by booking it every winter weekend, they find out she’s been ‘lending’ the cabin to friends and her privileges get revoked

Estranged father expects daughter to fund and house her half-sister who she’s never met, she refuses but is met with pushback from family: ‘I’ve been very firm in my belief’

When a parent makes the decision to walk out of your life and leave you with nothing, they’ve made their bed to lie in. You don’t owe them or their new family anything, despite the guilt they might attempt to place on you. Even then, the ghosts of our parents’ treatment remain, and we need …
Seguir leyendo Estranged father expects daughter to fund and house her half-sister who she’s never met, she refuses but is met with pushback from family: ‘I’ve been very firm in my belief’