Grief prompts people to do distasteful things, and family members are not exempt from the chaos—they’re usually the first on the chopping block, due to their proximity and, well, familiarity. After losing someone near and dear to your heart, you want to hold onto everything you possibly can that reminds you of them. It could …
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Grandma hides kids’ Christmas toys from Santa so they’ll like her presents more, leading parents to forbid her from giving gifts altogether: ‘She wants the attention’
For kids, not a lot can beat the gifts they get from their wonderful grandparents. Somehow, grandparents know exactly what to gift their beloved grandkids to make them the happiest kids on the block. They are the master gift-givers in every family. The only «person» who can even slightly compete with grandparents in that sense …
Seguir leyendo Grandma hides kids’ Christmas toys from Santa so they’ll like her presents more, leading parents to forbid her from giving gifts altogether: ‘She wants the attention’
Parents forbid grandparents from giving their kids Christmas gifts after years of them giving their 4-year-old daughter more than their 3-year-old son: ‘She gets merch from the Disney Store, he gets Dollar Tree toys.’
That’s good parenting right there. Favoritism is a dark underbelly of many families, and it’s important to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand. A parent might favor one kid over the other and not even realize it until someone points it out and gives them a chance to correct their …
Seguir leyendo Parents forbid grandparents from giving their kids Christmas gifts after years of them giving their 4-year-old daughter more than their 3-year-old son: ‘She gets merch from the Disney Store, he gets Dollar Tree toys.’
Grandma tells 40-year-old mom she likes her 4-year-old daughter more than her 3-year-old daughter: ‘She didn’t see anything wrong with saying that she preferred one of them.’
Even if you do prefer one grandchild over the other, you should never tell their mother that. None of us likes to think of ourselves as someone who would rank other people in their head. But come on, we all do it. We all have a favorite sibling with whom we like to hang out …
Seguir leyendo Grandma tells 40-year-old mom she likes her 4-year-old daughter more than her 3-year-old daughter: ‘She didn’t see anything wrong with saying that she preferred one of them.’
Mother-in-law demands her son and his New York native wife, who is expecting a baby, move to Virginia after living in NYC for 10 years: ‘She said outright it’s only fair that we move to Virginia now.’
This Queen-born woman made it clear that she wouldn’t live anywhere but New York long before she and her husband got married. If you’re not from a big city, you might think of big cities as places that someone lives for a couple of years in their 20s for career reasons, but quickly abandons in …
Seguir leyendo Mother-in-law demands her son and his New York native wife, who is expecting a baby, move to Virginia after living in NYC for 10 years: ‘She said outright it’s only fair that we move to Virginia now.’
‘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
29-year-old aunt claims her 32-year-old brother is not his 9-year-old son’s real dad because he adopted him when he was 3, brother blows up at her: ‘She said I am too sensitive because he is not my real kid.’
He is his father, no matter what she says. I don’t care what your family situation is: it’s not okay to tell kids that the parental figure in their life is «not their real mom» or «not their real dad.» It’s not okay to say when a kid is adopted by someone who is not …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old aunt claims her 32-year-old brother is not his 9-year-old son’s real dad because he adopted him when he was 3, brother blows up at her: ‘She said I am too sensitive because he is not my real kid.’
Grandma throws monthly birthday parties for infant granddaughter, gets mad when her son and wife refuse to attend: ‘She has expressed great disdain and anger when we don’t comply with her expectations’
Birthday parties should not be a monthly thing. They are, by nature, a yearly event. You have to wait 364 days of the year before you get to celebrate your birthday. These are the rules. Maybe, just maybe, you celebrate your half-birthday by getting a cupcake at the grocery store and singing to yourself. But …
Seguir leyendo Grandma throws monthly birthday parties for infant granddaughter, gets mad when her son and wife refuse to attend: ‘She has expressed great disdain and anger when we don’t comply with her expectations’
16-year-old refuses to cook meals for his 9, 10, and 13-year-old siblings and his parents despite their insistence: ‘I don’t want to make 4 meals every dinner and I know nobody would appreciate’
There are some household duties that typically constitute a kid’s chores; cleaning your room, taking out the trash, and doing the dishes are chores kids of any age can do. Cooking dinner every night for your entire family is typically not one of the classics, but that was a chore assigned to a 16-year-old boy …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old refuses to cook meals for his 9, 10, and 13-year-old siblings and his parents despite their insistence: ‘I don’t want to make 4 meals every dinner and I know nobody would appreciate’
Grandparents refuse to let their 3-year-old grandson take his Christmas and Birthday gifts home with him: ‘They paid for it, it’s theirs, they want him to have it at their home.’
Not every gift is given out of the kindness of the giver’s heart. Sometimes, they give gifts to make the recipient feel bad about themselves, as if they weren’t deserving of a better gift. Many parents are not above giving one child an extravagant and expensive gift while giving their other child a gift that …
Seguir leyendo Grandparents refuse to let their 3-year-old grandson take his Christmas and Birthday gifts home with him: ‘They paid for it, it’s theirs, they want him to have it at their home.’