‘That’s a nighttime jump scare house’: Zillow house goes viral after revealing 9 life-size wax figures on display around the house

Welcome to this cozy 4 bedroom 3-and-a-half bathroom with dazzling mountain views, a walk-up pool, and several giant wax figures of female superheroes who come to life at night. Care to follow me to the dining room? 

‘My parents have full run of my house’: Entitled family insist son let pregnant sister and child move in, gets offended when he won’t babyproof

One of the most important parts about having a family is that you are all there for one another during the hard times. Many people don’t know where they would be without that support system to fall back on, but it can have its limits. There is a big difference between receiving much-needed help and …
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‘Time to move, I guess’: Careless landlord empties tenant’s fridge, leaving everything to spoil

Your fridge is your sanctuary. It’s where you keep your most precious memories (leftovers) and where you plan your most ambitious visions for the future (fresh produce). The state of my fridge reflects the state of my mind. Sometimes it is full of possibility– zucchini waiting to be sauteed, eggs ready to be fried. It’s …
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‘They need their 25-year-old to subsidize their lifestyle’: Mom charges son $600 in rent, retaliates when he wants to move out

Living with your parents when you’re an adult is a tough gig. It’s nice to have a free (or usually cheap) place to land, but it often comes at a price. You usually forgo your privacy, independence, and some level of maturity. But it’s a tradeoff. Rent is incredibly expensive these days, no matter where …
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‘This is why I lied to you’: Woman lies to her family about buying a country house so they won’t take advantage of it, they find out and demand a key

Listen, we know families are not easy to handle, sometimes having a close family can be more of a curse than a blessing. But still, those people are part of who you are, so you have a certain obligation towards them. That being said, a big problem can arise when the boundaries with your family …
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‘I did his homework and now he wants to buy me a house’: Businessman reaches out to former classmate, offering her a house as payment for doing all his homework in high school

This story sounds like such a fairytale story, like one of those stories you always wish would happen to you when you think about different life scenarios before you fall asleep at night.  The original poster of this Reddit story (OP) started out by talking about her experience in high school. She had a disability …
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‘We called up our landlord’: Roommates Get Their New Neighbors Evicted in Less Than a Month

Imagine your neighbors are noisy. Not just any kind of noisy, but the vacuuming at 3 am, stomping, and yelling at odd hours kind of noisy. Starting to get the picture? Good, because these neighbors that OP described were the absolute worst. Besides the noise disturbances late at night, these neighbors also made false claims …
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Foster Parents Demand 33 Year Old Son Move Back in So They Can Benefit From His Income

There is a reason foster care has gained such a questionable reputation. A lot of people play the system to make some extra money off these kids. One 33-year-old man recounted his troubled upbringing in foster care, where he was asked to leave at 18 due to the end of a paid fostering scheme by …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: Photoshopped Landings, Sydney Sweeney on ‘Hot Ones’, and Trauma Dumping on Elmo

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‘Any creative solutions?’: Real estate expert bemoans newbuild design feature, starts ridiculous interior design meme

I sure am glad that I’m not an architect. You have to think about so many different things, even when you’re designing something as humble as a house. The result could be a livable, admirable work of art — or, as with much of middle America, it could be yet another take on McMansion hell.  …
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