Does love and the IRS mix? It’s not totally unheard of for a couple to wait to marry until one of the partners has paid off their pre-marriage debt. The jury is still out on whether that’s a good strategy financially and relationally. If it’s going to take you four years to pay off your …
Seguir leyendo Boyfriend refuses to marry his fiancé until she pays the 6 years worth of taxes she hasn’t filed: ‘Her wages are garnished.’
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Vice Principal takes a student’s cell phone, loses it before the school day was over: ‘The VP does not have to replace the phone because district policy says they aren’t responsible for any lost items.’
This guy has lost 6 or 7 student cell phones in the past year alone! Should teachers and school administrators be allowed to confiscate students’ cell phones? Some parents argue that their kids’ phones are the parents’ property because they pay for them, so another adult should not be permitted to take them, even for …
Seguir leyendo Vice Principal takes a student’s cell phone, loses it before the school day was over: ‘The VP does not have to replace the phone because district policy says they aren’t responsible for any lost items.’
Mom tells 23-year-old daughter that she’s the only one of her 7 kids who is a responsible adult, 25-year-old daughter overhears and freaks out: ‘I don’t rub my success in my siblings’ faces.’
The most responsible daughter didn’t explicitly agree with her mom, but she didn’t disagree with her either. It can take many years for young adults to become responsible and independent. It all depends on how they were raised, their socioeconomic background, and how eager they were to leave the nest. A small minority of young …
Seguir leyendo Mom tells 23-year-old daughter that she’s the only one of her 7 kids who is a responsible adult, 25-year-old daughter overhears and freaks out: ‘I don’t rub my success in my siblings’ faces.’
3 older siblings tell 16-year-old brother that he’s the reason they grew up in poverty: ‘They told me if I had never been born, everyone’s lives would be so much better, and it’s not our parents’ fault.’
He didn’t ask to be born, and yet he’s to blame for his siblings’ problems instead of the people who had more children than they could feed. People look for scapegoats to deal with the uncomfortable feelings associated with their own shortcomings. Placing all negative emotions related to a scapegoat helps people maintain a sense …
Seguir leyendo 3 older siblings tell 16-year-old brother that he’s the reason they grew up in poverty: ‘They told me if I had never been born, everyone’s lives would be so much better, and it’s not our parents’ fault.’
Dude asks friend for $1000, gets angry when he offers him $50: ‘He called me to tell me how offensive this was to his situation.’
He’s lucky he offered to give him anything at all. Borrowing money from your girlfriend, parent, or best friend will likely hurt your relationship with them. It doesn’t matter whether you pay the money back on time or not. The relationship changes from buddy buddy to lender-borrower, and that is a totally different dynamic. Every …
Seguir leyendo Dude asks friend for $1000, gets angry when he offers him $50: ‘He called me to tell me how offensive this was to his situation.’
48-year-old boyfriend asks 39-year-old girlfriend to sell her house and move in with his 11, 13, and 16-year-old kids so he can use the money to pay off his debts: ‘He is very irresponsible with money.’
If she marries him, he’s going to run her into the ground financially. One of the harshest realities of marriage is that many people marry primarily for financial security rather than for love. This is a tale as old as time, so it shouldn’t be much of a shock to anyone. Still, it’s incredibly emotionally …
Seguir leyendo 48-year-old boyfriend asks 39-year-old girlfriend to sell her house and move in with his 11, 13, and 16-year-old kids so he can use the money to pay off his debts: ‘He is very irresponsible with money.’
Devoted aunt who regularly babysits her nieces, refuses to help out any longer after her sister starts dropping them off announced, sparking major family drama: ‘You’re not their mom. Stop acting like you’re the one making the rule’
Being an aunt to two little princesses is a dream most women share…You get to have them for the fun, the dances, and the cuddles, and then you get to give them back to their parents when the overtired, hangry moments start to kick in…It’s the perfect balance, at least until they are ready to …
Seguir leyendo Devoted aunt who regularly babysits her nieces, refuses to help out any longer after her sister starts dropping them off announced, sparking major family drama: ‘You’re not their mom. Stop acting like you’re the one making the rule’