28-year-old mother of 5 accuses her 19-year-old sister of copying her because she chose the same college major that she did before she dropped out: ‘She asked if I thought I was better than her because I’m taking her spot’

A lot of people go to college in search of an education, and come out with something else. Whether that be a couple of thousand dollars in debt, an MRS degree, or a friend named Eduardo who will co-found The Facebook with you, there’s a lot more to attending university than simply acquiring a degree. …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old mother of 5 accuses her 19-year-old sister of copying her because she chose the same college major that she did before she dropped out: ‘She asked if I thought I was better than her because I’m taking her spot’

‘[Do you] have one with more storage?’: 23-year-old immediately regrets giving her old iPad to her friend’s 12-year-old sister after getting accosted for upgrades without as much as a ‘thank you’

Having an iPad used to be the ultimate sign of frivolity and wealth. It had some of the capabilities of a phone and some of the capabilities of a computer, but was ultimately rather useless unless you really liked playing Candy Crush on the big screen. Nowadays, iPads can do a lot more, and the …
Seguir leyendo ‘[Do you] have one with more storage?’: 23-year-old immediately regrets giving her old iPad to her friend’s 12-year-old sister after getting accosted for upgrades without as much as a ‘thank you’

24-year-old woman walks out of family dinner after her 26-year-old sister berates her for ordering an entrée and a dessert: ‘She called me a spoiled brat for wasting food and our father’s money’

As you age, your exposure to random cruelty often decreases. The number of people who are the victims of browbeating in high school vs. college has to take a monumental downward turn, and it’s easy to see why. When you’re a kid, you have very little control over who you spend your 7-3 alongside. Teachers …
Seguir leyendo 24-year-old woman walks out of family dinner after her 26-year-old sister berates her for ordering an entrée and a dessert: ‘She called me a spoiled brat for wasting food and our father’s money’

‘She kept glaring at me while I was cooking’: 16-year-old refuses to make breakfast for her 11-year-old sister who constantly disrespects her, mom who refuses to discipline the bratty daughter punishes the teenage daughter

As a parent, it can be tricky to distinguish routine sibling squabbling from unseemly behavior that requires adult intervention. My sister and I would fight like cats and dogs when we were kids, but our conflicts rarely escalated to the point where our parents needed to punish one or both of us. «Stop going into …
Seguir leyendo ‘She kept glaring at me while I was cooking’: 16-year-old refuses to make breakfast for her 11-year-old sister who constantly disrespects her, mom who refuses to discipline the bratty daughter punishes the teenage daughter

21-year-old pregnant woman asks her 16-year-old sister to switch bedrooms after she trashes her carpet with filth for the second time: ‘Why should I have to clean up her mess AGAIN for a room I don’t even want?’

My sister and I could not be more different when it comes to standards of cleanliness. Although I’ve improved over the years, having a clean room was never my priority as a kid. I was only mildly frustrated with any kind of mess and not particularly keen about fixing it unless I absolutely had to, …
Seguir leyendo 21-year-old pregnant woman asks her 16-year-old sister to switch bedrooms after she trashes her carpet with filth for the second time: ‘Why should I have to clean up her mess AGAIN for a room I don’t even want?’

Longtime ‘black sheep’ daughter cuts off bio family after they selfishly shame her for announcing her pregnancy, decides to alienate parents from their only existing grandchild

The golden child of the family will be the downfall of all underdog children—even (if not especially) into adulthood. If you’re the so-called «black sheep» in your family, everything you do goes unnoticed. You made the soccer team? Your sister is the head of the robotics club. You baked mother dearest her favorite cookie for …
Seguir leyendo Longtime ‘black sheep’ daughter cuts off bio family after they selfishly shame her for announcing her pregnancy, decides to alienate parents from their only existing grandchild

‘She seems to hate her own nephews’: Spiteful pregnant woman refuses to acknowledge sister’s 2-year-old and 3-year-old, is surprised when she gets the same treatment

Sometimes a grudge comes up for seemingly no reason. Someone just starts to treat you differently and you have no idea what happened. You rack your brain for reasons you might have spited them and you come up empty. Did you fail to wave back at them on the street one day? Did you accidentally …
Seguir leyendo ‘She seems to hate her own nephews’: Spiteful pregnant woman refuses to acknowledge sister’s 2-year-old and 3-year-old, is surprised when she gets the same treatment

‘I am little more than a walking ATM to them’: Woman buys Victorian mansion and plans to buy birds for her atrium, mooching sisters want her to spend the money on them instead

We’ve probably all dreamed of living in a castle. We’ve imagined descending a large marble staircase in a flowing ballgown, hosting masquerade balls, and gazing out the windows and reading novels. Maybe you’ve even dreamed of having birds flutter around your vast atrium. Very few of us actually get to do that. Unless you’re some …
Seguir leyendo ‘I am little more than a walking ATM to them’: Woman buys Victorian mansion and plans to buy birds for her atrium, mooching sisters want her to spend the money on them instead

‘She threw a tantrum about how I was ruining her day’: Hateful woman wears white ballgown to sister’s wedding, claims bride was being ‘insecure’

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that if you’re not the bride, you don’t wear white to a wedding, like how you don’t pour oil down the kitchen sink or how you don’t mix bleach and ammonia. It’s just a rule that you have to learn at some point in childhood, and you have to stick …
Seguir leyendo ‘She threw a tantrum about how I was ruining her day’: Hateful woman wears white ballgown to sister’s wedding, claims bride was being ‘insecure’

Disrespectful sister makes copious noise and invites friends over while her night-shift working sister is asleep while being a guest in her home: ‘I told her she needs to find somewhere else to stay’

I cannot imagine how difficult it would be to work the night shift. When I first applied to jobs out of college, I thought it would be cool to work from 3 PM to 11 PM, go to the bar after work, and have a beautiful morning to myself every weekday. Now, I realize how …
Seguir leyendo Disrespectful sister makes copious noise and invites friends over while her night-shift working sister is asleep while being a guest in her home: ‘I told her she needs to find somewhere else to stay’