As kids, we used to love sharing everything with our family. Anyone with siblings or cousins close to their age knows how fun it can be to share clothes, toys, or even hot gossip with family members who are basically bound to become your best friends. But just as we outgrow most things, at some …
Seguir leyendo 19-year-old daughter refuses to share the college fund her parents saved up with 17-year-old cousin, only to discover her parents already agreed: ‘They didn’t even ask me first’
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Homeschool mom inquires about homeschool groups that go from 7:30-4 where she doesn’t have to do much teaching: ‘Do you mean school?’
Contrary to popular belief, homeschooling doesn’t always consist of a parent teaching their children by themself at home. This is the archetypal image of a homeschooling family: waking up late, doing math in their pajamas, with mom serving as the teacher. However, there are many other ways to educate children from outside of a public …
Seguir leyendo Homeschool mom inquires about homeschool groups that go from 7:30-4 where she doesn’t have to do much teaching: ‘Do you mean school?’
‘I’d rather quit’: 18-year-old student refuses to swap his piano lesson with another girl to fit her schedule, her mom involves the teacher to pressure the switch
Here’s a friendly advice if you don’t want people to hate you: When you ask someone for a favor and they say ‘Sorry, but no’, try to accept the refusal and move on, instead of making their lives miserable for not giving you your way. Take it or leave it. That is the advice I …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’d rather quit’: 18-year-old student refuses to swap his piano lesson with another girl to fit her schedule, her mom involves the teacher to pressure the switch
Stepdad refuses to acknowledge his 6-year-old stepdaughter after divorcing her mom, only spends time with his 18-month-old biological daughter: ‘I feel she’s no longer my responsibility’
I hate to see adults downplay the importance of their relationship with the children in their lives. I’m not talking about a random family member that a kid sees once or twice a year: I’m talking about grown-ups who actively take a parental role in their kids’ lives, and don’t fully accept the responsibility of …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad refuses to acknowledge his 6-year-old stepdaughter after divorcing her mom, only spends time with his 18-month-old biological daughter: ‘I feel she’s no longer my responsibility’
22-year-old brother asks 27-year-old homeowner sister to stay at her place, she agrees only if he pays rent, he refuses: ‘You’re trying to profit off your own brother’
When you ask someone for a favor, and they accept with a few conditions, maybe you shouldn’t insult them and their entire family if you don’t like said conditions. By all means, no one is forcing you to agree, but at the end of the day, they are doing you a favor, they are agreeing …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old brother asks 27-year-old homeowner sister to stay at her place, she agrees only if he pays rent, he refuses: ‘You’re trying to profit off your own brother’
‘I’m not a project. And I didn’t marry her’: Woman’s life turns chaotic when her mother-in-law moves in on her home, routines, and even snacks, rearranging, criticizing, and taking over parenting
There are many classic horror stories: haunted houses, baby monitors that hiss static in the dark, entities lurking just out of sight. But nothing sends fresh chills down a grown adult’s spine like the specter of a mother-in-law who arrives with hands full of wet laundry and opinions, then plants her flag in your living …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m not a project. And I didn’t marry her’: Woman’s life turns chaotic when her mother-in-law moves in on her home, routines, and even snacks, rearranging, criticizing, and taking over parenting
21-year-old Alex rejects his father Mark’s attempts to reconnect, refusing to overlook years of being overlooked and pushed aside for Mark’s new wife Lindsay and her kids: ‘He told me his marriage was the most important thing’
Sometimes family is a beautiful support system and sometimes it’s a shared living inferno where being someone else’s top priority is a mythical status reserved for sitcom children and greeting-card displays.
Single mom down on her luck starts crying when her car breaks down, kind old couple help her, feed her, and restore her faith in humanity: ‘It takes a lot to do that for a stranger.’
A mother in need was helped by an elderly couple who found her crying in a parking lot. This single mother had recently lost her job of eight years and had no one to turn to for help. She was on her way to pick up her infant daughter when her car started smoking. She …
Seguir leyendo Single mom down on her luck starts crying when her car breaks down, kind old couple help her, feed her, and restore her faith in humanity: ‘It takes a lot to do that for a stranger.’
‘He’s not my dad’: 28-year-old bride refuses to let older sister’s boyfriend walk her down the aisle in their late dad’s place, sister accuses her of dishonoring dad’s memory
The person who you want to walk you down the aisle should be chosen by more than just the familial relationship you two have. Sure, a dad is the traditional choice, but it doesn’t have to be him if you don’t feel like it. After all, it’s your wedding, and you should get full control …
Seguir leyendo ‘He’s not my dad’: 28-year-old bride refuses to let older sister’s boyfriend walk her down the aisle in their late dad’s place, sister accuses her of dishonoring dad’s memory
Uncle demands 18-year-old niece pay him rent after taking her in, she refuses, claiming she can’t afford it, he tells her to figure it out: ‘You owe us for the years we took care of you’
The decision to charge children rent as soon as they turn 18 has been the topic of family disputes for years now. Some people think it is completely acceptable to expect kids to contribute to the household once they are done wth school, and are technically able to work and earn money for themselves. Others …
Seguir leyendo Uncle demands 18-year-old niece pay him rent after taking her in, she refuses, claiming she can’t afford it, he tells her to figure it out: ‘You owe us for the years we took care of you’