Dad’s girlfriend grounds 3 and 5-year-old kids for making a mess while carving pumpkins, demanding their mom not take them trick-or-treating: ‘My children were crying their eyes out over this.’

They don’t deserve such a harsh punishment. Halloween is one of the most magical nights of your childhood, and for good reason! You get to wear a cool costume and acquire as much candy as humanly possible, and it only comes once a year! You only get a finite number of Halloweens where you’re emboldened …
Seguir leyendo Dad’s girlfriend grounds 3 and 5-year-old kids for making a mess while carving pumpkins, demanding their mom not take them trick-or-treating: ‘My children were crying their eyes out over this.’

Single mom wants her sister to adopt her baby, but refuses any legal paperwork for proper adoption, so she can drop in or take the child back whenever she feels like it: ‘She got upset, said I’m treating her like a stranger’

Here’s a real family special. One sister has a baby, decides parenthood is a lot, and tries to hand her off. The catch is she wants the full babysitting service, but without any of those boring official things like legal adoption or paperwork. Just vibes. Her sister and brother-in-law are up for raising the baby, …
Seguir leyendo Single mom wants her sister to adopt her baby, but refuses any legal paperwork for proper adoption, so she can drop in or take the child back whenever she feels like it: ‘She got upset, said I’m treating her like a stranger’

‘I told her to leave immediately and said she was no longer welcome to stay with me’: 29-year-old refuses to let her sister move back in after discovering she secretly recorded a private therapy session

Confidentiality really takes a beating in households where boundaries are optional. This one features a woman trying to put her life together after some serious family turbulence and relationship disasters. Therapy becomes the go-to safe zone, until her sister shows up claiming a roommate disaster and a sudden need for crash space. The rules seem …
Seguir leyendo ‘I told her to leave immediately and said she was no longer welcome to stay with me’: 29-year-old refuses to let her sister move back in after discovering she secretly recorded a private therapy session

16-year-old mom-to-be demands her stepmother take care of her baby during the day while she’s at school: ‘Everyone has told her multiple times that they aren’t going to help her’

You shouldn’t have a baby if you can’t take care of yourself It’s common for teen mothers to get pregnant because they think that will make people care about them more. Teen moms are often kids who do not feel happy or properly supported in the family units they were born into, so they figure …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old mom-to-be demands her stepmother take care of her baby during the day while she’s at school: ‘Everyone has told her multiple times that they aren’t going to help her’

Sister refuses to invite brother’s girlfriend to Christmas following her judgmental comments about the family at Thanksgiving, brother sets an ultimatum: ‘He won’t come if she’s not invited’

The girlfriend in the story below made a truly bad impression on her boyfriend’s family when she joined them for Thanksgiving dinner last year. She called her boyfriend’s mom’s turkey «too dry», and made his 5-year-old niece think she was stupid because she kept correcting her grammar mistake. Soon, Christmas will be here, and the …
Seguir leyendo Sister refuses to invite brother’s girlfriend to Christmas following her judgmental comments about the family at Thanksgiving, brother sets an ultimatum: ‘He won’t come if she’s not invited’

‘I’m sick of being lied to and ignored but used when they need something’: 37-year-old mom cuts off her 21-year-old son and sister after being left out of a secret birthday party and used as a fallback for favors

Lately, everywhere I look, someone is posting about cutting off their parents for the kind of stuff you’d expect to trigger an eye roll, not an emotional press release. Blocked over chore charts, birthday gifts, the wrong brand of milk, you name it. It’s like snowflake central but with more hashtags. Meanwhile, parents hitting the …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m sick of being lied to and ignored but used when they need something’: 37-year-old mom cuts off her 21-year-old son and sister after being left out of a secret birthday party and used as a fallback for favors

17-year-old daughter refuses to invite neglectful parents to school event in her honor after she wins an art competition, they show up anyway: ‘I ignored them and walked away’

One of our favorite trends on the internet is those videos of parents filming their kids on stage as they look for them in the crowd. Nothing gets to us more than the moment when the young children lock eyes with their parents in the crowd and their entire face lights up with excitement. Parents–always …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old daughter refuses to invite neglectful parents to school event in her honor after she wins an art competition, they show up anyway: ‘I ignored them and walked away’

Man nearing retirement refuses to use his savings to fund in-laws’ expensive lifestyle, unwilling to support them after years of their irresponsible spending: ‘I worked my whole life to save this money, I don’t feel like enabling this fantasy lifestyle’

Nothing tests a marriage like deciding how much of your retirement should fund someone else’s bad decisions. In this case, it’s the in-laws, who treat «fixed income» like a suggestion and boutique grocery stores like a basic human right. The man spent decades being the fiscal ant: working, saving, skipping vacations, and watching compound interest …
Seguir leyendo Man nearing retirement refuses to use his savings to fund in-laws’ expensive lifestyle, unwilling to support them after years of their irresponsible spending: ‘I worked my whole life to save this money, I don’t feel like enabling this fantasy lifestyle’

Stepmom demands 17-year-old son write a nice card for dad’s birthday, son gives him a list of all the times he fails as a dad instead: ‘It was the gift of having his eyes opened’

How did you celebrate your parents’ birthdays when you were growing up? Were you one of those kids who would wake up early to make some pancakes and coffee so you could serve them breakfast in bed? Did you buy presents, or make them thoughtful cards with a lovely note inside telling them how much …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom demands 17-year-old son write a nice card for dad’s birthday, son gives him a list of all the times he fails as a dad instead: ‘It was the gift of having his eyes opened’

New mom bails on £3500 cruise with her best friend of 32 years because she can’t leave her 11-month-old baby at home: ‘She realized when he was born that she wouldn’t be able to leave him’

She asked her over and over again if she should cancel the cruise because of her baby, and she said «no» until the last minute. A lot can change in a friendship when one friend has a baby, and the other doesn’t. Every emotionally mature person knows that a baby needs more attention and care …
Seguir leyendo New mom bails on £3500 cruise with her best friend of 32 years because she can’t leave her 11-month-old baby at home: ‘She realized when he was born that she wouldn’t be able to leave him’