How many warnings are enough warnings before you should actually act? We all know those people who, no matter how many times you remind them of something they need to do, will never do it in time. Having a shared deadline with these people is quite the nightmare, because not only do you know they …
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18-year-old daughter pushes back after her mom tries to dictate everything from college to marriage because she stayed home to raise her children: ‘It’s not my fault’
Can parents really expect their kids to live out their unfinished dreams? This 18-year-old has spent years hearing about the sacrifices her mother made by giving up her career to stay home with her children. Now, those sacrifices are being used to justify controlling everything from college plans to marriage. After another argument over her …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old daughter pushes back after her mom tries to dictate everything from college to marriage because she stayed home to raise her children: ‘It’s not my fault’
‘Suddenly I’m expected to help’: 26-year-old refuses to “babysit” 18-year-old brother while parents are on vacation after parents kicked him out of their apartment
How old is too old to need someone else to babysit you? The switch between becoming the one in need of babysitting and the one who babysits happens almost instantaneously in our young minds. One day, you are watching a movie with your babysitter while your parents go out for the night, and the next …
Seguir leyendo ‘Suddenly I’m expected to help’: 26-year-old refuses to “babysit” 18-year-old brother while parents are on vacation after parents kicked him out of their apartment
Retired dad wants his 40-year-old son to move out with his family after living rent-free for 17 years, but his wife keeps overruling him asks for advice: ‘I need fresh eyes’
Seventeen years of free rent doesn’t build independence, it builds a very comfortable hostage situation, except the hostage is holding himself, and everyone else is paying the ransom.
Man, 40s, wishes his millionaire 80+ parents would help him with money he desperately needs now instead of waiting for inheritance
Seven million dollars sitting mostly untouched while medical bills pile up is a strange kind of standoff, one where nobody involved is really wrong, just operating on completely different timelines The son is upfront about something a lot of people in his position wouldn’t admit: it’s not his money, and he knows it. And that …
Seguir leyendo Man, 40s, wishes his millionaire 80+ parents would help him with money he desperately needs now instead of waiting for inheritance
‘I don’t understand how that would work’: Teen daughter refuses to support parents’ decision to adopt another child after mom claims she doesn’t want to become an empty nester
What drives people to decide they want to have another child? When we were younger, the idea of starting a family and having children of our own sounded like the most exciting thing. In fact, we truly believed that the more, the merrier, and fantasized over the idea of having four or five children who …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t understand how that would work’: Teen daughter refuses to support parents’ decision to adopt another child after mom claims she doesn’t want to become an empty nester
‘I feel very alone sometimes, I pay for both of our living expenses’: 58-year-old divorced dad demands the same financial support from his daughter that she gives her mom, despite barely contributing to her upbringing or education
Money doesn’t automatically split evenly between parents just because biology did, and this dad seems to have missed that memo entirely The math he’s running only works if you erase the last two decades. He saw his kid once a month, paid for exactly one meal a month, and contributed nothing to a university education …
Seguir leyendo ‘I feel very alone sometimes, I pay for both of our living expenses’: 58-year-old divorced dad demands the same financial support from his daughter that she gives her mom, despite barely contributing to her upbringing or education
Elderly Woman Fires Caregiver For Using Her Washer and Drying to do Her Personal Laundry: ‘My Mother Noticed the Water Bill was a Little Higher Than Usual.’
Was she wrong for firing her for this? Life is so annoying when you don’t have a washer and dryer in your building. If you’ve ever had an apartment that necessitates you going to the laundromat multiple times a week, you know how annoying that is. My bestie just moved to my neighborhood, and her …
Seguir leyendo Elderly Woman Fires Caregiver For Using Her Washer and Drying to do Her Personal Laundry: ‘My Mother Noticed the Water Bill was a Little Higher Than Usual.’
Retired Dad moves 10 hours away from daughter, then demands she and her family travel to visit him, daughter refuses: ‘We have a 1.5-year-old who hates driving’
If your parents moved 10 hours away from you, would you make an effort to visit them, or would you expect them to come to you? Many people have big plans for their retirement. They save money for luxurious vacations, buy a summer house somewhere near the beach, and take up a hobby they always …
Seguir leyendo Retired Dad moves 10 hours away from daughter, then demands she and her family travel to visit him, daughter refuses: ‘We have a 1.5-year-old who hates driving’
Mom discovers money owed to 35-year-old son on unclaimed property website, then demands 50% of the findings, son refuses: ‘I thought you were kidding’
What is a finder’s fee? And does it apply in this situation? When I was thirteen, I was on a caravan trip with my family, and I found a big stack of rolled bills someone had dropped near our campsite. I was so excited, I thought I had won the lottery. It was a lot …
Seguir leyendo Mom discovers money owed to 35-year-old son on unclaimed property website, then demands 50% of the findings, son refuses: ‘I thought you were kidding’