Aunt refuses to let 15-year-old in home after he lashes out while she helps her sister move apartment: ‘Not once have I been offered an apology’

Deciding to cut contact with a family member is rarely an easy decision. Even when it seems like an obvious choice to an outsider, there is often some hesitancy in saying goodbye to somebody as close as a relative even if it is intended to be temporary. Few enjoy the idea of tearing their family …
Seguir leyendo Aunt refuses to let 15-year-old in home after he lashes out while she helps her sister move apartment: ‘Not once have I been offered an apology’

60-year-old sister gets angry that her 73-year-old brother left his estate to his 71-year-old ‘roommate’ after he passed away: ‘They lived together for 45 years.’

Could she not put two and two together? We’ve all heard stories of historical figures or family members who lived with their «best friend» of the same gender for decades and decades throughout the 19th or 20th century. I’m not saying every single one of these best friend life-partnerships are secretly gay couples. Still, a …
Seguir leyendo 60-year-old sister gets angry that her 73-year-old brother left his estate to his 71-year-old ‘roommate’ after he passed away: ‘They lived together for 45 years.’

34-year-old aunt refuses to look after her 6-year-old nephew while her sister is in surgery because he’s constantly mean to her: ‘My sister called me a selfish cow’

Children will listen to what their parents say and model their behavior after them, and this boy is no exception Some kids are a joy to babysit, and others are an absolute nightmare. If a parent constantly has to beg everyone in their family to babysit their kids, chances are it’s not because everyone in …
Seguir leyendo 34-year-old aunt refuses to look after her 6-year-old nephew while her sister is in surgery because he’s constantly mean to her: ‘My sister called me a selfish cow’

5th grade math teacher refuses to plan homeschool reading curriculum for her 5-year-old nephew despite her sister-in-law’s insistence: ‘My sister-in-law is saying it’s my duty as a family member to help educate her son’

It’s her job to teach her students. It’s not her job to teach her nephew and appease her entitled sister-in-law. Tons of parents think that any teacher can teach any grade or subject. While some teachers have transitioned from teaching middle school to high school to elementary school across various subjects, many remain in the …
Seguir leyendo 5th grade math teacher refuses to plan homeschool reading curriculum for her 5-year-old nephew despite her sister-in-law’s insistence: ‘My sister-in-law is saying it’s my duty as a family member to help educate her son’

Successful 62-year-old uncle funds college for nieces and nephews, refuses to pay for youngest niece after bailing out son’s $200k debt: ‘I love them all as my kids’

Being the family success story isn’t all sunshine and roses. While it may be true that such a role comes with a certain respect that a person may not have otherwise, it also comes with a lot of responsibility. More often than not, other relatives expect that any family member who has more than they …
Seguir leyendo Successful 62-year-old uncle funds college for nieces and nephews, refuses to pay for youngest niece after bailing out son’s $200k debt: ‘I love them all as my kids’

21-year-old mother of 2 expects her 18-year-old sister to constantly take care of her kids: ‘When she’s taking care of them she’s on her phone and ignoring them 80% of the time’

I don’t understand people who have kids and don’t want to take care of them. I’m not talking about parents who need to work three jobs just to keep the lights on, nor am I talking about parents who work overtime to make sure they can pay for their children’s college educations. I’m talking about …
Seguir leyendo 21-year-old mother of 2 expects her 18-year-old sister to constantly take care of her kids: ‘When she’s taking care of them she’s on her phone and ignoring them 80% of the time’

Uncle sends money to the mother of his brother’s illegitimate child, exposes him as a deadbeat to their extended family: ‘I’ll never let him hear the end of it’

There’s always a question of how much you should mind your own business. I’m certainly not going to eavesdrop on a stranger’s conversation, pass a judgment, and interject to tell them what I think. I would definitely do those first two things, but the third is crossing a line.  There’s an art to getting involved …
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Uncle buys car for 18-year-old niece after she maintains B grade average through high school, nephew protests he doesn’t get the same treatment: ‘He just straight up was not doing his work’

In these tumultuous times, it can seem like there isn’t much reason for kids to do well in school. The good jobs are hard to find, even with multiple degrees, and can’t ChatGPT do all of that boring thinking stuff for us now anyway?  That being said, there is still one incentive that remains as …
Seguir leyendo Uncle buys car for 18-year-old niece after she maintains B grade average through high school, nephew protests he doesn’t get the same treatment: ‘He just straight up was not doing his work’

4-year-old nephew breaks 15-year-old’s gaming console, parents complain when he asks them to replace it: ‘That was $300 of my own money’

It is an unfortunate reality of having or frequently being around kids that every so often, they are going to cause some damage to things. Sometimes they are too curious, other times too clumsy, and some of the time, they are just plain badly behaved. As a parent, it is more often than not a …
Seguir leyendo 4-year-old nephew breaks 15-year-old’s gaming console, parents complain when he asks them to replace it: ‘That was $300 of my own money’

Mom refuses to let 18-year-old son move in homeless 17-year-old girlfriend, lashes out when uncle houses them both: ‘My nephew was willing to step up’

An unplanned pregnancy is something that can be difficult to deal with in many kinds of circumstances, and this is especially true when the parents happen to be younger. They are a lot less likely to be well-equipped to raise a child, and there is a much higher chance of being rejected by family members …
Seguir leyendo Mom refuses to let 18-year-old son move in homeless 17-year-old girlfriend, lashes out when uncle houses them both: ‘My nephew was willing to step up’