Childfree woman demands husband get paternity test for 13-year-old nephew because he looks more like him than his sister: ‘I have played a father-like role since he was a kid’

Genetics is a fascinating subject, and genes can show up strongly in the most interesting of ways. You can be minding your business and living your life as normal, then you get totally blindsided when somebody takes a photo of you and you somehow look exactly like your grandma. When did that happen? Unsurprisingly, it …
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23-year-old uncle smashes his brothers phone after her refuses to pay for the TV his 12-year-old son broke: ‘My mom said it was an accident, my dad said I could just replace it myself’

Back in the day, breaking a TV was a huge deal. I will never forget the night all the families on our cul-de-sac went to a party, and my neighbor Nile broke our other neighbor’s giant flat-screen TV. Nile was about eight and broke the TV screen by throwing a toy at it. This was …
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23-year-old uncle smashes his brothers phone after he refuses to pay for the TV his 12-year-old son broke: ‘My mom said it was an accident, my dad said I could just replace it myself’

Back in the day, breaking a TV was a huge deal. I will never forget the night all the families on our cul-de-sac went to a party, and my neighbor Nile broke our other neighbor’s giant flat-screen TV. Nile was about eight and broke the TV screen by throwing a toy at it. This was …
Seguir leyendo 23-year-old uncle smashes his brothers phone after he refuses to pay for the TV his 12-year-old son broke: ‘My mom said it was an accident, my dad said I could just replace it myself’

Aunt cares for her 9 and 14-year-old nephews for 2 years after her sister passes, brother-in-law kicks her out after she asked the oldest to make lunch once: ‘I packed my things and left quietly’

It’s sad to realize that the most selfless, hardworking, and giving people rarely get credit for their contributions to others. That might, in part, be because they’re doing things out of the kindness of their hearts instead of for praise and status, but I think that’s letting off the benefactors of their services too easy. …
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Aunt refuses to take 8-year-old niece out for meals after she continuously orders $50 worth of food and refuses to eat it: ‘She will ask for 50 piece nuggets, large fries, deluxe quarter pounder with cheese and two shakes with two ice creams’

It ain’t always easy being the fun aunt. You get the opportunity to spend a lot of money on your nieces and nephews and spend quality time with them, but you don’t have the authority to parent them. If your siblings or your partner’s siblings have parented them well, they should be able to understand …
Seguir leyendo Aunt refuses to take 8-year-old niece out for meals after she continuously orders $50 worth of food and refuses to eat it: ‘She will ask for 50 piece nuggets, large fries, deluxe quarter pounder with cheese and two shakes with two ice creams’

Fun uncle gets pressured into babysitting his niece and nephew from 9 AM to 7 PM every Saturday and Sunday, his sister flips out when he asks to cut back: ‘I never agreed to be their full-time nanny’

So many people don’t think twice about taking advantage of their loved ones. They see it as their right to get constant service and favors from family members and friends, no matter how absurd they may be. While we do have some level of duty to our family, especially when they’re experiencing significant hardship, you’ve …
Seguir leyendo Fun uncle gets pressured into babysitting his niece and nephew from 9 AM to 7 PM every Saturday and Sunday, his sister flips out when he asks to cut back: ‘I never agreed to be their full-time nanny’

Manipulative single mom lives with twin sister rent free, expects her to pay for daycare and all other baby expenses: ‘I’m not Lucas’s dad, I shouldn’t be expected to change my life for him’

Nobody likes to admit how easy it is to be taken advantage of by your loved ones. We all like to think that if our families need anything, we will be there to help them out for as long as they need us, but that’s a slippery slope to having your brother, his wife, and …
Seguir leyendo Manipulative single mom lives with twin sister rent free, expects her to pay for daycare and all other baby expenses: ‘I’m not Lucas’s dad, I shouldn’t be expected to change my life for him’

Couple marries despite their 12-year-old sons hating each other since kindergarten, can’t believe it’s not resolved when they’re 17: ‘It was humiliating to realize other people are so aware of the bad blood’

TV shows romanticize blended families. The most famous blended family of all time, The Brady Bunch, has to be a TV show because it would never happen in real life. A widower with three sons marries a widow with three daughters. By an act of God, each daughter is the same age as one of …
Seguir leyendo Couple marries despite their 12-year-old sons hating each other since kindergarten, can’t believe it’s not resolved when they’re 17: ‘It was humiliating to realize other people are so aware of the bad blood’

Aunt buys deoderant for 14-year-old nephew who’s getting bullied for his foul scent, gets chewed out by his crunchy mom for overstepping boundaries: ‘She said I caused irreversible damage to his self esteem’

Everybody remembers the smelly kid in middle school. Even if you don’t think you remember, somewhere in the annals of your mind is the girl who never wore deodorant and subsequently had difficulty making friends. If you were like me or any of the boys at my middle school, you would baptize yourself daily with …
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Aunt paints unrequited, tacky, and huge portrait of her nephew’s marriage proposal dinner, asks that he pays $1900 for it: ‘Her original asking price was $2.5K’

Nobody wants to be guilted into buying something expensive, ugly, and huge. It can be kind of awkward to walk around art fairs without intending to buy anything for this reason: you might see some cool paintings, but some of them are $5K and are so ugly they shouldn’t be hung anywhere. Luckily, most artists …
Seguir leyendo Aunt paints unrequited, tacky, and huge portrait of her nephew’s marriage proposal dinner, asks that he pays $1900 for it: ‘Her original asking price was $2.5K’