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In-laws watch TV from 7 AM to 10 PM every day while visiting their son, refuse to acknowledge his wife when the TV is on: ‘I am so confused as to how they think sitting in front of the TV in silence constitutes quality time’

I’m on the fence about whether watching TV with someone is valuable bonding time. You can do it one of two ways: either you talk through the entire show, or you have sufficient time after the show to talk about it and anything else going on with your life. I love going to the movies …
Seguir leyendo In-laws watch TV from 7 AM to 10 PM every day while visiting their son, refuse to acknowledge his wife when the TV is on: ‘I am so confused as to how they think sitting in front of the TV in silence constitutes quality time’

There’s a fine line between a fun prank and a bridge too far, and it’s not always easy to tell which is which. About a year ago, there was this big TikTok trend where people would tell their friends and family members that their favorite celebrity had passed suddenly. For instance, if you were to …
Seguir leyendo Nefarious prankster fills his brother-in-laws belly button with super glue, refuses to help pay the $2,253 emergency room bill to get it out: ‘I took him to small claims court, and I won. However, he still hasn’t paid’

There is a lot of judgment surrounding how people deal with loss. You’re either too sad or not sad enough. I hate the idea that you can only take a week off work after losing someone extremely close to you. As a society, we really need to bring back formal morning periods, where women wear …
Seguir leyendo Dad refuses to attend the funeral of his ex-mother-in-law because she offered to buy her daughter a house if she divorced him during the 34 years they were married: ‘My kids are pressuring me to go’

Sometimes in your life, you have to work in a less-than-ideal living condition. I’ve known people who have slept on friends’ couches for nearly a year to try to get back on their feet. Nearly every college freshman in America has to sleep in the same room with a total stranger for the whole duration …
Seguir leyendo Homeless in-laws complain about having to sleep in twin beds that their social worker daughter-in-law keeps in her guest room to temporarily home foster kids: ‘I would rather house kids in unstable situations than my ungrateful in-laws’

As one commenter aptly put it, «Giving birth is not a spectator sport.» It’s a special moment, sure, but it’s also a highly medical one. Lots of things can go wrong at worst, and at best, it’s excruciatingly painful. Most people don’t like sharing their deepest and difficult moments with folks they’re not the closest …
Seguir leyendo New mom forbids in-laws from seeing her child after their inappropriate delivery room behavior: ‘I don’t trust them’

There are three things you should never bring up with mixed company: politics, religion, and weight. I know this might be a controversial opinion, but I don’t think that it’s appropriate to comment on someone else’s body, whether they’re a stranger or a family member. Of course, there are specific circumstances where that doesn’t apply. …
Seguir leyendo ‘She started commenting on how similar my babies chubby cheeks are to mine’: Mother-in-law fat-shames new mom 5 months postpartum, compares her weight loss to her own