Family is more than just flesh and genetics; it’s hours spent at the soccer tournaments, invested grandparents, family recipes, lake house weekends, and sibling rivalries. Complicated, messy, and oftentimes frustrating, no family dynamic is perfect, but we have a choice to consider some relationships worthy enough for the title. Sometimes, good friends will become like …
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Parents demand their 18-year-old daughter complete her chores despite her living in college dorms, then retaliate by blocking their home’s Wi-Fi from all her devices: ‘I just can’t help but feel bitter’
Remember when you were a kid? Your parents laid out a list of chores for you to complete before the end of the week, and if you didn’t, you’d be grounded until they say you’ve repented enough for your sins. Now, imagine that same process, but being an 18-year-old who doesn’t live under the same …
Seguir leyendo Parents demand their 18-year-old daughter complete her chores despite her living in college dorms, then retaliate by blocking their home’s Wi-Fi from all her devices: ‘I just can’t help but feel bitter’
‘I need answers’: 35-year-old uncovers a mysterious $500,000 loan from her family business to her ex-husband, exposing her parents’ favoritism and shady business deals
Mysterious bank charges can leave any reasonable penny-pincher with a sinking feeling in their gut. One time, I received a fraud alert on my bank account for an unapproved $1000 charge. I was horrified, stressed out, and spent the entire afternoon investigating all of my credit card statements. That was for only a meager $1000, …
Seguir leyendo ‘I need answers’: 35-year-old uncovers a mysterious $500,000 loan from her family business to her ex-husband, exposing her parents’ favoritism and shady business deals
23-year-old daughter refuses to babysit five younger siblings, moves to new apartment and concierge finally stops family from coming in unannounced: ‘[They] called the cops’
Anyone who grew up as the oldest sibling knows the drill — you’re often handed responsibilities way beyond your years. But for one woman, being the eldest turned into years of acting more like a third parent than a kid. She shared that ever since she was young, her divorced parents relied on her to …
Seguir leyendo 23-year-old daughter refuses to babysit five younger siblings, moves to new apartment and concierge finally stops family from coming in unannounced: ‘[They] called the cops’
‘I’m desperately trying to love myself without constantly hearing her voice in my head’: Entitled mother spends 10+ years criticizing her now 22-year-old daughter’s weight, then stands firm in her critical behavior when her daughter calls her out
Body weight and eating habits are uncomfortable and sensitive topics for many. Unrealistic beauty standards are the catalyst for many different mental health disorders, and are often perpetuated by those around us, consciously and unconsciously. For whatever reason, our tiny human minds believe a number on the scale determines our worth in the world, and …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m desperately trying to love myself without constantly hearing her voice in my head’: Entitled mother spends 10+ years criticizing her now 22-year-old daughter’s weight, then stands firm in her critical behavior when her daughter calls her out
Man’s girlfriend goes into labor during a visitation with him and his ex’s 4-year-old son, he demands his ex pick up the child, then loses it when she refuses because she’s been drinking: ‘It would be irresponsible of me to drive’
When one becomes a parent, they make a promise to the little one they’ve brought into the world, swearing that they will never put them in harm’s way if they can help it. We all know that you cannot protect your child from everything, because we are not higher beings. However, all it takes is …
Seguir leyendo Man’s girlfriend goes into labor during a visitation with him and his ex’s 4-year-old son, he demands his ex pick up the child, then loses it when she refuses because she’s been drinking: ‘It would be irresponsible of me to drive’
58-year-old woman sends $1.5M to scammers, gets angry when 20-year-old son prevents her from taking money out of her 401K to send the scammers $30K more
Some people can’t be saved from their own stupidity. Do you recall the article from a couple of years ago about a woman who put her life savings in a shoebox and gave it to scammers? She claims that she never thought she would fall for something like that, but scammers can manipulate otherwise intelligent …
Seguir leyendo 58-year-old woman sends $1.5M to scammers, gets angry when 20-year-old son prevents her from taking money out of her 401K to send the scammers $30K more
Grandma takes in and buys car for son’s 16-year-old daughter from an affair, he complains she won’t buy one for his 17-year-old son: ‘You’re literally raising her’
Every child deserves to be treated equally. We call come out innocent. It’s nobody’s fault that they were born. Unfortunately, though, some adults make them feel like it was. Life gets complicated as you get older, and sometimes you end up with a family that you didn’t expect. That doesn’t change the fact that they’re …
Seguir leyendo Grandma takes in and buys car for son’s 16-year-old daughter from an affair, he complains she won’t buy one for his 17-year-old son: ‘You’re literally raising her’
16-year-old discovers her dad isn’t her biological father, mom harasses her to confess which family member told her the truth: ‘He told me now that I knew I could start calling him Drake instead of dad’
This poor girl has been through the ringer. Some family secrets are incredibly banal. It doesn’t affect your life that much to know that your mom had a fling with a cowboy in South Dakota during the summer of 81, or that your dad was engaged to a woman in Wisconsin that never came to …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old discovers her dad isn’t her biological father, mom harasses her to confess which family member told her the truth: ‘He told me now that I knew I could start calling him Drake instead of dad’
‘He’s proven he has no intention of getting his life together’: Man urges fiancée to kick her 23-year-old son out of the house after he blows through his $1k+ student loan, claiming she is enabling his irresponsible behavior
Seeing someone you care about waste their potential is a different kind of pain; You feel as though you could’ve done something to help them, prevent them from ruining what little drive they had left to change their ways and be the best version of themselves. Unfortunately, you cannot save someone who doesn’t want to …
Seguir leyendo ‘He’s proven he has no intention of getting his life together’: Man urges fiancée to kick her 23-year-old son out of the house after he blows through his $1k+ student loan, claiming she is enabling his irresponsible behavior