When did we all collectively decide that we were going to spend an arm and a leg on birthday gifts for our friends, especially in this economy?! Forget a homemade birthday cake and a gift card to Dunkin‘, you’re expected to chip in hundreds of your well-earned smackaroons so your entire friend group can gift …
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Stepdad scolds his 26-year-old stepdaughter for not reminding him of his wife’s birthday: ‘He said we should have warned him since we know how much time he spends at work and that things can slip his mind.’
One of my unpopular opinions is that everyone needs to be better at remembering each other’s birthdays. I can tell you the birthdays of at least 20 of my friends and family members, down to date and year, because I really care about them and how old they are. Time and dates are so fascinating …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad scolds his 26-year-old stepdaughter for not reminding him of his wife’s birthday: ‘He said we should have warned him since we know how much time he spends at work and that things can slip his mind.’
Parents buy 16-year-old daughter a new car for her birthday, give 19-year-old son a book and a gift card after refusing to help him buy a used car: ‘They accused me of being jealous of my sister’
Siblings aren’t always treated the same. It’s not always the best practice for parents to do the same thing for each kid because every child has different needs. You wouldn’t give intensive therapy to a kid who doesn’t need it just because their older sibling required treatment. On the other hand, it’s pretty stinky to …
Seguir leyendo Parents buy 16-year-old daughter a new car for her birthday, give 19-year-old son a book and a gift card after refusing to help him buy a used car: ‘They accused me of being jealous of my sister’
‘She’s just a kid’: 10-year-old stepdaughter gets overlooked during a family gathering when she’s the only kid not to get a gift bag, leading her mom to confront the family
Being the only one not biologically related to the rest of your family must be an extremely difficult thing to come to terms with, regardless of how old you are. No matter how you are being treated in that family unit, you will always feel at least slightly like an outsider, like someone who does …
Seguir leyendo ‘She’s just a kid’: 10-year-old stepdaughter gets overlooked during a family gathering when she’s the only kid not to get a gift bag, leading her mom to confront the family
‘For Christmas we got a coupon for a cup of coffee…from the coffee shop in the building. The coffee was already free’: Employees share the worst «bonuses» their jobs have ever given them
Getting a bonus means different things to different people. For the average Joe, a bonus will help them add a little more padding to their emergency fund or finance Christmas presents for their kids so they don’t have to go into debt for Santa. I recently learned from reading Disney Wars that bonuses are extremely …
Seguir leyendo ‘For Christmas we got a coupon for a cup of coffee…from the coffee shop in the building. The coffee was already free’: Employees share the worst «bonuses» their jobs have ever given them
Dad ‘loses it’ because his 2 and 5-year-old sons got him children’s toys for his 42nd birthday, mom claims they wanted to get him something they could do together: ‘I would have been over them moon with some socks, boxer shorts and a mug’
My family will never stop telling the story of when I innocently ruined my mom’s surprise. I can’t remember if it was for Mother’s Day or her birthday, but my dad and I went to the store to get a wallet for her as a present from me. I couldn’t have been older than four …
Seguir leyendo Dad ‘loses it’ because his 2 and 5-year-old sons got him children’s toys for his 42nd birthday, mom claims they wanted to get him something they could do together: ‘I would have been over them moon with some socks, boxer shorts and a mug’
Out of control stepmom confronts her husband’s ex-wife in a Target because her mother-in-law gave her a 30th birthday present, demands she give the gift to her: ‘She told me I’m trying to keep my claws in ex’s family instead of accepting I’m an ex’
Here at Memebase, we’re always talking about the crossed telephone lines of blended families; with so many adults and kids in a familial orbit, it’s often difficult to keep up with every family member you’re not required by law to interact with. Even if a family member is technically «not part of the family» anymore, …
Seguir leyendo Out of control stepmom confronts her husband’s ex-wife in a Target because her mother-in-law gave her a 30th birthday present, demands she give the gift to her: ‘She told me I’m trying to keep my claws in ex’s family instead of accepting I’m an ex’
Ungrateful woman rejects the blanket her sister-in-law crocheted for her because she made a mistake in the pattern: ‘She looked down at it and said that it wasn’t done until it was perfect’
Ever since I was a little kid, I have been highly trained in the art and science of receiving presents. My sister and I would get the same lecture from our parents every year when we were driving to our birthday parties: «No matter what you get, whether you like it, hate it, or already …
Seguir leyendo Ungrateful woman rejects the blanket her sister-in-law crocheted for her because she made a mistake in the pattern: ‘She looked down at it and said that it wasn’t done until it was perfect’
30-year-old manchild buys girlfriend Pokémon cards for Christmas, proceeds to open them himself when she leaves disappointed: ‘This must be a joke right?’
We all know that feeling. You’ve been eyeing that perfect something for months, dropping hints like breadcrumbs, yet somehow, you end up with a nose hair trimmer or a set of kitchen sponges. They say it’s the thought that counts, but, my dudes, let’s admit it, there are some areas in life where thinking isn’t …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old manchild buys girlfriend Pokémon cards for Christmas, proceeds to open them himself when she leaves disappointed: ‘This must be a joke right?’
3rd grader cries after his teacher gifts him a new pencil case and pencils, says he doesn’t know how to be grateful for it: ‘It’s just that I already have pencils. Is this your whole gift?’
There’s a lot of theatrics involved when receiving a gift. Most of us are genuinely incredibly grateful when somebody thinks highly enough of us to get us a present, but our reactions can get over the top. I’ve been drilled from day 1 of being alive that no matter how you feel about a gift, …
Seguir leyendo 3rd grader cries after his teacher gifts him a new pencil case and pencils, says he doesn’t know how to be grateful for it: ‘It’s just that I already have pencils. Is this your whole gift?’