Sister pays for sibling’s flight to rehearsal dinner, gets annoyed when she misses it to receive a $1200 airline voucher: ‘She got exactly what she paid for’

Is compensation required for missing out on the memories? It is tricky when you have family who live all over the place. Going to see one another isn’t usually something you can just do on a whim; it requires real investment and planning. It makes the opportunities when you get to see each other even …
Seguir leyendo Sister pays for sibling’s flight to rehearsal dinner, gets annoyed when she misses it to receive a $1200 airline voucher: ‘She got exactly what she paid for’

26-year-old refuses to babysit his older brother’s kids after he dumps them on his porch unannounced: ‘He [says] I should be grateful that he trusts me’

Family is family and all that, but at some point you just gotta put your foot down, don’t you? Because family has a way of turning one sibling’s success into a debt that everyone else feels entitled to collect.  In this family, the child who figured life out becomes the safety net for the one …
Seguir leyendo 26-year-old refuses to babysit his older brother’s kids after he dumps them on his porch unannounced: ‘He [says] I should be grateful that he trusts me’

12-year-old girl asks parents if she can share a room with her 14-year-old brother instead of her 11-year-old sister: ‘I’m not 100% convinced by this arrangement.’

Would you let your kids do this? If you didn’t grow up having to share a bedroom into your teens, you have no idea what that experience is actually like. Sharing a bedroom with your little sister is pretty untraumatic when you’re five and your sister is three, but as you age, it can be …
Seguir leyendo 12-year-old girl asks parents if she can share a room with her 14-year-old brother instead of her 11-year-old sister: ‘I’m not 100% convinced by this arrangement.’

‘Family comes first’: Family memes to laugh nonstop and say I love you tou our family in a hilarious way

There’s nothing greater than the love of our family! Or so they say… Nah, I’m kidding; of course family love is one of the greatest forces out there. We may fight, we may have our disagreements, but we can always count on them to watch our backs when we get in trouble. And we get …
Seguir leyendo ‘Family comes first’: Family memes to laugh nonstop and say I love you tou our family in a hilarious way

‘Family comes first’: Family memes to laugh nonstop and say I love you to our family in a hilarious way

There’s nothing greater than the love of our family! Or so they say… Nah, I’m kidding; of course family love is one of the greatest forces out there. We may fight, we may have our disagreements, but we can always count on them to watch our backs when we get in trouble. And we get …
Seguir leyendo ‘Family comes first’: Family memes to laugh nonstop and say I love you to our family in a hilarious way

Stepdad blames teen for his 6-year-old daughter’s constant stealing and problematic behaviors, so she starts documenting every incident to prove it isn’t all in her head

A six-year-old with access to debit cards, cash, electronics, phones, watches, collector’s items, school IDs, perfume, remotes, private writing, and an extraordinary ability to declare herself innocent after every disappearance sounds like a very real problem Because this little girl is being taught that if she looks confused enough, somebody else will be blamed and …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad blames teen for his 6-year-old daughter’s constant stealing and problematic behaviors, so she starts documenting every incident to prove it isn’t all in her head

Sister constantly criticizes sibling’s efforts to market her business, complains when they stop helping her out: ‘I don’t wanna do that’

Sometimes you don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone, or even when it comes back again. Having a family member who is both good at something that can help you and willing to use their skills for your benefit is not the most common combination, and it is something to be treated with respect. …
Seguir leyendo Sister constantly criticizes sibling’s efforts to market her business, complains when they stop helping her out: ‘I don’t wanna do that’

Bride refuses to let 6-year-old flower girl wear her princess dress to her wedding, despite her sister’s insistence that her daughter wear the princess dress: ‘It’s her signature, and she feels more comfortable in it.’

Why is her mother encouraging this? One of the worst things about weddings is that everyone likes to make it about themselves. A lot of wedding guests don’t care if their behavior upsets the couple getting married because they’re accustomed to getting their way, even when the event isn’t about them at all. The little …
Seguir leyendo Bride refuses to let 6-year-old flower girl wear her princess dress to her wedding, despite her sister’s insistence that her daughter wear the princess dress: ‘It’s her signature, and she feels more comfortable in it.’

Brother lets divorced sister stay at his studio apartment for 3 weeks, asks her to sleep on a dog bed: ‘»I just left a marriage and you’re putting me in a dog bed like a stray you decided to keep.’

Is it as bad as it sounds? Hosting someone at your house is not always easy. It’s easy if they’re only staying at your house a couple of days, and they’re generally low-maintenance. I have never had a problem with my college friends crashing on my couch for a weekend, and that’s probably because they’re …
Seguir leyendo Brother lets divorced sister stay at his studio apartment for 3 weeks, asks her to sleep on a dog bed: ‘»I just left a marriage and you’re putting me in a dog bed like a stray you decided to keep.’

Woman refuses to pull her weight after 6 years of living at sister’s apartment for free, sister demands she leave after finding out all her lies: ‘I’m throwing all her stuff out’

Are you willing to lie in order to get something for free? What if you get completely free housing for 6 long years? In full honesty, we all tell little white lies or bend the truth a bit to get random things for free. Seriously, who here hasn’t made a membership account at their favorite …
Seguir leyendo Woman refuses to pull her weight after 6 years of living at sister’s apartment for free, sister demands she leave after finding out all her lies: ‘I’m throwing all her stuff out’