Like many other holiday stories, this Thanksgiving trip starts out soft and sentimental and then slowly slides into the same old family drama rerun. Daughter drives four hours to a cabin that meant a lot when her dad was alive, brings her little brother, tries to give everyone a sweet weekend of swimming, dinners out, …
Seguir leyendo 24-year-old plans a nostalgic Thanksgiving cabin trip, but her mother freaks out mid-restaurant dinner, pushing the daughter to cut holiday short: ‘She blew up this whole trip because of miscommunication’
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Mom of 9 flips out when sister refuses to buy each child a separate gift for Christmas: ‘If I got everyone something, that would come to over $1000’
The holidays get more complicated the more people who are involved. Getting together with a big family at Christmas can be a wonderful experience, but there is a lot to think about. The various relationship dynamics, who is going to host, and what the gifts are going to be like are all things that can …
Seguir leyendo Mom of 9 flips out when sister refuses to buy each child a separate gift for Christmas: ‘If I got everyone something, that would come to over $1000’
Father asks 25-year-old daughter and her two siblings to sign away their rights as beneficiaries to their grandfather’s trust once he passes: ‘[He is] pressuring me’
The last thing on your mind when a loved one passes is what you’re going to do with their assets—most of the time. Sometimes, conniving family members lurk in the shadows, awaiting the perfect moment to slip into the will and take everything. How can they do this, though? Familial manipulation and the hope that …
Seguir leyendo Father asks 25-year-old daughter and her two siblings to sign away their rights as beneficiaries to their grandfather’s trust once he passes: ‘[He is] pressuring me’
‘Mom dropped her fork’: 28-year-old accountant gets roasted by her parents for being boring, so she exposes the secretly-unemployed Golden Child, revealing she’s been covering $115,000 of her bills; chaos ensues
Family dinners can descend into madness pretty quickly. One minute, you’re all smiling beside a freshly carved turkey, and the next, you’re leaping across the table with the electric carver poised to slice. At least in my family, a semi-volatile collective of well-intentioned folks, career advice can be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. …
Seguir leyendo ‘Mom dropped her fork’: 28-year-old accountant gets roasted by her parents for being boring, so she exposes the secretly-unemployed Golden Child, revealing she’s been covering $115,000 of her bills; chaos ensues
Doctor aunt tells 16-year-old niece not to become a pediatrician, her sister reprimands her for ‘discouraging’ her daughter’s practical career path: ‘Just telling the truth’
Career advice is everywhere, even when you’re not looking for it. The internet is full of people telling you what you should do with your career. What you should wear to an interview, what you should say, when you should say it, what fields to go into, and which ones to avoid. Then there are …
Seguir leyendo Doctor aunt tells 16-year-old niece not to become a pediatrician, her sister reprimands her for ‘discouraging’ her daughter’s practical career path: ‘Just telling the truth’
38-year-old and pregnant girlfriend want to move into brother’s 4-bedroom home for 6 months, tells the whole family he’s moving in before brother agrees: ‘I gave up my childhood for you. And you can’t even give us a few months of help?’
Living with family isn’t the easiest. They have a way of getting under your skin, unlike anyone else. They know what buttons to press, and they have no hesitation pressing them. This is why, when you eventually move out, you probably want to protect your space. You want to make sure that your home is …
Seguir leyendo 38-year-old and pregnant girlfriend want to move into brother’s 4-bedroom home for 6 months, tells the whole family he’s moving in before brother agrees: ‘I gave up my childhood for you. And you can’t even give us a few months of help?’
Cousin Janice calls 24 hours after Thanksgiving, demanding leftovers after she treated dinner like a drive-thru, showing up late and leaving early: ‘We were already heading to the concert, we weren’t home. She literally asked if we could come back’
Thanksgiving host puts together a small, cozy dinner after deciding to stay in town for once, and generously extends an invite to a cousin who lives nearby but never really shows up for anything. Cosuin Janice arrives just before the food hits the table, keeps her eyes mostly on her phone through the blessing and …
Seguir leyendo Cousin Janice calls 24 hours after Thanksgiving, demanding leftovers after she treated dinner like a drive-thru, showing up late and leaving early: ‘We were already heading to the concert, we weren’t home. She literally asked if we could come back’
17-year-old adopted son discovers parents set up college fund for 14-year-old sister, but not for him, he confronts them after they refuse to talk to guidance counselor: ‘That’s none of your business’
Choosing to adopt a child is a huge decision that cannot be taken lightly. As soon as adoptive parents sign the papers, and the second they are handed a baby, that child is theirs. That baby is their kid, and they are the parents: No inbetweens, and no takebacks. While you can’t force parents to …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old adopted son discovers parents set up college fund for 14-year-old sister, but not for him, he confronts them after they refuse to talk to guidance counselor: ‘That’s none of your business’
Retired Army warrant officer loses it on Thanksgiving guests who mock his service and his wife, delivering a speech that clears the room: ‘My dad said something that just set me off’
Thanksgiving at this house is less warm family gathering and more like an endurance showdown with side dishes. A retired warrant officer and his wife keep trying to host the big happy holiday she always wanted, while both extended families show up every year, determined to prove why that dream never had a chance. Dad …
Seguir leyendo Retired Army warrant officer loses it on Thanksgiving guests who mock his service and his wife, delivering a speech that clears the room: ‘My dad said something that just set me off’
‘If I pay for it, it’s mine’: Daughter refuses to let mom read her therapy homework after mom claims she’s entitled to it since she pays for therapy, mom reads it anyway
Even if we don’t like it, many adults find themselves still leaning on their parents long after they thought they would. Adult life is a lot harder than we anticipated, and yes, that often means we still need our parents’ help even after we move out or spread our metaphorical wings. That doesn’t mean we …
Seguir leyendo ‘If I pay for it, it’s mine’: Daughter refuses to let mom read her therapy homework after mom claims she’s entitled to it since she pays for therapy, mom reads it anyway