22-year-old exposes 43-year-old uncle’s $700 unpaid debt to him during a family dinner after uncle brags about booking a trip to the Maldives: ‘You can afford all that but not repay my debt’

Money can cause a lot of issues. Though just a piece of little green paper, money makes the world go round (or, it makes the world stop spinning). We all bow down to the dollar because it’s what we use to acquire things—food, housing, trips to the Maldives—you name it! Lending money to people is …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old exposes 43-year-old uncle’s $700 unpaid debt to him during a family dinner after uncle brags about booking a trip to the Maldives: ‘You can afford all that but not repay my debt’

‘People ask for my opinion and get upset when I give my honest answer’: Man says he’s ‘not having fun’ on a hike with brother, brother calls out his brutal honesty

We all have to lie sometimes in order to grease the wheels of life. Part of being a human is not saying how we truly feel in order to spare the feelings of someone we love. Imagine if every time you get a gift you didn’t have much use for, you said «I don’t really …
Seguir leyendo ‘People ask for my opinion and get upset when I give my honest answer’: Man says he’s ‘not having fun’ on a hike with brother, brother calls out his brutal honesty

25-year-old daughter refuses to contribute $500 to mom’s ‘family gift’, which turns out to be a new car for her 28-year-old brother: ‘She just assumed we’d all go along with it’

Sometimes, you never know your sibling is the golden child until your parents spell it right out before you. That’s not very jolly, but that’s the way things roll on this website. One of the worst things a parent can do is lie to their children and go under their noses to ensure that their …
Seguir leyendo 25-year-old daughter refuses to contribute $500 to mom’s ‘family gift’, which turns out to be a new car for her 28-year-old brother: ‘She just assumed we’d all go along with it’

Mother allows kid to bother exhausted airplane passenger throughout 2-hour flight, internet discusses the importance of effective parental oversight: ‘Not her child. Not her responsibility’

The last thing any exhausted passengers want on a somber flight to a family funeral is a kid begging you to let them play games on your phone and showing you the already-chewed food that they have in their mouths. One can absolutely adore children and be happy to entertain them throughout a short airplane …
Seguir leyendo Mother allows kid to bother exhausted airplane passenger throughout 2-hour flight, internet discusses the importance of effective parental oversight: ‘Not her child. Not her responsibility’

‘She and l are like oil and water’: Mom relentlessly disrespects daughter’s smile during a holiday family photo, daughter bails on family dinner to escape her wrath

The holiday season insists that folks with families who constantly argue, continue arguing throughout the festive time of year. We don’t make the rules, the holiday gods do. If you have a family who’s keen on kicking you while you’re down, we’re sure you relate to the original poster of this next story. Entitled parents …
Seguir leyendo ‘She and l are like oil and water’: Mom relentlessly disrespects daughter’s smile during a holiday family photo, daughter bails on family dinner to escape her wrath

26-year-old woman asks out her ‘never been kissed’ male friend after weeks of him complaining about being single, rejects her and makes fun of her with his male friends: ‘I have found him cute for months yet he thinks he’s ugly’

People discuss the «male loneliness epidemic» from so many different angles. It’s easy for some to blame the poor social skills and introverted tendencies of Generation Z men on them not being able to find a partner. Some might argue that framing this as a problem that harms men only downplays the difficulty all single …
Seguir leyendo 26-year-old woman asks out her ‘never been kissed’ male friend after weeks of him complaining about being single, rejects her and makes fun of her with his male friends: ‘I have found him cute for months yet he thinks he’s ugly’

Guy refuses to hang out with leech friends after footing the bill for countless dinners, prioritizes his ‘financial boundaries’ instead of their conditional friendship

We’ve all been in this guy’s position at one point in our lives. Your wide-eyed «friends» stare off into the distance when the restaurant bill is dropped off at the table. You wonder why you didn’t request separate checks at the beginning of the feast, and now, your wallet will take the hit as a …
Seguir leyendo Guy refuses to hang out with leech friends after footing the bill for countless dinners, prioritizes his ‘financial boundaries’ instead of their conditional friendship

‘They get what they pay for’: 16-year-old refuses to babysit his three younger siblings because parents won’t pay him, leading to a discussion on favoritism

When you’re a teenager with younger siblings, it’s impossible to ignore favoritism shown toward specific children. It’s almost like some parents make a point to be obvious about which child they prefer, and this is pretty messed up when you’re the oldest and do the most around the house. When you’ve finally had enough, you …
Seguir leyendo ‘They get what they pay for’: 16-year-old refuses to babysit his three younger siblings because parents won’t pay him, leading to a discussion on favoritism

‘I’ve always been the outsider’: No-contact parents sneak back into daughter’s life and request the money she made off of selling her home, despite draining her savings account years earlier

Some people aren’t lucky enough to be born into families with considerate parents who will go above and beyond to do right by them. Even when you think things are going swimmingly, you’re reminded of every reason why you decided to cut them off in the first place. It’s painful going no-contact with people you …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’ve always been the outsider’: No-contact parents sneak back into daughter’s life and request the money she made off of selling her home, despite draining her savings account years earlier

Ex-husband’s new fiance insists that his wife of 26 years and the mother of his 4 children change her last name back to her maiden name: ‘He wants me to move on’

A lot of people view a woman changing her maiden name to her married name through a very patriarchal lens. The idea that a woman takes her husband’s name instead of uniting with him and their children under the same name is very popular. Of course, it could be argued that if a woman really …
Seguir leyendo Ex-husband’s new fiance insists that his wife of 26 years and the mother of his 4 children change her last name back to her maiden name: ‘He wants me to move on’