He gave her a firm no, but she didn’t push the matter. There’s a lot of social stigma around asking people for money, and for good reasons. Nobody is entitled to anyone else’s money, even if that person would gladly and freely give their money away. It can come off as entitled to ask your …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old asks her late father’s childhood friend to fund her college education despite not talking to him for 7 years: ‘I’m currently putting 3 of my kids through college right now, 2 of them in medical school’
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17-year-old refuses to wake up his lazy 15-year-old brother in the mornings, causing him to miss school, demands parents find another way: ‘I’m tired of having to wake him up’
Some people are simply incapable of waking up in the morning, and it naturally gets in the way of their lives. At almost every stage in our lives, waking up at a set time in the morning is a must, whether you’re in high school, college, work, or with kids. When one has a hard …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to wake up his lazy 15-year-old brother in the mornings, causing him to miss school, demands parents find another way: ‘I’m tired of having to wake him up’
Parents refuse to let college-aged kid take 2-week vacation with his own money since they’re paying his tuition: ‘Imagine being so miserly and controlling you deny your child one little vacation that he’s saved to pay for’
Some parents never learn when to let go. Parenthood is all about raising your child to be independent. They’re dependent on you for the beginning of their lives, so it’s your job to teach them how to take care of themselves so they can lead their own lives on their own. But this is a …
Seguir leyendo Parents refuse to let college-aged kid take 2-week vacation with his own money since they’re paying his tuition: ‘Imagine being so miserly and controlling you deny your child one little vacation that he’s saved to pay for’
Wife calls out husband for making their 8, 10, and 14-year-old kids earn $10/hr learning industrial engineering: ‘They’ve been spoiled brats up till now’
It’s a good thing to learn some skills when you’re a kid. It’s part of what childhood is for. Sure, you want to bask in the irresponsibility of being a child, but it’s also important to develop some routines and a sense of work ethic. You don’t want to dim their lights with work too …
Seguir leyendo Wife calls out husband for making their 8, 10, and 14-year-old kids earn $10/hr learning industrial engineering: ‘They’ve been spoiled brats up till now’
15-year-old made cilantro rice for family dinner, despite her 16-year-old sister being severely allergic to cilantro: ‘Everyone else in the family likes cilantro. I don’t see why you can’t just eat something else if you don’t want to at least try it’
She’s either stupid or malicious, and I’d bet my hat on the latter. Allergies are not to be messed with, especially severe ones. One time when I was working as a cashier at a Chinese restaurant, a dude called in to order for pickup and said his wife was highly allergic to soy. He asked …
Seguir leyendo 15-year-old made cilantro rice for family dinner, despite her 16-year-old sister being severely allergic to cilantro: ‘Everyone else in the family likes cilantro. I don’t see why you can’t just eat something else if you don’t want to at least try it’
18-year-old goes on a hunger strike because his single mother refuses to make him different meals or let him cook: ‘We are not poor’
He’s got a flair for the dramatic. Little kids are known to go on hunger strikes because they don’t like the food their parents make. Well, they go on their idea of a hunger strike, having a tantrum until their parents give in, which they often do. These kids are appealing to their parents’ need …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old goes on a hunger strike because his single mother refuses to make him different meals or let him cook: ‘We are not poor’
Parents spend every cent of 23-year-old daughter’s $1400 graduation gift from her grandmother, refuse to give it back to her: ‘Your father committed breach of trust’
There are a lot of ways that people try to «justify» theft, and most of them don’t make sense. Especially if it’s interpersonal. If your friend took $20 out of your wallet without telling you, you might forgive them if they had a good reason, but it was still wrong to do so in the …
Seguir leyendo Parents spend every cent of 23-year-old daughter’s $1400 graduation gift from her grandmother, refuse to give it back to her: ‘Your father committed breach of trust’
Parents kick 16-year-old son out of their home, wait 4 days to find him and bring him back: ‘They abandoned me when I needed them the most’
He didn’t do anything to deserve this Not all people are fit to be parents. They see typical teenage behavior, and instead of taking it for what it is, they act like their kid is irreparably evil. Some kids are genuinely juvenile delinquents who need to be set straight, but a lot of teens who …
Seguir leyendo Parents kick 16-year-old son out of their home, wait 4 days to find him and bring him back: ‘They abandoned me when I needed them the most’
17-year-old couple refuses to break up after his dad gets in a relationship with her mom: ‘Her mom called us sick and disgusting’
They are not siblings in any sense of the word. There is a lot of stigma about dating family members for a good reason. There are real, horribly negative biological consequences if you have a child with a member of your immediate family, and the stigma is probably a good thing for the continuation of …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old couple refuses to break up after his dad gets in a relationship with her mom: ‘Her mom called us sick and disgusting’
Family forces 17-year-old to share her birthday party with her grandma, refuses to let her invite 1 or 2 friends: ‘My grandma doesn’t want strangers in her home’
It’s her birthday too, you know! It can be tough to share a birthday with a major holiday. I have a friend who was born the day before 9/11, and people always tell her how lucky she is that she missed that birthday by a hair. While she’s also grateful that her birthday isn’t 9/11, …
Seguir leyendo Family forces 17-year-old to share her birthday party with her grandma, refuses to let her invite 1 or 2 friends: ‘My grandma doesn’t want strangers in her home’