29-year-old unexpectedly hosts sister and brother-in-law for weekend, offends them claiming she’ll kick them out for making noise with cutlery: ‘From the start, they were entitled and disrespectful’

Rule number one when staying somewhere as a houseguest: respect the preferences of the host. The best way to show gratitude for somebody allowing you to stay in their home for any amount of time is to be mindful of the kind of living environment that they prefer to have, especially if they are hosting …
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‘She can’t stay here’: Grandmother refuses to listen to parents’ house rules while she visits grandkids, leading mom to demand she won’t stay the night again

Who doesn’t love it when their grandparents come to visit? They always come bearing gifts, convince your parents to let you skip curfew, and bring a fun energy that you can’t ignore. Grandparents are the best. At least, that is the attitude towards grandparents from the kids’ point of view, the other one, from the …
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29-year-old home co-owner protests and plans hotel stay when mom insists on letting cousin and 2 kids stay in her space for the summer: ‘Now you won’t be home alone!’

Everybody needs their me time every so often, and some need a lot more than others. However, a lot of people live in circumstances where this isn’t always a possibility that they can capitalize on. Whether burdened with annoying roommates, having kids, or living with family, there are many reasons why an individual may not …
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Grandparents refuse to let 18-year-old granddaughter use their shower before prom, daughter-in-law refuses to visit them any more: ‘They have 4 full bathrooms’

Preferential treatment is something that happens in almost every family. A large number of people have favorite kids, parents, and grandkids, and it blatantly shows in the different ways that they treat them. It isn’t right, but that doesn’t stop it from happening. In fact, sometimes this only encourages it. It goes without saying that …
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Mom buys house for 29-year-old son and wife without asking, daughter-in-law complains when she visits unannounced: ‘It’s not okay to behave that way’

For many of us, a house cannot be a home unless we can find some sort of peace there. At its best, home should be a sanctuary where we can feel comfortable and relax, not a place that stresses us out.  Of course, achieving this can look different for everybody, but generally speaking some basic …
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Childfree aunt refuses to allow 5-year-old and 7-year-old stay at her house in case they ruin her guest room, suggests her sister sleeps over and the kids don’t: ‘I like to keep the space adults-only’

Being a childfree individual doesn’t always mean leading a childfree life, even if some of the intentionally childless might prefer to have it that way. The birth rates may be dropping in many places, but there are still plenty of people who aspire to have families, and unless everyone without kids lives under a rock, …
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Americans Discuss What to Avoid When Visiting the United States

Americans, if someone was planning to travel abroad to the United States, what advice would you give them? If it were me, I’d recommend that they avoid tourist traps completely. If they were planning to stay in New York, they should avoid Times Square at all costs. It’s expensive, overcrowded, and interesting for all of …
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