Family ConflictSo my brother pa*sed away in August, we’re identical twins with the small exception that he had facial hair and I do not, other than that we’re pretty much carbon copies. My SIL did not take their kids (2 and 4) to the funeral as it would’ve been traumatic to them and I totally respect that, however, she has also let them Believe that he is me. I’ve been at the house often helping out with the ...
ParentingI'm new to my area and I have made friends with a few neighbors through a mommy and me group. I have been in the group now a little over a month and I have a 9 week old. I have a neighbor who is in the group and she asked me last week in an emergency if I could watch her 3 and 5 year old, she looked desperate so I agreed. I was like well its just once. I am a full-time SAHM and enjoy all my ti...
OtherMy (24f) boyfriend (24M) has 2 sisters Emily (30F) and Diane (32F). They are both married and trying for a baby. Diane announced her first pregnancy at mother day this year. She gifted her mother a baby shoe and a positive pregnancy test. Everyone was happy and even more when Emily told everyone that she was also trying for a baby. Later that evening, I texted them both saying "Congratulations...
Family ConflictMy 16 year old niece Judy is into bakery; she bakes plenty of sweets and cakes. Due to my brother and his wife's financial situation, Judy got dropped of cooking academy. She was heartbroken over this especially because she was on top of her cla*s. She was determined to go back to cooking academy so she started selling stuff she bakes online to be able to afford her cla*ses. Her parents though...
Family ConflictMy parents are divorced, and because of the custody agreement I am supposed to be at my dad's for every other week. My mom dropped me off outside his house and I went to the door and the key didn't work. I banged on the door and rang the doorbell and nobody came to the door, the house seemed empty. My phone had d*ed and my mom had left because she was dropping me off in her rush to work. Th...
RelationshipI (M, 37) have always been close to my sister (F, 35). We talk regularly, and during one such conversation, she told me she’s been feeling really depressed / overwhelmed lately. As we were talking, I could tell she was holding back tears. So I decided to do som**hing nice for her. I contacted a local florist and put in an order for some flowers. I had them delivered to my sister’s place of emp...
OtherI am 16F and I have a neighbour, Ben, who is 16M. He is an autistic person. He is high functioning but sometimes prone to severe meltdowns. Our mothers are friends, so we hang around a lot. We are friends and hang out a lot together but I don't consider him close to me. It's because it's a pretty one sided friendship. If you asked him a single question about me, he wouldn't be able to answer. ...
RelationshipMy husband and I have a two year old son together. My husband is a great and attentive father but this problem for the past year and a half or so is reaching its breaking point and I’m extremely annoyed. I made this ultimatum with my husband last night after a fight I had with his brother. I have brown hair and blue eyes, my husband has blond hair and blue eyes and our son has brown hair an...
RelationshipI [36m] have been married to my wife, Anne [28f] for three years. Anne is an Ivy League university graduate. Without revealing too many details, she went to a school that virtually every American knows by name. My sister, Jennifer [40f] went to a different Ivy League school, but one that is considered lower in status than Anne’s. Jennifer did not graduate. She began suffering from mental healt...
RelationshipMy daughter-in-law is pr****nt with my first grandchild. She is suffering from placenta preavia. She is on bedrest. It would be dangerous for her to have s*x. So my a*shole son decided that he should cheat. She found out and kicked him out of the house. He came to stay with us because "she was having crazy pregnancy hormones". Every time he called her they would fight. After a couple of days...
OtherMy fiancés brother "Chris" moved to Mississippi from our home town 2 years ago to be with some girl he met on the internet. Chris has always been the type to make terrible life choices and my fiancé is ALWAYS the one who bails him out (with the except of my FMIL). My fiancé does this because he has survivors guilt. They lived with their father growing up and their father hated Chris with a bur...
RelationshipI (M, 32) moved into this neighborhood 2 months ago. The neighborhood is kind of busy with lots of activities and events taking place. I have a next door neighbor named "Steve" from what I'd noticed Steve has an important place among the neighbors, he's conservative and somewhat influential if this is the right word. So amyways, Steve keeps inviting me to participate in events but I tell I'm bu...