OtherBefore my brothers and I were born, my mom had a child with an old boyfriend, "Penny". Her boyfriend/Penny's bio dad didn't stick around. My mom then met my dad when Penny was 3 and they got married. My dad adopted Penny. My mom then went on to have me and my brothers with our dad. Growing up, Penny was always the apple of my dad's eye. He gave us all attention, but he always went out of his w...
OtherMy family just got back from a weeklong cruise, and there is still some tension about this. My wife and I took our 20yo son, 16yo daughter, 13yo son and 7yo son. Our oldest spent most of his time on vacation doing his own thing, having breakfast and dinner with the family but being seldom seen otherwise. My wife and I enjoyed spending time with out kids, but we also did some couple's activitie...
RelationshipTo begin with I love my son with all my heart. But he blew up his marriage by cheating and has moved back home. I F55 have three children. My oldest is my daughter 30, then my twins 25MF. My oldest just got married to a wonderful man. My younger daughter is going to grad school overseas and that leaves my son. Let's call him Carlos. He has always been a handful. He got married when he was...
RelationshipHe was laid off from a systems development job as were many others. He had also been aggressively emailing the company CFO however, ranting about a social media policy he refused to sign. He sent over 7 emails, despite being told not to, managed to accuse the CFO of supporting moms for liberty… it was bats**t. So I’m pretty sure he moved himself to the top of the corporate layoff line. He h...
RelationshipI (20sF) am in the train to head to the airport for work. It’s early morning, I am juggling a suitcase, laptop bag, handbag, breakfast and coffee - and find a window seat on the train in the middle of a cabin put all my stuff and coat on the seat / floor next to me and start having breakfast. Train is not empty, but certainly not busy, all the rows have one person sitting in it, generally on th...
Family ConflictMe (23M) and my mom don’t have the best relationship. My parents broke up when I was 2. My mom was trying to do college so I was mostly with my dad and she’d have me every weekend. When I was 6 she got married and then a year later had my half brother “Tommy.” After that she was cancelling our meetups or days I go over there because she was busy. Missing out on school stuff and then birthdays. ...
OtherMy sister ( F,31) and I ( F,34) married around the same time 7 years ago. She decided to have kids right away. My husband ( M,35) and I decided to buy a house first , do a little travelling and have enough savings before having kids. My sister now has 4 kids. I’m currently pr****nt with our baby. I have been dealing with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) and it’s been brutal. Luckily my MIL and my h...
RelationshipI (M36) work as a bus driver. I've been doing the same route for about five years and I've gotten to know my regulars pretty well to the point where I'd consider most of us friends. I enjoy my job and conversation and socialising comes easily to me. My wife (F36) works in an office and drives so she's never really met any of my regular pa*sengers. So I've been married for about five years n...
ParentingI (38F) have been married to my husband for over a decade and helped raise his son Jake (fake name) (18M) since he was 8. I’ve been there for him through everything such as school problems, breakups, late-night breakdowns, you name it. I’m not his biological mom, but I’ve acted like a parent in every way that counts. A week ago, Jake came to us and admitted his girlfriend (16F) is pr****nt....
RelationshipLittle baby "J" was born 16/5/17. His dad broke up with me during the pregnancy. I wanted him to be involved, and he promised he would be, but he was never there. He got into a relationship quickly, and I heard his new partner was pr****nt within three months. He has never been there for J. He has seen him only three times, totaling less than four hours. He does not pay child support, but I do ...
OtherI’m a single mom to Emi (6). Emi is my only child. She’s been sick since she was 2, and if I’m going to be honest, she likely won’t make it to 10. Her dad left us when she got sick. Emi spends one week in the hospital then a week at home. Because of this, the last time I was able to send her to school was 2 years ago when we were able to do preschool 3 hours a day, 2 days a week, and they still...
ParentingI (F32) have been trying to get pr****nt for seven years now and have been unsuccessful. Diagnosed with PCOS later in life, I’ve had five miscarriages that have taken a ma*sive toll on my physical and mental health. It has left me feeling like a ma*sive failure as my partner (M36) desperately wants children and I’m unable to give him this. He never makes me feel badly about it, but I know he’s...