Family ConflictWhen I (24m) was 19, my mother had my younger sister, Mj, and subsequently returned to drug use, frequently abandoning her. Wanting to give Mj a s**ble life, I filed a pet*tion and gained full custody when Mj was two. I am legally her father, and she knows me only as Dad. A year ago, I started dating my girlfriend, Ida (24f). She seemed to connect well with Mj, taking her on outings. I prop...
Family ConflictI (16M) have four older siblings who are 11+ years older than me. My parents were finished at four kids, my dad got a vasectomy and then six years after it my mom found out she was expecting me. She was 13 weeks when they found out and I was always told if she'd been earlier she would have aborted me. My siblings hated that our parents had another kid. They're all close enough but with me I fe...
OtherThe husband's father pa*sed away when the husband was 19, leaving a will that granted his stepmother the right to live in the family home until her death or departure, after which sole ownership would pa*s to the husband. Crucially, the will prevented the stepmother from willing the home to her own children or relatives. When the father d*ed, the stepmother gathered some of the husband's bel...
Family ConflictI (M35) have the oportunity to help my parents who are (64) by buying them a home so they don't have to stress about rents being thru the roof but i told them if i do this for them i don't want my brother (42) to move in with them at any point, to wich my moms response was "why don't you want to help him?" I told her that when i was going thru the lowest point in my life he was doing really good b...
Family ConflictI (29M) recently married the love of my life (27F). The wedding was everything we dreamed of… except for one major issue caused by my parents. For context, I am estranged from my older brother, Luke (35M). He bullied me relentlessly throughout his childhood—verbally, emotionally, and even physically. My parents always downplayed it, brushing it off as “normal sibling stuff.” But it wasn’t. ...
OtherI am a shameless flirt, and most of my social circle knows I am open to taking things further if there is reciprocation. A friend of a sometimes lover seemed to be enjoying my company in a social setting, and I was enjoying theirs as well. There was some champagne involved, but no one seemed overly intoxicated. My charm was active, and there was definite heavy chemistry between us. This cha...
OtherThis is a fairly small incident which happened when I was to return home during dinner time. I had an argument with my 10 year old daughter over distribution of ch**es, which I told her mopping the hallway was included in her part every Sat**day but she insisted limiting to her room only. Anyway, she was quite angry at me before I left for work. On my way home after work I wanted to buy ...
Family ConflictLast year my husband d*ed in a car accident. We were separated for about a year prior but not officially divorced, so I was named the administrator of his estate. I have my own home and I’m financially independent. We had two children together. In late summer of last year I learned that his parents were the beneficiaries and received a boat load of money. Since his death his parents have told ...
ParentingMy older sister (37F) has 3 kids under 10. I (25M) don't have kids yet but I'm a junior sous-chef and I cook a lot in my spare time. During some recent time off from work my sister asked if I could babysit her kids after school for three days. I said yes. I watched the kids. She paid me for it and I thought that would be it. But then she asked me what the kids ate with me after the week had en...
RelationshipMy husband (Mark) and I have been together for 10 years, and I love him unconditionally no matter what we look like. When we first got together as teenagers, we were both so much smaller. But in the last 3–4 years, he’s put on over 200 pounds. I don’t even care about the number on the scale—that’s not what bothers me. What k**ls me is that his weight has caused stage 2 hypertension, prediabete...
OtherA few months ago, I found out my older brother is engaged to someone I went to high school with. I didn't recognize the name until I saw the engagement photos on social media, and my stomach dropped. She used to bully me all throughout high school. It was not just casual mean-girl behavior; she made my life h**l. She mocked my weight, started rumors that I had an STD, and once put a fake note ...
RelationshipA little back story. I female 30 and my husband 39 m have four children 11,9,6, &2. For the first 7-8 years I was a SAHM but I went to school and got a certificate and have been working off and on ever since. My husband makes more than enough money for me to stay at home but I would rather work. My 2 yr old has to go to day care every day but for my mental health I cannot be at home all day ever...