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OtherContext. Story happened in early 2020. I (F31) have a brother (34), we're both no longer speaking to our parents. He has been with his GF for 10 years who has no sibling but is very close to her parents. Four years ago, they told me they were having a baby. Of course, I was thrilled for them. Few months later, BOOM baby boy! (G) For reasons stated earlier, we're pretty small family, I'm his...
OtherSo, I (32F) have two kids: my biological son, Ethan (8), and my adopted son, Malik (7). Malik is Black, and we've had him in our family since he was 3. We live in a mostly white neighborhood, but we’ve always felt welcomed by everyone, and our neighbors have been really supportive of both my kids. Except for Steve (45M), the guy who lives two houses down from us. Over the past year or so, he’s ...
OtherI was at a fairly large fundraiser I organised tonight and it got completely ruined by my ex friend, let’s call her Jenna. I’m quite open with my friends about my line of work (S*x Work) but I’m not with family and those I don’t know well. During the event I was talking to a group and Jenna blurts out “She can donate so much because she makes so much making p**n.” I was stunned. It became in...
OtherSo, I (28M) live in an apartment complex where we all try to be friendly with one another. One of my neighbors, Karen (probably mid-40s), is generally nice but can be a bit… particular. We’ve had polite interactions, nothing too close, but enough to say h**lo in pa*sing. Last winter, there was a huge snowstorm, and I was caught off guard. I didn’t have a shovel, so I asked Karen if I could ...
RelationshipMy wife and I have been married for 3 years and my wife and I and my SIL (wife's sister) we all live together. She has 2 kids, a 2-year-old and a 5-month-old. My wife and I help her, mostly my wife cause she's at home most of the time. But her friend has been a pain for us. I don't like her. She lives near us and has been friends with my wife for a year. She comes over almost every other day an...
WorkSo I (29F) work as an admin a*sistant at a small company, and my boss, who we will call Greg (40M), is the type of guy who thinks “running things like a family” means he can do whatever he wants. A few months ago, Greg adopted a golden retriever named Buddy. Buddy is great. Greg is not. Instead of, you know, adjusting his own life to accommodate his dog, he just started bringing Buddy to the of...
RelationshipMy (28f) Husband's (29m) "best friend" is getting married. They got engaged some time last year, but only decided to start setting a date now, in October. Their date? Either January or February 2025. Approximately 3 or 4 months from now, and they've known I'm pr****nt and due January 28th since July. Now, I'm not expecting them to plan their wedding around my baby, I just find it kind of crazy...
Family ConflictMy stepmom was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago. She's really sick and her and my dad are struggling to keep everything going. They've got four kids together 8 and younger and then there's me (17m). I don't have a good relationship with them. I did until I was 6. Then things went badly. So my mom d*ed when I was only a baby, my dad and stepmom met when I was 2. I really loved her and ...
OtherGrowing up, my sister (26) and I (23 F), were not that close. She was my parent's favorite daughter. I have always been a little overweight, I had PCOS, my sister was slim and fit. I always held that resentment towards her, especially when she belittled me with my mom. Not letting me eat more than one serving of dinner or more than one serving of dessert. Telling me that sleeping in was making...
RelationshipI (28f) have been married to my husband for 4 years and consider him my family. We will never have kids. I have recently started a new job. We've been really busy so I worked many hours of overtime. A few weeks ago my boss asked me whether I had family. I said yes and he didn't ask for more details. Last Friday he kept calling some of my colleagues into his office. Then he called me. I went ...
OtherMy sister and her wife can't have kids together for obvious reasons, so they asked me to be a "known s**rm doner". They first brought it up to me years prior jokingly before I was deployed as she lovingly said "just in case I don't make it back" but like most of the time when my sister has a big ask to make, she just asks and expects an answer right away. For multiple reasons I said no the big...
OtherI met my girlfriend when we were 11. We were on the same basketball team so I met her family at the games. Her sister “Sammi” was 8 back then and I guess her family used to like teasing that she has a little crush on me and she’d get all shy whenever I hung out with them. They made jokes about me being her “little boyfriend.” Then we got together when we were 13. So the whole Sammi crushing...