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OtherLiving a healthy lifestyle is important to me, and it's important to pa*s it onto my kids as well. I have a second grader who I have brought up (so far) to be very involved in the kitchen, what we eat, d*et and exercise. She came home with a note from her teacher the other day asking to please send her with more "appropriate" snacks and lunches. I thought for a minute that maybe I accidentally ...
RelationshipI'm a mother of a 24 year old daughter "Christine". Christine moved back to our hometown after obtaining her college degree and met her current boyfriend Simon (30). I'm not a big fan of Simon but we're civil enough to be around each other. The other day I called Christine to invite her for lunch to catch up. She agreed to come, but unbeknownst to me, she brought Simon with her. I was slightly ...
ParentingMy daughter (13) and stepson (11) have not gotten along since my daughter moved in. She had previously lived with her mother but I got default custody after her mother turned one of her 24 hour disappearing acts into a never coming back one. My daughter and stepson go to the same middle school and were both running for student council VP. There was tension in the house and my wife told my steps...
Family ConflictMy ex husband and I have custody of our 11 yo son. He's diabetic and since his diagnosis is relatively new, we're still working on managing things for him so he could continue to live a normal life just like other kids. His stepdad is responsible for dropping him off/picking him up from school since his stepsiblings attend the same school. The issue began when my son started asking me or his bi...
OtherI'm engaged to my fiance (Sam/41) and we're getting married soon. He was married before and had a 13 year old son who pa*sed away 4 years ago. He is still grieving, and this grief sometimes clouds his thinking. We are planning the wedding, and he asked that we reserve a chair at the venue for his deceased son. He said his son will be there spiritually and he wants to reserve a seat out of respe...
OtherMy F30 brother M16 was born with a heart condition that prevented him from living his childhood to the fullest and doing his favorite activities. He can't do most things due to his condition and the side affects his medication have on him. My parents have always struggled with money because of medical bills and unfortunately they can not afford to buy my brother nice things for example he alway...
ParentingWe've been together 3 years, been married 1 year, and have an infant. Relationship has been the best of my life and relatively smooth throughout - no red flags. Our child is healthy and happy. We're in a pretty great familial situation currently. We are blessed to really have no real stresses or anxieties. We were at the grocery store and my wife asked me not to purchase som**hing because o...
RelationshipI definitely have a bit of a complex about this kind of stuff because of how I grew up—always with my siblings getting what they asked for while I almost never did, and generally feeling like I never "get my turn" at things, so it will be helpful to know if I'm justified or overreacting. My bf and I have been dating for 10 months and it was my birthday yesterday. I put a lot of effort into birt...
ParentingMy children are 17 and 14 respectively, and I’m hoping the fact that they’re teenagers is the reason for their incredibly s**tty behavior. My husband, before he met me, had a wife and a newborn baby that pa*sed away in Canada due to hazardous road conditions that resulted in a 4 car smash up. No one was at fault, it was a horrific disaster, and my husband was devastated as a result and fell int...
ParentingI(70s F) am the grandmother to 5 wonderful grandkids (3 women and 2 men). The last of my grandkids got married last October. My husband (70s M) and I usually get them a small gift (usually the cheapest thing on the registry), then the day before the wedding, we privately gift them a check for $40k, we prefer that they use it for a house, but we don’t force them to do so. We also ask them to ke...
BoundariesThis has been an ongoing argument between my wife and I, but it resulted in a huge argument today and I’m starting to wonder if I’m in the wrong. I think it’s impossible for someone in my position to see my wife’s point of view fairly so tell me who’s the a*shole here. I’m also not interested in any relationship advice, our marriage is fine, it’s solely this topic/argument that I’m interested ...
RelationshipMy husband (35) is disabled, he's in a wheelchair and is home 24/7. Because he needs me around to a*sist him, I'd have him and his chair nearby while I do laundry or cook or clean. He's with me most of the time except for when I go to the bathroom, but even then he'd complain about me being away for so long. I don't even go shopping, everything gets delivered to our home. I haven't seen my ...