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BoundariesSo, my roommate Lisa mentioned to me last night that she had a guy coming over. She recently also told me she had tested positive for HIV. So I tried to talk her out of it, turns out she hadn’t told him she was infected, and refused to do so when I asked. So she goes upstairs to shower, and her date shows up. I pull him aside and tell him everything. He was still very nice and ate dinner with ...
RelationshipI feel like I need some outside perspective on a really tough situation. My husband and I have been married for 19 years, and we have three kids together: a 13-year-old daughter, a 2-year-old, and a newborn. Our journey to parenthood wasn’t easy; we faced a lot of fertility struggles, and my husband has been my rock through it all. That’s why this situation has hit me so hard. Recently, I s...
Family ConflictThis past weekend, we hosted a birthday party for my son (M6). Standard setup—park location, party games, balloons, snacks, cake. We had some cookies, lollies, and drinks available: water, juice, and yes, Coke. Pretty normal stuff for a kid’s party, nothing extreme. Here’s the thing: most parents just dropped their kids off and left. Some didn’t even say hi or check in—just handed the kid o...
ParentingI have a golden retriever, Milo, who I’ve had for six years. He’s my best friend, incredibly well trained, and honestly like family to me. A few months ago, my close friend Erica and her husband had to move unexpectedly due to financial reasons. They were struggling to find a place, so I offered for them to stay in my guest house temporarily while they got back on their feet. I made it clear t...
ParentingI (56m) have two daughters (22f) (23f) we all live in the house they grew up in. They both work full time and have moved in thier long time boyfriends (23m ) (24m) They handle all their own expenses car , gas insurance and groceries now that we have 6 adults all the bills for household utilities have gone up with the extra people I sent a text to everyone that going forward as the util...
OtherI’ll try to make this short.. my wife and I (32M&33F) have a 14 year old son. (We had him young) Last night my wife went to my sons room to ask him to sign a mothers day card for his grandma. She has a bad habit of not knocking and when she walked in on my son *s**nking the monkey*. There was screaming and yelling and I came up to my wife angry and telling me to handle him. I went in and ta...
RelationshipI woke up this morning craving a bagel. So I asked my family if anyone else would like a bagel. My daughter said yes, my wife said no. As I was leaving, she asked if I could get her a muffin. Anything but corn (she doesn’t like corn muffins). Note that our bagel shop sells precisely 2 things. Bagels and muffins. By the time I get there (around 8:30) they’re sold out of all but 2 corn muffin...
Family ConflictI (33F) have been married to my husband (32M) since November 2023. Before we got married, my parents bought us a house, using equity from their own home to help with the purchase. The t*tle is in my mom’s name and mine, and we’re essentially paying them back for helping us out. They did this to give us a s**ble foundation for our family, especially for our son (who I will refer to as "my son" ...
ParentingMy Name is Gina, 55 F from upstate New York, and I run a family owned pizzeria. My husband and I have been in the service industry for decades and over the past few years, We've noticed a huge increase in rude customers, rude children and a crazy level of ent*tlement. One of the rules we have in our restaurant is that nobody is allowed to talk on speaker phone, play music out loud or have anyt...
Family ConflictI (44f) married my husband 8 years ago. His first wife d*ed when his daughter was 5. She was 9 when we met and 11 when we got married. We have what I always considered a pretty good relationship and I love her and she's a good kid and now young adult. I could never have kids of my own and I accepted that. I never expected, suggested or implied I wanted to be her mom. I was happy to be a part o...
OtherI (30F) lost my mom five years ago. Before she pa*sed, she gave me her wedding dress. She told me she wanted me to have it, whether I chose to wear it at my own wedding, repurpose it, or just keep it as a memory of her. It’s one of the most sentimental things I own. My older brother, Jake (33M), is getting married in a few months to his fiancée, Laura (29F). We have a good relationship, but...
OtherI (44f) said "NO" both times he asked. My neighbor's (41f) son (18m) turned 18 the Sunday before last. He asked me out of a date the 1st time the following Wednesday, and then he asked out again the following Friday. I have a son (23m) and if were to ask out any neighborhood mom, she better tell me. So I told my neighbor what he son did. She said she appreciated me for telling her. The next ti...