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OtherSo I was born with a birth defect I will not name of because it’s very rare and can be used as identifying information. Basically what you need to know is, I have a huge, very tight scar that covers my entire stomach due to it. Scar tissue, especially scar tissue that thick and severe, isn’t elastic like skin. You can probably see where I’m going with this. I’m infertile on a technicality. ...
ParentingMy son is Indian, and his friend, who is White, are both 9. My son brought his friend over after school on the bus. I messaged his mom and asked if this was okay and how late he was staying. She asked if he could stay until 10. I serve dinner around 8, so he would be eating with us. I cook a lot of Indian cuisine in my house because that's what I grew up making. My son told me his friend was p...
OtherLong story short, my boyfriend's mom is poor and had to move in to my boyfriend and I's apartment last month because my boyfriend's brother (who lived with her) got them both evicted. He stole her car and wrecked it into their apartment and almost k**led someone. He's currently in rehab and before she moved in, I sat down with my boyfriend and I laid out the requirements of her living here: sh...
OtherI (37 F) use a combination of menstrual cup and period underwear for my menstrual cycle. Sometimes when I’m done with a pair of underwear I will rinse them out before washing, other times I let them soak for a little while in my sink first. Last night my husband asked me if there was an alternative to me leaving my underwear in my sink (we each have our own sink). He said he considers it unsan...
RelationshipSo I (24M) recently bought my first “nice” car—a 2019 Mazda 3. It’s not a luxury car or anything, but I worked my a*s off for it. I saved for years, drove beaters while I worked two jobs, and when I finally got this car, it felt like a reward for all my effort. I take care of it, too—I wash it every weekend, never let it get below half a tank, and park away from everyone else in parking lots l...
Family ConflictMe and my fiancee (22m & 23f) had our baby girl Thalia and she just turned 9 months old. Everyone in our family has been coming around more to see her. Two months ago we stopped talking to my parents after they pulled some s**t. We basically decided it was gonna be up to Thalia when she older if she wants to get her ears pierced. Tbh I was never into the idea of it being done as a baby when the...
OtherI (22f) have a 1yo son called Rue with my bf Sean (23m). I’m North African and Sean is Asian. Our son happens to look like a carbon copy of him. I joke that my genes weren’t used at all in the creation of this baby lol, so I’m aware that he doesn’t look like he’s *mine*. I was at the grocery store picking up a few things when this woman came up and started a conversation with me. She was asking...
Family ConflictMy m36 son's (14) dog pa*sed away recently. I signed him up with a ther***st because his dog's death has literally left him unable to speak. He's been in therapy for 2 weeks now. 2 days ago, My son called crying saying his stepdad punished him by taking his bicycle and selling it for no reason. I was livid. I went to have a word with his stepdad and he told me that there WAS a reason and that i...
ParentingI (20m) has two younger siblings, "Joe" and "Jill". They're twins, both 18 and graduating high school this year. Jill is my parent's favorite, because they've always wanted a daughter, while Joe is their scapegoat, because I guess he's the bonus baby they never actually asked for. I'm mostly better off than Joe, as I'm the oldest grandson from both sides of my family, almost all of whom are ju...
ParentingI've been married to Lacey for 18 years. We have a great marriage and two daughters. The 16 year old isn't relevant in this and we'll call the 14 year old Madison. Madison and Lacey have been clashing a lot lately and that's what inspired this post. So I absolutely love my wife, but she is ridiculous, and vain, and still my favorite person in the world. Lacey cares excessively about appearance ...
ParentingI'm (30M) a stay at home dad. My wife (29F) and I have two kids together. Our oldest is 4 and our youngest is 18 months. I became the stay at home parent when our oldest was born. My brother (36M) is married to SIL (39F) and they have five kids together between the ages of 4 and 10. SIL was "stunned" when I became the stay at home parent vs my wife. She has a more "traditional" view of marriag...
OtherI(20F) have been friends with "Mia"(20F) for years now and she's one of my best friends. I love Mia but there's one problem that annoys the h**l out of me: she's constantly late. Whereever we go Mia's at least an hour late, even when we pick her up at her house. I can't even count the times when Mia asked me or our friends for a ride just to make us wait in front of her house in the car becaus...