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OtherMe and my sister used to be close, but when I was 5 and she was 7, I got sick up until I was 15. Because I was sick, my parents often stopped her from doing normal things on my account; at first, I was ok with her doing kid stuff. But at one point I got bitter and kind of guilt-tripped my parents and her to let her stay with me, but I did that up until I was 12; after i noticed that it was lea...
ParentingI’ve been with my girlfriend for four years now. I have a son from a previous relationship and she has two children of her own from her’s. My son is turning 18 very shortly and will be graduating. Pretty much since my son was born I’ve put aside money for him in a separate bank account. When I first started I was never able to add much to it, but I worked my a*s off and made sacrifices in order...
Family ConflictMy wife and I have been married for about 4 years. She brought 3 kids from previous relationships into the marriage while I have none. They moved into my house after the marriage because I live in a better school district. Obviously we’ve had our ups and downs but overall it’s been good until a couple of weeks ago when I woke up and found a large dent running down the entire pa*senger side of ...
OtherMy father left me when I was 10, I came home from school one day and he was gone and I was alone. My grandmother eventually took me in but that moment gave me issues that I'm still working through. My grandmother pa*sed away and was buried a couple of weeks ago. I saw my father for the first time in 14 years at his mother's funeral. After the will was read, we learnt that my grandmother had lef...
OtherMy grandparents escaped France at the start of WWII. They lived in hiding during the war and after the war they started life over in America. So my French ancestry is very important to me. I speak French and my four children speak French. I am a single dad. Two of my children are still teens and living with me and my oldest two daughters are staying with me right now until the whole situation ...
OtherI met my wife in the summer of 2008 while picking up moving boxes at a local restaurant where she worked. She was finishing up a dirty shift, covered in sweat and grime from cleaning, but her smile and intelligence captivated me. I felt I fell in love right then. I asked her out, and we connected immediately. After our first date, she mentioned loving lilacs. As a 23-year-old who knew nothi...
OtherMy brother Jeff (35M) and I (32F) have had a great relationship. My brother is gay and was married to my dear friend Martin (34M), but they divorced three years ago. Jeff and Martin had known each other since kindergarten, became best friends, went to law school together, dated for around 15 years, and got married. Their dream was to become parents, but both wanted to be biologically related t...
Family ConflictI (F23) have been told my entire life that if anything happens to my parents I will be my sister's guardian. She is 33 and has some disabilities. She is currently living in a group home. The government pays for a good portion of the cost but not all. I was we were visiting her this last weekend when they brought it up again. They are both reasonably healthy but they both had health scares i...
WorkI F30 started working at a company recently. I get along with most of my coworkers but been having some issues with this guy "Morgan". Morgan from what I understand is what everyone call "the handsome" guy in the office. He dated 2 of his coworkers and hit on several others. He seemed friendly when we talked, he seemed respectable and never asked questions outside of work. He offered to buy...
OtherMy husband and I have one daughter, age 7, and he has two older sons from a previous marriage (11 and 15). They currently live with us but had been living with his mom up until about 2 years ago. Their mom is really messed up, addicted to drugs now and on the brink of death basically due to her addictions. My husband has largely cut ties with his ex-wife but is obviously still responsible for ...
ParentingFirst time travelling with my partner (49M) and his two boys, 9 and 13. I get along great with the boys. They're awesome, smart, creative, funny kids. They can also be j**ks, but that's normal. I'm on the verge of becoming an official step mom, which would be a big "step" for all of us.. lately I've felt extra scrutiny from the three of them (kids and boyfriend), which makes sense. Both ...
OtherI know what you're all thinking, another well done steak AITA, but this one is different! 35M here. My friend Brandon (34M) was surfing YouTube and found a video for Gordon Ramsey's "Beef Wellington," and got intrigued. For reference: Beef Wellington is a whole beef tenderloin wrapped in a puff pastry and baked in the oven, then sliced to serve multiple people. It's a pretty old school dish, bu...