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OtherI dread going to my childhood friend's birthday party every year. We moved apart a decade ago, and even though I'll always care deeply about her, we are very different people now and her friend group reflects this. She has one friend, let's call her Amanda, who...without fail... has to comment on my weight EVERY single time she sees me. 'You're so skinny!' 'Do you even eat?' 'Does your bf ca...
RelationshipI (51F) divorced my ex husband ( 53M) 7 years ago. We were married for 14 years and had 3 kids together ( 24M, 22F, 18F). I was a SAHM and I suffered from constipation that, while doctors say isn't definitely IBS, has made me suffer from joint and back pain when I eat things like dairy or any of my other food sensitivities. We live in New Jersey and the judge made it so that child support an...
RelationshipI (44F) divorced my ex husband ( 47M) 2 years ago and have been dating my boyfriend (45M) since ( no cheating) . My ex and I were fighting a lot, but the divorce was less litigious than expected. My ex husband "James" and I were married for 21 years. In the state of Ma*sachusetts, I as his ex spouse was able to stay on his group health insurance. In addition, the judge ordered that since I stay...
BoundariesI (27f) am married to a man (34m). Together we have 2 children. His daughter (11), and a son we shared (4). We’ve been married for 6 years. We have the older girl on a 50/50 schedule. The way it works out, she is at our house typically 3-4 nights a week and then her mother’s house the same amount of time. A BIG area of conflict between my husband and I is that he feels he doesn’t get enough ...
Food & DietWe came back from our trip last night. It was late and my little brother Neil(5M) and I(17F) were hungry. My parents bought two sandwiches for us. My parents are against fast food, and the number of times I have eaten fast food in my entire life is less than 10, and I really love fast food. We got home and Neil was running around as usual while my parents tried to get him to sit down and eat, ...
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...
Family ConflictMy (F29) husband (M33) is the breadwinner and I'm a sahm. We used to both work but due to medical problems I couldn't keep working. As a result I don't have what they call fun money or money to spend however I want. My husband gives me money only to spend on the house or the kids but that's that. I might borrow money here and there or try to figure som**hing out if I needed essential stuff lik...
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...