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OtherMy 16 year old son was catfishing people on the internet for petty cash (10-50 dollars per person.). I couldn’t believe it. I don’t know how I screwed up as a parent this badly to fail to instill in him that this is wrong and morally depraved behavior. I asked why he’d do this to innocent people, mostly elderly people, and he said he needed money to buy things we wouldn’t buy him (video gami...
OtherDue to financial challenges I am currently broke right now. This coincided with my sister in law’s baby shower. It’s the first baby born to any of my siblings so it’s a big to do. I had money set aside but had to use it to cover some unexpected expenses that came up with my car. By the time I got things sorted and got around to the registry, the smaller items were gone and all that was left we...
OtherMy GF and I have been together for nearly 2 years now. We get along great and already have moved in with each other. I am a pretty laid back guy and like to "go with the flow", whilst she is very organised and likes to take charge, which works very well for us because we are always pulling in the same direction because our personalities match up well! A couple of months or so ago we were having...
WorkMy best friend, Tom's daughter Kate is an architecture major. She got accepted to a college in California and graduated with good results. My daughter Anne also went into architecture and she's doing well. Anne is generally a quieter person and she does tend to laze around a bit. Both Anne and Kate applied for a job at the same firm, which is co-owned by Tom's brother. She didn't end up get...
ParentingMyself (27M) and my wife (27F) are having a boy, we already have a girl who is now 2. My wife is really into films, oscar type films and she is like an a**lyser when watching them so she wanted to make a gender reveal short film, 10 minutes long to say we're having a girl, kind of weird but I went along with it, we posted it and she was super happy with it but it cost so much, she hired expensive ...
RelationshipI f25 married my husband m31 3 years ago. I'm currently pr****nt with our first baby together. We found out it's a girl and my inlaws wanted to invite us for dinner for "gender reveal announcement and celebration". We got there, saw many relatives coming to congrat us and celebrate. It was bigger than expected which made me nervous because I'm not a fan of being around many people. We sat at...
ParentingI got pr****nt in high school, when I was 17 (I am just turning 30 now). I wanted an abortion and my boyfriend begged, begged, begged, guilted, begged me to carry the fetus to term and that he would raise the baby himself. He involved his parents, who involved my parents, and since my parents were against abortion, they agreed on my behalf that this is what would happen. I was naive at the ...
RelationshipMy son has adhd. He's hyper active and has a medical condition. Days ago was my best friend of 10 years pa*sed away. I asked my husbabd if he could stay with my 4yo son so I could attend the funeral. My husband said yes but then took him over to his sister and her husband's house to watch him without telling me. At the funeral I recieved a text from my sil telling me to come get my son after...
OtherI’m a college professor. My name isn’t hard to pronounce, neither is my last name. I tell students they can call me “Jane” (obviously not my first name) or “Mrs. Smith” (again, fake last name for the sake of this). I just do not want to be called “Professor” or “Miss”. This semester, I have a student who will say “Professor” every time he wants to get my attention. I told him the first few ...
Family ConflictSome backstory: my mom has always wanted a daughter. Instead she ended up with 2 sons and 6 grandsons. 16 years ago, a young woman with a 2 year old daughter (let’s call the daughter Lily) moved across the street from her. She was a single mom and didn’t have any family in the area so my mom offered to help take care of the little girl while her mom worked/stud*ed. Over the years, she’s beco...
ParentingI'm a working parent who values the importance of a consistent sleep schedule for my child. I've always been specific with the daycare staff about my child's nap schedule and needs and it's important for her health and happiness to have a consistent routine. My child (let's call her Emma) has been attending the same daycare for a few months now. I noticed that her nap schedule was being disrupt...
OtherI (51F) recently went on a date with a 54M. I knew he had two kids. While we were eating he tells me their ages: 32F and 3M. That's a deal breaker to me. At my age with grown kids (25M and 26F), the last thing I want to be bothered with is a man with a toddler and all the potential drama. The mom is 30. I went on with the date because I was having fun. When it was over, I had every intentio...