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RelationshipI’m lactose intolerant. Every time I make tacos, my boyfriend always makes jokes about how I’m “disrespecting Mexican culture” by not having cheese in my tacos. I’ve told him multiple times I’m not going to give myself the s**ts just to make him feel better about my friggin’ tacos (he's not even Mexican, he's white.). This came to a head last night when we were having tacos again. I got up to g...
Family ConflictMy mother d*ed when I was 16. My dad married another woman two years later. My grandparents, my dad's parents, HATE my stepmother. I really don't like her either. Even after my half-siblings were born, my grandparents never warmed up to her. My grandparents are quite wealthy. My father has been banking on this inheritance for a while. He has even been not paying into his retirement becaus...
RelationshipMy friend Dan recently found out he might be a father. I say might because the girl he's been having an off/on relationship with, Kara, is pr****nt, and he's not sure if he's the dad. She offered to get a paternity test once the baby is born and doesn't expect any kind of support until they find out if the baby is his. He's on board with that and appreciates that she's not pushing him into fat...
RelationshipI went on a dinner double date with my girlfriend, my girlfriend’s friend Amy, and Amy’s boyfriend. We’re all in our early 20s. My girlfriend hangs out with Amy quite often. I see her from time to time, but I’ve never cared for her cheeky att*tude. The tipping point was tonight. Dinner was going alright until Amy’s boyfriend innocently commented on how little my girlfriend ate. She usually ...
OtherI was blessed with three beautiful children and unfortunately, my eldest, Brooke, pa*sed away when she was 5 years old. It rocked my world and I know I haven’t been the same since. I went through therapy and still attend to this day, but a part of me d*ed too. I will never let my daughter be forgotten. I bring pictures of her to events such as holiday celebrations and birthdays. I talk about he...
RelationshipMy sister has a 1 1/2 year old son. Ever since he was born, she’s tried to get my 14 year old daughter to babysit as she wants them to be close even though they’re so far apart in age. My daughter has declined as she doesn’t want the responsibility of someone else’s kid, especially if som**hing were to go wrong. My sister doesn’t get it despite multiple people (myself and my daughter included)...
OtherMy (35F) husband (38M) and I are what you would call “Disney adults”. We used to work for the parks in college and met there. For us, it has sentimental value as well as being som**hing we both loved from childhood. Now, we are conscious to not be *those* Disney adults. We can hold conversations outside the movies and parks. We both work well paying jobs unrelated to the company. We have other ...
Family ConflictI'm going to start my post by saying that I don't have kids and I have no experience with babies or motherhood or children. I'm 18 and beyond being around them in group settings where at least one of the parents and a ton of other people are around that's it. Just for some context to my post. My brother's wife had a baby 17 days ago. I didn't go visit them yet but my brother and SIL sent me...
OtherMy friends and I went sightseeing, aware that the weather forecast was warning of heavy rain. We’re from England, where the correct response to rain is to not acknowledge it, but things are a little different in Japan. It is impossible to walk outside without getting fully soaked. I warned my friends of this and stopped at a shop to buy an umbrella. They were reluctant to get one; either under...
OtherWhere I live, real estate developers have started snatching up family homes, bulldozing them and building enormous 2 million dollar houses on the plots of land. The houses also stick out horribly in terms of aesthetics – think single level brick homes with a 3-level gigantic white and black box in the middle. My home’s been in my family for several generations. We have always been known for hav...
OtherI'm gonna keep it short. I f25 am getting married to my fiance next month. We've had no issues with the wedding planning except the "guest list". Context: I have a large family, I have 2 stepsisters (18, 20) and a biological brother (27) and also a biological sister (30). My fiance argued that the guest list should be cut short and suggested I only invite my "immediate family", I asked him to ...
OtherMy son is almost 17. This Christmas we bought him an expensive computer gaming chair, as he plays a lot of online multiplayer shooters. My son has some anger issues, which he's currently in therapy for, and these shooters tend to bring out his temper more than normal. However, for the past few months he's been keeping it together well, so I figured the chair might be a fair present. I was w...