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RelationshipI'm writing this because I'm standing my ground based on principle but not sure I'm totally right. So my husband and I have separate ch**es that we've taken on in our relationship and part of mine has always been cleaning the bathrooms. He's never picked up a toilet brush in his life, and I'm usually perfectly fine with doing my part. I cleaned it before we left for dinner tonight and all was we...
Family ConflictMy immediate family and I live overseas from my original family. Recently my sister came visiting us, staying at our apartment, etc. I have two daughters: 15-year-old Charlotte and 12-year-old Colette. Today we went out to the city and bought som**hing to eat. Halfway through Charlotte's meal (she was the only one eating), her aunt kept nagging and persuading Charlotte (only) to go down to the ...
OtherI'm 17F and my friend, who I'll call Emily, is also 17F. We both are in the same year at school and have been friends for years. We rarely fall out, but have drifted apart in the past months/years. This was partly due to me, as I realized she lied to me multiple times in the past, and didn't want to be as close to her anymore. Even though we aren't close, she still does tease me every so often, ...
OtherI'm at a loss. My sister has always been the golden child. Growing up, she could do no wrong. She got all the attention and praise, while I was constantly criticized. Now that we're adults, things haven't changed much. She still expects special treatment and gets it from our parents. Recently, my sister announced she's getting married. The wedding is going to be huge and expensive. My parents ar...
OtherMy SIL does crochet; it's literally become her personality. She started doing it after her and my brother experienced a 2nd-trimester loss earlier in the year. Now she does it everywhere. I work in the same place she does, and I've seen her crocheting at her desk during her breaks and lunch. My brother says it's how she relaxes; apparently, it helps calm her busy mind. Every week or so, we have...
OtherI (22M) was meeting up with my tinder date (21F) in my downtown area. For context, this area has a huge ca**l running down the middle. My first impression of her was, HOLY!! She was beautiful, and looked like she had her hair down recently. We were going to a fancy restaurant, so she was wearing a very nice red dress. To top it all off, her makeup was phenomenal! She was very nice and respectful...
OtherI'm F45, and my daughter is 18. Recently, my terminally ill aunt d*ed a week after summer break started. (After a few months of her quick deterioration and just a few days of being in hos**ce because she had no response to treatment.) My daughter has always been a closed off, reserved person. However, she’s a little immature when she doesn’t get what she wants, and is very snide and in your face...
OtherI am pr****nt with my first at the moment, and five days past my due date. My MIL (F57) has kindly offered for my husband (M30) and I to stay with her, as she is much cl**er to the hospital and it makes more sense. We gladly accepted, but the hitch comes with my SIL (F25) who is also staying with MIL and is very much an attention seeker. Normally I don't bother her and she doesn't bother me, but...
OtherI am the hostess at a restaurant. We are open until 3pm and then we close for 2 hours to do turn-over service before dinner at 5pm. Between 3 and 5 you can sit at the bar and have a small menu of appetizer items. On Memorial Day, which was a horrifically busy day, myself and my seater hostess got to 3pm and with relief we flipped our sign over from "open" to "see bartender between 3-5pm". We'd ...
RelationshipSometime in the last year, my husband has picked up a habit where he talks like a baby. At first it was funny, but pa*sed into embarra*sing, cringeworthy behavior quickly. Examples: doggo, pupper, woofer/subwoofer, pibble, hooty-boy, p*epo, birb, meowmeow, sammy, sammiches, sammywhammy, chicky nuggies, chicky tend*es, adding a toddleresque "lisp" to words, and the ones that really get gross are c...
Family ConflictI was raised mostly by my uncle and aunt. My older sister developed a serious illness when I was 6 and my parents decided that they couldn’t care for both of us I guess, so they kind of unceremoniously dumped me at my grandparents and my uncle took me in. Like, didn’t even explain to me what was going on, just “you’re going to go visit gran for awhile” and never picked me back up. My grandparent...
OtherI live in a lovely house with a driveway. Unfortunately, this lovely house is on a little cul-de-sac right beside a primary school. I say unfortunately because every day I have some i**ots completely blocking my driveway while they pick up their kids. Now I have two young children myself who attend a different school, so I’m well aware of the struggles of parking while picking up and dropping off...