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Family ConflictMy son married my DIL who was diagnosed with a progressive disease after two years of marriage. When her health deteriorated, my DIL became more disabled faster than her doctors or she expected. There were many hospitalizations, and eventually she became bedridden and dependent for everything on my son and caregivers. My husband and I helped with care and money. She d*ed a little over a year ago...
Family ConflictHey Reddit, I'm 15F dealing with some family stuff, and I need some help. My parents divorced about 9 years ago and about 5 years ago, my mom and brother (1 year older than me) pa*sed away in an accident. My dad (39M) married Sarah (35F) when I was 9 so about a year before my mom and brother d*ed. Sarah is the jealous type. She doesn't like it when she hears people talk about my mom or brother an...
Family ConflictBackground: My dad d*ed when I was 7 years old. My mom remarried when I was 9. I'm now 16. My mom's husband, which is what I call him because I do not feel he deserves the t*tle of stepdad or dad, came into the relationship with some clear jealousy. He told my mom to take down all the photos of my dad in our house, bringing up that it felt like dad's house vs his, even though mom and I had moved p...
OtherI was in a department store shopping today with my husband and our kid when I started feeling really overwhelmed by the cold, cruel, and odd way he had been acting and speaking to me on and off all day (ignoring me and not acknowledging if I spoke or asked a question, insulting me under his breath, blaming me for his mood, and telling me we’d had conversations I know we hadn’t). I kept asking him...
Family ConflictMy grandfather pa*sed a month ago, shortly after my (21F) 21st birthday. My dad left when I was 7, and my mum pa*sed away when I was 11, shortly after my grandma. My granddad took me in straight away despite his age, even though he was still mourning both his wife and daughter. Though still d**dly sharp, his physical condition wasn't great in his last few years. I'd express my worry for him somet...
Family ConflictI'm 16M and I have a sister who is 14F. My sister was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia when she was 6 and she had ongoing medical needs for 5 years. She's been healthy for the last 3 years and returned to "normal". My parents put me on the backburner in a major way and they were not there for me. I was either bounced around to different family members or I was left alone. My birthday was fo...
WorkH**lo AITA. First time posting and I’m using a burn account because in light of the situation it feels like the safest thing to do. My little sister (21) is constantly losing things but her keys are the main culprit. She for loses them around the house but at least 50 times since she’s been driving she’s lost them in public and a few of the times have been very scary because she got her self stra...
RelationshipMy wife and I have a 3 year old daughter, Alexis. Both of us work and Alexis has attended daycare since she was 1. In the 2 years since, we have been asked to leave 2 programs because my wife is a micromanager. I admit both of us went into the first program not really understanding daycare. I quickly learned that they can’t provide personalized care and after learning from her teachers, I reset ...
RelationshipI come from a very “s*x-positive” household. My parents taught my sister and I about s*x, s*xuality, and their “non-vanilla” lifestyle from a young age. They were very affectionate and touchy with each other in public and didn’t (and still don’t) seem to care about others opinions. They lived a very… non-conventional lifestyle and weren’t afraid to flaunt it. On one hand, my parents never treat...
Family ConflictBack in 2020 I (23M) found out my girlfriend Lucy (23F) had our son John (4M) but also learned the huge betrayal my parents did to me. What happened is in our senior year of HS her mom pa*sed away. She didn’t have other family in the US. The only other family she had was her dad in Mexico. We wanted to move in together, but neither of us had the money to support ourselves, and my parents didn’t ...
RelationshipI (F32) am currently eight months pr****nt with our first, and I am trying to do everything I can to make sure the house is ready. This started with little spring cleaning jobs, but has developed into a full blown deep clean of everything. One of the things I have decluttered recently was mine and my husband's (M33) closet. I donated everything we don't wear, and have folded and put away everythi...
RelationshipHi everyone. I feel terrible about this, but I also sort of stand by what I said. My wife (34F) and I (32M) have been happily married for 8 years. We have two kids, 6 and 4. Until recently, we've been able to effectively divide our household ch**es and parenting duties equally. About 6 months ago, my wife's tiktok and instagram algorithms started showing her content that's primarily been involvi...