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Family ConflictI (39 M) and my wife (36 F) have been together for 14 years and have what I consider a great marriage. We very rarely have arguments and in general have a pretty good life. My wife had a pretty good, middle cla*s childhood, no major issues other than the typical stuff you experience as you grow up. Her parents were loving and did the best they could for her and her brother. There are no bur...
OtherI(28f) have been working for the same company for just over two years now and I really like my job and all of my work mates. I have this habit where I drink a breakfast shake every morning. It contains one banana, 100 grams of strawberries, peanut b**ter, almond milk and two scoops of protein powder. I keep it in a shaker that can be closed and sip on it throughout the morning. All was fine...
ParentingMy daughter is turning 16 and I agreed to help get her a car. She asked for a little honda or toyota thats good on gas. We set a budget of 3k and if she wants som**hing more expensive then she needs to kick in the remainder. My girlfriends 2 kids got upset because I wont buy them the cars they want. 1 asked me for bmw i8 and the other requested a brand new truck. I told them they needed to tak...
RelationshipIt’s 4:45 am, and I didn’t sleep last night. I thought I’d post an update. I decided to stay awake and talk to him when he came home. When he did, I told him, “I could have tracked your location, shown up at the restaurant, and done so many things to get my answer. But I’d like to believe you have enough respect to tell me. Were you on a dinner date with your friends or Emma?” He showed me pic...
OtherA large group of friends and I are going to Tahoe for 3 nights for a bachelor party/guys trip (we haven't had one in over 2 years) later this month and over the last week drama has hit. Primarily by me. I'm 35 M, have a 2 year old and a 5 month old. I'm using vacation time and bought a flight 4 months ago to go on this trip. I don't get out much now a days with the 2 kids. I thought a few d...
ParentingA box of 15 or 20 books showed up at our house. There is a map and stickers and my 6 yo seriously loves the activities and reading them. The first couple she read to me seemed weird, but she loved them and it was getting her to read so what do I care if the message was “birds should be birds”. It didn’t hit me the book was anti-trans until today. She was reading a book that was obviously about ...
OtherMy sister is getting married in a couple of months. She finished cancer treatments recently and her hair has been badly affected by this. She's very self-conscious of it so she wanted me to be her hair stylist on her wedding day, instead of going to a salon. She approached me about it a month ago and I said no. There have been some very mixed opinions in our family about this so I decided to p...
OtherMy son is 10, 1 year ago he asked for a pet Guinea pig. We have a large garden so I agreed but only with some terms. I would cover the upkeep of food, bedding and pig treats and toys. He would have to save up half the money for a large hutch and I would pay for a large outdoor run, he agreed and did his ch**es and for his birthday I paid for 2 Guinea pigs from a local seller. My son named t...
OtherSo, I (27F) got married last weekend. My best friend, “Anna” (28F), has been my ride-or-d*e since high school and I asked her to be my maid of honor. I wanted everyone in the wedding party to feel confident and beautiful, so I let each of my bridesmaids pick their own dress within a certain color palette—earthy neutrals. Anna sent me a few options and asked for my opinion. One was a kind of off...
Family ConflictI (22 male) just finished college and went back to my hometown while I figure out what I want to do next. I was planning to share an apartment with my old friends, but my parents wanted me to move in to help them out. Covid has hid them hard and are struggling to pay their bills, so they wanted me to move in and pay rent. I said ok because I wanted to help them out. It all went well until 3 day...
OtherMy 45F son, 18M, has transitioned from a female to a male about 4-5 years ago. I ,myself, thought that it’s a little too early to start transitioning, but I didn’t say anything and decided to be supportive. After all, that’s my child! Anyway, a few days ago, my son saw me scrolling through my camera roll and yelled at me because I was tearing up at his baby pictures, where he was still dres...
RelationshipI have 3 kids: 6, 4 and nearly a year old. When I was pr****nt with my youngest, I hired a sitter to pick the other two up from school and watch them. We really liked her and appreciated her. My eldest loved her babysitter but she began to develop a huge att*tude. I know one of her friends has a nanny who she’s basically allowed to boss around with little consequence. We told my daughter th...