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OtherI (28f) have been a member of a large volunteer organization for several years. I am one of the longest-standing members, I have spent hundreds of hours on various aspects of it, I’ve held small leadership positions in almost every area, and I have a large amount of experience being the president of another organization as well. When I first joined, things were not doing well, so I (with other...
Family ConflictSo, My (M27) uncle got married a couple of weeks ago. He's the youngest of four and he's 4 years older than me and for that we're super close. However, my wife has not been on good terms with my uncle's wife but overall they're cordial with each other. Three weeks prior to the wedding, she purchased a white dress which was similar to a wedding dress (Silhouette style). I asked if she was going ...
ParentingI (34F) have been married to my husband (37M) for almost 10 years. We’ve been together for 15 years. We have one daughter(3) through IVF. I have adhd and forget a lot of things, mainly forgetting to shut the lights off when I leave a room, which he has asked me to stop for years. I try to remember, but occasionally forget. I’ve made progress, but he still gets frustrated. I had b***st cance...
RelationshipMy husband (35m), soon-to-be ex-husband, is a doctor. I (32f) married him 6 years ago. There is a woman (41f) who was a patient at a hospital he use to work. She wasn't a patient while he worked there, and he was never her doctor. When he met her, she was suffering from cancer. She's in remission now. They fell in love while she was sick, and he's leaving me for her. I feel like I'm not allowed...
OtherMy wife gave birth to our son November 2019. She had a very complicated pregnancy and ended up needing an emergency c-section which we were aware could happen. We had talked about it for a while and she admitted hating the thought she would be the last to hold our son. So when he was born and she was still unconscious I did not allow anyone in our families to hold him, or even meet him really....
OtherMy husband and I have three daughters. They are all absolutely gorgeous. Our oldest (19) and youngest (13) look more like me, while our middle daughter (17) looks more like her father. My husband definitely has more strong amd unique features but I find him incredibly good looking, which is why I even married him. Our middle daughter, however, has decided that her father is ugly, and by look...
OtherI’m 24, recently married, and trying really hard to build a home with my husband. We just moved into a small rental a few months ago. It's not fancy, but it’s ours… well, supposedly. Here’s the thing. His mom lives nearby and acts like she still runs our house. Like, full on CEO energy. Every time I try to buy som**hing for the place literally anything she b**ts in. Curtains? “Too dark.” P...
OtherSo, I have a friendly neighbour that lives with her two adults sons. They are all just trying to get by. The three of them share one car, usually in use by one of the sons to get to work. My neighbour is disabled and needs to occasionally go to medical appointments. Usually she transports herself there or her kids give her a ride, but sometimes work schedules prevent her from accessing the shar...
RelationshipIn January of 2019, my husband was diagnosed with a brain tumour. It was in a completely inoperable part of the brain, and was told me had six months to live. He stuck it out and d*ed in October, three months longer than he was expected to. He was always positive, and decided a few weeks after his diagnosis that he would write letters for our daughters for significant events in their lives. My...
OtherWe all live on a street that ab**ts a baseball field. All the kids grew up playing there and when no games are going on, its basically an official hangout. Theres a big blacktop area, basketball courts, the baseball diamond, Foursquare, hopscotch and a giant playground. We live in a safe area so it's not uncommon for there to be 2 dozen kids ages 10-14, who all rode their bikes over. One of...
BoundariesMe M38 got married to my wife (Nora) F31 five months ago, My daughter (Madison) F12 from my previous marriage is currently living with me and my wife. My daughter is not on good terms with my wife, there is constant tension between the two even though my daughter has been very respectful and keeps to herself. My daughter Madison has a diary where she expresses her thoughts and feelings and writ...
Other6 years ago I met the best person in the world. She was a sweet old lady that moved in next door, named Maggie. Maggie taught me how to knit, we watch Mamas family together, i helped her give her cat her medicine, I helped water her plants when she got to frail to do it herself. She knitted me a hat for every holiday., I helped her install WiFi. Maggie was a nurse in WWII. Maggie pa*sed awa...