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OtherI understand religion can be a touchy subject sometimes, so I’ll try to tread carefully. My daughter “Jessica” (22F) dropped the b**bsh**l that she was going to be an atheist and did not wish to attend church services anymore unless necessary (weddings, funerals, etc.). As her mother, I was initially shocked and rather hurt because I raised her as a Catholic, but we had lengthy discussions ...
RelationshipMy sister started living with me recently and pays me reduced rent. I was away from home for about a week due to work. I gave her a simple rule of forbidding her bringing anyone over. Not her new boyfriend or her friends. No exceptions to this rule. Well she broke that rule. During my week away. One of her Instagram posts showed her BF wearing one of my jackets on a night out. I called her ...
RelationshipI (45m) married my 2nd wife (29f) a few years after my ex-wife (47f) divorced me. I'm thin while current wife is on the heavier side but my ex-wife is much heavier than her. I honestly prefer a woman to be on the heavier side. My wife has referred to my ex as "fat" multiple times, in a derogatory manner. I asked my wife to stop body shaming my ex, and my wife accused me of still loving my e...
RelationshipI have two adult children. My daughter has a five year old daughter and my son's girlfriend is pr****nt with their first child. I've always got the impression that she doesn't like me, but that's fine. I don't particularly like her either but we are civil for my son's sake. I'm Brazilian. I grew up in Brazil and I go back once or twice a year to visit family. I had both of my children over ...
Work1.5 years ago, I got a new grad job out of state and my girlfriend moved with me. It is an HCOL area, and our apartment is $2k / month. For the first year, she worked part time to nurture her mental health (paid me $150/month in rent). For the next .5 year, she worked full time, paying $800/month in rent and splitting utilities. Last month, she was laid off from her job. She had the money save...
OtherI am 16 and my sisters are 13 and 10. They keep bringing lice to the house, I guess they get it at school or pa*s it back and forth between each other; for nearly the last year there has been lice on one or both of them more often than not. I've gotten it a few times and it's so hard to get rid of, my hair is thick and curly. My sister's are also so gross, they won't be careful what brushes or ...
RelationshipI (22F) got a piercing without my boyfriend (25M) knowing beforehand. I was on a girls trip recently and there was a piercing store offering piercings for a good deal so a couple friends and I got matching belly piercings. I’ve been wanting to get a belly piercing for a couple years now so I decided to take a leap with my friends. I didn’t inform my boyfriend beforehand since I didn’t think it...
OtherI'm a hobbyist baker but my full time job is engineering consulting. There's more money in the engineering side; when I want to pick up extra hours of work, I'm gonna do engineering work. But I genuinely like making cakes for friends or for events as a surprise! But I don't always, sometimes I'm just too busy to make one, it's just som**hing I do if I happen to have a free day before a get toge...
OtherMy late husband pa*sed away when my daughter Nelly was just five years old, and I had her when I was 17. I remarried Benz when Nelly was ten. For the first five years of our relationship, I focused on Nelly and continued to prioritize her well-being throughout my marriage to Benz. While my husband expressed a desire for children soon after we married, I made it clear that I preferred to wait u...
OtherMy grandmother pa*sed earlier this year and she had a pretty nice jewelry collection. Before she pa*sed she knew what went to who and had had me meet to see what I’d like. Instead of jewelry I asked for her wedding dress. No one else wanted it, I had gotten married in it, and she was really touched. After talking to her kids she went ahead and gave it to me before pa*sing. When she did pa*s...
ParentingMy (41m) wife (39f) and I have been married for 2 years but together for 5 total. She has two kids from a previous marriage, 'James' (15m) and 'Becky' (8f). I met them both after about 6 months of being with my wife and we all moved in together after a year. Of her own accord a few weeks ago, Becky asked me to adopt her (their biological dad is absent and neither of them have seen him in years)...
RelationshipI (30F) had my first baby 8 months ago and am already back to work. I own several beauty salons with my husband and we both agreed that when our child is born, we will rely on the help of a nanny that we have known for years so I can continue working. Our baby boy is very happy, we the parents are also very happy and life is great overall. Last week my sister (35F) came by our house to drop...