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OtherMy (16m) name is Nico and it's not short for anything. On my birth certificate it says Nico middle name last name. This is som**hing a few people can't understand and some people call me Nicholas. Even teachers who see me on the cla*s list as Nico and not Nicholas. I'm a foster kid. I've been in the system since I was 2. My mom is the only bio family I know but she's not able to take care o...
RelationshipMy wife and I have been married for 6 years now and she keeps getting p**sed at me for googling or researching things when I find I might be incorrect or am incorrect about som**hing, or when I'm curious about a statement my wife has said. I know it's probably not the best practice, but I have explained to her I don't do it to try and prove who's wrong or right, just trying to improve my knowle...
OtherI [17M] have a twin sister [17F]. Our parents have always kind of had us compete with each other and are especially sticklers for academics. My sister has always done much better than me on that front. Tbh, I've always found school very frustrating. It's not like I'm thick or anything, I know loads of stuff and often know the answers in cla*s, I've just always struggled with focusing and putti...
RelationshipFor context, my girlfriend and I have been together for a year and a half and living together for 6 months up to this point. She owns a dog prior to our relationship, and at this point, I have built a relationship with this dog and have taken care of it as if it was own as it also lives with us. I came home from work and decided that I wanted to take the dog a shower to alleviate some burden of h...
OtherMe M37 and my wife F30 have a ten months old son and recently started sleeping in his own room. We live in a small apartment. My wife works for an marketing company and it requires her to go on trips at least once a month. She invited her 27 year old brother to stay with us for a few weeks since he lost his job and is incapable of paying rent- I didn't think it was a good Idea since the place ...
RelationshipI've been with my girlfriend for over five years over which time I've told her a few fairy stories that were more like practical joke time-b**bs than lies. I always expected them to get found out. One of them was that I was born in the Australian bush far from a hospital (true), and when my mother went into labor, my father rushed to her to the hospital in his ute (Australian pickup truck) (tru...
ParentingI am 37M, my wife is 38F. We have two kids, aged 17 and 4. Neither were planned, but we are happy we have them both. Our 17yro has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. He can dress himself, he talks (a bit hard to understand at first, but you can understand him fine if you put a little effort into it), he does great in school and is a great great kid. My brother and his wife can't have kids. ...
Family ConflictSo I got hired on a remote job that pays 3x more than my job before the lockdown. The problem, however, is my working hours are 8 pm to 4 am. Because of this, I came a nocturnal person which was never really a problem to me because my brain is more active at night. My mom, however, didn't like it. She made a rule that all of us should eat together at breakfast every Sunday, which means I have t...
OtherSo I (22M) recently took a flight home after visiting some friends. I booked my seat months in advance—a nice window seat, because I like to put my music on and just vibe, I mean who doesn't? I get on the plane, and there’s already a guy (probably mid-30s) sitting in my seat. I politely tell him that he’s in the wrong spot. He looks up and just goes, “Oh yeah, I was hoping you’d switch with me....
OtherI (34m) and ex (33f) broke up around a month ago. We'd been together for 9 years. She hasn't worked for the last 7 of those 9 years. The reason is because she didn't have to. I'm very financially s**ble, and I loved her, I was happy to give her everything she needed and wanted, and she'd expressed that she didn't want to work anymore, so that's what we did, and I was happy to do so. Genuinely ...
Family ConflictWe finally have gone no contact with my mom. It was a long hard decision, but she and my wife are just fundamentally unable to get along and recently had a vicious fight, and I knew I had to put my wife first. This fight was so bad my mom didn't even protest the no contact. We are just done with each other, but I can't say it hasn't been gut wrenching. My mom has given her version of the st...
ParentingOur region has done well handling COVID, so my husband and I had a small group of family over for a backyard BBQ a month ago. We’re the only ones in the family “left” who don’t have kids. We’re not going to. We prefer our lives as mountaineers. His family thinks we'll change our minds. Mind you, husband had the snip. MIL jokingly mentioned that maybe with all the “alone time” we’d be giving ...