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OtherToday I went holiday with my wife, we sat to our designated seats and in front of us there were three kids with the mother sitting on the raw parallel to them. Two of the slightly older kids (10 to 12 y.o.) were well behaved but the youngest (8-9 y.o.)was such spoiled little monster. Shouting and screaming if he would not get what he wanted, not listening to the mother to keep him quiet, or in...
OtherEight years ago, my (29f) sister (32f) became pr****nt. The father was not involved, and my sister did not want the baby but could not terminate or adopt the child out to strangers. She asked my then-ex-husband and me if we would adopt her child. We were hesitant due to potential future issues, but my sister insisted there would be none, so we agreed. When Lucy was under one year old, my husba...
RelationshipMy wife (36) and I (37M) have 2 kids, a daughter (8) and a son (3). My wife is an essential worker as she’s a doctor. She works extremely long hours with hardly any days off whilst I work a typical 9-5 job so I’ve always taken care of arranging the kids for school and care etc. Well with lockdown, I’ve been able to homeschool my daughter but since my wife is an essential worker, my sons nursery...
RelationshipI (M30) started seeing June (F29) about 3 years ago. My mother has never really liked June for a couple reasons, the main one being the fact that June didn't let my mom push her around. She kept firm boundaries which I really admired and she even helped me do the same. My mom hated this, calling June controlling and wishing I hadn't broken up with my previous girlfriend Margo, who my mom loved...
RelationshipI am 39 and male. My wife, Jennifer, is 37. We have been married for eight years, and we have two children. I work full-time, and Jennifer is a SAHM. She’s a wonderful mother to our children, but one thing that she does not like to do is cook. This works out just fine for me, as I generally get off work by 4:30, and I happen to be a phenomenal cook. My father was a chef, and I’ve been cooki...
Family ConflictMy stepsister was going to get married this summer but due to COVID she had to postpone. Unfortunately, she ended up losing a lot of her deposits and now her budget is less than half of what it used to be. She also has to buy a new dress/bridesmaids’ outfits because she’s now decided to have a winter wedding instead. I am also engaged but we’re still in the early stages of planning and recentl...
WorkI had a boss who was a real t**d. He labored under the delusion he was an excellent boss and couldn’t put together that his behavior and the c**ppy pay was why he had such a hard time keeping employees. He also thought it was acceptable to call his female employees hun, sweetie, and sugar. He was a condescending a*swipe who consistently pa*sed over more qualified women for promotions in favor ...
RelationshipMy father walked out on my mom when she was pr****nt with me (16m). They were married for like 5 years at that point but he was cheating a lot. Mom trying to divorce him went through h**l because they'd picked up and moved. He never met me. He didn't show up at court for their divorce, or for custody, or for child support. He went to jail three times for failure to pay child support and for tr...
RelationshipI25f was engaged to my fiancé27m. We were together 2 years, and engaged for 5 months. My ex fiancé has 2 children with his ex, and last week he took his kids out for the day. He ended up sleeping over there, where he didn’t answer his phone for the whole night after 9pm. The next day he texted me and said he was so exhausted he fell asleep on their couch. I was at our apartment, waiting and wo...
OtherMy (33F) daughter “Cleo” (5yo) hates pink. She has disliked the color and almost everything to do with it since she was about three or so. She has one pink shirt she likes and one pink stuffed animal, and that’s it. My father’s partner, “Prue,” refuses to accept that Cleo doesn’t like pink. Over the years, she’s made several attempts to push the color onto her (pretty much every gift she’s ever...
RelationshipMy husband (33) has a habit of making up excuses to get out of work. Simply for just not feeling like working on certain days. This has affected us financially because his boss kept lowering his salary as a result. I had to get a 2nd job. He's now bought a ps5 from his 14yo cousin and started playing with it day and night. Meanwhile missing work and lying to his boss about why he does it. This...
OtherMy daughters (11/10) both have purple hair. They love it this way and have been getting it dyed since they were 6 (with caution). They were invited to a little girl's birthday/Halloween party under the condition they have their hair dyed a natural color. I asked why and the mother insisted their hair would take away from birthday pictures cause they'd draw attention. I asked if my daughters co...