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Family ConflictI (17m) came to visit my dad for the weekend. His girlfriend "Tessa" doesn't live with him (I guess) but is here all the time, and she has a kid. We all went out to dinner yesterday, and stopped at Walmart after. I found a movie that I wanted so I bought it and used cash. Tessa's daughter got some candy and gave her mom the change. I didn't think anything of it and figured her mom have her ...
OtherMy husband (35M) and I (33F) have been married for 6 years and together for 10 (we knew each other forever, lol). We have 3 kids. When we got married, we were both pharmacists. Two years into our marriage, my husband opened a family business with his father, and the business is doing really well. My husband gets 50% of the net revenue and owns a good amount of money, but everything is tied up i...
OtherMy son and daughter are both 17. I got both of them great laptops 4 years ago that should have lasted until now. My son broke his just a year after they were bought. I would’ve made him get one of the low quality laptops that their school issues, but my mom got him a new one. He broke that one too in just 2 years. After that, I made him get one from his school. A few days ago, that one broke. ...
RelationshipSo this happened last week and my phone’s been blowing up ever since. I (34F) have always been the “responsible one” in my family. I have a good job, no kids, I save my money. My younger brother (31M) and his wife (29F) have 3 kids and are constantly broke. My mom says it's “just a phase,” but it’s been like this for years. Every summer we do this family vacation to the beach, usually a ren...
OtherI was at chipotle for lunch today and I was sitting at a 2 person table by myself. I finished eating and went to get a refill, and 2 girls were sitting at my table. I told them that I was still sitting there since I still had 20 mins of lunch left. They pretty much ignored me and said “there’s no more open seats”. So I said f**k it and started to walk away when they said “are you gonna throw a...
Family ConflictI got invited to my cousin's very small wedding, which was last week. I had never met her before the wedding, so I knew it was important to make a good impression. I also have deep insecurities about how I look due to being bullied as a child, so I always need to look as nice as possible when I'm going out, even just to get coffee. I started planning what I would wear immediately. The invite sa...
RelationshipI am 28M and my wife is 26F, not sure if it is relevant but it seems to be common to mention this, we also have a 6 year old son and a 4 year old daughter. Now I work a lot, housing prices are very high here especially in the location we live, I work in IT so I make quite a lot but regardless it is a struggle and I often find myself working overtime to get some extra pay and of course climb up ...
Family ConflictWhen I was 15, my mom left the family. For a long time, no one knew where she was or even if she was okay. Eventually, it was discovered that she was just “too overwhelmed” and left to handle herself. My brothers and I were raised by our uncle and my dad from that point on, but it was hard. I became like my brothers’ mom and had to grow up quicker than I probably should’ve. I got into therapy ...
RelationshipMy (35f) husband (46M) believes that until our son (M14) is 18, he should not have a private room because he is under our care. This is straining our relationship, as I believe a teen needs some freedom, including a door for privacy, but my husband insists on almost no freedom, citing, "this is what it'll take him to be a man" and "this is how I was raised." Since my son's birthday and Christma...
Family ConflictI am the oldest in my family. I had two siblings. My sister d*ed when she was 6 months old in a SIDS death. I was 5 at the time. When I was 6 they had my brother. From a young age my brother showed concerning behavior and over the years it only got worse. He is very destructive and angry and has been in and out of our local children's hospital for psych evals and behavioral a*sessments since h...
OtherMy garage is about 3 metres away from my neighbour's bedroom where their baby sleeps. I've got a roller door which beeps quietly four times within 20 seconds of me arriving home and pushing the b**ton. It's so quiet that at times I can't hear it when sitting in the room adjacent to the garage when my partner comes home. Since my neighbour had her baby, I've made an effort to be more conside...
OtherI (19F) have a sister, Nora (13F). Nora is cla*sified as being moderately gifted, bordering on highly gifted. However, Nora is incredibly arrogant and egotistical. She claims that other people are “intellectually inferior” and that they are, essentially, too s***id for her to a*sociate with. She would make similar comments about me until I got admitted to a selective university and began study...