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OtherTwo months ago my Dad (54M) approached me with an opportunity to buy a female labrador puppy from his friend (let's call him Joe) who shows and breeds pedigree labradors. According to my Dad, Joe was offering me the labrador puppy for a heavily discounted rate ($80) because I was his friends daughter. Nothing else was mentioned to me about why the puppy was so cheap but I a*sumed my Dads friend...
RelationshipI have a twin (we’re 16,M). We have identical faces, but you can’t mix us up. I have long blonde hair, he has short black hair and piercings. He’s bigger, like he works out. No one mixes us up. We have known her for 2 years. She mixes our names up all the time. At least 3 times a day. We know she’s doing it on purpose to annoy us. So. Yesterday I was in living room and she called me my twin’...
WorkI, a 30F, am currently 8 months pr****nt. I’m at the point now where I just want to push this kid out. I’m irritable, can’t sleep, uncomfortable, and I hate that I need to p*e every 30 minutes. Prior to my pregnancy, I loved coffee and caffeine. When I got pr****nt, my doctor told me I should limit my coffee/caffeine tea consumption to about 1 8 oz cup a day, with at most being 1 12 oz cup a d...
OtherI was invited to the bachelorette party for my friend's fiance. It was over the long weekend at a vacation rental on the beach. There was booze, a hot tub, great food. It was definitely a hit. At one point I was on the deck looking at the ocean, and the bride was drunk in the hot tub with two of her friends. She said she felt more relaxed than she had in a while. I a*sumed she was referring to ...
OtherI am 15 years old and I babysit to make money. I took a first aid course and a babysitting course. Last weekend one of my little sister's cla*smates' parents had a wedding to go to and asked if I would babysit. I asked how late they would need me and if I should pack an overnight bag if they were going to be staying out all night. They said that they would be home by midnight. So I checked ...
OtherMy younger sister (I'm 24, she's 20) just got engaged and they already found a beach venue they liked and have chosen a date for next summer. My sister told me she wants the bridesmaids, maid of honor, our mother and me (as her family) to have the same hairstyle. The wedding party and my mother and sister are all naturally blonde already and they further dye their hair to be platinum. They hav...
Family ConflictBack before Christmas my (24 Non binary ) credit card went missing for a few hours. Come to find out, my cousin (14f) took it to buy a big order off the Pokemon center site. I was furious, told her mother she owed me and scolded my cousin who simply tried to blame her autism. Since then I've cancelled the card. Here's the thing, I like Pokemon so I didn't cancel the order, but come to find ...
Family ConflictMy parents and I (f14) are visiting my uncle and cousins (14m and 11f). My parents told me that whatever I forget to bring, I have to pay for myself. My period started 2 weeks early on the first day here and my parents said they were too tired to take me to buy pads and tampons. I asked my uncle to drive me to target and told him I forgot a couple things. He said ok and drove me. I bled ...
OtherMy wife and her mother appear visually to have Native American characteristics, such as dark hair, almond eyes, and high cheekbones, and they maintain a dark complexion from tanning. When I met my wife, she stated she was part Cherokee, which I believed based on her appearance. For years, she had been asking us to take DNA tests to learn about our heritage; I was told I was mostly white and pa...
OtherI am a woman in my late 20s and I've very recently started to realize I've got a binge drinking problem. I've very recently started going to a ther***st, she is also referring me to a recovery program that I'll be starting soon. I'm really early on in this whole process and I've only told my husband, who had been the only person to really notice I had a problem. Last week was my sister's we...
RelationshipLast weekend my wife and I were at our son's lacrosse tournament. The tournament took place several hours from home so the entire team was staying at a hotel. Anyways, to k**l time between games we hit up a flea market. Another family from the team came as well. We had 3 hours until his next game. He needs to be at the rink 1 hour before the game. He also needed to eat lunch. After 30 mi...
Family ConflictThis happened last weekend and I still feel like I’m vibrating with rage. I (26F) was driving my uncle (56M) to a family reunion because his car is in the shop and my aunt had other plans. I was doing it as a favor. He helped out a lot when I was a kid, and even though we’ve grown apart, I figured I could suck it up for a few hours. Big mistake. The second we got on the highway, he start...