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RelationshipHi! So I (24f) have a boyfriend (24m). I'm from Poland and he's from Spain. Since we met almost 1 year ago, he never tried any polish food that me or my family pr**ered for him. If he just said ,,no thanks" I would be fine. But he always comments on how disgusting it is, asks how could we even eat that and he gags for the whole meal. He never even tried that food! We argued about it a few time...
Family ConflictI (28F) spent Thanksgiving at my cousin Sarah’s (30F) house this year. Sarah and I grew up like sisters we’ve always been close. But in the last few years, our relationship has been strained by politics, and Trump’s win has only made it worse. I voted against him because of his stance on women’s rights, healthcare, and abortion access. Sarah, however, voted for him, saying she “wants to protec...
OtherI’ve had an all-day trip with two flights, one being 8h and other 10h with 1h40m overlay. I was planned to land at 6:20 AM and had a job interview at my workplace at 9 AM so I really needed to get at least some sleep. First flight was kind of horrid and I managed to get barely any sleep, and I was kind of dreading the 2nd one already, but I get there and it’s just me and an older man with an e...
Family ConflictMy mom d*ed of brain aneurysm 2 years ago. She was 39 at the time. She and dad (Ben 42m) were no longer together before she d*ed because dad had an affair with his work colleague (Amanda 37f). They were getting a divorce but mom d*ed before it was finalized. I was 18 when mom d*ed and to be honest I resented my dad because of the heartache he caused my mother and I blamed him for her death....
Family ConflictI (19F) am in my first week of college. I've had life360 with my parents since I was about 16 for general safety reasons. However, they're a bit overbearing and controlling about where I go, even after I turned 18. I've found myself being extremely stressed about doing very normal things and being worried about them getting upset. Before I left for college my mom asked me to leave my life36...
BoundariesToday at 4 PM, my nephew’s elementary school called me. He’s 7 years old and in 1st grade. He had been left at school for about 40 minutes after dismissal, and the office said they couldn’t reach anyone on his emergency contact list. They asked if I could get in touch with his parents—my sister and her husband. I tried calling both of them, but their phones were on "Do Not Disturb." The cal...
OtherMy (32f) Mother (60f) hosts Thanksgiving dinner at her house every year. It’s a small event, with my parents, me, my brothers family and my SILs family attending. We avoid family quarrels by implementing a strict “no politics” rule and trying our best to be civil. I should probably mention that we are not a particularly close-knit family. We rarely see each other beyond these events since my B...
OtherI live ten minutes from a lake. I go several times a week. When I go I bring nothing but myself and a bottle of water. I neither need nor want blankets, towels, coolers, chairs or any accoutrements. Most of the time I go alone, but occasionally a friend will come along. This friend requires blankets, towels, chairs, various drinks, snacks and sunblock and a*sorted other lake stuff. That's fi...
ParentingI (27F) have a brother (33M) who has been dating his girlfriend Sarah for 2 years and he proposed a couple of moths ago. Sarah has 2 kids from her previous relationship 8M & 6F. I would say that my parents and I are not very close to Sarah and her kids but we are cordial and never had any problems before. My partner, I, bro and Sarah attended the Easter dinner at my parents and that's when the ...
OtherI [17F] just might have landed my mom [38F] some legal trouble and I feel terrible for it. Long story short I fell in a sewer yesterday and swallowed sewer water (by accident) and in order to avoid getting sick my mom gave me alcohol and I got very VERY drunk soon after my mom, dad [50M],my little sister R [15F] and little brother J [9M] all agreed that after dinner R & J would help me with ...
ParentingWe went to a restaurant for my MIL bday lunch. When orders were being taken, SIL announced that ALL the kids would be having kids meal tenders and fries with juice. My 9yo and 4yo eat adult meals, 2 chicken tenders and handful of fries will not fill them up so when the waiter got to me, I told him my kids will have adult meals since I'm the one paying for them, so they ordered their meals and my S...
OtherMy sister “Julie” has tried to have a baby for 5 years. She had a miscarriage 2 years ago and outside that, has been unable to get pr****nt. My heart hurts for her. However, one thing I don’t agree with is how my family has handled it. We’re not allowed to talk about babies around Julie. Any kids younger than 3 can’t come to family events that she’ll attend. She won’t attend baby showers, bapt...