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OtherI'm 22 years old. my sister is 26 and has 2 children a 2 month old and a 2 year old. I always thought she should not have gotten another could because she can barely take care of the other one and most of the time asks other people to take care of them because she can't do it alone. Our mom is one of the people who goes and helps allot. Definitely now that the babys born. Now for the vacati...
RelationshipOur 18 MO went into respiratory distress on Sat**day; took her to ER, turns out it’s rhinovirus. Her dad is on a hunting trip in North Dakota. He planned on having this two week vacation, he has already been there for a week when our daughter got sick. He didn’t come straight home to Virginia. He waited for updates and he has no plans to leave his vacation early. I didn’t realize in the m...
Family ConflictI (F20) have three siblings who live at home. M22, M15, M12. My older brother does not work and does not go to school. My middle and youngest brothers are in Middle and High School. I have been taking care of them for about six years now. My parents both work. I am the only one who cleans, and makes food, and takes care of the dogs. I have access to a car that I share with my brother, but h...
ParentingI (m27) have a cat named stargazer. I adopted her around 3 years ago and she's truly a little survivor. She was a**sed and as a result has no eyes and only 3 three legs. Nobody wanted to adopt her because of hes deformaties and she's also a black cat so i did bc she was gonna be euthanized otherwise. My sister moved into my city this week and her and her husband (both 43) needed someone to watc...
RelationshipI (20F) am a Canadian attending university in the United States. One of my friends (20F) in university here is a decently large Trump fan. I'm not going to lie and say it hasn't put a bit of a strain on our friendship, but it has never been anything that detrimental. Well, today we were talking about Trump's tariffs. I from the beginning made it clear it was a m**onic idea and will only end poo...
Family ConflictMy wife was pr****nt with our first child. We weren't telling anyone yet because it was early. My mom was over at our house and noticed some obvious clues of pregnancy. She asked about it and we were honest. We also asked her to please respect our wishes and not go telling people because it was early in the pregnancy and we wanted time to ourselves to absorb it. The pregnancy was unplann...
Family ConflictLittle backstory- I grew up in a very religious home. We went to church (non-denominational) 2-3 times per week. I always questioned what I was being taught and when I was in 6th grade & going to a Christian school, I realized I was agnostic. I live in the Bible belt, so it's difficult having my beliefs (or lack there of). Despite my family all being religious, they have all respected my be...
ParentingI have two of my children living with me. One has graduated from college and the other is a junior. I have to purchase medicated shampoo because of a scalp condition. It is by prescription and it is expensive. it also comes in packaging that is meant to be stored upright. Not on its side and definitely not upside down. My daughter has her hair products in the shower and I do not touch them....
RelationshipMy wife, Lillian (48) and I (37) have 5 daughters (17, 13, 6, twins 3). Lillian and her family take clothes very seriously. They always co-ordinate their outfits when doing family get togethers and think it's important to bond as a family and photos and stuff. I personally think it's a bit silly, but I usually just go along with whatever Lillian decides. Our eldest is just like Lillian when...
RelationshipTiny update: Yes, Dan has seen the note. He sent me a text with just a bunch of question marks and hasn’t said anything since. For the record, I took my cat, my plants, and my self-respect when I walked out the door. Hi Dan, Since your PS5 gets more of your attention than I do, I figured I’d leave this note here. By the time you read this, I’ll already be gone. I’ve taken my things, cancel...
OtherI(17F) am a person who love to snack and have a special addiction on cheese pretzels from a specific bakery. The place is rather far from my place, and since I don't drive, I would spend about an hour and half or so on bus and fro just to buy them once in a while. My younger(13F) sister loves them too, and she is always too lazy and stingy to buy for herself that she would steal from me. When s...
OtherI (19f) have been going to the gym near consistently since February this year. I've lost 18 lbs so far and while I still have 93lbs before I reach my goal, I've already gained so much strength and confidence in my body. I'm 5'7" and 255lbs. I know I'm big but I don't think it should really affect how I dress. I get sweaty at the gym and the one thing worse than a sweaty bra is a shirt that stic...