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OtherI've been the sole babysitter for a friend since their child was born 3 years ago. I don't get paid supremely well, below minimum wage ($60/6hr when minimum would be $84/6hr) but it's still been agreeable because it's easy money and I can study while I'm there. My friend is also not particularly well off (or wasn't as you'll soon read) so I was throwing them a bone by being lenient on the wage...
OtherSo, my (27M) sister (30F) recently had a baby, and she and her husband chose a very elaborate name for him—think som**hing like Maximilian Octavius Peregrine (not the actual name, but close in vibe). It’s a mouthful, and while it’s cool and unique, everyone in the family has naturally started calling him “Max” for short. Well, my sister is furious about this. She insists that he should alwa...
BoundariesI'm 28F, my roommate is 29F and is a single mother to an 8 month old. We both contribute to rent equally, but basically all of the kitchenware is mine. I had it all before she moved in and we agreed before she moved in that we'd share them because she only gets so much money a month and it would be impossible to get her own kitchen stuff. It's no big deal to me, but at the time, her child w...
Family ConflictI am 19 years old and my parents are in their 50s. For as long as I can remember, I have been allergic to several things: Dairy, Wheat/Flour/Gluten, and Legumes. Since I was a young child, my parents have completely kept all of them out of our house. While other kids ate breakfast cereals, I ate fish and a*sorted pickled vegetables for breakfast. While other kids had Lunchables, I had grilled ...
OtherMy son is 14. Up until the last several months I’ve done everything for him. Never made him lift a finger. Then my husband and I had a miracle baby. After I brought her home it became clear that I was not the spring chicken I once was and I was going to need some help. I started making my son do his own laundry. If he asked me if som**hing was clean I asked him whether or not he washed it...
Family ConflictI (23M) just got out of the Marine Corps and moved back in with my parents to go to school full-time using the GI Bill. My tuition, books, and living stipend are covered, and I’m also serving in the reserves. I’ve always been disciplined with money — I save aggressively, invest, and live way below my means even though I have hobbies like riding my motorcycle and gaming. I’m good with money, an...
RelationshipI've been married to my wife for almost 7 years now and we have 2 children, one 6 and the other 4. I love her but she is a bit strange sometimes. She is very heavy anti-corporation/government. One of her big beliefs though is with holidays. She still celebrates holidays with the family (Christmas, Easter, etc) but likes to keep them minimalist and not embrace the "Money" side of things. We...
RelationshipI work at a high school. I have 2 coworkers who are married. The husband has been there for a few years and the wife just came to our school last year. She is a 1:1 for a student and he teaches history. The husband is really friendly and outgoing and talks to everyone, the wife not so much. She is not rude or anything, she keeps to herself in the special ed department. She loves the kids she w...
Family ConflictI [27M] was kicked out at 16 because my older sister [37F] outed me to my parents as gay. They completely cut off all contact with me and I didn't see any of my family up until last year, when my father pa*sed away and Mum had a change of heart and we started building a relationship again. When I was kicked out, my nephew was 5 years old, making him 16 now. A couple of weeks ago, there was ...
RelationshipFor context, my wife and I have always been extremely compet*tive. It's an important part of our relationship, and she has gotten p**sed at me in the past when she perceives I have thrown a game intentionally to spare her the sadness of losing. Tonight as we were playing Scrabble, I had the option to play the word "miscarry" to win the game. From what I could tell, there were no other words I c...
OtherMy sister (25f) was going to meet her dad (not my dad by the way) for the first time in almost 18/19 yrs and she was really nervous. She asked me to go with her for support. He was staying at some hotel about 30 mins away and the whole ride over there, my sister had my phone to give me directions. My wife was calling me because she’d gone into labor. Then my MIL was calling me too. My sister p...
Food & DietSo we’re both vegan and have been for years. Last year we got a beautiful cat who is the grand baby neither of our parents will ever have. She’s obviously an obligate carnivore and we’ve been feeding her kibble and wet food. Unfortunately, where she came from wasn’t a very good situation and she had horrible teeth when we rescued her. It hasn’t come to a point where she’s painful and doesn’t wa...