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ParentingMy sister who is 37 has been staying with me for a little over a month now. She got evicted from the extended stay where she had been staying for a year now. My wife and I decided she could stay with us while she looked for shelter or housing options. She only works 30 hours a week at a low paying job. And doesn't have any money. She was supposed to be looking diligently but was barely putting ...
OtherMy husband's paternal grandmother has an "oh don't worry, everything will work out fine" mentality. I didn't think it extended to the safety of newborn babies though, or I never would've let her babysit my 3mo son, even for just 3 hours. About a week and a half ago while she was babysitting, I got a call from her saying my son had "a bit of a tumble". I heard my son screaming in the backgro...
OtherBasically I was doing a long travel day( 5 ish hours) so I booked my train in advance to ensure that I had a reserved seat. When I get on the train a woman is in my seat, so I politely inform her that I think that’s my seat show her my ticket and ask her to move. She checks her ticket and just says well I must have sit in the wrong seat and puts her head down. I say that it’s my seat and could...
RelationshipI (46f) was married to my ex-husband John (48m) a decade when I found out he had cheated multiple times with multiple women, one of whom became a fully fledged affair. We had three young kids at the time. How I found out was I started suffering some concerning symptoms, went to the doctor and some tests were ran and it was discovered I had gonorrhea which had caused pelvic inflammatory disorde...
OtherDue to a bunch of soap opera level bu****it I (26f) am raising 2 babies (a boy and a girl) who were born within 2 months of each other, and only one of them is biologically mine. My ex husband is the father of both, and he stuck around long enough to give me custody before he f**ked off to be irresponsible somewhere else. The babies are 6 and 8 months old. Despite the aforementioned bu****it, I...
Family ConflictI recently bought a car from my aunt and uncle and paid full price for what it was worth ($18,000). I had no problem paying that because I know the car was maintained well and honestly I would not give a family member a discount on som**hing that big either. The problem is my grandma has been boasting to everyone that my aunt gave me the car for free. Idk why she is saying that but it really pi...
Food & DietI (19F) am a university student living with two roommates (19F & 25F). My roommate, the 25-year-old, has been consistently eating the food I meal prep on Mondays for Tuesday through Friday, despite my long schedule that keeps me out of the house until 7 pm. If I prep for the week, the food is gone by Wednesday night, leaving me nothing for Thursday and Friday. When confronted, her excuse wa...
RelationshipI love my wife very much, but she often frustrates me. I am a large man (6’4") and I am constantly hungry because I work as a firefighter. My wife usually eats lighter meals like salads and nuts, but she consistently takes food from my plate. I have asked her many times to stop, but she becomes defensive, saying it is just a small amount and I will not miss it. However, I do miss it, and when ...
Relationshipso this is one of those situations where i think i’m justified, but my wife is saying i took it too far and now her whole family is p**sed at me. i’ve been married to my wife (29f) for about a year, together for five. everything’s been good overall, but her family is… intense. very tight-knit, very in-your-business type people. i’ve always tried to be respectful, even when they’re kind of o...
OtherSo I’m 20M, my parents had a surprise pregnancy when I was 16. My little bro is 3 now and we’re close. My dad d*ed last year from covid in December and it’s been hard on all us especially my mom taking care of my little brother. Im not in school rn so in the mornings me and him go to the park. Not a lot of ppl that early except was these 2 lad*es who were there with their kids. They were sitti...
ParentingHi, Reddit. I (20M) am a college student living at home while I save money. My older sister, Sarah (27F), has two kids (3M and 5F). Sarah works full-time, and since she’s a single mom, she often asks me to help babysit when her daycare falls through or she has errands to run. I love my niece and nephew—they’re great kids—but babysitting them isn’t easy. Between my cla*ses, part-time job, and t...
OtherWork at a supermarket and we regularly have this lady come in to do her shopping. She’s always by herself and never has anyone else for her, no carer or anything. This lady is completely confined to her wheelchair and has extremely limited motor sk**ls to the point where she can only slightly move her fingers. She cannot speak at all, besides little mumblings that are completely unintelligible....