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OtherMy sister got married last weekend. I flew into town and my parents insisted that I stay with them instead of a hotel like I wanted. My parents are consistently late for everything. I think it's a Latin thing. I hate being late. I think it's disrespectful. The wedding was at 2:30. My folks live about half an hour from the church. Noon rolls up and my folks aren't even getting ready yet. ...
RelationshipThe original poster was married briefly and divorced five years ago from a man they never liked; they were younger, insecure, and naive when they agreed to the marriage. The ex-husband turned out to be extremely abusive, leading the poster to leave after nearly a year. The ex-husband is now d**ng due to kidney damage resulting from a chronic disease. This condition was predicted for years if h...
ParentingI (34M) have been with my girlfriend Sarah (30F) for 3 years. From the start, we talked about our future, and I made it clear that I want to have kids eventually. She seemed okay with it, saying she was "open to it," but as time went on, I realized she was just stringing me along. Last week, we had a big talk, and she finally admitted that she doesn't want kids—ever. She even went as far as to ...
RelationshipToday is my 28th birthday. I deeply value birthdays and holidays and believe in celebrating them fully. I am the planner and giver for both my immediate family (husband and kids) and my extended family, handling all the planning for birthdays, gifts, and travel. I am also a stay-at-home mom because I care for a son with complex medical and behavioral needs. I have been with him 24/7 during the...
BoundariesI live with my boyfriend and our two roommates. One of them being his best friend from his childhood and his wife. I’ve lived with the couple now since January 2025. The couple have a two year old son, super cute and sweet. Any time they want to go out to eat for dinner they wait until his bed time (7pm) to go eat. The kicker is that they leave him by himself in the house while he’s asleep to go...
ParentingMy wife (26F) and I (27F) moved to a new house. We thought we'd throw a dinner party and invite both sides of our families. We used to live in a different state for 5 years and now is our opportunity to catch up with our loved ones. My BIL has two kids (Daniel - 5M and Rosie 3F). These kids were absolutely horrible during the entire dinner and their parents did not say a single word or even try...
RelationshipMy ex wife Carly (39F) and I (40M) got divorced 10 years ago. We had been married for 4 years, together for a total of 9 years. About 2 years into our marriage, we started trying to a baby but no luck. We went to fertility doctors after the first year of trying and the doctor said there isn’t anything wrong with either of us. We continued trying but still no luck. Around the 1 and half year...
ParentingI share two kids Ind*e (10m) and Colbie (8f) with my ex-wife Thora. We have remained very close and she and I don't follow a strict parenting plan. We do our best to have the kids see us both as much as possible. We celebrate every birthday, every Christmas together, and we show up to support our kids together as much as we can make work with our jobs. The kids love it. Sometimes it will be my...
RelationshipI'm a 34-year-old man, and my wife is 29. We have been married for five years. Since we started dating, she has always taken her sweet time doing everything. Getting dressed, doing her makeup, eating, whatever it is, she takes forever. I'm generally a patient person, but I get extremely anxious when I'm late for som**hing with a scheduled starting time. Alone, I have never been late for any...
RelationshipI never wanted kids. The idea of family is very suffocating to me and I was never willing to date a man with children. When i met my husband he said he didn't have any and didn't want any. A year later when he was drinking he admitted that he had gotten his high school girlfriend pr****nt when they were both 18 and begged her to abort but she hadn't wanted to so he had a son who he had never m...
ParentingMy ex's new wife called me three weeks ago and said that she'd just realized her daughter's birthday was on my week. She asked me to please bring my son to the party or drop him off the night before and they'd bring him back the next morning. She was very ent*tled about it. She presented me with two "options" when I don't have to do either. I said I would think about it and she got huffy and s...
OtherI (43M) have four kids. The two oldest are twin boys (both 14M) and then we have two girls (10F and 7F). All of them are pretty responsible kids, and consistently do their ch**es as they're meant to. There is a little chart that says what all their jobs are, with each of their roles being proportional to their ages. The boys take on the largest number of responsibilities, which each of them al...