Browse all parenting related stories and discussions.
OtherMy (ex) best friend got married this Sat**day. I was supposed to be the maid of honor but she removed me from the wedding over a dispute regarding my makeup, hair, and "disinterest in the wedding". She uninvited me from the wedding after I told friends my side of the story. I was responsible for the cake at the wedding, but cancelled the order because I was uninvited and wanted to be reimburse...
OtherSo I (26f) am engaged to John (28m). I'm super close with his family and he is with mine. I am also 6 months pr****nt. Here's the issue: John's family has the weird tradition of naming the girls things like 'Desire', 'Confidence', 'Wisdom', etc. John's sister is literally called Destiny and her daughters are called Inspiration and Courage. (I'm not making these up). The boys have super norm...
RelationshipI (24/F) love baking, and I LOVE sharing my baked goods too. I generally get along with everyone else in the office except for this one guy (36/M) , which I will call Leo (not real name) whom I wasn't on very good terms with because of the events that happened years ago when I first joined the company years ago as a fresh graduate. Leo complained that I am "lazy", hates "cleaning up after my mi...
ParentingThe PTA has been planning a fundraiser for months to raise money for new cheerleader uniforms. The old uniforms are very outdated, and all the kids are excited about getting new ones, including mine. Early in the planning I agreed that my property could be used at no cost for the event, and that I would provide all the furnishing. Other people worked hard on buying/making items to be sold at t...
OtherI (F28) have been friends with Brittany (F28) since we were about five or six, and we are very close to this day. As part of having a friendship with me, she was around my brother (M, would be 30) quite a lot as children, and their romance blossomed as teenagers. They were married five years ago. Unfortunately, my brother pa*sed two years ago in a tragic accident and left behind a mountain ...
BoundariesI am a 31 yo man and was at a large store yesterday with my 5mo son when he did what babies do. I went over to the restrooms and saw that there wasn't a family/companion restroom, just a men's and women's. I went into the men's room and saw there was a cubicle and a few urinals, but no changing table. The sink didn't have a counter either. I walked out and hunted down an employee to ask whe...
RelationshipMy f33 sister f34 has been struggling with infirtility for years. She and my brother in law resorted to so many options including trying rounds of I.V.F. this is costly so as a result a number of I.V.F cycles had cost them a lot and none of them worked. My sister and brother in law were advised to take break seeing the physical and emotional and financial toll this unsuccesful I.V.F treatment ...
Family ConflictMy brother has made a really weird request of me. He asked if him and his girlfriend could use my house to give birth at. He explained that their apartment lacks a bathtub, is too small for an inflatable pool, and that a birth there would attract too much attention, leading neighbors to call the authorities. Since I have a house with a bathtub and more space, my brother feels I should be honor...
OtherI, 16F, have an older brother, 21M. My brother is autistic and for most of my life I've had to deal with everyone 'babying' him. He often gets away with making comments that make me uncomfortable with my parents excuse that 'he doesn't understand it's wrong'. He makes a lot of s*xual comments to me and in general, which I've told him I find gross but he doesn't seem to care. Because of these c...
BoundariesI (32M) and my wife (31F) have been married for 10 years. Our s*x life has been sporadic to say the least but overall good. Sometimes she just won't be in the mood for long periods of time, usually 4-5 months if not longer. Other times we have s*x several times per week. I, on the other hand, have a much higher s*x drive. I get horny frequently and usually I just take care of myself. She had a...
BoundariesI live with 4 roommates and one of them is Muslim and wears a hijab, and that's awesome. She doesn't wear it at home since we're all girls and one guy, and that guy is her boyfriend and he stays with her in their room. She wears it when she's going out or when men except for her boyfriend come over. None of us have a problem with her religious practice. Her boyfriend is a little messy and l...
Family ConflictMy (30f) marriage to my ex (32m) ended during my pregnancy with our son who is now 8. We divorced formally when he was two months old. But we separated at the very beginning of the pregnancy and co-parented our daughter, who is now 10, throughout that time, as difficult as it was. After the divorce was over things turned more sour and we avoided each other except for exchanges. Two and a ha...