A small spark of discourse can grow into a wildfire when both sides are fanning the flames; ego, pride, and prejudice can drive us to go great lengths and take us down surprising paths, all over something that totally wasn't worth worrying about in the first place. It's no small wonder that something as simple as a dispute over an alarm clock can drive two family members to a point where they're clawing at each other and marching down toward mutually assured destruction. The original poster of…

Bad behavior and a lack of communication should not be rewarded. If you made your bed, you gotta lie in it. Those are the rules, simply put. You can't expect people to ‘forgive and forget', this isn't a Hallmark movie. Some parents rendered their parental rights when giving their kids up for adoption. And I'm not just talking about legal ones. Yet, much like those pesky spam emails that keep showing up in your inbox, those 3 am calls from a regretful ex, and those forever skyrocketing bills you…

The woman let her niece stay at her home for two weeks as she studied for her final college exams... Her niece's husband stopped by to drop off a report she had forgotten at home, and she was LIVID.

When it comes to babysitting, this is about as bad as it gets.

Can we still be an a-hole if our intent was well-meaning? Well, probably . That's the answer that Reddit gave this aunt after she approved her nephew's super-extra outfit for her wedding, which — it turns out, was a really bad idea. The big short of the situation is this: The super cool aunt and her fiancé are pretty artsy people; they wanted people to dress in whatever colors and manner they preferred, just as long as it was nice and a little bit “fancy." Her nephew really took to this idea an…

If you see a crazy Karen flailing about in the woods, you know whose aunt this is.

This aunt chose to back out of a family vacation after her parents and brother revealed their plans to make her into a babysitter for nieces, forcing her to share a room with the two toddlers.

Hey, if it works, it works...

This woman told her very successful niece she has the potential to be just like her daughter and is completely oblivious as to why that was rude.

This aunt let her recently divorced sister and 7-year-old niece live with her. The takeaway here is to never do that.

By all means, take the problem.

Observation is key.

A moral quandary with many layers.

Exposure is not financial compensation.

Beautiful job.

And it's actually true.