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Not for nothing, mothers-in-law have been depicted as evil witches throughout history, in every art form possible. Hold on, I’m not saying they are actually evil; I’m saying the relationship between a mother and her son’s significant other is always potentially rocky, because mothers tend to want the best and only the best for them, and get v

‘His mother doesn't respect me, and he said that that wasn't how she meant it, and that she just views family differently’: Mother-in-law excludes son’s wife from family picture and sparks a debate

This sort of pettiness is something only siblings can understand, and I think one has to dabble in this type of silly revenge from time to time when it comes to brothers and sisters.

Brother charges his younger sister $20 to feed her cat in revenge for her charging him $12 for using her shower: ‘Our mom also thinks I should just let it go because my sister is trying to budget and save money right now’

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Future in-laws claim couple’s fixer-upper as their monthlong August vacation home before they even get the keys, invite the extended family, then call them selfish for refusing: 'Our home isn’t a public hotel'

I totally understand that hunger can be nerve-wracking, especially when you’re seeing everybody else eat except you, but manners exist for a reason, and that reason is belonging. When a restaurant delays your order long enough, you start to feel that if you leave, you’d wasted all the time you already spent waiting, but at the sa

Man gets tired of waiting, cancels his order at restaurant, goes looking for other food while fiancé and family are still eating, and now they are angry at him: ‘Can you please wait for 20mins. I said wow’

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40-year-old man refuses to babysit his sister’s gentle-parented kids, and she calls him “selfish” and a “terrible person”: ‘I don’t want them causing chaos to my family’s peaceful life’

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Uncle assigns family members seats based on their weight to "protect" his new dining chairs, relative brings their own chair to dinner and leaves when asked to use a folding chair: 'The name cards were already making a spectacle'

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Stepson’s 23-year-old girlfriend lives with his family every other week but hides in his room and barely speaks to them, then complains about washing her own car, pushing stepmom to her breaking point: ‘I hate feeling this way in my own home’

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'If I hand it over, he'll avoid working for even longer': 24-year-old stands his ground after unemployed brother asks for a $1,000 loan to pay rent despite refusing to get a job

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Dad goes two months without meeting his newborn grandkid, then plans an unannounced visit, and daughter considers letting him drive hours to an empty house: ‘He can’t remember my kids’ names'

Do we get married to please family and friends? I don’t think the concept of marriage is independent of gatherings and celebrations; the origins of marriage as a ceremony are directly linked to community, family, and groups. It was originally a celebration precisely orchestrated within society and a ritual that symbolized a passage from one role inside it

A couple gets secretly engaged, then secretly married, and ends up disappointing their loved ones when they eventually find out: ‘From our perspective, we didn't do it to exclude anyone or because we don't love our families and friends’

Money is a sensitive topic Maybe this will only be understood by people who have gone through a hard time economically. The woman who posted this story mentioned growing up with financial stress, and I can relate. Some people react to that financial instability growing up by becoming super cautious and responsible with money, and others do exactly the opposite; they become extreme spenders and compensate by spending all they couldn't spend while they were growing up. Paradoxically, the second a

20-year-old woman exposes her 21-year-old sister by saying she always pays for everything: ‘She got upset and said she never knew I thought like that, and maybe I should start taking money from her’

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I don’t know how I feel about this story because I think an innocent person is paying for somebody else’s mistakes. The resolution here is clear: What should be drying the countertop should be one of the boyfriend’s belongings, but I don’t think the brother is seeing things clearly.

24-year-old man uses his sister's towel to clean the sink’s countertop in revenge for her boyfriend always leaving it wet: ‘I just get her towel and dry the sink (and floor if he lets it get wet too) with it’

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Wife spends $10,000 hosting husband's unemployed sister for 3 months after she books the trip without asking, husband calls her "cheap" when she sets a spending limit for future visits: 'I’ve started feeling resentful towards this setup.'

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37-year-old refuses to take over $40K Parent PLUS loan her father took out without her knowledge 20 years ago, sister dismisses her $400-a-month concern: ‘Figure it out’

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Being a scapegoat is not easy, especially if you are one in your family. This Redditor wonders how to soften what she confessed to her family (that she is almost never included), and I think it might be time to stop explaining and explore other groups of people. Dynamics, to continue functioning, have to be fed through both sides; if one stops, the dynamic can't perpetuate itself.

32-year-old woman is the only one not invited to stay in an Airbnb with family on vacation: ‘They go to dinners without me all the time, do things that I specifically say I’d like to do, and claim they forgot to invite me’

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Woman's mom has lived in her house for years paying $180 a month, daughter raises it to $500 before the baby arrives, mom says her brother "loves her more": 'It doesn't feel fair that my husband and I are carrying the cost of another adult in our home'