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If you don’t see a problem with living at your parents' house at age 31, you might want to look again Everyone can go through a rough patch and have to move back to their parents'.

31-year-old man says he sees no problem with living with his parents indefinitely: ‘I just don’t see a reason to move out. I enjoy living here. I have a side entrance to get into the house, so there’s a bit of privacy’

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Sister gets tired of hosting Thanksgiving dinner after 3 years, as she has to cook and buy everything, she drops down, but the family doesn't let her: 'I said I was done being the only one who treats it like a job'

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The real conflict isn’t about the boys; it’s about the disproportionate distribution of caregiving chores The fact that the husband will be there too doesn’t mean his labor is equal. I suppose it isn’t equal when it’s only their kids either, but at least there are fewer people to care for.

Woman doesn’t want husband’s former stepkids to join their first vacation: ‘I’m now seriously considering canceling the vacation altogether if my husband insists on changing the plan’

t’s ok; we all want to be the centre of attention sometimes. As long as we’re open about how petty and childish it is, it’s freeing, and it might even be funny. If we try to hide it or claim some moral high ground, it becomes twisted.

‘I'm sad, and disappointed, and angry. I feel dumb to have been impulsive and made these invitations’: Woman invites old friends she hasn’t seen in a while to her private wedding ceremony

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Family has changed their job, making their financial situation different, now they can't afford travelling for Christmas with the rest of the family: 'I communicated this clearly to my in-laws, however, this was not received well.

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It’s less about convincing your dad that you worked hard and more about accepting that you don’t have to work hard to enjoy what you have

Man who grew up poor resents his daughter for marrying a rich man: ‘He feels like I don't know the value of money bc I never worked hard for it. He also thinks I don't deserve to enjoy things I can afford now’

Mothers-in-law are a trope in fairy tales for a reason Apparently, this is an ancient behavior; mothers-in-law have been getting too involved in their son’s relationships for a long time. The only relationships that survive are the ones that manage to keep the mothers-in-law at bay.

Intrusive mother-in-law rearranged granddaughter’s nursery without permission: ‘She's commented on my cooking, my "Instagram parenting," and once told Nora in front of me that "Grandma will teach you how things are really done"’

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Bride wants to uninvite her sister's boyfriend after he asked her parents for an $8000 loan from the money they had set aside for her wedding, then he asked for $5000 from her fiancé: '[The sister] said if Chris wasn't invited, she wasn't coming either'

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Finally, a story from the A..ehem… point of view! These are rare; most of the stories I read get another verdict. It’s usually the morally correct side that gets to tell the story, but luckily for us, there are some exeptions where the narrator is blissfully unaware of it’s implications in the story.

Woman pays for her sister’s plane ticket to attend the wedding, but the sister exchanges it for a voucher: ‘A few days later she asked me to send her the $1,200 voucher’

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Sister lets her sister use her room when she is not home, but now when she comes back, everything is a mess, clothes are everywhere, so she wants to make her stop: 'Yesterday I told her she needs to stop going into my room when I'm gone.'

Being so ridiculous trying to save some money is funny The woman in this story should simply laugh it off and move on, honestly. There is no way in the world this is logical reasoning for anyone. Her sister is simply trying to pay less than everyone else using a random justification. If I were her, I would look at my sister in the eye and laugh.

Woman says she and her husband should pay half the price for a family trip since they count as only one household: ‘Her logic is that she and her husband should count as "one" unit since they are a married couple’

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The surge in AI slop series must be comparable to when TV first began appearing in every household People in the fifties went from coming home to dinner with their entire family to dining together in front of a TV screen. It must’ve been very scary

Man laments having lost his mother to AI slop: ‘I am not joking when I say she is the spitting image of Bilbo Baggins when Gandalf tries to take the ring from him’

Cooking is a beautiful thing, but it shouldn’t be limited to a gender Our parents grew up with a very different education; we can't blame them for their gendered ideas about cooking and chores. We can try to actualize them, for sure, but they are entitled to their opinions and preferences.

Woman demands her 24-year-old daughter cook for her and her boyfriend: ‘He even now asks me to make him and my mom a plate of food if my mom asks because he doesn’t want to’

I wish careers were inherited; it would make things so much easier No training, no education, only good old heritage. I’m not even joking; it would be easier and even fun.

Woman gets promoted, and her 34-year-old sister immediately assumes she’s ‘inheriting’ the job despite having no training for it: ‘Yesterday she updated her LinkedIn to say she's starting at my company. She has not applied’

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The typical case of a gift that’s not really for you Some people can’t see beyond their own noses; even when they’re giving you a gift, they’re thinking about themselves. They’re also impossible to talk to, and no matter how much you point out what’s happening, they will not see it, so you might have to call it quits.

Mother-in-law organizes baby shower for SIL and invites all her friends: ‘So we’re basically serving as an excuse for her to arrange a party, invite whoever she wants, and having us pay to feed these people’

We have to be very careful differentiating between a lack of discipline and simply not liking a sport Parents sometimes want something for their kid and forget to ask them if they want it. That’s what I assume it’s happening to the father in this story. His daughter doesn’t strike me as volatile; she plays sports, she achieves relative success, I think she might not like it as much, and that’s about it.

Father refuses to support his daughter’s ever-changing hobbies: ‘I just can’t keep giving in and pouring into different things that she won’t stick with. I have 2 other daughters that it’s also taking away from’