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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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Gardener takes over abandoned community garden plot after its owner disappears, until she returns two years later and demands all the produce: 'Diane has some nerve'

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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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’

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‘Teaching your kid to be an adult’: 12-year-old daughter backs out of all of her commitments and now wants to quit the cross-country team she begged to join, so mom forces her to call the coach herself and quit with her whole chest

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Neighbors refuse resident's demand to co-sign for his loan so he can take his kids to Disney World: ‘He is now going to other neighbors and asking them’

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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’

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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Mom of 3 refuses to replace chaotic 21-year-old nanny after she throws the dog a birthday party 3 months early, husband pushes for more structure: ‘I think she is a great fit for our family and the kids absolutely love the chaos’

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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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After 5 years, daughter finally refuses to be the only one putting money, time, and effort into her mom's birthday, the rest of the family throws a tantrum: ‘It was my labor with everyone else’s name on it.’

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25-year-old son keeps his mom’s secret affair from his dad for 15 years and now feels guilty, internet assures him it's not his fault: “I didn't want him to feel hurt”

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Sometimes gifts come with weird expectations attached. Well, they’re not exactly ‘weird’, but one typically assumes that a gift is a gift and it doesn’t have a receipt, but it does. In the majority of cases, it most certainly does. This is one of those stories in which, to me, both parties are equally in the wrong; therefore, they’re also equally in the right, if you know what I mean, so I will dedicate my time to elaborating each sister’s perspective (or at least my idea of it, of course).

Woman spends all Saturday baking a cake for her sister's birthday, only for her to tell all her guests she got it from the local bakery, so she takes it back home with her: 'She rolled her eyes and said, "Does it really matter?"'

I have no idea why this is so common; I’ve heard and watched so many related stories. Mothers-in-law are, not for nothing, represented in so many folk tales like this. They act very jealous with their sons; they sabotage relationships; they always present themselves as ‘the one who knows best’, and every time a husband is on their side, you are sure to lose.

Bride-to-be specifically asks her wedding guests to wear any colour but white and green for the ceremony and mother-in-law buys two white and green dresses: '“It’s like champagne” she said as she looked it up, and I just knewwww!!'