My husband wants to take our baby on a long flight, and I am nervous.
The baby is eight months old. We are visiting his parents abroad. I worry about comfort and health.
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My parents gave me money for my education, and now they want to use my salary to repay their loans.
I understand and want to help, but they ask for most of my pay each month and I have nothing left for my own goals.
Be the first to rate Rate it →I lent my brother my wedding savings. Now he says I should be glad to help family and stop bringing it up.
My brother's business needed money urgently, and I gave him almost all the savings meant for my wedding. He promised to repay within six months. It has been fourteen. When I asked, he said I was making family f…
Be the first to rate Rate it →My parents gave me a deadline: find someone by 30 or they will choose for me. I am 29 and I do not want either.
I turn 30 in a few months. My parents sat me down and said they have waited patiently, and if I do not bring someone home by my birthday, they will start introducing me to people. They are not cruel. They are w…
1.01 ratings Rate it →My best friend borrowed $2,000 a year ago and ignores my texts. I told her mum. Did I go too far?
My best friend since school asked to borrow money when she lost her job. She said three months, tops. I didn't ask for anything in writing because, well, she's my best friend. That was 13 months ago. She has a…
3.5270 ratings Rate it →I refused to give my salary to my parents after marriage. Now the whole family says I've changed.
Before I got married I gave almost my entire salary to my parents every month. They handled everything and gave me pocket money. It worked when I was single. Now I'm married, we pay rent for our own flat, and m…
6.7274 ratings Rate it →I put a password on my phone because my mother-in-law kept reading my messages. Now everyone is upset.
I live with my husband and his parents. Several times I noticed my phone had been moved and my WhatsApp was open on chats I hadn't opened. Once my mother-in-law repeated something I had told my sister in a priv…
6.0290 ratings Rate it →I told my sister her 'business idea' would fail before she quit her job. It failed. Now she blames me.
Last year my sister wanted to quit a stable job to open a cafe. She asked my opinion. I'm an accountant, so I went through her numbers honestly and told her I thought the rent was too high and the plan wouldn't…
4.8282 ratings Rate it →I don't want my parents to babysit my kids anymore because they give them sweets and screen time all day.
My parents look after my two kids (5 and 7) on Saturdays. Every time I pick them up, they're wired: chocolate, fizzy drinks, and tablets all day. Bedtime on Saturdays is a disaster. I asked nicely, twice. My mo…
6.8236 ratings Rate it →My brother wants me to co-sign his car loan. I said no. My parents say family helps family.
My younger brother wants a car he can't really afford. The bank won't approve him alone, so he asked me to co-sign. He's missed rent twice in the last year. I said no, but offered to help him find a cheaper sec…
5.9239 ratings Rate it →I didn't invite my stepmother to my wedding. My father says he won't come without her.
My parents divorced when I was 12. My father remarried a year later. My stepmother was cold to me for most of my teenage years. Never cruel, but clear that I was a guest in their house. I'm getting married in f…
4.7239 ratings Rate it →My parents want me to become a doctor. I switched to studying music and didn't tell them for a year.
My parents pushed me towards medicine my whole life. I got in. After the first year I was miserable and switched to a music degree at the same university. I didn't tell them for a full year because I was scared…
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