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We call it "team bonding."

Your primary concern should always be your family. Having said that, what would you do if you started to suspect that your family was exploiting your kindness? The story below is an account of a frustrated sister. The original poster (OP) has long taken care of her family's financial requirements as she is the only one with a reliable source of income. OP was delighted to help her family when she could, but when her parents demanded that she cover her younger sister's wedding, that inclination…

She took it too far.

He was totally testing the waters.

It's a film, not a movie

Welcome back internet enthusiasts. When being invited to a wedding, it’s a ceremonial time in which you want to give gifts, love, appreciation, and thanks to the couple getting married. They’re ecstatic to be together, and their guests should be just as ecstatic for them. Now, how does one engage in this gratitude if the bride and groom aren’t even there? It’s like throwing a birthday party and not showing up. Regardless of their reasoning, it’s bewildering and immature to leave your own weddin…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. When you get married, you don’t just marry the person in front of you, but you’re married into their whole family, for the good or the bad. It’s never easy to be ensconced in someone else’s life; being immersed with their mothers, fathers, and other members of the family can strain the relationship. As long as everyone keeps an even keel, things should be fine, but this is easier said than done. In this Reddit thread, the woman has a difficult…

Welcome back travelers of the internet. Planning a vacation can be spontaneous, creative, and exciting, but it’s also a buttress of work and time management. Sometimes it can seem effortless to just book tickets and arrive somewhere, but there’s accommodations to book, how to get there, public transportation to navigate, other currencies, and a slew of other issues that can arise. It makes sense that after someone has saved up so much money, put in the time and effort of planning everything, an…

PTO needs to be NOW

Every person is entitled to choose their friends and the people who are closest to them. No one should tell you who you can be friends with, and whether or not you are allowed to talk to certain people. That being said, common sense points out that there should be some red lines one should not cross. For example, being friends with your sibling's ex should not cross your mind, or keeping in contact with your ex's parents. Some relationships are simply off-limits, and no one should have to be th…

Your family should always be your top priority. But what happens if the people you love and cherish the most in the world also happen to be the most deceitful towards you? The original poster (OP) is a distraught father. As mentioned in the last post , OP was horrified to find out that his wife, whom he had considered to be the love of his life, had been having an adulterous affair. However, things took a turn for the worse when OP realized that his children had been aware of his wife's affair.…

Your family should always come first in your priorities. Having stated that how would you respond if your allegiance to one family was causing discord with another? The story below is of a confused father. The original poster (OP) had recently separated from his spouse. The marriage ended because the wife realized who she truly was and came out as a lesbian, which is why the marriage ended amicably and respectfully. The husband has made great efforts to co-parent, while the wife has moved on wi…

"My BIL always made clear that he doesn't like my boyfriend"

Little creatures.

Someone gift homegirl a wedding etiquette book!