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Mom attempts to shoehorn herself and her kids into younger brother's child-free vacation plans, he declines her demands and affirms boundaries: 'It's not that kind of trip, we don't want kids around'

Ely Bulnes

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'My daughter isn't [your] practice child': Sister-in-law "Lila" uses 5-year-old niece as parenting “practice,” mom finally puts a stop to it after overhearing her say “come to mama”

Ely Bulnes

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Retired elderly woman, Marge, repeatedly tresspasses on neighbor's property to tend to the vegetable garden, reacts negatively when asked to stop: '[She's] weirdly territorial about [her] dirt patch'

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Only child kicks parents out of her house on dad's 61st birthday after he does her laundry without her permission, reaffirming their inability to see her as an adult: '[They] blatantly disrespect my boundaries'

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Adult daughter withholds spare key to first home from her mother after growing up in a household with zero privacy: 'She'd go through my room constantly, read my journals, and treated my privacy like an inconvenience'

Ely Bulnes

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Mother-in-law keeps showing up unannounced at night, woman set boundaries by locking her out: 'She's playing the victim'

Isabella Penn

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18-year-old living with 3 families puts lock on his food after seeing people stealing it, his aunt gets upset: “It feels like she’s punishing me for setting boundaries”

Briana Viser

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Overwhelmed husband kicks wife's family out of his home after they continually extend their stay day by day, treating his house like a free hotel: "I want everyone gone!"

Ely Bulnes

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Mother-in-law dumps old junk on new couple under the guise of helping them settle into new home, daughter-in-law puts her foot down on the increasing clutter: "I don't want to live in a museum curated by my MIL"

Ely Bulnes

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"I didn't marry into being a full-time caretaker": Ungrateful 60-year-old mother-in-law stretches 2 month stay into 9 months, expects 33-year-old daughter-in-law to cater to her every whim despite constant criticism

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30-year-old man refuses to loan $15,000 to 33-year-old cousin's budding food truck business, family tries to guilt-trip him due to his success: "I thought you'd be more generous than that"

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23-year-old hopeless romantic travels over 800 kilometers to surprise ex-girlfriend during her vacation, backtracks when he realizes that he is not in a rom-com: "I think I watched way too many films"

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29-year-old sister closes door on brother and his pregnant wife when they demand to stay in her home office "for a few months," parents guilt-trip her but refuse to offer their own home: "It's my workspace and livelihood"

Ely Bulnes

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19-year-old fraternal triplet intentionally distances herself from identical sisters after a lifetime of being left out, family refuses to accept their fault: "My sisters always called me their sister but each other twin"

Ely Bulnes

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26-year-old brother kicks 22-year-old college grad sister out of his apartment after she breaks his one rule to not invite strangers over: "One of them was drinking from my mug"

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60-year-old mom demands that son's 23-year-old girlfriend make her curly hair more "presentable" for her fancy birthday dinner, she refuses to change her look to appease her: "Could do something more "elegant" with your hair[?]"

Ely Bulnes

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