Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Growing up without certain members of your family is an emotionally arduous process, one that takes immense regulation, understanding, grieving, and support from others. Being a child without a parent is a tragic scenario, one that no child should have to go through. This brings us to the Reddit thread. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a 16-year-old boy who’s lost his mother. His father has been dating a woman, Kate, for a lon…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Christmas is a holiday favorite. We all remember waking up in the early hours of the morning to open gifts from Santa. The lights, the tree, and stockings hanging above the fireplace, it gives us the feeling of a warm embrace. Some families have a big ham for dinner, or maybe a pot roast filled pumpkin, but either way it’s always warm, satisfying, and hits all the tender taste buds that have us wanting more and more. It’s important to never for…

The consequences of favoritism.

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Weddings are usually a day of celestial celebrations, dancing, drinking, and loved ones surrounding you. This convivial day should be special and indelible, filled with laughing, crying, hugging, and tearing up the dance floor. Everyone knows the ubiquitous conduct for weddings: no wearing white, treating the bride like a queen, and no announcements about your own life. Some people didn’t get the memo though. That takes us to the Reddit thread.…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. We all love a story about marriage, money, and the intricacies of a couple’s personal life. As the holidays approach, gift giving has entered the forefront of our brain. What we’ll get someone, how much we’re willing to spend, who we’re going to buy for – they’re all questions that spring up at the most random moments of our day. But we all understand the tact and protocol about receiving gifts, meaning the social mores involved. This brings us…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Having siblings means that (probably) there won’t be complete fairness during your upbringing. One got to have a kitten growing up, and the other didn’t. One got to go to acting lessons, but not the other. Maybe your dad took you on a road trip that one summer, but your siblings didn’t get to go. It’s all part of growing up, and it’s a good life lesson that nothing in life is fair. But that’s not exactly what happens in this Reddit thread. In t…

Sometimes, even family deserves a reality check.

Perfect time for an Irish goodbye!

She knew the rules...

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Family reunions can be heartwarming, fun, and exciting to meet with family members that you haven’t seen in a long time. To see your aunt and uncles again, and all your little cousins, it’s a great opportunity to meet with everyone, debrief about your lives, and catch up with them. There’s fun, there’s food , and you walk away feeling like you could wait another year before seeing your distant relatives again. Now, family reunions usually mean…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Whilst in a relationship, some people express their love through giving gifts. We’re all familiar with the five different love languages, and gift giving is definitely among the ways of conveying one’s affection and appreciation. It feels so good to surprise someone with something small, but special. It’s a way o f saying ‘I’m thinking about you. ’ I remember in one of my relationships, I would always surprise my boyfriend with homemade cakes w…

"So she threw a rehearsal dinner bigger and fancier than our wedding at a wedding venue."

Some people think that just because they are forgetful, everyone else should forgive them for acting irresponsibly. Forgetting things, even if it is by accident, should not be a valid excuse, and there is a point in your adult life when you simply can't use it to explain your way out of commitments you failed to attend. It seems like the daughter in this Reddit story thought that her ignoring, or ‘forgetting’, her mother's wishes would simply be forgotten, but she could not have been more wrong…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. When you fall in love and get married, you adopt not only your partner into your life, but you also adopt his family. You become so intermingled that you may even refer to your in-laws as ‘mom and pop.’ The close familial bond can be beautiful, and you may find yourself with a whole new set of family members who have your back when times get tough. Your mother-in-law could be like your second mother – nurturing, loving, and a shoulder to cry on…

If the bride and groom don't care, why should she?

"[She] completely took herself out of my life."