The majority of the time, weddings are stressful events. On the one hand, they represent the coming together of two people in the holy bond of matrimony. However, they also signify the moment when secrets begin to come to light. Are the people you spend your time with genuinely interested in being your friends, or are they just your buddies for personal benefit? Put otherwise, is your friendship one that can withstand the most trying circumstances or is it merely one of convenience? The woman i…

A girl's wedding day is the most amazing day of her life. It's the day she marries the love of her life and shares the celebration with her nearest and dearest friends and relatives. This is the story of a really irritated sister-in-law. OP is ecstatic about both her impending nuptials and the attendance of her young nieces and nephews. Let me clarify by saying that OP is a proud aunt who can't image getting married without her adorable little lovebugs by her side. Finally, the big day was draw…

Real deal parenting.

At least now she can go to the family vacation

You should devote all of your loyalty to your family because they are the most important people in the world. The story below is of a frustrated stepdaughter. When OP was a small child, her parents divorced. Following the divorce, OP's mother married a different man, with whom she had a child. At first, everything was going great; finally, they had the family they had always dreamed of, but they soon found out that the husband had been having an affair since the wedding. A few years later, all…

What was the real reason the friend went in?

For when you're not trying to reason with a toddler.

Some people firmly believe that blood is thicker than water and that family is the most important thing in the world. What happens, though, if you view your friends as family? Where do your loyalties lie? A frustrated sister recounts her experience in the story below. OP and her sister were never very close. Since childhood, OP's sister has been told she is the more attractive and successful of the two. But as soon as the girls entered high school, OP's sister got pregnant by a mysterious man.…

Unreasonable request

Some people...

Women are supposed to have it all—a prosperous career, a family, a gorgeous home, and everything in between. In the story that follows, a successful manager of cyber security engineering, mother of one, prepares to become a mother again in the near future. OP is a woman who appears to have everything: a wonderful spouse, a successful career, a stunning child, plus a baby on the way. For OP, all seems to be going as planned, theoretically speaking. However, now that she is expecting her second c…

It is never simple to prepare for a baby. Before the baby arrives, there are a ton of things that need to be done. But what would happen if, as luck would have it, you were laid off just when you needed the money most? When you are completely unprepared and your wife is having her first child. The story that follows is an account of a soon-to-be father who was recently laid off. At the worst possible time, OP loses his work; his wife is pregnant, and he lacks the funds to assist with the baby's…

Every marriage navigates life in a different way. Some stay at home with the kids while the other works, some hire a nanny, and some, well, they choose not to have babies in the first place. The story below is of a confused husband who truly believed he was being helpful. OP works to provide for his family, while his wife stays at home to look after the children. But because of a severe back problem, OP is confined to his home and is unable to work. He has decided that, while he is at home prep…

Imagine the audacity.

An inborn, uncontrollable response to another person is attraction. But what if the once-steamy attraction vanishes without warning? The story that follows centers on a frustrated wife whose partner has lost interest in her. For context, OP has been married to her spouse for six years. Four years ago, they welcomed their first child together. OP gained a lot of weight during and after her pregnancy, and giving birth had a detrimental effect on her health. For want of a better phrase, OP let her…

Oh no they didn't...