Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Family dynamics are never straightforward. You may be close with your parents one day, and enemies the next. Some parents are manipulative with money, some aren’t. Some may use finances to control their children, but it’s never a good idea. In my opinion, it sunders the idea of unconditional love. Love isn’t based on actions, so relationships that use money to praise or punish someone is just manipulative, and means the love is conditional. But…

Quick! Someone Change the Subject.

"In my opinion, it's none of her business how I want to conduct my life."

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Some of us are blessed to have incredible, kind, caring, selfless, loving parents. Parents who are always there for their children, who want to provide for them, not just out of obligation, but out of love. Parents who always want their children to be in healthy environments, to not use weaponizing or manipulation tactics on them. But unfortunately, not every parent is like that. If one has parents they can’t trust, rely on, or turn to, then th…

The holidays are the most magical time of the year. For many people, it’s traditional to be with family and friends during the celebrations. It does happen that families become estranged, family members may not be close, and they may even have no contact with each other. It can be rough to not want to see your parents for Christmas, but it’s even worse for the parents. No parent wants to feel like their son or daughter doesn’t want to see them. In this Reddit thread, it’s about just that. The o…

"He said I was trying to mess up his life."

The price of an education can cost you debt throughout your whole life. Going to college is nowhere near obsolete, but there’s a bigger and bigger discrepancy each year between the price tag on a university education, and what it guarantees you. You could spend 4 years studying, learning, devoting yourself to going to classes, and in the end it may not even guarantee a job. These days, connections and nepotism will take you further than any college education. Family dynamics can be tough. Sibli…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. As painful and harrowing as infidelity is, it’s one of the most common things in the world. What is it about this grossly painful act of betrayal and deceit that is so tempting for people? We may never know, despite years of psychologists and psychoanalysts trying to uncover human behavior. Being a child witnessing your family’s eruption due to cheating must create huge trust issues, but that’s a different story. In our Reddit thread today, it…

Umm, you seem to have forgotten–It's MY house

Cut that cash flow!

"She also had us contribute to a money fund for their future house two years ago."

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Family traditions can be an immensely special part of growing up. Some people have a family tradition of taking a family vacation every year. Some families have certain songs they sing on road trips, or restaurants they go to for Christmas eve. It can be bonding to share this tradition as a family, and it teaches children the playfulness of love and connection. But what if your family tradition is…questionable? What if your family tradition imp…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Our families are supposed to be there for us through thick or thin, for the good and bad times, and when we need them most. Having parents you can’t rely on creates a hostile situation, and it leaves a child wondering who to turn to. They could end up in unhealthy relationships due to this neglect, and it’s really up to the parents to get them out of touch situations. No one should feel like their family is mocking or jeering at them. But if on…

"Sharon seems to be suffering from main character syndrome"

Parenting is no walk in the park . From sleepless nights, screaming children, and cleaning after youngsters, to the actual logistics of parenting, and making sure you’re raising a stand-up kid, the job can make someone go crazy if they’re not careful. It’s hard enough to parent your own child, but things get even more complicated to navigate when you’re a step-parent. Not every child will be inviting and warm up to a mother or father they’re not biologically related to. This brings us to the Re…