family dynamics

‘Do they honestly think I would give up my career with zero safety net?’: Traditional in-laws try to convince woman to quit her $170k role so she doesn't ‘emasculate’ her lower-earning husband, woman suggests they pay her the same amount and then some

Lana DeGaetano

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31-year-old man tells 3-year-old son about his late bio grandmother, his father tries to force him into keeping quiet about the past to spare his second wife's feelings: ‘He's going crazy’

Lana DeGaetano

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Mother refuses to force her son to pick up and drop off his stepsister at camp after her ex-husband insists he do so: 'He told me as a mom I should want our son to be kind'

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I feel like I’m constantly being told I’m out of place in my own home’: Recently married woman tells mother-in-law to keep her decorative opinions to herself after an agonizing few months of her critiquing the woman's choices

Lana DeGaetano

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‘"Sorry, I’m just a receptionist. I probably wouldn’t know how to handle something as important as watching your daughter."’: Dental receptionist stops babysitting her sister-in-law's child after she ridicules her career

Lana DeGaetano

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Mother of 2 tells mother-in-law to 'back off' after she ridicules her perfectly balanced homemade school lunches: 'It’s never enough’

Lana DeGaetano

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Mother supports 15-year-old daughter's decision not to invite 16-year-old stepbrother to her weekend birthday getaway, husband tries to push back: ‘No boys. No drama’

Lana DeGaetano

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Man barred from eating at family BBQ until he does yard work for ex-wife's stepdad, he ditches the cookout after being lured under false pretenses: “I wasn't wanted if I wasn't going to help”

Ely Bulnes

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Freelancing brother refuses to babysit niece after sister claims he is unemployed, he says she must find someone else as she does not respect him, causing full family feud: 'Come on, you're at home all day anyway. You're basically unemployed'

Emma Saven

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Sick mom leaves husband to figure out how to be a girl dad after he makes a snide comment about household duties while she's resting: ‘Dad never, ever made even a comment like that again’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Projection? I think yes’: Cousin accuses woman of ‘ruining’ her life because of her success in life and family, despite her cousin being the root cause of a strenuous history of familial feuding

Lana DeGaetano

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Man refuses to travel across the country to meet his newborn nephew after years of his family's mistreatment toward his wife: ‘Unless everything changes, I’m not going to waste my money’

Lana DeGaetano

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Couple agrees to host brother-in-law and new wife for their honeymoon, until BIL expects them to give up their bedroom for the duration of their trip: ‘It honestly really grosses me out’

Lana DeGaetano

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Woman refuses to allow husband's mother to stay in their one-bedroom apartment for 2 months out of fear it'll be a longer stay than originally planned: 'My husband says I'm catastrophizing and making this harder than it is'

Lana DeGaetano

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Sister-in-law pressures woman to become the sole caretaker of her ill mother, even though she is 8 months pregnant and preparing to be a new mom: ‘I don’t have the capacity—emotionally, physically, or logistically’

Lana DeGaetano

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Mother refuses to bring her kids to celebrate Mother's Day with her ex-husband, his new wife, and their new baby: ‘The kids make a point of spending as little time as possible with her’

Lana DeGaetano

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