MIL didn't realize she wasn't the one getting married!

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Public school systems play a major role in the education of a child, not solely formal education about equations or English literature, but it also formulates for the child ideas about the world they live in, socially and culturally. Though a parent may try frivolously to instill certain values in their child, the child will always have such a strong part of their upbringing and influence come from their school days. Interacting with other chil…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Baby names can be a touchy subject for some people. Some women attach themselves so tightly to a certain name that they feel they have essentially a legal claim on it. It can cause relationships to cloven. It’s a little selfish to assume someone else will adhere to your desires to own a baby name. The truth is that someone else out there will probably have the same name as your baby, and it’s something that every parent just has to get used to.…

Thanksgiving is many Americans' favorite holiday. A plenteous and convivial gathering, uncles and aunts in full merriment, carouse and playful banter, while the little ones run around playing hide-and-seek before dinner. Being a host for such an extravagant holiday is no walk in the park. From cleaning the home, setting up the decorations and food, and greeting the guests, to preparing each and every dish, is a nightmare for some, and an exciting challenge for others. But what happens when your…

‘Money, it’s a crime. Share it fairly, but don’t take a slice of my pie,’ are lyrics from the illustrious psychedelic band, Pink Floyd, in their ever popular hit song, Money . Money makes the world go round, it can make someone wildly ecstatic, or the lack of it can leave someone in shambles. It’s like an ether of everything necessary and everything corrupt. It’s too easy to lose one’s way with green tinted glasses. Money in relationships gets even trickier; expectations about financial payouts…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Family should always be there for one another. Being able to rely on relatives, parents, and siblings is the beautiful thing about family, but of course there has to be a boundary drawn somewhere. If one feels like they're being used or manipulated, it's time to stand your ground and let the person know where they’re not allowed to step. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a woman whose pregnant sister is demanding more from her…

Some would say blood is thicker than water, or ‘family is everything.’ Sometimes it’s the most unexpected people that come through for us in life, and not necessarily the ones we refer to as family . We’re all well aware of the evil stepmother archetype, the one who’s mean, bashful, and fixated on her stepchildren never becoming successful. Though this isn’t always true, there are enough anecdotes that keep the rumors going. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a woman who’s finis…

Breakups are hard for everyone. No one walks away from them unscathed, especially the longer you date, if you live together, and if there are children involved. It’s a logistic nightmare, on top of the fact that it’s emotionally draining . But what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. And in life, we have to roll with all the punches that come our way, including breakups, no matter how difficult it is to sunder ties with another person’s life. This brings us to the Reddit thread. In this story, t…

It’s so easy to comment about other people’s relationships or parenting when you’re not involved. Do you ever see a couple and tear them to shreds, criticizing their interactions and dynamics, knowing full well that you’re not one to brag about your own coupleship? And what about parenting? It’s so easy for mothers to denigrate other parents for their parenting, using pejorative language to demean their efforts or children’s success. But a lot of these derogatory statements and accusations real…

"I feel like it's my dress and my decision."

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Living with a parent as an adult can cause a lot of friction; when we’re with our parents, it can be easy to slide back into being obstinate, petulant, child-like versions of our adult selves. While we may not like to be reminded of those qualities, we were children at one time too. And some people will always feel like they’re parents to their own parents. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a man whose father needs a place to s…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Parenting is no walk in the park. One wrong comment, one slip of the tongue and a curse word comes out, next thing you know your kid is blabbing profanity during his daily ambulations to school. Albeit kids minds are incredibly impressionable, they’re also malleable, and you can out teach them learned behaviors. It’s important to teach your children moral and ethical lessons, or they could wind up doing something with more consequences than it’…

The key to any happy marriage is trust. The mutual respect that’s required is unmatched to superficial connections, like having fun together or having the same taste in art. To make a relationship thrive long-term, it needs more than to be bereft of callous remarks, or denigrating tones. To really make it, both parties must want to, they must want to hear the other side, and they mustn’t sweat the small stuff. Loyalty, respect, and trust will always allow a relationship to go further than one w…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. We never want to feel like a blight to someone’s life, especially when we feel like we’re sacrificing our own to help them. There’s a sense of betrayal when your efforts to help someone else go unnoticed or belittled. It’s demeaning, and makes one feel unappreciated, unseen, and unnoticed. It’s a great gift of love and a sacrifice to help someone with their growing business. We all know that no one formed a successful business all by themselves…

The idiosyncrasies surrounding wedding drama can have the breadth of the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. Whether it’s a classic Bridezilla story of a woman making her bridesmaid’s lose weight, a mother-in-law trying to get the upper hand and control everything, or a sibling being uninvited on account of something they’re done to disrespect the engaged couple, wedding drama will always have us at the edge of our seats, wondering about all the niche details. In this particular story, the origin…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Finding out about your partner’s affair is one of the most painful experiences in the world. There’s nothing that parallels the overwhelming, suffocating combination of betrayal, disrespect, disgust, heartbreak, and anger that can nearly destroy someone. As heartbreaking and crushing as it can be, it’s somehow a wildly common crime to commit. As much as a stab in the back as this is, it’s even worse when the affair partner is someone you know.…