favoritism

Mom treats 10-year-old son's birthdays like an afterthought compared to teenage daughters' elaborate parties, dad secretly plans a surprise party for him to counter her blatant favoritism: ‘I want him to feel as precious as his sisters’

Ely Bulnes

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Favoritism towards 41-year-old brother over inheritance sends adult sister into argument with parents about her wants and needs: 'I guess I was supposed to just accept whatever my brother chooses to grant'

Briana Viser

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Parents demand that 22-year-old daughter pay over $1,000 in rent and utilities in their apartment abroad while 26-year-old golden child brother lives rent free, they lash out when she threatens to move: 'They called me ungrateful'

Ely Bulnes

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18-year-old pushed to move out by her 13-year-old sister, who steals everything from expensive makeup to clothes on a daily basis: ‘I spent over $200 on her birthday gifts buying her all of the things she takes from me, but she’s still doing it’

Etai Eshet

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Successful 25-year-old daughter tells 64-year-old dad he can pay for his own car and vacations after years of coming second to lazy golden child older brother: "You can pay for your own holiday, you've got a job"

Ely Bulnes

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37-year-old birthday girl bans vegetarian food from her party, refuses to let sister order herself pizza without meat, driving her to skip the celebration: "She needs to let me live how I like"

Ely Bulnes

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27-year-old daughter refuses to keep sending mom money to help with her bills when she finds out she lent $2,000 to her 30-year-old single brother with a full time job: "He needed it more than [you]"

Ely Bulnes

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Parents drive wedge between adult sisters after they gift the golden child $75,000 when years before they badgered the other to pay back $3750 for a car: "The whole situation screams favoritism"

Ely Bulnes

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Husband is tired of his wife’s self-declared tradition guardian uncle, who targets every woman who marries into the family, policing their choices and handing out lectures on culture: ‘He claims they’re single-handedly destroying family values’

Etai Eshet

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Girlfriend draws the line after she finds out her boyfriend’s rich family labeled her a gold digger behind her back and thinks she’s only after their money: ‘His mom was talking about how I’m not the kind of girl they imagined for him’

Etai Eshet

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Stepbrother cancels 17th birthday trip to cabin when parents pressure him to invite 15-year-old stepsister Megan despite her history of boundary-pushing :"It will ruin the weekend"

Ely Bulnes

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Mother demands her 33-year-old daughter, Sofia, grow up after she lashes out at her sister Julie for asking their stepdad to give her away at the wedding: ‘She is way too old for this, it’s time for her to grow up’

Etai Eshet

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Couple renting house from their sister-in-law discovers that mixing family and leases leads to nonstop drama and unexpected family fallout: ‘I get home and our kitchen is torn apart… the rest of our stuff had been put outside’

Etai Eshet

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‘He’s spending the night at his parents and is unsure about the wedding now’: Stubborn bride-to-be risks her entire wedding by insisting the best man’s wife go without a seat [Update]

Etai Eshet

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Bride-to-be leaves her best man’s wife without a seat, accusing her of not RSVPing, while everyone else in the family is included: ‘At best, this was a sloppy mistake that she’s not owning. At worst, it feels like a pointed exclusion’

Etai Eshet

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Michigan woman kicks out brother-in-law Tyler after one too many unannounced visits when she’s home alone, banning him completely when her husband isn’t there: ‘Chris’s older brother keeps showing up at our house. uninvited. like… a lot’

Etai Eshet

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