Welcome back internet enthusiasts. L iving a life predicated on lies can eat someone to their core. I couldn’t imagine hiding my reality from friends, family, or loved ones. Being open, earnest, and honest will save slews of headaches for the future. When you lie, you have to think about how it will affect the other person. Of course, we usually lie not only to be selfish, but to protect other people involved. It’s all about being guileful about keeping the lie a secret. In this Reddit thread,…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Having and raising children is a huge undertaking . A good parent has to always keep in mind the health and safety of their child. It’s a tough world out there, and protecting your kid (to a certain extent) is so much of your life when they’re young. If someone’s not fit for it, then they shouldn’t be having kids. In this Reddit thread, a woman’s best friend is the legal guardian o f her child. The child in question, Emma, has a severe nut alle…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. In this day and age, everything seems crazy and everything seems legitimate at the same time. With so many differing views it’s no wonder people can’t seem to get along. It’s not even that people have differing views, it’s that ideologies about anything have become so internalized and personalized to the point that the person really thinks it’s the hill they’ll croak on before they let it go and hear the other side. People need to detach themse…

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Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Health is above all things; without your health, one doesn’t have much. We come to appreciate it when we’re sick, or when we get an injury, but it’s easy to take for granted. For women, our health is especially i mportant in pregnancy and when carrying a child. In this Reddit story, it surrounds a woman and her husband. The woman already has several children, and her doctor told her that if she has anymore, she could risk losing her life . All…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Family is one of the most important things in life ; the support, emotional connection, and love you get from them can’t be replaced elsewhere. Without a supportive and loving family, it can have indelible effects on a person. Neglect is the silent killer; feeling like you’re invisible or unseen is a horrible feeling. In this Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) feels just like that. She has a family who has never really been there for her.…

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Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. When it’s someone’s wedding, it’s obvious to just respect their wishes for the wedding they want. Some people don’t want a plus one, some want everyone to wear a certain color, and some don’t want any children to attend. In my humble opinion, all these reasons are valid. Although, there is a line that goes from valid expectation to bridezilla . In this Reddit story, the original poster (OP) is the bride who wants her wedding to be child-free. I…

Welcome back internet enthusiasts. When asking family members for financial handouts, you have to know where you stand. It may seem facetious to make a formal contract of some sort, but it could save petulant feelings from overcoming you in the end. And it’s the same for crashing on couches. As basic as it seems to have a place for yourself, there are so many people who get down on their luck and end up as couch surfers . Some of it is lifestyle, while at other times the cost of living is just…

Welcome back internet enthusiasts. When it comes to paid-time off, we all want to take advantage of it as much as we can. Even if we’re not given as much time as we’d like, it’s appreciated to have at all. Most people plan it around a holiday or summertime, and they use it to fly abroad or take a trip they’ve been planning for a long time. In this Reddit thread, a woman has booked her two weeks vacation a year in advance. She’s flying abroad, seeing family she rarely gets to see, and she’s been…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Divorce is never easy for anyone . There are, however, situations where there’s amicable separation bereft of grudges and animosity. These are rare situations , of course, but it does happen, and that’s the best case scenario. In worst case scenarios, the couple can’t even be in the same room as each other, can’t communicate, and have legal battles over their children. In this particular Reddit thread, the divorce is because the man comes out a…

Ladies and gentlemen , we all know what it’s like to be in a relationship we want to stay in, and also be tempted by someone outside of it. We all have our own boundaries, and some of us cut the interactions when we know how they’re making us feel, while others indulge in them. It takes some people years of lessons in maturity, pain, and heartbreak to understand the beauty of true monogamy. Anyone who falls into someone else’s arms did it because they ultimately wanted to. That brings us to the…

There’s nothing worse than listening to a crying baby, and I could understand for new parents how unaccustomed they are to dealing with it. But when your child is crying, you have an obvious obligation to help. Obstinately refusing while you can hear your child is no excuse for parenting. That’s exactly what this Reddit thread is about. In this story, the original poster (OP) is a married man with some children. His kids are young, meaning there’s a lot more responsibility at play here. Now, he…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. In any relationship , the two people need to be on the same pag e. It’s incredible the amount of times I heard a man say to me, defensively, ‘it was a joke!’ Well, buddy, usually people know whether someone is joking or not. If it comes out insulting, insinuating, or downright mean, don’t try to convince me it’s a ‘joke.’ While in a partnership, it’s also crucial to be curious about the other person. If you’ve already spoken for their side in y…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. The relationship between a parent and child is precious; how you treat your offspring has indelible effects on him or her, and th ere’s no replacing the love between a parent and child. Learning to live life without it is traumatic and heartbreaking, there’s no reason to put a child through that, unless the person is essentially heartless. In this particular Reddit thread, the original poster (OP) is a woman whose father abandoned her upon find…