Take it Easy Mom

'tis the season

We all have enough drama these days, and family drama can be the cherry on top of the already stressful demands of work or school. But when it involves a mother-brother duo getting in your hair and disapproving of everything you do, it can be both the cherry and the (cheez)cake. The original poster’s (OP) story sounds like a real pickle, and this quite toxic cocktail of nosiness and boundary-crossing has led OP, a 21-year-old woman to share her story on Reddit for advice. OP’s mother, who seems…

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When we think of the holidays, it usually revolves around good food and family cheer, but during this family's Thanksgiving, things took a turn for the worse. As an unsuspecting girlfriend braced herself for meeting her boyfriend's family for the first time, her thoughts were probably filled with making small talk, showing enough interest, and befriending any important relatives from out of town. Little did she know, she was about to become the center of attention and not in the way she had hop…

Hosting a Thanksgiving dinner is one of the most challenging tasks to embark upon, especially if you invite your family. It is one thing to have a cutesy dinner with some friends and wine, but another thing entirely to have to cook for your mother, siblings, cousins, grandparents, etc… I love my family, but the thought of hosting this kind of dinner with everyone makes me want to curl up in my bed and never leave, so it would probably be a long while before I give it a try. That cannot be said…

This lady needs to get her just desserts...

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. We all remember being in elementary school and going door to door selling wreaths, chocolates, magazines, or any number of other items for fundraisers. Come to think of it, I don’t remember any prizes back then either, but that’s besides the point. It’s never a good feeling when you work towards something and get nothing in return, and an even more frustrating lesson to learn when you’re a kid. This brings us to the Reddit story. In this thread…

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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…

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Well, well, well...