Welcome back internet enthusiasts. Mother’s Day has come and went, but with it still brings interesting stories of people’s interpersonal nitty gritty relationships. Take the countless stories of the deadbeat husband not getting his wife the basic gift she asked for, or the one who refused to massage her feet or do something romantic. This is a little different angle. For this Reddit thread, the original poster, (OP) finds that his wife’s ex has been sending her flowers every Mother’s Day since…

Welcome back internet enthusiasts. Parenting is a handful. It’s never been an easy job, and ideally, it would never be a job that only one person bears the full responsibility of. Back in the day, people were a part of communities. In these communities, they could rely on others to watch their children, other women and grandparents. Nowadays, there’s a lot (maybe too much) pride in what it means to be a ‘mom.’ Moms are supposed to be seen as superheroes, as people whose purpose is to sacrifice…

The reality of this weird world is that kids these days have about a 50/50 chance for their parents to stay together and not get a divorce (46% divorce rate in America alone). That means many kids have to deal with a possibly inevitable rift between their parents, which is quite a challenging experience, to say the least. It is incredibly hard to be a kid of divorce and not blame yourselves for the rift between your parents. The daughter in this Reddit story, surely felt like she had a hand wit…

Welcome back internet enthusiasts. In the year 2024, you can never assume tradition is a given anymore . People have all their own individual, creative, and unique ideas about how to live their lives. Instead of just signing the contract of conventionality, people of all genders and ages are taking matters into their own hands. They’re scraping away at the past and carving a new version of the present and future. This is especially true for modern relationships. When it was once customary to me…

It's amazing, or rather shocking, how far people are willing to go to avoid facing the consequences of their actions. Lies and deception all just so they won't have to admit to the mistakes they made. All that until, inevitably, the truth comes out, and all the relationships they build on top of those lies face destruction. The father in this Reddit story is now facing the destruction of the relationship he has with his son because he tried to hide the truth about his birth. The father was marr…

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Welcome back internet enthusiasts. Family is tough. It’s as if there’s a phrase about how we don’t choose our family …as if the whole world is on board with this notion. The popular phrase is both true, and daunting. We all have members of our family that we’d rather not know . At least it gives us the opportunity to choose our friends wisely, and our partners even wiser. When you’re the runt of the family, you could either have it easy, being treated like the ‘baby,’ or you could be dumped wit…

Welcome back women and men of the internet. The lawless actions of mother-in-laws can be shockingly immature. From high demands, to scathing, unnecessary comments, their behavior is timelessly unadulterated chaos. Moving in with your mother-in-law is also no walk in the park. You have your own family to take care of , your children, and the relationship with your husband to upkeep. Of course, when you’re raising small children your love life might take the backseat, but what’s more of a vibe-ki…

Did you know memes can be used in replacement of talk therapy?

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen. Family is one of the most important things in the world. They’re your origins, your home, and people who will always be in your life. Now, just because they’re important does not mean you owe them everything. There should be a diligent balance and harmony in the relationship. There should be unconditional love, without neediness. There should be communication without force, and a yearning to spend time together without feeling obligated to. So what’s the proto…

Who's gonna be there for you? Memes

Getting along with family isn’t easy. At least when it’s your own family, you can show them the dark sides of you that you usually have to hide from other people. When you’re with other families, it’s the time to feign propriety with proper poise and politeness. Now, this feeling is especially exacerbated when it comes to your partner’s family. Albeit, while the first few years of being a couple, the pressure to impress feels immense, this weariness about impressions fades away quickly once you…

Your family should come first at all times. That being said, whom would you classify as family? Do your family members represent the people you were born into or are they the ones who have supported you through good times and bad? The story that follows describes the dissatisfied stepdaughter. The original poster (OP) tells her story in a Reddit thread. In the piece, she mentions that following her parents' divorce approximately ten years ago, her mother remarried and had three additional child…

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Wholesome parenting for mother's protecting their energy

A woman described her strained relationship with her mother who hadn't parented her properly growing up. She left home at the age of 16, hoping to make a better life for herself — and she succeeded. She married a loving man who had very supportive parents, something she wasn't used to. She began considering them as her family, because she didn't really have any. They were also wealthy, but that part wasn't important, at least, not until her mother came back into her life. See, her mom reconnect…