Nothing is more crucial than fostering mutual respect, trust, and loyalty in a relationship—whether it be romantic or platonic, between friends, or amongst family members. The story below is an account of a frustrated father. After a trying divorce, the original poster (OP) is sharing his experience on Reddit. The original poster discovered that his wife had cheated on him after ten years of marriage. Even worse, OP feels even more pained and disturbed because his two children, who are seventee…

20s you: vacation. Mom you: staycation

In a marital relationship, trust is essential. A partnership cannot thrive and ultimately fails when there is no trust between the partners. The story below is an account of a stunned wife. The original poster (OP) and her partner have been together for almost ten years and have two children together. OP has relied on the assistance of her teenage neighbor to watch and take care of her children ever since they were born. The kids and the babysitter were infatuated with one another, and everythi…

The birth of a new child is a joyous occasion for the family. Having said that, even if you disagree with what the parents are asking for, you still need to respect their boundaries in order to enable both of them to seamlessly transition into parenthood. The story below is an account of a frustrated daughter-in-law. The original poster (OP) had recently become a mom to an adorable baby girl. Things went quite well for the duration of the pregnancy. The idea of a newborn child joining the famil…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Marriage is full of ups and downs, and learning someone’s niche idiosyncrasies can be more than exhausting. I get why couples stay together for decades, even if they feel like the person isn’t their soulmate. It’s a handful to get to know someone so intimately, and train each other with all our strange and peculiar hardwired habits. That brings us to the Reddit story. This couple has been married for 2 years already, but the husband has a past…

Your family should always come first, but who gets to decide who counts as family? Are they the people you were born into, or are they the ones who will always be there for you in good times and bad? The story below is an account of a frustrated daughter. The original poster (OP) and her spouse had recently adopted a cute little baby. They told their family and friends about their plans and waited impatiently for the adoption to be finalized. But before they embarked on their new path as parent…

I Never Questioned the World as Much as I Did With a Toddler

Being a mother is no walk in the park

Parenting causes your priorities to shift. The mother who is frustrated is described in the story below. When the original poster (OP) was eighteen, she married her now ex-husband. The two were ‘happily’ married for more than ten years before the husband emotionally cheated on OP and filed for divorce so that he could start a new life with his lover. OP's ex-husband vehemently opposed her exercising any autonomy in the marriage, hence she never had a job before the divorce and never completed h…

A roller-coaster that lasts a lifetime!

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen. Change can be hard. Although it’s an integral part of life, and even can be beautiful in many ways, it’s never easy to grasp the tides of change , the ups and downs that life throws at us. Yet, it’s all natural in its own way. Death, unfortunately, is a part of life. It’s actually something that makes life beautiful. Because if we all lived forever, what would the purpose be? What would our meaning be, floating forever in this ad infinitum of eternal return. S…

Welcome back internet lovers. We all love hearing about neighborhood dramas , and dramatic stories between people. When it’s our own life, we don’t want any of it, but we love to watch from afar. It’s not easy to merge families. Divorced parents with kids from different marriages can get complicated, especially when both children are teenage girls. In this Reddit piece, the original poster (OP) shares that her step-daughter has been bullying her biological daughter. This causes a huge blow out,…

Take this time to pat yourself on the back for being a parent

The welcoming of a new baby into the family is a joyous occasion. It does, however, include specific modifications made by family members to better suit the expectant parents. The story below tells the tale of the frustrated husband. The original poster (OP) and his spouse had recently welcomed a baby boy into the family. Together, they decided that they would not introduce the baby to the family during the first month of his life. However, what OP failed to realize is that the rules only apply…

Summer break...oh, goodie

Welcome back internet enthusiasts. No one likes to feel like their toes are being stepped on in any way, but especially when it comes to their parenting. You know yourself, and you know your kids. You’ve formulated the perfect orchestra of your kid’s wants and needs to properly assist with their rearing based on them. It’s taken time, effort, and proper parenting, and you and your little one have your own rituals, and understandings. When someone tries to interfere, things can go haywire. This…