Family is one of the most important social networks in a person's life. From the moment of your birth, you are surrounded by an abundance of love and support. How would you respond, then, if the ones you trusted the most—your family—betrayed you? Would you stick to your beliefs and exclude them from your life, or could you forgive them under the pretense of family? The story below is an account of a heartbroken girlfriend. The original poster (OP) and her partner ended their three-year relation…

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. I hate to be the one to say it, but the world can be an incredibly cruel place. The only way to deal with all the pain, is to laugh about it. Divorce is hard enough, with splitting houses, possessions, friends, family, and not to mention missing the person themselves, but there can be so many layers to this that make it all the more painful. In this Reddit thread, the couple is recently divorced , and within their marriage, he was adamant about…

Copy cat!

'I need him there'

Girl best friends can be great for our partners—until they go all Baby-Zilla for your baby shower.

She kept his child a secret for so long.

The birth of a child is an exciting event. It is a wonderful joy to welcome a new member of the family, and it ought to be celebrated. That being said, there are typically challenges and a range of emotions involved, just like with any momentous occasion. The story that follows describes an irritated husband. The original poster (OP) is expecting a baby with his wife. The couple decided that if the baby turned out to be a girl, the wife would name it, and if it turned out to be a boy, the husba…

Petty in pink!

Letting the baby bump do the talking

Pregnancy is soooo hard. Some women breeze right through it but most encounter some pretty serious difficulties along the way. A lot of the things women go through during pregnancy aren't actually talked about. Everyone just assumes that pregnant ladies have strong cravings for certain food, or that they are a bit confused, leading them to put their cell phones in the freezer. But it's so much more than that. Women are heroes and the miracles our bodies do continuously astound me. One man asked…

Memes-to-be for moms-to-be.

A good cry goes a long way

No woman wants a man dictating what they should eat

Love, hate, reconciliation… and much more. One woman took to Reddit after an emotionally exhausting incident left her confused. She began her story by explaining how she discovered she was pregnant while her husband was away on a month-long work trip. When he returned, he became furious, accusing her of infidelity based on a picture of her hugging a high school friend who was visiting town. How typical. The friend, a photographer, had simply asked for a tour around the city to capture some scen…

Selecting a name for your child—or, more correctly, putting up with the long and tiresome process—is a difficult task. Political correctness sometimes has to be set aside due to the immense pressure to please your partner, your unborn child, every member of your family, and the people closest to you. The story below is an account of a frustrated brother. The original poster (OP) felt forced into a disagreement that wasn't really about him. While waiting for their first child to be born, OP's br…

Pregnancy is supposed to be a beautiful time of preparation for the arrival of a new soul on earth. Although everything should proceed without a hitch at this time, things can really turn out a little differently than expected. The story below is an account of a frustrated daughter-in-law. The original poster (OP) and her husband are expecting their first child together. Since OP has a unique name, she is eager to tap into her imagination and come up with a name for her beloved child. OP seems…