Peter Karleby is a writer, content producer and performer originally from Michigan. His writing has also appeared on YourTango, Delish and Medium, and he has produced content for NBC, The New York Times and The CW, among others. When not working, he can be found tripping over his own feet on a hiking trail while singing Madonna songs to ward off lurking bears.
Many parents have very stringent approaches to parenting these days, and some of their rules can be so rigid they’re impossible to adhere to outside their own home. A person on Reddit ran into this trouble when they agreed to babysit their young half-sister, whose mother only allows her to eat vegan food. When the […] More
Younger generations’ approaches to gender roles have rapidly changed in recent years, and older generations often struggle with new mores. For one woman on Reddit, this turned into conflict with her in-laws when she told her fiance’s tomboyish niece, against her parents’ wishes, that she didn’t need to wear a dress to the wedding if […] More
Dating someone with a different career and education level than you can occasionally be challenging, but for one guy on Reddit it became out-and-out dramatic. After his boyfriend was offended that he wouldn’t even try to explain his highly technical job due to his lack of education, his boyfriend became offended and hurt. This left […] More
Working in retail and foodservice is not for the faint of heart, especially when it comes to difficult customers. A person on Reddit found themself in this sticky situation when a customer at their cashier till was 40 cents short on her food order. When they refused to let her have her order for 40 […] More
Dealing with a family member’s disability can be a challenge. For one woman on Reddit whose sister is autistic, things are particularly fraught because her sister’s condition affects the way she treats her. So when she got into a prestigious art show, she wanted to exclude her sister–which sparked tons of drama in her family. […] More
Getting along with a step-parent is frequently no easy task. But for one woman on Reddit, things took a particularly dramatic turn when her stepfather insulted her appearance, telling her she isn’t attractive enough to date a doctor. The woman, who goes by the username Ok_Recording_7311 on the site, wasn’t sure about how she’d handled […] More
Different generations often have different standards around what is considered appropriate dress. But one woman on Reddit found herself up against a truly bizarre idea of what constitutes indecency: bare feet. After her grandfather had a fit over her being barefoot in front of strangers, she wasn’t sure if she had handled the situation correctly. […] More
It’s bad enough when someone invades your privacy by reading something you wrote long ago that you never intended to be shared. But it’s even worse when that person then critiques the thing you wrote on the basis of its historical accuracy. That’s precisely what a guy on Reddit did to his girlfriend, and it […] More
Money and finances are frequent sources of conflict in relationships and marriages. But one man on Reddit noticed this issue becoming downright dramatic between a couple he is friends with. After he saw the husband becoming increasingly possessive over the wife’s earned money, he advised her to get her own bank account–and that sparked all […] More
Dealing with your future in-laws’ cherished family traditions can be a challenge–especially when those in-laws don’t particularly like you much. A person on Reddit found themself in this situation when their fiance insisted they take his late mother’s engagement ring as their own, despite the fact that his mother didn’t like them very much. When […] More
Dealing with a chronic pain condition can be debilitating and majorly disruptive to a person’s life. But for one guy on Reddit, it seems that his girlfriend’s chronic condition might be even more disruptive than the norm, because he suspects she’s using it as an excuse to get out of things she doesn’t want to […] More
Your boyfriend’s mother not liking you because they think you’re not good enough for their son is unfortunately an all too common situation. But for one person on Reddit, their boyfriend’s mother took things to a startlingly cruel extent–sticking them in coach for a family vacation instead of first class like the rest of the […] More
