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Are we spoiling our children? It seems to be a fine line to walk between spoiling your child and giving your child what they want. However, the attitude on either side of the line is totally different and there are usually some clear demarcations and warning signs before crossing over. Which is why Redditor daughtervacation […] More
Timing when to make big life announcements so as to not steal anybody’s thunder in the family is a constant struggle, and yet a seemingly silly one. It’s not as if life stops for anybody, so why pretend to conveniently shed enough attention on one person or another for a short period of time? This […] More
Some folks have a hard time letting go of their deeply held beliefs, even if those beliefs are about something extremely trivial. Usually, that person will go on to become insufferable around said topic. Redditor IndividualFar3810’s mother was one of those insufferable people. The topic under which she exercised her insufferability? Wearing glasses. Held firmly […] More
Leap years—the moment every four years when the year just gets one day longer because life just isn’t long enough. Leap day, also known as February 29th, is a fun anomaly when it shows up. And naturally, some people end up born on Leap Day—which means they only age once every four years. However, some […] More
Keeping up with expenses as an adult seems like an impossible task. Affording each and every thing at exactly the right time is probably just not going to happen. Mistakes will out and credit will get messed up. It’s just the way things are right now. Add a baby into the mix and then things […] More
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, a film from the early 90s, deals with the terrifying subject of a hired babysitter trying to steal the child and take over the lives of the parents in the house, but as it’s just a movie, it’s not something to worry about. Right? That’s what Redditor AAll_Jkh thought—until, to […] More
Disability is not always immediately visible. But whether or not you can tell if a person is disabled—if they say they are, they are. In fact, if someone tells you they are disabled—you don’t argue with them. They know themselves better than you ever will. Redditor CaptDeliciousPants found themselves in a tricky situation when another […] More
In-laws expectations and in general their ideas about who their child is and who you need to be to marry them already comes with a set of problems and complications, but sometimes in-laws can really decide they are going to take issue with anything and everything they can about their child’s spouse. For example, Redditor […] More
Teen angst and rebellion are pretty normal, but sometimes teenagers can really cross the line in protecting their boundaries. Teenagers sometimes try to be honest and end up being mean, etc… because they are asserting their own identities, so everything feels like an attack. Redditor Radiant-Honeydew8422 found herself protecting a boundary regarding a birthday present—her […] More
Weddings are one of the most special days of our entire lives. For those of us who have found our people, the wedding is a declaration in front of family and friends that you will be spending the rest of your life together. It is a day of celebration with the sky being the limit […] More
Facebook and social media in general are a blessing and a blight upon our generation. While they are not inherently bad platforms, Facebook in particular has contributed to a lot of issues of misinformation. But there’s an even smaller problem than that: over-sharers. Redditor VirtualIce23 found her sister over-sharing things about her own life, including […] More
New traditions can be really uncomfortable. Culture shock is a real thing–experiencing moments of other people’s culture can feel unpleasant or even very, very wrong in extreme cases. This can happen when traveling, but you can stay domestic and still be culture shocked. Redditor tostolhhlbl found this to be true of his wife, who was […] More
