Is it ever acceptable for an out and proud LGBTQ person to retreat back into the closet in order to deceive someone for an objective? That is what Redditor throwawaystr8forpay—a gay man—is struggling with after his very religious grandfather threatened the future of his livelihood in a conversation. He decided to visit the “Am I […] More
When Revolutionary_Age142 and her then-fiancée announced their engagement a few years ago, they quickly learned that not all of their “friends” were supportive of an LGBTQ+ marriage. The day of their wedding began with a disheartening blow, and she made a demand that was later criticized by a mutual friend. Wondering what strangers would have […] More
A mother of two sons and three young daughters owns a precious dress she once wore to her prom that remains in pristine condition. And now it has become a subject of much controversy amongst the youngest female siblings. Redditor motherontheside was more than happy to lend her precious dress to her eldest daughter when […] More
All of us will go through some family drama at one point or another, but some of us will go through more intense situations than others. For one guy, Redditor “Throwawayolderbrother534,” had a decision to make after his parents reacted poorly to the news that his younger brother was homosexual. When they decided to not […] More
Redditor throwawaymumwmum is a husband and father whose parents were adamantly opposed to his gay marriage. Taking the hint from his parents who wanted nothing to do with his LGBTQ “lifestyle,” he decided to keep the next exciting development in his marriage a secret. But when he got backlash, he consulted the “Am I the […] More
Family relationships can be very weird and complicated. Sometimes it’s hard to know who you’re related to and through whom. One 29-year-old man discovered this truth for himself when he found out he had been dating his own 24-year-old niece for several years. Redditor “ThrowRAfamily7385” shared his situation on the “Relationship Advice” subReddit, unsure of […] More
So often we hear of situations where a man refuses to take a paternity test because he doesn’t want the responsibility of being a father. But in one dad’s case, he refused a test for fear of losing custody of the son he’d raised for six years. Redditor “Mission_Climate_8891” shared his situation on the “Am […] More
What are we supposed to do when we suddenly know something secret about someone we love? Or at least, we think we know something. A 21-year-old Redditor going by “ThrowRAstepmom44” asked himself this question when he came home unexpectedly. The Original Poster (OP) wrote into the “Relationship Advice” subReddit, wondering what he should do next. […] More
Deciding when and how to come out to family is something LGBTQ people have to tackle. But what if they’re ready to share the truth, but a someone tells them not to? What if that person asking them to lie is their mom? That’s the dilemma a 38-year-old woman is facing, so she turned to […] More
A young teenage girl from Oklahoma has died after overdosing on antihistamines for a TikTok stunt. According to The Sun, the “Benadryl Challenge” is an online fad in which young participants take a dozen or more pills of the allergy medication in the hopes of getting high and hallucinating. Basically the challenge consists of people […] More
Redditor jess_kemp is a teenage girl with an older teen brother who was struggling with finding the right time to tell their parents he was gay. She showed her support by keeping his secret even though she knew their parents would be fine with his sexual identity. But when she had an epiphany of her […] More
How far would you go in order to prove a point? One teenage girl—who was inconvenienced after her older sister moved back in with their parents—decided to take a huge risk in order to prove something about her four-year-old nephew. Although nothing catastrophic happened as a result, she wound up being punished and asked the […] More
