In 1859, 22-year-old chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough traveled to Titusville, Pennsylvania and found oil workers using rod wax—an unrefined form of petroleum jelly that was a byproduct of oil drilling—to heal wounded or burnt skin. In his Brooklyn lab, Chesebrough worked to refine the petroleum byproduct and in 1870 Vaseline was introduced for sale to […] More
Redditor Johnnyb186 is a young adult still currently living with their parents. The Original Poster (OP) recently got promoted from being a temporary employee to being a member of the company they were working for. Along with this promotion, the OP’s mom more than doubled their rent. This caused the OP to choose to move […] More
Redditor biomombedroom has always lived with her dad. She’s never had a close relationship with her biological mother, but on occasion goes to visit. The Original Poster (OP) was recently put on the spot by her mother when they were both at a party attended by her mom’s side of the family. The OP’s mom […] More
Blending families is no easy task, especially when one child has been somewhat estranged for a long period of time. Redditor Candid-Zebra1095 and his wife recently got into an argument over sleeping arrangements for his daughter and her adult daughter and grandchild. The Original Poster (OP) does not want to displace his young daughter for […] More
When a blended family starts living together, there is always going to be an adjustment. Even if it seemed that everyone was initially getting along, living together is a very different relationship. Particularly when children who used to have their own room suddenly find themselves sharing a room with their stepsiblings. Redditor secret_anonymous12 knew that […] More
Perhaps the best thing about getting our own place is that we can live in it however we like, no longer beholden to the rules and schedules of others. Of course, this is all challenged whenever we host a visitor, as we find our routines challenged by them. While sometimes we barely find ourselves needing […] More
Any parent will tell you that deciding how to discipline their kids is hard. But staying consistent and dealing with pushback have to be the hardest parts, agreed the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor The-Compliment-Fairy was frustrated with her daughter’s inconsideration of the rest of her family when she slammed her bedroom door every […] More
One always wants to be accommodating to guests when they pay a visit. Particularly if they are family. However, being accommodating can sometimes be difficult when the guests in question begin to make unreasonable requests, or even demands regarding their accommodation. Seeming to forget that they are a guest in someone else’s house. Redditor Xoxo76757 […] More
There’s little more irritating than when someone snoops through your personal belongings. Particularly when you know they’re doing it, but have no way of proving it. When this is the case, often the only way of putting an end to it is a “booby trap” of sorts. Though, as we all know, those have a […] More
For parents, those couple years when their child is somewhere between ages 18 and 20 can be awkward. On one hand, their child is legally an adult, armed with the freedom of choice that entails. But the kid is just on the cusp, and parents may still have a tough time imagining their child is […] More
It’s not necessarily a person’s fault when they realize they have a bug infestation. It can happen for a variety of reasons that don’t really involve the homeowner. But it is the homeowner’s responsibility to rectify the situation, pointed out the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. As Redditor ViViGazelle realized, homeowners who do not take corrective […] More
Everyone always hopes that marriages will work out and at least if they don’t, that the divorce won’t be too terrible. But when it comes to handling divorce and custody, any results are possible, admitted the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Though Redditor Greyhare76 was amicable with his ex-wife, their kids didn’t totally agree. When a […] More
