It’s understandable that an issue in the bathroom might be a little embarrassing to discuss with someone else. But if it’s often, one might think you’d bring it up with your spouse. Redditor Alabama103____’s husband has been using the restroom for a long time lately. Normally this is done at home, but when he does […] More
Sometimes it’s all too easy for parents to forget that their actions have major impacts on their kids’ lives. A teenager on Reddit found themself in this situation when their cheating dad was unable to understand why they didn’t want to meet the baby he’d just had with his girlfriend. They weren’t sure about how […] More
Blended families are often a delicate situation. But a guy on Reddit’s situation is downright awkward: The child his ex-wife had with the man she cheated on him with wants him to be her father figure, and he isn’t having it. When the child recently gave him a Father’s Day gift, he decided that was […] More
Spouses can ostensibly get jealous of our relationships with family members. It’s uncommon, but it does happen. They may envy the closeness we share with those members of our family if we are not similarly close with them. However, most people have the wherewithal to set reasonable boundaries between themselves and their own jealousy. But […] More
Drinking games can be very revealing. And, in this case, not in a Strip Poker kind of way. Questions players might ask each other in a drinking game like “Never Have I Ever” might involve having to disclose a debaucherous past or sexual history—all for the sake of scoring social points and to avoid getting […] More
Some wounds run deep. And if the pain is suffered as a child, those memories are formative experiences that dictate so much of a person’s ongoing outlook about the people and relationships in their life. That can create some difficult challenges to navigating family dynamics as an adult. Add kids of your own into the […] More
The loss of a parent can be especially devastating for a young teenager, and their grief can be further complicated with the introduction of a step-parent. Redditor No-Preference-4384 is a 15-year-old girl who admitted she hated her stepmother. When she discovered something objectionable about her father’s new wife, the teen responded in a way that […] More
Keeping secrets from your parents is a natural part of being a kid. Siblings bond over keeping those secrets. But what if your parent got half the information on the secret and assumed something both incorrect and characteristically damaging of you? That’s the situation Reddit user ThrowRA-brotherprob found herself in when her mom accidentally caught […] More
Trauma leads to trust issues. Unfortunately, if someone breaks our trust at a previous point in our relationship with them, it makes it very hard to begin trusting them again. This is where 32-year-old Redditor aitakickmybrotherouy found himself—his 34-year-old brother seriously betrayed his trust 15 years ago. Now his trust is being put to the […] More
Toxic relationships are, unfortunately, something most of us experience in our lifetimes. Relationships can be toxic across the board: meaning, toxicity isn’t limited to romantic partners. It can be parents, it can be friends, it can be siblings, or it can be all of the above. Reddit user AITAthrowaway18364 found himself in a tough situation […] More
Redditor throwaway9738362 is very devoted to his sister, who is married with five children. The Original Poster (OP) is also pretty close to his sister’s husband, who called him “the best brother-in-law ever” after recently trusting him with some confidential and sensitive information. The OP’s devotion to both of them was tested and he ultimately […] More
Many of us have someone at the office we jokingly refer to as our “work husband” or “work wife.” But for one woman on Reddit who goes by the username coworkerthrowaway999, her husband’s connection to a coworker got just a bit too close for comfort, and she felt forced to issue an ultimatum that left […] More
