Boundaries are so important to any healthy relationship. The nature of the relationship doesn’t change this fact. Boundaries are vital. What happens when standing up for boundaries isn’t enough? When you need to take other actions to ensure those metaphorical fences hold? This was the issue facing Redditor and Original Poster (OP) White-House1967 when he […] More
Some marriages don’t end particularly well, and the children involved might hope for closure or resolution. Those hopes can really harm future relationships, one woman discovered on the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor Hungry-Illustrator75 found herself having to choose between her own comfort and her future stepchildren’s. When the family kept siding with […] More
Parents have a difficult challenge when it comes to winning the affections of a stepson or stepdaughter. Redditor Main_Promise1566 is a woman who, at the request of her husband, planned a birthday party for her stepdaughter who is turning 18. But things went south when an altercation between her husband and the stepdaughter’s mom prompted […] More
Most kids would be heartbroken if their parents got a divorce. It takes time to heal. Especially if one of their parents start dating right away. Redditor Beneficial-Error4840 encountered this very issue with her step daughter. So she turned to the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit for moral judgment. She asked: “AITA for telling […] More
Everyone passes gas, it’s just a part of the human digestive process. Although not pleasant most people are relatively I bothered by it or use the appropriate manners to excuse themselves. But sometimes the strong-winded individual may cause a bit of an issue. A pregnant redditor by the screen name turnedthemachineoff with a sensitive nose […] More
Family dynamics can become very complicated when a parent divorces and remarries. And when a step-parent becomes more involved in a child’s life, it can easily spark resentments among the child’s parents. A woman on Reddit found herself in this situation with her step-daughter’s parents when her step-daughter asked her for some advice. So she […] More
Religion is different for everyone, and it’s entirely up to us how we choose to practice. But what happens when you’re a teenager, and you’ve got parents telling you what to do? One young woman struggled with this on the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor Fickle_Pop123456 found herself trying to find a line […] More
It’d be so much easier if everyone could feel the same about tough subjects, wouldn’t it? That’s surely what one young woman was thinking after she upset her dad, according to the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor AITA_here444 worried she may have made her father feel more alone with his grief when he […] More
It can be difficult to recognize the signs of low blood sugar and glycemic shock if you are non-diabetic, or have not lived your life around people who are diabetic. It is a difficult path to navigate because low blood sugar also causes some major mental-health drawbacks, and not everybody knows how to take that. […] More
The phrase “no is a complete sentence” is getting a lot of mileage lately. But what do people mean when they say it? If a person asks for something or for someone else to do something for them, they should be prepared to hear the word “no.” And the person saying no doesn’t owe an […] 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
