*The following article contains discussion of suicide/self-harm. Being in a relationship with someone who struggles with mental illness can be a challenging situation to navigate, especially when it comes to balancing the monitoring of their health with respecting their privacy. That’s the situation one woman on Reddit faced with her boyfriend, and she wondered if […] More
No matter how many times the concept is explained, some people just seem to refuse to understand how gender works—and it causes all kinds of drama for society and families alike. A teenage Redditor with a transgender sister found herself in precisely this situation on a family camping trip when the adults refused to allow […] More
A little alone time goes a long way. If the past year has taught us anything, being stuck in the house with family and loved ones doesn’t always do the best things for one’s mental health. Sometimes, one of the people in the house just really needs some solitary moments to recharge their mental state. […] More
Have you ever given someone a gift, only to find they interpreted a message in your gift you never intended, and then were offended by said message? Or did you grow up in a healthy environment where “it’s the thought that counts!” was truly abided by? Reddit user aitanieceblanket found herself in a strange situation […] More
Babysitting for a relative’s misbehaving children can test any family relationship. But one Redditor found herself in particularly hot water with her cousin when she resorted to disciplining the cousin’s twins like dogs. Redditor throwawayAAAAAHHHHH took her family dilemma to the AITA (Am I The As*hole) subReddit, where she asked: “AITA For keeping my promise […] More
We need clear rules about our valuable possessions when others come in contact with them. Most of the time, adults know to respect the boundaries around these things and don’t touch them, but will admire them from afar. Children often have no such ideas about these things. They just know that they want to take […] More
We have a hard road ahead of us from youth to adulthood. Dreams that feel somewhat unattainable become more and more of a risk as we get closer to our potential. Parents also pressure us to change our course for financial security and safety. But is it always worth it? Reddit user waste_of_life_12345 looked back […] More
The conversation around misogyny is developing and it’s very different than it was just 30 years ago. Misogyny is insidious, and it bleeds into our every day lives without us fully realizing. That being said, some things just straight up are not misogyny. And Reddit user CherryChocolate13, being accused of something she did not think […] More
We all have relatives in our family who are problematic at best. By now we’ve developed our best coping strategies, whether that’s avoidance, or wine, or some other method of just nope-ing out of the room whenever our relative starts in on something that makes us want to crawl into a hole. However, it takes […] More
Ableism is discrimination directed at disabled people. THROWAWAY7079371 experienced some ableism firsthand, directed at his little sister, while planning his wedding—and is on the precipice of a serious crisis because of it. On the popular subReddit “Am I The A**hole?” or “AITA,” he detailed exactly what happened: “Aita For arguing with my fiancee and refusing […] More
Hiding a potentially stressful condition for the sake of mental health is a common practice in our current society. Unfortunately, not everybody is kind to those with differences, especially the ones that alter our appearances. HairyThrowawayAITA, a Reddit user, has a child with alopecia—a chronic condition where someone is consistently losing their hair. That child, […] More
When you take your traditions into work, they may not always go over so well. Especially if you’re a recovering alcoholic and your traditions involve something intense, like drinking lots of non-alcoholic beer over the course of a morning, you may super upset your co-workers and be forced to answer for that. Redditor InternationalArt5586 found […] More
