I have been living in a 12-floor building with hundreds of residents for about a year and I cannot tell you the names of more than five of my neighbors. When I moved, I thought I might meet people in the elevator and get familiar with them, but I hardly ever see anyone, and for some reason, people here do not go out of their way to be particularly friendly to new residents. So if I had a neighbor like the person who wrote this Reddit story, I would have been overjoyed to have someone give me su…

Some folks plan their baby names for decades . I have a lot of friends who have had a list of names saved somewhere that they started when they were children themselves. Of course, not all of them are going to age well. I don't think I'm going to name my daughter Hermione anymore, but some of them stand. It's easy to get attached to a baby name, even if you don't say it out loud. You've spent years imagining a future where this is your child's name… that's a hard fantasy to give up. But it's a…

More often than not, you hear about parents who have no idea when to finally let go and let their kids get by in the world alone as adults. While it usually comes from a good place, as they want to help their kids and make sure they are okay, it can become extremely overbearing really fast. The parents in this Reddit story definitely crossed a line when it comes to their daughter. OP (original poster), shared on Reddit that her parents have no boundaries when it comes to her. She even had to ge…

Evil stepsister

You can't always get what you want

It is a shame that no one teaches us how to be financially responsible when we become adults. This might be one of the most important lessons one has to learn while they are young, and yet none of us seems to have any clue what we are doing when it comes to handling money. That inability is often what leads people to have financial problems, which can later cause even more problems and strains, especially when it comes to family. The man in this Reddit story is one to tell. After years of livin…

dodged a bullet

She needs the money

Hey Alexa, play "It’s My Party"

Living with your parents well after you graduate from college has become a consensus among young adults. Since a college degree is, more often than not, no longer enough to grant a graduate their first actual job, it is extremely difficult for young adults to be able to afford rent, so they end up going back to their parents while they figure out what to do with their lives. Most parents accept their kids with open arms and help them in their journey. But other parents, can't seem to accept the…

If you can understand how challenging It can be for a kid to learn that they are adopted and that their parents aren't their real parents, you might be able to understand how challenging it can be for a parent to learn that their child is not their real child. The father of this Reddit story recently discovered that his 18-year-old son is not actually his son and that his wife cheated on him 20 years ago. Not only that, his son has known about his biological dad's real identity for months, and…

It takes two to tango

Is this a reason to skip?

The college student who had made parents and kids question their relationships is back with an update, and the family drama continues. In his original Reddit post , OP (original poster), wrote about how his parents have made him pay rent in their home for four years of college, causing him to have no social life as he had to work. Then the parents thought it was a good life lesson to ‘gift’ him all the money he paid back as a graduation present. Feeling betrayed, OP ripped the check and cut off…

It might not be possible for every parent out there, but I firmly believe that parents should not be financially reliant on their children whatsoever, at least not while they are able to work. I am fully aware that a lot of single parents out there struggle with maintaining their household with just one salary, but I still think that making your kid work and then taking their money should be the absolute last resort. Not only because kids should have the freedom to enjoy their youth, without ha…

What's in a name?