There's no perfect age to move out of the house . Lots of people do it when they're 18, as soon as they get the chance. But a good amount of people take a little longer while they save money, go to school, or work on their mental health. There's no right answer, as long as everyone is cool with it. Problems arise, however, when someone is preventing someone else from moving out. Everyone should have the freedom and autonomy to do what they please after they're 18 years old. Even if that means h…

"They told me I was being a brat and they can make me babysit."

"The money was in a sealed account until kiddo was 18 and they couldn't access it if they wanted to."

"We will respect her when she understand that respect is earned, not given."

Grocery shopping is easy, until you have to bring the kids along...

He needs to lawyer up

Every household has its own way of dividing the housework among family members. Some parents view housework as an important lesson for their kids, so they make sure their kids are just as involved in house chores as they are, making it easier for the kids when they go off and live independently. Other parents don't mind if their kids do not take part in chores and allow them to learn their ways when they are older and live on their own, which they argue is also a way of preparing them for the r…

Once someone leaves your life, you owe them nothing.

"My entire life I’ve always been the outsider and they made sure I knew that, harshly. It was worse whenever I succeeded in life."

Wacky parenting

Sometimes it's really easy to sit behind our keyboards or phones and judge other people and their life choices. But if we think a bit harder about certain situations and try to imagine what we would have done in those scenarios, we might just realize that some decisions are much harder to make than it seems. I can safely say I have no idea what I would have done in the scenario presented in this Reddit story. I love my mom, and I like to think I would have done anything in my power to make her…

Your primary focus should always be your family. But would you be prepared to jeopardize your own tranquility in order to provide a home for your brother and his two kids? The story below is an account of a frustrated brother. Since he has a steady source of income, the original poster (OP) can afford a lovely spacious home. Therefore, family members typically contact OP when they need short-term housing. Even though his brother is in dire need of shelter because his house flooded and won't be…

Parents will go to any lengths to ensure the happiness, safety, and security of their children. But is there ever a limit you should never cross when it comes to your children? The story below is an account of a bewildered employee. For a lengthy duration, the original poster (OP) was employed by a large children's play facility. However, nothing could have prepared him for the entitled mother in the following story, who insisted on allowing her six-year-old son to play around the newborn play…

He's not her kid

Familial bias is not an uncommon occurrence. So what would you do if your own child declared his or her preference for one sibling over the other? The story below is an account of a frustrated daughter. The original poster (OP) is the daughter of divorced parents. Following the separation, the courts mandated that she spend the working week with her mother and the weekends with her dad. According to OP, she liked spending time with her mother and loathed spending time with her father because sh…

Mind you, she already has a son named William