family drama

Unemployed 23-year-old delays parents' retirement by refusing work or school, leaving older sibling worried they will still be dependent when parents need care: ‘My parents complain to me but do not choose to do anything’

Etai Eshet

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Oldest sister flies home for Christmas, gets pushed from the spare room for golden child Bailey and her cats, spends the trip in an Airbnb, and plans a solo trip this year instead: ‘I was upset when my mom uninvited me, I decided go on vacation alone’

Etai Eshet

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Entitled bride fines bridesmaid $100 for missing 'mandatory' spray tan: 'I have eczema, [...] derm said hard no'

JR Atkinson

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Mom of a 6-year-old with 1 on the way begs her husband not to invite her mother-in-law on their vacation after mother-in-law moved into their 2 bedroom home with her 4 dogs: 'I really just wanted a trip away from her before this baby comes'

Emmy Pratt

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Wedding planner seats guests alphabetically by first name, separating them from their dates: 'One table was pretty much just women named Sue/Susan/Suzanne who didn’t know each other at all'

JR Atkinson

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Crazy man spits on 15-year-old on NYC subway train, mom can't understand why she's still affected by it 4 years later: 'She’s sworn to never go back to New York City.'

Emmy Pratt

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‘She asked if she could stay with me again “just for a bit.” I told her no right away’: Older sister refuses to host her sister again after a “two-week” breakup stay turned into 9 rent-free months of mess, borrowed clothes, and eaten groceries

Etai Eshet

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Widow asks late husband's 18-year-old brother to invite her to family Thanksgiving after she got knocked up 4 months after her husband passed: 'My parents don’t want to get attached since it’s not their grandchild.'

Emmy Pratt

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Helicopter-mother demands that her sister let her sheltered teen daughter, Emily, move into her spare bedroom as a "practice dorm" for the 8 months before college, niece begs aunt to refuse, sparking family tension: 'Not giving Emily a safe transition'

Emma Saven

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17-year-old stepdaughter accuses stepmother of pretending to be poor because she refused to buy her a $1200 purse: 'I know you and Dad make bank'

Emmy Pratt

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‘Her behavior has gotten out of control. She yells at my mom for cooking my favorite meals’: Younger sister spirals over attention and money delusions, while her 29-year-old sister visits home on medical leave to recover

Etai Eshet

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Sibling backtracks on agreement to split gas cost with brother on family trip after brother “forces” them to wait in the car while he gets fast food: ‘He's not getting that money’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Groom left resentful after watching bride’s 24-year-old daughter make the first cut into his untouched wedding cake with the bride’s permission, despite his demands for her to stop and being completely ignored: 'I never received a real apology'

Emma Saven

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17-year-old refuses to cook meals for his estranged 28-year-old brother and his 3 kids after he ignored him his entire life: 'He ignores my birthdays, he ignores me at Christmas, he never invites me to parties.'

Emmy Pratt

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Stepmom expects 26-year-old son to fund her bills with his inheritance, loses it when he says no: 'my dad made it clear that money was for me'

Isabella Penn

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Woman asks for a special 40th birthday for a whole year, husband gives her coffee, flowers, and a Groupon instead, driving her to divorce him after years of being undervalued: ‘It’s not so much about the gift but about the effort’

Etai Eshet

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