Never look down your nose at the guy who makes more money than you in tips

"So if there are any parents reading this story, please keep an eye on your children..."

Supervillain behavior

Gift-giving is not everyone's skill, but most adult humans can be sure about one thing: Trash is not an adequate present for any occasion.

Parenting isn't for the weak.

They see his parents on Christmas Eve and then spend Christmas Day at your house–what more do you want?

Lives change

Family dinners can bring out all kinds of clashes within a family unit

Children need positive reinforcement . If we were never told we're good at something, or that our efforts paid off, we might never follow up on our interests. Sure, there's such a thing as over-praising or infantilizing, where we over-blow our children's achievements, thus giving them a distorted sense of reality. This can be a fine line to walk. But when your child genuinely accomplishes something worth praising, it is our job as parents to praise them. Even if it means putting a little more w…

Mom is way out of line

Parental guidance suggested

'[Apparently] I was being selfish for keeping something so meaningful to our family locked away'

It's not a family gathering without a little drama.

Yikes

Everyone is allowed to do whatever they want with their diet. It's your body, so you get to choose what you put in it and what you don't. Sure, we all might have to make compromises when we're eating at someone else's house or traveling to another country, but ultimately the only person in charge of what we eat should be us. That's why one Redditor was so upset at her family after revealing a secret they were holding about their cooking, and what it meant for her dietary choices. Every vegetari…

A super aunt can only be so 'super'