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Relationships
From marriage and divorce to sibling rivalries to mother-in-law woes, relationships are the most important parts of our lives. Here, find news and stories about the many colorful relationships that shape our existence (for better and worse).
My Mom Keeps Pressuring Me to Have Kids: How Can I Make Her Understand I Don’t Want Any?
“So I’m the oldest member of my family without a child. Like everyone at my age had at least one by now. Only being 20, I really don’t want a child right now. My mom is passionate about me have one before I’m 21.”
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This Mom Doesn’t Want Her Kids Every Weekend: Does That Make Her a Bad Parent?
It’s time for another round of our favorite game… “Am I the A**hole?” The latest entry comes from a Reddit community member and divorced mom of two who doesn’t love the idea of having her kids every weekend.
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My Mother-In-Law Is Mad We Aren’t Buying Her a Gift This Year and Now She Won’t Talk to Us: Advice?
“Now we aren’t speaking. All because she wants a gift? I don’t get it. Thanks in advance for any advice.”
My Husband Sometimes Yells at Our Daughter and I Dislike It: Should I Leave Him?
“Daycare is not an option. Neither is quitting my job as I make the majority of the money. I just feel sad and lost. I love my husband, but my daughter comes first…”
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Guest Post: Why Being A Stay At Home Mom Makes Me Even More Thankful For My Husband
Even though I am without a doubt exhausted and being a stay at home mom is more than a full-time job, I don’t think I will ever be as exhausted as my husband.
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My Husband’s Ex Basically Lives With My Mother-In-Law and It’s Weird for Me: Advice?
“How would you all feel if your husband’s baby mama basically lived with your mother-in-law?”
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My Fiancée Wants to Adopt my Son but My Family Is Against It: Advice?
“My partner and I have been together for six months, but she has been more to me than anyone ever has in my entire life.”
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Was This Dad Wrong for Calling the Police on His Own Daughter After He Found Drugs in Her Room?
Is it wrong to call the police on your own child? That’s the question one dad asked the Reddit community after he discovered his 16-year-old daughter was hiding drugs in her bedroom.
Kate Middleton Says Prince George and Princess Charlotte Love Putting on Performances for Them at Home
“She said that her children love performing at home, particularly Charlotte. I can’t tell you how exciting it was to meet them.”
My Husband’s Step-Father Has Been Making Me Feel Uncomfortable: What Should I Do?
“He constantly walks up behind me, grabs my hips in a ‘playful’ way, and says ‘hey’ or whatever. It’s just weird!!!”
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Should I Get a DNA Test on My Daughter Even if the Possible Dad Doesn’t Want Anything to Do With Her?
“My daughter just turned one in September. The guy who raised her for the first year and was there all through the pregnancy might not be the father as we took a little break right before I got pregnant.”
My Boyfriend Will Not Give Me the Password to His Phone: Should I Be Concerned?
“He deactivated his FB and Instagram account because of an argument we had (he commented and liked a picture of his ex while I was eight months pregnant), so I can’t imagine what would be on his phone that he doesn’t want me to see.”
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I Just Had a C-Section and My Husband Still Expects Me to Do Everything Around the House: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
“Last week, I gave birth via a c-section. [My husband] still expects me to do everything in the house. He does not have time for us, he is always on his phone.”
I Tried to Change My Daughter’s Last Name, But Now Her Absentee Father Wants to Stop Paying Child Support: Any Advice?
“My daughter is eight years old, and her biological father stopped seeing her around 13 months of age.”
I Found a Suggestive Message in My Husband’s Phone, But Should I Confront Him?
“So the other day, I had to use my husband’s phone for something, and while I had it, I made the classic mistake of snooping a little bit. I found a message to some girl…”
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My Fiancé’s Ex Wants Our Children to Attend Their Half-Siblings Party, But I Don’t Want Them To Go: Any Advice?
“My fiancé’s recent and only baby momma wants to take our baby to her children’s party and or be around them more often.”
My Husband and I Had a Violent Fight: Do I File a Restraining Order?
“I feel hesitant about filing a restraining order. He’s never once laid a hand on our son and I don’t want to keep him away from his son forever.”
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I Just Found Out That My Old Friend Is the Father of My 11-Year-Old, And I Don’t Know How to Tell Him Without Ruining His Family: Advice?
“I recently found out through ancestry that he is indeed the father. I’m torn on what to do or how to go about it.”
This New Mom Says Her Pushy Mother-in-Law Manhandled Her While Breastfeeding and “Milked” Her
“As I tried to breastfeed she marched over, taking full advantage of my drugged up state, got my nipple between her fingers and started ramming it in my daughter’s mouth. I was shocked and froze, she kept squeezing them and forcing it into her mouth.”
My Fiancé Will Not Let Me Discipline My Stepchild: What Do I Do?
“When I said that we should show her that there are consequences for her actions, he said: ‘Maybe I need to put you back into your place, not her.'”
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Is 9-Years-Old Too Early to be Left at Home Alone?
“My neighbor across the hall from me has a nine-year-old who is left home alone all night on weekdays while dad is gone working the night shift.”
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I Got Pregnant with Someone I Didn’t Know Was Married: What Should I Do?
“She hits me with well I’m his wife hold on a second and I’ll call him. She closes the door, and I full-on sprint to my vehicle, crying, trying to get the hell out of there.”
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My Husband Doesn’t Love Me Anymore: What Do I do Now?
“The next morning, he tells me that he loves me but was not in love with me any longer.”
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How Do I Get My 8-Year-Old to Start Treating Me Better?
“My oldest just turned 8 at the beginning of the month and he’s been giving me attitude for about 3 months now.”
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