boundaries

18-year-old living with 3 families puts lock on his food after seeing people stealing it, his aunt gets upset: “It feels like she’s punishing me for setting boundaries”

Briana Viser

Overwhelmed husband kicks wife's family out of his home after they continually extend their stay day by day, treating his house like a free hotel: "I want everyone gone!"

Ely Bulnes

Mother-in-law dumps old junk on new couple under the guise of helping them settle into new home, daughter-in-law puts her foot down on the increasing clutter: "I don't want to live in a museum curated by my MIL"

Ely Bulnes

Mother draws the line with boundary-crossing daughter-in-law who insists on calling her "mom" despite protest, the daughter-in-law tries to invite herself on a mother-daughter trip with her 20-year-old daughter: 'I told her I will never be her mother.'

Christiana Maimone

"I didn't marry into being a full-time caretaker": Ungrateful 60-year-old mother-in-law stretches 2 month stay into 9 months, expects 33-year-old daughter-in-law to cater to her every whim despite constant criticism

Ely Bulnes

30-year-old man refuses to loan $15,000 to 33-year-old cousin's budding food truck business, family tries to guilt-trip him due to his success: "I thought you'd be more generous than that"

Ely Bulnes

23-year-old hopeless romantic travels over 800 kilometers to surprise ex-girlfriend during her vacation, backtracks when he realizes that he is not in a rom-com: "I think I watched way too many films"

Ely Bulnes

29-year-old sister closes door on brother and his pregnant wife when they demand to stay in her home office "for a few months," parents guilt-trip her but refuse to offer their own home: "It's my workspace and livelihood"

Ely Bulnes

19-year-old fraternal triplet intentionally distances herself from identical sisters after a lifetime of being left out, family refuses to accept their fault: "My sisters always called me their sister but each other twin"

Ely Bulnes

26-year-old brother kicks 22-year-old college grad sister out of his apartment after she breaks his one rule to not invite strangers over: "One of them was drinking from my mug"

Ely Bulnes

60-year-old mom demands that son's 23-year-old girlfriend make her curly hair more "presentable" for her fancy birthday dinner, she refuses to change her look to appease her: "Could do something more "elegant" with your hair[?]"

Ely Bulnes

Man soundproofs his office after wife threatens to leave him over what she heard while eavesdropping on his conversation with his therapist: "She did it to herself"

Ely Bulnes

'You’re not quirky. You’re just a bad guest with boundary issues': Entitled 22-year-old houseguest uses her hosts toothbrush, calls her uptight and aggressive for having a problem with it

Emmy Pratt

Homeowner refuses to let a friend-of-a-friend kick her out of her apartment so she can have a staycation with her boyfriend, enforcing healthy friendship boundaries instead: ‘Next time I'll offer her the laundry room’

Jesse Kessenheimer

"What kind of adult eats a kid's birthday cake and doesn't even share?": Entitled mom accuses strangers of stealing her son's birthday cake in an attempt to get more when she didn't buy enough for the party

Ely Bulnes

College student tells roommate's mom to back off after she rearranges her furniture and decorates her room without her permission: "What makes you think you can touch my stuff?"

Ely Bulnes