tradition

Husband is tired of his wife’s self-declared tradition guardian uncle, who targets every woman who marries into the family, policing their choices and handing out lectures on culture: ‘He claims they’re single-handedly destroying family values’

Etai Eshet

Girlfriend draws the line after she finds out her boyfriend’s rich family labeled her a gold digger behind her back and thinks she’s only after their money: ‘His mom was talking about how I’m not the kind of girl they imagined for him’

Etai Eshet

Brother tired of being the family’s go-to problem solver, while his 32-year-old, twice-divorced, financially-unstable sister gets endless passes, finally asks for space: ‘Whenever she messes up, my mom asks me to talk to her and “fix” things’

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Aunt demands niece give her university acceptance letter to her daughter, claiming the cousin deserves it more: ‘She told my parents I should decline my spot so her daughter could have it. Like it was a raffle prize or something’

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25-year-old first-time homeowner denies her cousin Tasha’s demands for rent-free living in her guest room: ‘I’ve seen Tasha move in with people before. It’s never a few months’

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Mother demands her 33-year-old daughter, Sofia, grow up after she lashes out at her sister Julie for asking their stepdad to give her away at the wedding: ‘She is way too old for this, it’s time for her to grow up’

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Couple renting house from their sister-in-law discovers that mixing family and leases leads to nonstop drama and unexpected family fallout: ‘I get home and our kitchen is torn apart… the rest of our stuff had been put outside’

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Bride’s sister “forgets” to book wedding weekend hotel stay at mountain resort and demands cousin let her stay in her one-bed single room: ‘I arrived, not even an hour later, there was a knock at my door’

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‘I’m not a free nanny. I said no, She LOST IT’: Childfree woman refuses to babysit her sister’s 3 under-10 kids overnight before a big work presentation, is hung up on and branded selfish

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Woman refuses to split inheritance with her friend Rachel, who claims years of friendship and the occasional coffee she bought in college entitle her to half the amount: ‘She blocked me and told our mutual friends I “ghosted her after I got rich”’

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Younger brother refuses to be his chronically late 24-year-old sister's personal driver any longer, tells her he’ll leave without her if she’s late again: ‘She made me feel like I was just some better public transport for her’

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26-year-old tech worker’s aunt demands his old car for her 19-year-old son, insists he owes the family for his success, but he refuses to just hand it over for free: ‘She has this weird resentment toward me for getting out of our small town’

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‘He’s spending the night at his parents and is unsure about the wedding now’: Stubborn bride-to-be risks her entire wedding by insisting the best man’s wife go without a seat [Update]

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‘He can’t find anyone willing to hire him. My parents pay to support him’: Mid-30s brother moves back in with parents as they relocate 15-hours closer to their daughter pushing the young mother to keep her kids away and ban visits to their new home

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Bride-to-be leaves her best man’s wife without a seat, accusing her of not RSVPing, while everyone else in the family is included: ‘At best, this was a sloppy mistake that she’s not owning. At worst, it feels like a pointed exclusion’

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Homeowner’s backyard pool turns into a kids’ public summer camp thanks to her 4, 6, and 8-year-old niblings, forcing her to ban them from her home completely: ‘I told her I needed a break. She got offended and said I was being a snob’

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