Family Grief and Relationship Conflict Milestones

Throwaway ( sorry fixed the first half) This has been an ongoing issue and it came to a head yesterday. My wife is a planner, it is extremely hard for her to just go with the flow. If we are going to...

My Mom (77) passed unexpectedly from a coronary embolism on March 24th while in the shower. Her funeral was March 29th, my Dads birthday. My Dad was with her when it happened and was grief stricken. ...

Title is weird but idk how else to word it honestly. So I have been with "Chris" for almost 10 years. Its a long time. I came in to the relationship with 2 sons, who are now 16 and 14. We also now hav...

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Hey! Just wanted to post an update out of so much gratitude for all your sincere kindness & encouragement yesterday, truly blown away. Women all over, no matter what, will come together for other...

Hi all, first time posting here but I thought about this situation this morning while making coffee and it’s just… people have to know 😅. My mother is a 71 year old woman who knows only what she has ...

My older sister (late 50's) rang me today to find out where "her" dad was, as I was driving him to her place. On speaker, knowing that he was listening, she told me that he is "her" dad not "ours". ...

I don’t know if it’s just my bad luck, but I seem to know, or know of, a lot of men who’ve gone hell for leather to get time with their kids (court battles for years, including trying for full custody...

AITA for refusing to host my daughter’s graduation party if her father is there? My daughter (18F) is graduating this year, and I (36F) have been planning a large graduation party for her. For backg...

For context, my dad passed away and left behind a house and some enough savings for us. I’m the eldest of three siblings. I have a younger sister and a younger brother. Growing up, things were never ...

Idk if this is the right flair for this post, but it’s kinda true.

We are struggling SO HARD to pick a name for this boy! I picked my daughter’s name almost immediately. Nothing just feels ✨right✨ yet for him. I saw the name Sonny and thought it was so cute and threw...

So, long story short my (45m) wife (42f) filed for divorce Tuesday. We've been together maybe 12ish years and have one child (5m) who is \*\*special needs\*\*. Kid was diagnosed around 1 yr old, has ...

Location: Texas I caught my wife of 28 years cheating on me almost 3 weeks ago. She moved out 2 weeks ago and while she moved out I’m still taking care of all the bills (joint checking account and bo...

My (15f) parents have 2 foster kids (siblings) that are 10f and 6m living with us for over 2 years in an extended placement. My parents wont tell me their background but I think it has to do with negl...

My husband and I (57F) have two children, Melissa (32F) and Alex (28M). Melissa is getting married in mid 2027 and I’m obviously overjoyed for her. She’s been touring venues as of late and let us know...

Anyone else annoyed by this? Ok, so my daughter and I do a gymnastics class together. 1-4 yrs old, it's a parent and tot class. My daughter loves it, we work hard together. We listen to the coach, no ...

Lurking moms hoping you can help here too. Here's the loop: 1. I ask for "me" time that is meaningfully long and consistent, and my wife is immediately resentful because she "doesn't get to do anyth...

I found out recently that I am pregnant. At first my partner was supportive, but now he is having second thoughts. Our relationship was already very rocky, then he says “we don’t have to break up if w...

I was thinking about it, and I remember my nMom was always saying things like "children need to learn to entertain themselves." And come to think of it, I don't think I can recall even one time we w...

My daughter (10) has a basket full of easter candy, my other kids (7&3) also had baskets fu of easter candy as well. I put their baskets in my room because I don’t want them eating handfuls of can...

Had a brief interlude between Teams calls when working from home in my role as a strategic advisor to the cheese industry, when I thought I could pop to the local Marks and Sparks to pick up some inof...

So my husband (34m) and I (31f) have two kids, and I am currently not working. We been married for 5 years. I have been asking him to do more chores around the house to help me out, since I am busy du...

She’s still younger than she should be, but the people who brought her and her littermates into the world have experienced a bit of a family emergency and have determined that now that the puppies are...

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I (29F) am currently 35 weeks pregnant with my husband (39M) and I’s first baby. Currently none of our family lives near us. The closest is my dad who is 90 mins away by car and his parents are 3.5 ho...