Hi, I'm 24 and expecting my first baby with my boyfriend he has 2 other boys from a previous relationship and my baby is due next month and his kids mother wants us to get them this summer but were only getting them for July because I'm going to need time to rest and heal after the baby and he is going to be working most of the day so I'm mostly going to be babysitting them all the time. So his kids mother has 4 kids in all 2 boys and 2 girls the 2 boys are his and the girls are from previous relationships and when they were together and he would claim one of the girls to be his as well because her dad is not in her life and he puts alot of pressure on me to accept that he claims to be her father but he only picks his 2 boys up and the mom would try to make him take the girl along too but this time by me having a new baby and taking care his 2 sons as well will be kinda hard on me but i can do it but i think the mom would try to force him to bring the little girl as well and im not okay with that because its going to be too much on me..am i wrong for feeling that way? She's not biologically his. And we stay 2 hours away from them and his 2 sons are under the age of 5. Any thoughts?

There s a concert I really want to go to, but they won t let me. I told them to give me one good reason why I can t go so I can think of a response, but they said, "Because I said so." They don t even have to buy the tickets, I ll buy them myself. I don t want my mom to come with me, but I m willing to compromise. I said, "Can I go if you come with me?" she said no. It s at 7 pm, and I said I can drive myself, but he said no. My parents are extremely strict. I m not allowed to get a job even though I desperately want one. I actually started crying in my room because I wanted a job so bad. They never let me go anywhere. They won t even let me go to college. I have to take online classes. I really want to go, but I don t know what to do. I can t just leave. I live in my parent s house so I can only go if they let me. I think it s unfair because while my parents work all day long, I clean the house, prepare the meal, and take care of my siblings. I don t know what to do.

I'm a 25 year old autistic Male, my mom sent me to go live in another state with my new caregiver. I miss my mom and siblings and I want her to take me back. I'm not trying to annoy anyone I just need help

I'm a 22 year old guy and and I have a favorite first cousin, he is 25. So yesterday his wife gave birth to his daughter, so I want to know would his daughter also be my cousin too blood related wise?

Okay,,,, so like,,,, my mom just found my personal diary that I hid under my bed... And like I m really mad but can t do anything about it.. my parents always check my room during school so like,,, any good hiding spots? I just really want my privacy. Thanks ❤

My dad just recently scolded me by saying I don't pay for anything around the place after I complained my brother took something of mine when I didn't pay for it and that they did. He said this despite me having to recently pay for the gas to his car, to buy food for the whole family, to pay some car registration bills, as well as the Internet bill that he and the rest use. He has also borrowed money from me over the last 36 months which he makes failed attempts ot pay me back as he always ends up borrowing that money along with more money, where he may go on not paying me for weeks and months, adding to a mountain of debt close to $15,000. Also, does it look like he has completely forgotten that he owes me money? He's now in his 60s/70s and has borrowed up to $15,000 from me in the past and does not pay me back. And when he does pay some back in installments, he ends up borrowing that money again along with most of my weekly pay. Was it right for him to complain and scold me? He even bugs me to buy something after I come home from working in the city.

I've been seeing her friend from roughly a year now after a recent fall out between the two her friend told my daughter of us now whenever my daughter wants something she holds this above my head out of fear that she will tell her mother I concede how do I stop this from continuing

I'd still like to enjoy the weekend.

I am 18 years old and I am still in high school, I graduate in June and then I will start college. My whole life I have been into fashion, I even sketch my own designs, I have been doing that since I was 9 and I have gotten better over time. I want to major in Fashion Design but they want me to be a nurse, I think being a nurse sounds very boring, everyone is a nurse. What should I do? can they legally choose this for me?

My step father has been around since I was about 11 or 12. I have always had a rocky relationship with him simply because he was borderline emotionally abusive. I never knew what he wanted. We would have people over and he would get mad at me for visiting, yet if I stayed in my room he would complain. I would get called out for being a slob, lazy, never amount to anything, etc. The list goes on. Flash forward to today. I have two kids, I live in a nice house and I am a senior in college with great chances of getting a job. Two years ago my mom left my stepfather because he wouldn't allow me to stay in his house until I got back on my feet while pregnant. Instead of the hassle, I told my mom I would find my way by living in a facility for pregnant woman. My step father and I got into an argument and I knew that if I stayed he would treat my son the same as he did me. My mom ended up leaving him anyway despite my efforts at finding alternative avenues. On my birthday she told me she'd be moving back in with him. I'm 25 now. I should be over it. I have a life of my own, but I'm sad that my family isn't going to be able to drop in and visit like we used to. I'm angry because in my eyes, I had thought she left because she finally understood how awful he had treated me. I felt betrayed. What I had thought in my own head was a lie. There was no realization, she simply left to help me for the time being. I feel like that teenager again fleeing back to my safe room. I was also recently diagnosed with adult ADD a year after my mother left. With that information, I realize that my step father had a dislike for most of the characteristics that came with it, which ended in name calling. knowing that I was called out for most of which was out of my control just felt uncalled for. I apologize if this is a lot of info. My brain can sometimes shoot through the roof and spark anxiety and depression, this has been eating at me for a while.

19 years old. I am constantly belittled, made fun of, and **** on by them. But then, when I mention I'm done and about to move out, they say it's not happening. I work 55 hours a week. I get home at 6 in the morning. I am belittled for sleeping until 2, when they say "we run off of 6 hours every night". Well, I work 11 hour shifts at a time, and I need sleep afterwards. I am called lazy, unmotivated, trashy, and much more. If I leave a can or 2 in my room after getting home late, I am **** on and my room is a "disaster and nasty". I mention moving out because I'm sick of this **** and no no can't do that. Tonight did it though. I asked politely to spend the night at my gfs house. My dad said no and gave an excuse that I wanted explained. I questioned him further (bad decision). He also hasn't seemed fond of my gf lately and so I asked him if how he feels about her or if there is a problem with her. This prompts my stepmom to come outside where we were talking, and to cause a huge scene in front of us both cussing and yelling (keep in mind I asked my dad this in PRIVATE via text because I couldn't call. She calls me shitty for even asking an opinion from my own dad, and accuses my gf of being manipulative ALL IN FRONT OF MY GF. This isn't the first time my parents have gotten that involved in my relationships either. Taking all this into consideration, I want to move out. I make enough to do so. But how am I supposed to without my parents co-signing ?

My in laws favor my BIL. If we are not doing or going places him and wife want to they pitch a fit until they get their way or they don't show up. Couple examples: we drove 10 hours to visit and made plans to go to the beach. My in-laws invite my Bro and Sis in law. No big deal. But my SIL doesn't want to go to the beach so they change the whole plans and do not inform us. And my husband is too afraid to ever speak up and say "hey we had planned to go to the beach. We will come back early to hang out with y'all" another ex. My SIL makes a joke and my MIL busts out laughing. I continue on the same topic and I get yelled at. Yes. Yelled at. At the end of the day it really doesn't matter. I do not want to change anyone or control the situation. I honestly would just like to have fun without feeling like we're walking on eggshells. We have to watch every little thing we say or do because you never what will offend them today. I'm just sick of getting tossed under the bus by people who do not value our relationship with them. So needing some advice on how to not be so sensitive and enjoy whatever we're doing despite getting tossed under the bus.

so I have a family member and I don't know if I'm in a toxic relationship with them. So if someone guilt trips you like you make even the tiniest mistake and they tell you everything that's wrong with you and you need to fix it is that toxic? Like sometimes I get mad with this person and then they go on about how I'm affecting them and it's my fault and I'm the bad guy and it makes me feel depressed, but I don't know if that's just me overreacting. They never were really in my life and cared much, but they try to build connections saying i love you and then when I say can you do this they are like I do everything for you why can't you be better and they shame me of when I do stuff wrong and I don't know I just want to know if this is toxic or I'm just overreacting

I ve been bowling my whole life, im pretty good at it, and my mom says that I can be a proffesional, but after all this time, it has gotten so boring. I was recently interested in basketball and managed to get it so it was my moms idea to join basketball for a year. I want to do it theough highschool and maybe even after that. I feel like ive led my mom on earlier in life to think that bowling was all i wanted to do. I have such a close relationship to my mom and some friends through bowling, I dont wabt to ruin everything. This has made me really sad lately because I dont usually go through stuff like this. I dont know what my mom thinks, I have a hard time telling her stuff because she looks so dissapointed and shakes her head, i feel like a failure sometimes just because of how she looks. I feel like she will just be done with me if I do this. I also feel if i dont tell her i will br stuck doing something that caused me this for the rest of my life.

I will ask you to be respectful first of all. I have a mixed heritage. American from my dad's side, and native American from central America on my mother's side. My dad lived as a missionary in central America and that is how he met my mom. Recently I went through a box that had old pictures belonging to dad, and found one of my family that was taken when he was a missionary and I was about five. In it are my grandma, mom, and grandfather, my father, me, my two little brothers, and an aunt and her baby. The reason I ask is that in the picture we are all in tribal dress, which for men would be a loincloth, for women body paint, a bare chest, a short embroidered cloth skirt. Me, my brothers and the baby are nude. I think the picture is unique, beautiful and honors my ancestry, and would like to frame it at home. I just don't know how visitors would take it or if they would be uncomfortable or upset.

I'm 23 and I just recently started working again at the age of 21 I got injured and had to stop working long story short because of other legal issues I had no income for 2.5 years so I was already living with my mom but now I was completely financially dependent on her.within those two years my dad passed away and I basically became a second parent I took care of the kids and my mom because of her depression. So although I couldn't work I helped in every other way I could my mom was the head of the family financially but I was the head of everything else I took care of the kids fed them took them to school everything that a parent does. It's been about a month and a half since I started working I won the case but most of it will be going to previous credit card debt I accumulated because I had to stop working. The moment that I started working I let her borrow money totalling up to 600 dollars in a span of 3 weeks and out of those 600 she used 400 without my consent and only just told me today. I explained that i am just barely back on my feethe has to at least tell me so I know what my budget is. I offered to give her 400 a month and promised her that as soon as I get back on my feet I'd pay for more but she got angry. I am barely on my second paycheck and she has already borrowed 600 dollars and I wouldn't mind but how am I supposed to get back on my feet and be able to help her when I feel like I'm already taking two steps back by letting her borrow that much money

This is not true. Our 16 year old daughter does online schooling, and babysits him every day until we get home at 7pm. She does not go out during the day unless it's an emergency. We even have surveillance cameras to prove who goes in and out of the house. CPS said it's possible that a neighbor could've passed by, only witnessed the 3 year old but the 16 year old was out of sight for a second. An investigation is launched to ensure that my little one is safe for real.

I'm in a very difficult situation. I want to leave for college that is about 1 hour and 30 mins away but recently my family has gone through bad situations. My brother recently passed away and my other brother wants to go to the army. We have a store and if we were to both leave no one would be able to help my mom out at work. I don't want to be selfish and leave but I feel like I need to start fresh and be selfish for once in my life. My mind is cloudy and I want to go out and experience life on my own and figure myself out. That's what I've always wanted to do. The thing is I don't want to leave my mom alone or rob my brother from the opportunity of joining the army. Thank you.

He wants to see us on Easter but The thing is my mother has cancer and we all think it's more important that we spend it with her. We already spend thanksgiving for the whole day with our dad. We love our dad, it's just that our mom's days are limited. She had cancer for years on and off. My dad is 8 years younger then my mom and in good health. I think he can wait.

My paternal grandmother is very chatty and has been wanting to call me on a regular basis ever since I got married. I am very uncomfortable with this because I am introverted and don't like taking phone calls unless they are urgent. I never use my phone just to chat. I told my grandma this and let her know that I have a very strict texting only policy. She said she has a hard time texting because of arthritis in her hands, but that she would be willing to text anyway. I was extremely relieved. But next thing I know, she calls my dad and complains that she hasn't been able to get into contact with me. So my dad texts me and says that she can't contact me and if I would give her a call, that would be great. It seems as though she is trying to use my dad to manipulate me into calling her. What makes this situation worse is the fact that before I got married, she was perfectly fine only calling me once a year on my birthday. Now that I have a husband and a baby on the way she wants to call me a lot more. This is not acceptable to me. I am trying to invest in relationships with my new family rather than clinging to my old one, and I don't appreciate the intrusion. What should I say to my grandma to get her off my back? And should I say anything about this to my dad?

The girls don't go to the same school so it's easier to separate them. Her friend is from a wealthy family, and she makes sure that my daughter remembers that she can't have as much luxury as her. Every time she comes over, the kid comments how small our house is compared to hers, how my daughter doesn't have all designer clothes and why don't we have different rooms for just different kid activities. My daughter continues to be friends with her. I think she is a bad influence based on her attitude. I've dealt with situations where she gets into fights with my daughter, displays relational aggression and tries to get my daughter into trouble.

I was helping my grandmother out with cleaning her house today. We were sitting and folding fabrics and she was talking about these craft shows that want her to sell things. She was talking about one that's happening in 3 months, and was talking about how it's like $150 dollars for a stand there and she doesn't know if she wants to do it. But then she said "I might be dead by then". I kinda just laughed a little cause I didn't know how else to respond. Was that wrong? She's only 71 and I don't think she'll be dead by then but it concerned me a little.

I have 2 sisters, one 20 and one 22. They are older than me. I miss my 20 year old sister, but she is studying abroad in Spain and is going to get an internship for June, so it won't be until 4th of July to see her. My 22 year old sister is married, and living with us for now. I almost never fought with her until her marriage. I want her to divorce, because there are several things that made stuff worse after her marriage. I don't care if anyone thinks it's rude for me to say that, because I don't think it is. Today, I was telling my mom about how someone in my school got framed for something he didn't do. I concluded by saying "he's not a bad person" and my sister said "yes he is", just because he is dumb (which doesn't make him bad). I got a little mad and have a playful punch, but she kicked me in the balls back. What should I do?

So my sister bought our mom a $300 couch years ago, and in less than a month I'll be moving into my own place from living with my mom. My mom said that she doesn't want the couch anymore and would like to give it to me but my sister doesn't want her to because she bought the couch, and because no one will have anywhere to sit when they visit lol, but no one visits my mom except for her kids(4). I shouldn't accept it should I?

She asked everyone on the bus if anyone lost their flash drive/usb. Everyone said no. Then she held up a juul (an e-cigarette). Yeah, some kid (s) was/were smoking on the bus. But it looks like a usb, or something you connect to your computer. So everyone said, "That's a flash drive!" She knows what weed is because a couple of months ago she said, "If y'all gonna smoke weed, do it before you get on my bus." I'm sure she knows what an e-cig is, too. It's a high school bus. Nobody said it was theirs, but they knew what it was. These kids smoke a lot.