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cumshitter
Sep 27, 2005

by Fluffdaddy

La Brea Carpet posted:

Neighbor has been intentionally sabotaged multiple offers on my house [OH]


HOAs.....good?

Idiot neighbor who apparently thinks he can somehow live next to an empty house forever is doing the one thing that HOAs are created to combat: lowering property values.

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champagne posting
Apr 5, 2006

YOU ARE A BRAIN
IN A BUNKER

La Brea Carpet posted:

Neighbor has been intentionally sabotaged multiple offers on my house [OH]


HOAs.....good?

HOAs, the lesser evil

ad090
Oct 4, 2013

claws for alarm
My entire family is angry at me [F32] because I told my sister [F33] I'm pregnant. They didn't want me to tell her because she's done IVF twice and didn't work for her. They wanted me to wait until my baby is born to tell her so it doesn't hurt her feelings

quote:

I love my sister and I know she's always wanted to get pregnant but had trouble conceiving so she tried IVF twice in the last couple years, although sadly it didn't work for her.

Since her first failed IVF try, my parents decided it was strictly forbidden for anyone to mention anything baby related. Whether it was me wanting to start a family with my husband, or learning a friend got pregnant. If it was baby related we were told not to tell my sister because it'd hurt her feelings and make her feel bad.

I obliged out of respect for my parents, but I disagree with this because way of doing things. The world doesn't stop, people will still get pregnant, just because she can't have a baby yet, why should everybody walk on eggshells not to accidentally slip someone they know is pregnant?

During a family dinner my brother accidentally mentioned how one of our school friends was having a baby, my sister heard it and started crying saying why did he have to rub it on her face when he knew knowing that would make her feel bad. She made a scene and stormed off crying.

Our parents got super angry at him and went on a tirade about how we couldn't mention babies at all for our sister's sake.

Now 4 months ago my husband and I learned I was pregnant. I told my parents and they didn't seem to care as much about as about making sure I didn't tell my sister.

I told them it was stupid because I'd start showing soon, to what they replied it was best if I avoided hanging out with my sister until my baby is born, because then it's unavoidable, but in the mean time we can spare her the pain of knowing I'm pregnant.

We had a huge argument over it because I don't feel like hiding my pregnancy from my own sister just because her precious feelings might get hurt. She has to deal with it, babies are still being born every second and she can't make the world fit to her needs just so she 'doesn't suffer'.

I don't want to cause her any pain but why can't I share the news with her and openly talk about it?

So after 4 months, and with a visibly pregnant belly, I told her today. She was not happy. She turned it into me purposely trying to make her feel bad and said she would have preferred not knowing.

I was like, how do you expect me to hide this belly? And why shouldn't I be allowed to talk about such an important change in my life just because protecting your feelings is more important than me sharing my joy?

So again, she started crying, didn't even congratulate me and stormed out. (we're both in our mid 30's). An hour later my mother shows up at my house saying I'm selfish and self-centered I only care about me and I went against her wishes and told my sister about my baby just to make her feel bad because I'm jealous of her.

She went fricking nuts on me and made me feel like poo poo. She said she's gonna need a long time to forgive me for this and how I'm always ruining things.

My husband asked her to leave our house but instead of leaving she got offended and started cussing at him, he then grabbed her by the arm and physically removed her from our house and told her she's not welcome here.

Of course then I got a shitload of angry texts from my father and the rest of the family so we've blocked every single one of them from our phones and social media.

I'm devastated.

TL;DR I'm pregnant and my family got very angry at me for telling my sister about it. She's had failed IVF and nobody is allowed to speak about babies so she doesn't get upset

therobit
Aug 19, 2008

I've been tryin' to speak with you for a long time

ad090 posted:

My entire family is angry at me [F32] because I told my sister [F33] I'm pregnant. They didn't want me to tell her because she's done IVF twice and didn't work for her. They wanted me to wait until my baby is born to tell her so it doesn't hurt her feelings

Wow.

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970

Smugworth Wuz Here
Is the sister not supposed to notice that there is a baby in that belly? Is the family just going to tell her that her sister is really getting fat, totally out of control on the twinkies.

hawowanlawow
Jul 27, 2009

was she supposed to say she found the baby at the laundromat or something

Molten Llama
Sep 20, 2006

ad090 posted:

My entire family is angry at me [F32] because I told my sister [F33] I'm pregnant. They didn't want me to tell her because she's done IVF twice and didn't work for her. They wanted me to wait until my baby is born to tell her so it doesn't hurt her feelings

Families: why help your daughter get therapy when you can just insist nobody ever talk about babies ever again?

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970

Smugworth Wuz Here
"You wouldn't believe it but I was just walking past the park and there just happened to be a baby on the sidewalk. Well, one thing led to another and I stole it."

Peaceful Anarchy
Sep 18, 2005
sXe
I am the math man.

Literally A Person posted:

Is the sister not supposed to notice that there is a baby in that belly? Is the family just going to tell her that her sister is really getting fat, totally out of control on the twinkies.

quote:

I told them it was stupid because I'd start showing soon, to what they replied it was best if I avoided hanging out with my sister until my baby is born, because then it's unavoidable, but in the mean time we can spare her the pain of knowing I'm pregnant.
Don't talk to your sister in person for 5 months so she doesn't know you're pregnant. I'm surprised it would be ok to tell her once the baby is born. Would be much better if she had to pretend the baby didn't exist then when sister gets pregnant in 5 years, surprise you have 2 nephews and a niece that we've been hiding from you.

cumshitter
Sep 27, 2005

by Fluffdaddy
Greetings, sister. My husband and I are now poly pedophiles and this young baby is the latest addition to our polycule.

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender

Literally A Person posted:

Is the sister not supposed to notice that there is a baby in that belly? Is the family just going to tell her that her sister is really getting fat, totally out of control on the twinkies.
"Where did all her weight suddenly go? Uh, she had liposuction. Yes. Also a completely unrelated baby followed her home and refuses to leave."

ScentOfAnOtaku
Aug 25, 2006

I have no control, I just keep eating, and eating.

ad090 posted:

Is my fiancée setting up uncomfortable scenarios on purpose to upset me?

Is this person gaslighting me with this loving post? Jesus, just leave already.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Haifisch posted:

"Where did all her weight suddenly go? Uh, she had liposuction. Yes. Also a completely unrelated baby followed her home and refuses to leave."

I’ve adopted him for his gumption

Barudak
May 7, 2007

Oh honey of course IVF didnt work, our child sprang forth fully formed from my head

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970

Smugworth Wuz Here

Barudak posted:

Oh honey of course IVF didnt work, our child sprang forth fully formed from my head

Sounds crazy, I know, but this angel comes down and he says I am the vessel for the son of god. What was I supposed to do?

RenegadeStyle1
Jun 7, 2005

Baby Come Back
Haha getting offended because someone you're yelling at told you to get out of their house, but apparently millennials are the entitled generation.

therobit
Aug 19, 2008

I've been tryin' to speak with you for a long time

Barudak posted:

Oh honey of course IVF didnt work, our child sprang forth fully formed from my head

My(2700s F, goddess) Husband(2700s M, God ) is frequently unfaithful. This time he dressed up as a swan in order to seduce a woman (20sF, mortal). I'm really angry about it and I don't know if I can forgive him.

Rubellavator
Aug 16, 2007

Why not go the whole way and just forbid her to get pregnant.

Barudak
May 7, 2007

So there I was walking around mount Ashigara, you know how I am, and out of nowwhere a red dragon causes a thunderclap that must have just rumbled the ol babymaker because, well, <gestures at belly>

LadyPictureShow
Nov 18, 2005

Success!



RenegadeStyle1 posted:

Haha getting offended because someone you're yelling at told you to get out of their house, but apparently millennials are the entitled generation.

"Don't tell me to get out of your house! I still have to berate you in your own home for thirty more minutes!"

I'm wondering what the sordid backstory is. We've seen a handful of stories about 'my sister/cousin/best friend can't conceive; how do I bring up my pregnancy' (there was a really sad one where an OP's sister lost her pregnancy and had to have a hysterectomy after an accident), but to have rules where you can't even mention a pregnancy?

I know fertility struggles can be devastating, but to put a complete gag order on it and go off on your other child for having the gall to tell her sister when she's already obviously pregnant?! :therapy:

Barudak
May 7, 2007

LadyPictureShow posted:

I know fertility struggles can be devastating, but to put a complete gag order on it and go off on your other child for having the gall to tell her sister when she's already obviously pregnant?! :therapy:

Im very supportive of these parents having the decency to stick with their chosen favorite child in the face of all obstacles.

LGD
Sep 25, 2004

therobit posted:

My(2700s F, goddess) Husband(2700s M, God ) is frequently unfaithful. This time he dressed up as a swan in order to seduce a woman (20sF, mortal). I'm really angry about it and I don't know if I can forgive him.

apparently that doesn't work as well as it used to

LGD fucked around with this message at 23:18 on May 10, 2019

LadyPictureShow
Nov 18, 2005

Success!



Barudak posted:

Im very supportive of these parents having the decency to stick with their chosen favorite child in the face of all obstacles.

I mean, it does absolutely smack of 'our favored child is struggling so hard... oh look, the other one gets pregnant without any trouble. Whoop-de-doo.'

Guessing there's that golden child/scalegoat dynamic or something going on.

hawowanlawow
Jul 27, 2009

the bad pregnant child stopped going to church

Smirking_Serpent
Aug 27, 2009

As was mentioned with cheaters, in many families there’s enormous pressure for the regular, nice, well adjusted person to bend over backwards because they know there’s no changing the rear end in a top hat sibling. Don’t rock the boat and all that

therobit
Aug 19, 2008

I've been tryin' to speak with you for a long time

I think this link got cut off or something...

Barudak
May 7, 2007

hawowanlawow posted:

the bad pregnant child stopped going to church

Sorry sis, god just cant wait to bring all your babies to his company.

tactlessbastard
Feb 4, 2001

Godspeed, post
Fun Shoe

Barudak posted:

Sorry sis, god just cant wait to bring all your babies to his company.

oooooooooooooo

LGD
Sep 25, 2004

therobit posted:

I think this link got cut off or something...

nah I just hosed it up, fixed but it was this:

https://www.theonion.com/todays-women-dont-like-it-when-you-come-to-them-as-a-bu-1819583588

which I will always remember because it contains one of my all-time favorite lines from The Onion

quote:

With these modern women, though, no manifestation seems to work. Even my awe-inspiring shower of gold, the aspect in which I fathered Perseus by the fair Danaë, is a total bust. There are some contemporary women who claim to enjoy golden showers, but they are not fit consorts for Zeus.

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender
I [23M] discovered lewd imagery on my mother's [56F] husband's [59M] tablet

quote:

Reuploaded because I am a bad redditor

Hey /r/relationships, obvious throwaway, longtime lurker, non-native speaker blabla

So the other day I was spending the night at my mom and stepdads apartment. While watching some TLC alone after the hosts had gone to bed I accessed their iPad to snap some selfies with funny effects because I am immature and my phone doesn't have anything like that, so it was a rare opportunity to make stupid faces alone.

However, when I opened the gallery app to look at my hilarity, I discovered several photos from the internet of men having sex. Most of them (if not all) featured S&M like torture of the genitalia. You know, pins in the balls, electricity, that kind of poo poo. The photos had been downloaded recently (to the best of my knowledge, in the few preceding days). I've only ever seen my stepfather use the tablet, never my mother, and I don't think she appreciates electric Hellraiser-ballsack porn, she seems pretty conservative about that kind of stuff.

So, should I tell my mother about this? I really do not want to ruin her marriage, and I don't know if it's any of my business really. Also, it would be the most awkward conversation of both of our lives. HOWEVER, maybe she should know about her husband's, um, urges.

EXTRA INFO

They have been together for like 5 years, married for 1. Noone else live there besides mom and step-pop

TL;DR: Stepdad is apparently into torture gay porn. Should I tell my mom?

therobit
Aug 19, 2008

I've been tryin' to speak with you for a long time
Hellraiser ballsack porn no, but perhaps she would like Hellraiser Balzac porn instead?

MasBrillante
Dec 3, 2005

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
It’s kind of funny to me that people think that they can tell their family members’ sexual proclivities from looking at them. If your mom is into ballsack torture and you knew about it, that would be questionable parenting at best.

PHIZ KALIFA
Dec 21, 2011

#mood
And how unusual would that even be, really? I mean every boy grew up knowing to fear The Humbler, right? It's hard to. . . Control children with. . . With proclivities, like. . . .

im sorry mommy

Smirking_Serpent
Aug 27, 2009

My (28F) fiance (30m) have wildly different financial risk tolerances.

My fiance is a good man, with a good heart, and I love him to death. Our relationship isn't perfect, but I'm so excited to spend the rest of my life with him!

We're getting married in December, and the one major problem that keeps coming up is that he's way more willing to risk money than I am.

It's worth noting that he makes about twice what I do, but watching him put money on unsure bets is driving me insane. He lost a few month's salary on cryptocurrency, he doesn't have a stable IRA or 401k, he doesn't save beyond a one month emergency fund, he just invests wildly. His job is also less stable than mine- he works in a startup environment.

I come from money-under-the-mattress people. I don't trust most investments, I hate debt, I have almost no risk tolerance when it comes to money. As I noted, I make a lot less than him, and I also grew up not-quite-poor but definitely not well-off either. He grew up very middle class- money was never much of an object to him.

Before we decided to get married, this wasn't a major issue. It was his money, his risks. But now that we live together, and we're planning to sign a few legal documents together and build a life together, I'm really worried that the rug is going to be pulled out from underneath us if we don't have a nest egg.

Whenever I bring this up, he has a tendency to get really defensive and bring up that he earned that money, and should be able to do whatever he wants with it. That's fair, but if we're building a future I feel like I should have a say that happens. I told him that I don't feel secure without a nest egg underneath us, and he took it as though I don't trust him to provide, and all but outright accused me of being a gold digger. I don't care how much he makes! I just care that we'll be okay if something happens.

We've always been able to communicate through issues in the past, but we seem to be coming to a standstill on this one.

Has anyone else had this issue? Is there any compromises I could bring up that I'm not thinking of?

tl;dr fiance and i have a good relationship, but can't seem to agree on how to handle money.

Barudak
May 7, 2007

I mean, degenerate gamblers arent everyones cup of tea but youre making it work!

Smirking_Serpent
Aug 27, 2009

AITA thinking of leaving marriage because step-daughter got herself knocked up...

Yeah, I know this sounds awful.

My (32M) wife's (35F) daughter (16F) recently announced she is pregnant.

She claims she doesn't know who the father is. I suspect she actually does and doesn't want to say, for whatever reason. I mean how much unprotected sex is a 16 year old really having? It can't be that hard to narrow it down for goodness sake.

Anyway, moving on. She is adamant on keeping the baby. Abortion is out of the question apparently. Wife completely supports her decision and is excited about having her first grand kid. They're both ecstatic.

The problem I have with this is:

My wife's daughter is not going to be the one to look after this kid. She's still in school and fully intends to go to college. My wife and I will 100% end up looking after it.

I am going to be the one paying tens of thousands of dollars to raise this kid. My wife works part time and makes very little money. I don't have a problem with this as it lets her do volunteer work that she enjoys, but it means the financial burden of this kid will be 100% on me.

I wanted to have at least one kid with my wife. She's entering her late 30s so it's now or never. I feel like this kid will mean the two of us will never have our own because of both the emotional and financial burden raising it will put on us.

I raised my concerns with my wife and her response was expected but disappointing. "This isn't up to you. This is her decision to make. We will support her."

I agree it's her decision, but why do I have to support her?

As it stands now, I'm thinking of cutting my losses and leaving the marriage if her daughter has this child. I'm not prepared to put off starting my own family for the sake of her daughter, nor am I prepared to pay to raise it.

I fully intend to let them know this before the baby is born so they can make an informed decision on whether they can support it.

AITA?

Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde

Barudak posted:

Sorry sis, god just cant wait to bring all your babies to his company.

Can you imagine those poor kids with a mother like that?

Barudak
May 7, 2007

Just pack your poo poo up now before you repeat this whole process in another 14-16 years

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender
She [30s F] is mad I [25 F] lectured her kids about stealing.

quote:

I threw a party at my house recently and invited some college friends and some coworkers I'm friends with. Almost none of my friends have kids so I didn't think to specify the party was adults only.

One of the people I invited was Alyssa. I don't know her too well, but she's close friends with one of my work friends so I thought it would be nice to invite her.

We hung out in my backyard and had a bonfire and a lot to drink, and partway through, my coworker Alyssa showed up with her 3 kids. I didn't want to kick her out though, so I told her to make sure she kept a good eye on her kids, I hadn't intended this to be a family event, so there was an open bonfire and a lot of alcohol around.

I kept drinking and hanging out with other people, then I went inside to pee. And I saw the tablet I use for recipes in the kitchen was missing from my counter.

I went back outside and after a while I saw Alyssa's 3 kids hiding by the woods with my tablet. I walked over and asked them if their mom knew they had it, and the oldest said no.

I sat them down and gave them a lecture about how taking something without asking is stealing, and stealing is wrong. I asked them what their favorite toys were, and asked how they would feel if they came home to see their toys were missing.

I was drunk for this so I don't know how well I articulated everything.

Afterwards I took the tablet back inside and put it in my bedroom, and went back to the party, pretty quickly forgetting about it all.

I woke up the next morning to an angry text from Alyssa, saying "I'm disgusted by you yesterday, lecturing MY kids without even speaking to me first, assuming you knew what was going on, and what needed to be said better than their own mother. They came to me crying about what you said and wanting to leave early, and I know you were in no shape to handle things maturely, you were extremely drunk."

I don't know how to respond.

If it was anyone but a coworker, I'd say that I stood by what I said, and it was wrong of her to bring her kids uninvited especially if she had any idea they'd steal stuff to play with.

But I feel like this would stir up a lot of drama at work.

Should I just apologize and not invite her over again? Or stand by what I did?

Tldr - My coworkers kids took my tablet without asking at a party she brought them to though it was not good for kids

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Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde

Barudak posted:

Just pack your poo poo up now before you repeat this whole process in another 14-16 years

It took me a minute to realise that the wife was 32.

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