Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Relationships are hard…and then you have kids. Once you throw different ideas about raising them into the mix, couples either learn how to seriously communicate or eventually pull the plug. OP here works a lot of hours while his wife says home with their 20-month-old son. The kid is easy and a great sleeper, going...

Being a stepparent is not for the faint of heart. Relationships are hard enough, but when there are kids involved, things can get uncomfortable, and fast. This woman has been a part of her stepdaughter’s life since she was just a year old, and has been married to her father for two years. She’s just...

Weddings are a whole beast, y’all, and they make people who would normally make good choices act like complete classless heathens on way too many occasions. This woman is 20 and had already ordered and sent a gift from her cousins registry when she received a call telling her that though she’s invited to the...

Divorce can be a tough situation for everyone involved, but it’s a part of life, so most know you just have to make the best of it. That can be tough when one spouse ends up doing a lot better for themselves financially than the other – a fact OP here is finding out the...

Marriage is supposed to be a partnership, but if you spent any amount of time reading posts in the subreddit Am I The A$$hole, then you already know that’s sadly often not the case. This woman lives in a two-bedroom house with her husband. He bought the house before they married and likes to refer...

It might seem like a tired trope by now, but the stereotype of the horrible mother-in-law exists for a reason – there seem to be more of them out there than good ones, at least. This woman is typically a health-conscious eater, but her hormones had taken hold and she wanted a chicken sandwich with...

Blending families is tricky. Anyone who has done it will tell you that’s true, and when it comes to a stepparent and their opinions on how to parent kids who aren’t biologically theirs, the ice can be particularly thin. In this case, OP is close with her stepdaughter – closer than her husband is with...

Most people can agree that being selfish is not a good quality, and a majority of parents will go out of their way to ensure their kids are the exact opposite, if possible. That said, birthdays are inherently about the person being celebrated, right? This blended family has two teenaged girls, and the younger was...

Thousands of people go on cruise ship vacations every single year, and unless I’m mistaken, the vast majority of them come home without incident. You hear the horror stories, of course, but even the ones that involve mass bathroom incidents and pandemic surges can’t stop people from sailing the seas. Most of us, though, probably...

There’s no secret that living with other human beings can be challenging. No matter who it is – a friend, a partner, a spouse, siblings, you name it, everyone gets annoying sometimes when you’re sharing space. That said, most of us at least try not to be nightmares to live with…not the case with these...

We all know that stealing is wrong, but sometimes, things that aren’t technically part of our meal find their way into our to-go boxes. At least, I know that I accumulated a cabinet full of ramekins somehow, and I’m pretty sure I didn’t buy them. One woman absconded with one of those adorable, tiny, faux-cast-iron skillets...

When you hear the word ‘etiquette‘ it might seem a little old fashioned, like something that belongs in a Jane Austen novel or an episode of Bridgerton. That said, plenty of people would argue that being polite is always in season. If you’re one of them and want to make sure there’s not anything you’re missing,...

One thing that many people find reassuring about science is that they can turn to it for an explanation on pretty much anything under the sun. Even if they don’t know for sure, they’ve got theories, but even so, it can be unsettling when all of the best scientists in the world admit they are...

When you pay a good amount of money for a car, you expect to be able to access all of the features that were loaded onto it before you signed on the dotted line and drove it off the lot…right? Well, if you’ve purchased a certain model of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle, or are planning to...

No one wants to think that their partner, who loves them and intends to do their best to make them happy for the duration of their relationship, would take a risk like cheating. We all know that infidelity is fairly common, however, and it often spells doom for the couple involved. So, what if you...