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I was wrong to assume good grades and studying abroad were all that my children need

I was wrong to assume good grades and studying abroad were all that my children need

I once believed that with solid finances and careful planning, I could secure a bright future for my two sons.
My father doesn’t attend my wedding despite receiving $4,000 from me

My father doesn’t attend my wedding despite receiving $4,000 from me

I always have to tell my husband to be patient with his mother

I always have to tell my husband to be patient with his mother

My mother-in-law offers support, while my own mother criticizes me for childlessness

My mother-in-law offers support, while my own mother criticizes me for childlessness

My mother often questions me about my plans to have children, seemingly to use the information for gossip, whereas my mother-in-law offers support.
June 20, 2024 | 07:30 pm PT
My parents feel unhappy because I’m unable to alleviate my brother’s predicament

My parents feel unhappy because I’m unable to alleviate my brother’s predicament

I can discern my parents’ displeasure due to my wife’s and my inability to financially support my elder brother, who has disclosed their struggles with business setbacks and debt.
April 20, 2024 | 03:33 pm PT
Wives suffer one-sided marriages with 'man-child' husbands

Wives suffer one-sided marriages with 'man-child' husbands

In the middle of washing her hair, Ngoc Trang had to run out of the shower to check on her crying baby while her husband played video games on the couch.
December 3, 2023 | 05:00 am PT
I feel impatient as my husband is unemployed

I feel impatient as my husband is unemployed

My husband had worked at a bank for 10 years hoping to be promoted. He ended up quitting his job because of disappointment.
October 2, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Should I give my mother money for cancer treatment?

Should I give my mother money for cancer treatment?

I’m 36 and currently unemployed. I come from a normal background family and have savings of VND400 million (around $17,000).
August 11, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
My wife’s straightforwardness annoys our neighbors

My wife’s straightforwardness annoys our neighbors

My wife is an office worker in her 30s. She is straightforward and likes everything to be clear.
August 4, 2023 | 05:00 pm PT
My father-in-law asks us to contribute to his dad's nursing expenses

My father-in-law asks us to contribute to his dad's nursing expenses

My father-in-law has asked my husband and me to send VND1 million (around $42) a month to partly cover my 99-year-old grandfather-in-law’s nursing home costs.
August 2, 2023 | 10:53 pm PT
My mother-in-law constantly compares me to my brother-in-law’s wife

My mother-in-law constantly compares me to my brother-in-law’s wife

My husband has two younger siblings, including a married brother.
July 31, 2023 | 03:44 pm PT
My boyfriend’s complicated family background scares me

My boyfriend’s complicated family background scares me

My boyfriend and I have been dating for one and a half years. He does not have any bad habits, and I think of him as a perfect man.
July 26, 2023 | 06:43 pm PT
Intra-city migration on the rise among families

Intra-city migration on the rise among families

Vietnamese families are increasingly moving to different neighborhoods in the same city to provide better living conditions for their children.
July 23, 2023 | 08:56 pm PT
Am I wrong for not wanting to adopt my wife’s nephew?

Am I wrong for not wanting to adopt my wife’s nephew?

My father-in-law wants my wife and me to adopt my wife’s nephew, which she agreed to without asking me in advance. I am mad, so I turned them down.
July 19, 2023 | 03:00 pm PT
I still have to rent though my parents own many houses

I still have to rent though my parents own many houses

I’m 29, married, and have a three-year-old kid. My husband, my child, and I are living in one of my parents’ houses.
July 14, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
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