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I feel heartbroken over watching daughter support her unemployed, gaming-addicted husband

I feel heartbroken over watching daughter support her unemployed, gaming-addicted husband

My son-in-law has been unemployed for the past three years, addicted to gaming, and completely dependent on my daughter.
My in-laws have never financially assisted me paying my husband’s gambling debts

My in-laws have never financially assisted me paying my husband’s gambling debts

My mother-in-law criticizes us for giving gold wedding gift to my husband’s cousin

My mother-in-law criticizes us for giving gold wedding gift to my husband’s cousin

My father-in-law hasn’t given us the land as promised

My father-in-law hasn’t given us the land as promised

My father-in-law initially intended to give each daughter a plot of land and an extra one to whoever cared for them in old age, but he sold one for personal expenses.
July 6, 2024 | 03:45 pm PT
I got divorced 3 years after my mother-in-law threatened to ruin our marriage

I got divorced 3 years after my mother-in-law threatened to ruin our marriage

Three years after my mother-in-law vowed to ruin our marriage unless I apologized to her for comments I made against her, my husband and I mutually decided to divorce due to his violence against me.
June 26, 2024 | 06:39 pm PT
How can I retrieve $31K lent to my father-in-law?

How can I retrieve $31K lent to my father-in-law?

My father-in-law borrowed VND800 million ($31,422) from me for a now-suspended project in the coastal province of Nha Trang, and I need to recover it for my children’s education.
June 25, 2024 | 03:39 pm PT
My parents-in-law spend all our savings

My parents-in-law spend all our savings

My wife’s parents have used up all the money that my wife and I entrusted to them for safekeeping with the intention of buying a house in Hanoi.
June 24, 2024 | 07:17 pm PT
My mother-in-law fears my husband would stop sending her money after marriage

My mother-in-law fears my husband would stop sending her money after marriage

Ever since my husband began earning, my parents-in-law, who were just over 45 at the time, have depended on the financial support he provides and opted to stay at home.
June 22, 2024 | 07:49 pm PT
My wife and father-in-law usually borrow money from me

My wife and father-in-law usually borrow money from me

My wife and her father frequently borrow money from me, often requesting amounts ranging from VND10-20 million (US$393-$786).
June 19, 2024 | 11:24 pm PT
My ex-husband’s family expects me to pay his hidden gambling debts

My ex-husband’s family expects me to pay his hidden gambling debts

Despite concealing my ex-husband’s gambling debts, his family insisted that I should pay for them and even criticized me for not knowing about them after the debts were revealed.
June 18, 2024 | 05:54 pm PT
I don’t like how my mother-in-law tends to favor my child over my brother-in-law’s

I don’t like how my mother-in-law tends to favor my child over my brother-in-law’s

My mother-in-law once brought a chicken to my home, specifying it was only for my child, excluding my brother-in-law’s child.
June 17, 2024 | 05:57 pm PT
My mother-in-law says her master’s degree holding son shouldn’t do housework

My mother-in-law says her master’s degree holding son shouldn’t do housework

My mother-in-law told my husband and me that cleaning and washing dishes should be designated as women’s tasks.
June 16, 2024 | 03:07 pm PT
My mother-in-law adamantly refuses to organize a wedding for us

My mother-in-law adamantly refuses to organize a wedding for us

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, my husband and I initially postponed our wedding, but my mother-in-law now opposes having it, claiming she doesn’t want it to seem like a ploy to collect monetary gifts.
June 12, 2024 | 03:08 pm PT
My in-laws constantly compare me to others

My in-laws constantly compare me to others

Despite the fact that I have treated my in-laws with the same care and attention as my own parents, they still see me as an outsider, which is disheartening.
June 11, 2024 | 09:21 pm PT
My in-laws pack fake gold in plastic bags as wedding gifts for me

My in-laws pack fake gold in plastic bags as wedding gifts for me

At my wedding, my husband’s family gave me fake, cracked gold bracelets, wrapped in plastic bags as gifts, which made me feel quite disrespected.
June 10, 2024 | 06:47 pm PT
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