There are friends, there are co-workers, there are lovers and total strangers. Since no man is an island, we live surrounded by people we like, tolerate or dislike.
But there’s one peculiar group of people we basically spend all our lives with. We constantly catch up during reunions, dinners, or Christmas, spend time together as kids (and adults!), send congratulations cards to each other and feel obliged to be patient no matter how much they’d annoy us. And the fact that we often have little in common except being tied in blood makes it all the more crazy.
This is, of course, when we talk about ‘difficult’ relatives, and not the ones that are seriously our most loved people on earth (I am looking at you, cousin!) So today, we’re diving into the not-the-most-pleasant encounters where people ran into ridiculously entitled family members.
Get ready to fume like this post was a Russian 'banya,’ scroll down through the stories and be sure to share your experience of sharing a family with a person who feels like they inherently deserve more than anyone else!
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“It's totally OK not to get along with some of your relatives,” Francis Merson, Clinical Psychologist and Founder of the Paris Psychology Centre, told Bored Panda. “In fact, it would be remarkable to get along with the multitude of cousins, aunts, nephews, second cousins etc. that most of us have.”
So no wonder that conflicts happen now and then, and it seems like there’s never really peace in your extended family. “If there's been some kind of conflict with a relative, it can be useful to zoom out from the situation with the following thought experiment... Imagine you're at the very end of your life, and you're looking back on your current situation. What advice would you give to yourself now? To smooth things over with this relative and keep the peace? Or let the relationship slide and move on?”
According to Merson, there's no right or wrong answer to these questions, “but they can take you out of the heat of the moment and prompt you to reflect on which course of action is most in line with your deeper values.”
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The clinical psychologist explained that entitlement is an entrenched belief that you deserve more than other people do. “Entitled people often feel that the rules don't apply to them, and they should be allowed to act with impunity. A sense of entitlement can also be involved in Narcissistic Personality Disorder,” Merson explained and added that “Entitled people can often cross people's boundaries, because they think these boundaries don't apply to them.”
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When asked how one should deal with an entitled relative, Merson said that you may have to come to terms with it. “If your relative is an entitled person, you might need to accept that you're not going to alter this personality trait by calling them out on their behavior (as tempting as it might be to do so!).”
Moreover, “Entitled people generally react poorly to criticism, and might end up putting all the blame on you,” Merson said. He continued: “So the first question to consider is: would it be wiser and kinder to myself just to let this go? This doesn't mean accepting that what they did was right or OK, but accepting that there's nothing useful you can do about it right now.”
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I'm sorry you are going through this. I am in a similar situation. It never ceases to amaze me how vicious family can become when they think there is money...jackals they are! No offense to true jackals.
That being said, there are some things you can't just let go. The clinical psychologist said that “if your relative has crossed a line that could result in physical or emotional harm to yourself or others, then of course you have to act.”
“In this case, basic assertiveness can be useful. Describe, in simple terms, their behavior, the effect it is having on others—and ask them politely to stop. If they don't stop, then problem-solve the situation by looking after the people who you feel are at risk of harm—which could mean just getting out of there,” Merson concluded.
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No You Can't Come Grieve Your Sister...
Yes. You are the a*$*holes. My first stepmother had the same name as me. Yeah it was weird seeing 'my' name on the order of service and later on, the gravestone, but nobody made a big deal out of it, certainly not me. To actually deny a family member the chance to say goodbye just because they look like the deceased is extremely selfish. I get that they're grieving, but the only acceptable reason for asking a family member to stay away is if the deceased personally requested it or family history suggests that it would be a bad idea to have certain relatives in close proximity.
Great post Sian. I can not imagine the devastation that woman must feel at her identical twin sisters death...then having to deal with THIS nonsense from her kids? I feel SO bad for her, they should be ashamed and she is due an apology from every one of them.
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I had this and it made me gasp & cry every time I saw the twin that day but damnit, it was their sibling that died! Selfish poster.
My grandmother's twin lives in my town, my great aunt! I couldn't tell them apart as a kid, and I get a shock when I see her now because Gran is dead, but I don't resent her for it: she's my link to my Gran
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Wha.... Honestly, 1 more meteor could do some good on this effing planet, so manu entitled people and self centered...
Completely selfish. This is not your wedding. This is when everyone who wants to pays their respects and makes their farewells to someone they loved. Your mother's sister shared more years, life and DNA with her than you did. Be kind.
Who are you talking to? It's a screen shot of a year old repost of a post on Reddit.
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How? Why? Who could be so heartless! This really makes my heart hurt for the twin. I couldn't imagine not being able to say goodbye to a sibling, especially one that shares the exact same DNA and has breathed every breath together. This is disgusting and selfish! This makes me furious!!!
Of course they are the asssholes. You’re gonna tell the woman’s sister she can’t go to the funeral because she looks like your mom? It’s terrible losing a parent and everyone grieves differently, but the kids aren’t the only ones who lost a friend or loved one.
Yes . Yes you are the asshole. A big hairy, dirty, stinky asshole. With dingleberries.
As the child of an identical twin, I find this very hard to believe. My auntie sadly couldn't attend my mother's funeral because of covid restrictions, and I was very sad that she couldn't be there. I have always seen their differences more than their similarities, even though other people got them mixed up their whole lives. I just can't believe that a group of siblings would do this. As hard as it was losing my mother, my auntie lost her literal other half and it was harder on her than it was on me. This story has to be made up, because the lack of empathy is staggering.
The fact that you think people cant be this cold....oh, my sweet summer child...keep living. It can get WAYYYYY colder than this.....
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You are all total aholes. Preventing her sister from coming to the funeral! Shame on you all.
Oy. Seriously? I get this being hard but ffs! Of course she should be welcome to the funeral!!!
this is the stupidest post I have read. Because she looks like her mom?? Doesn't all the family members who attended the funeral reming you of your mom in one way or another? What a selfish bitch
This is so wrong I'm at a loss for words. A death in the family can make complete strangers out of people. It tests everything you believed was true and every principle you grew up with. There is no right way to do a wrong thing and this is so wrong it shouldn't ever have gone any further than a great big NO!
Your the asshole. This is your problem not her problem. Get help.
My grandmothers identical twin sister attended my grandmothers funeral...as she should. It was a bit unnerving but there was never any question about her being there. OP is definitely TAH
That is the scummiest thing I’ve read today. The aunt has MORE RIGHT to be there than those little a**e holes do!! It’s HER identical twin and she knew her longer than those disgusting rats! I’m glad the rest of the family spoke up and put them in their place.. It’s one of those: tell us you’re a piece of sh!t, without actually telling us you’re a piece of sh!t…. 😡 repulsive little cretins.
As a twin, I would feel absolutely DESTROYED at the death of my other half, let alone not being able to come to their own funeral.
Yup. 100% A. Her sister has as much right, if not more, than anyone to be there to mourn her dead twin. Completely selfish of the lot of you.
She's the @$$. An identical twin is one's other half. Aunt sees her sister every time she looks in a mirror. How dare these daughters deny her the privilege of saying goodbye surrounded by loving family members? Their mother would be disgusted by this show of selfishness.
When my dad died my uncle walked in the front door. In the shadows he looked just like him and he sounds exactly like him. It was a momentary jolt. I still would say, yeah, you and your siblings are the a-holes.
Exactly the same at my father in law's funeral. I nearly fainted. But this? I know grief can do strange things to people, but I can't believe they even thought it would be right
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More people raised by antisocial wolves. It's not like she had plastic surgery to look like their mother. She is a twin. Who are these people?
..... this can't be real. I really hope it's not real because this is absolutely disgusting and ridiculous.
Tells a lot that they can't differentiate between a 2 humans, even if they look the same. Are they grieving their mom's looks or her mind, heart and life?
I'm a twin and I've have f*****g torn your head off for this nonsense. Parents siblings automatically take priority in my view regardless, they lived longer with the deceased and a twin hasn't lived a breath without their twin. Unless the relationship is broken or difficult everyone gets to attend. What a prize arsehole you are
I already commented above, but I completely agree. When I lost my mum the person I felt most for was her identical twin sister. I have mostly gotten over the loss, although of course you never do entirely. For my auntie it's different, she feels the absence of her sister painfully every single day. Absolute shame on these siblings, if this story is indeed true. I honestly can't believe that it is, though.
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Absolutely not. I lost my mother and I would never ever have tried to impose anything like that on my poor poor auntie who lost her identical twin sister. No matter how close my bond was with my mother, it cannot compare to what she shared with my auntie.
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I need to stop reading these kind of posts. If I wanted to get angry I would still use Facebook.
Long story short. Our infant dies. My husband is openly expressing his want for his father to help dig the grave (family plot on a mountain here in tn usa) his dad goes about telling him how he has to fix his heater core in his truck. My dad is in Florida and can't make it till the day of the burriel or he would of been there. My husband is devastated. My mil shows up to help him dig the grave. While I'm attending to organizing all the damn flowers and songs and family cause it's my baby I just birthed that died. My dad comes up on the day of the burial and esentually it's me and my husband and my dad covering up the grave. His dad won't even look at him. Two days later my husband quits working with him cause my husband has been clean and sober for 6 years and he is screaming at him on the work site infront of the home owner how he shouldn't go back to being a needle junkie. I lost my s**t. We don't talk to them anymore.
My partner's father was absent for the majority of his life. I didn't even meet him for the first 8 years of us dating. A couple of years ago he was made redundant from his job and received hundreds of thousands of $$$ as a payout. He wasted it all in a matter of months gambling. This year my partner's sister had a baby and the father wanted to come to visit for Christmas to see the baby (the father moved to another state after he left my partner's mother 31 years ago). My partner being a nice person offered for him to stay with us since he now has no money to pay for a hotel. The entire time he was here he did not clean up after himself, would leave dirty dishes on the counter and did not contribute towards any food in the house. He ate everything in our fridge and pantry including several boxes of chocolate my partner received as Christmas presents from his students. And then proceeded to try con my partner into buying him weed. I hope he never comes back.
This triggered me so much after this last week. My parents took us on vacation and my brother’s family didn’t intend on spending any money. I had already paid for excursions for my family. My parents wanted my nieces to do an excursion so they paid for one for my brothers family after having said that was on us to pay for any extras beyond the flight and resort. My bf and I got sick and couldn’t go on an excursion with my son. I asked them to take him and they said yes, but backed out bc my brother was supposed to go on an excursion with my dad (my dad paid for). Then they canceled it and instead of taking my son, they rented a cabana and babysat my nieces all day. Then they didn’t even care to say goodbye to us before we left for the airport. I see how me and my family rate compared to my brother and his.
I made it about halfway through this and go so pissed it stopped. Maybe BP can have a separate site for negative asshole posts. No one needs to read this s**t.
Funny how you clicked on a link to a thread about a special place in hell for entitled relatives but yet you're upset that there's posts about assholes and then proceed to say how you didn't read most of it. This is a free site and no one is forcing you to click on these links....
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What is with all the Netflix drama? It cost about $10 a month. Get it yourself.
sure the food in number 30 does look really bland, but if it bothers them so much they could just put some gravy on it
I feel like a good chunk of these type of posts are made up/exaggerated to get people attention on the internet.
I have known people this entitled, I can assure you that if these stories are indeed exaggerated, they still are a sadly accurate reflection of human greed and lack of empathy/self-awareness :(
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Can someone please tell me what CB means? Cannot find its meaning anywhere except for c**k block ha ha!
Don't live near family. Had one uncle who was a self centred d**k. Came in to a gathering with my Aunt (who was really nice, always seems the way?) Sat down and told my sister to 'get off her ass and get them a drink'. Wish I had been there for her " You have two legs and a f*****g pulse. Get it yourself." reply.
that one about the sister supposedly not paying after they took the kids to the zoo? Absolutely fake. That happened in the UK between a babysitter and the family that hired her.
Yeah and the babysitter's sister is the one who posted it.
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The title says these entitled relatives deserve a special place in hell. Granted, I didn't read every entry carefully, but in my estimation, these people acted rude but don't deserve eternal agony for asking for free stuff.
I need to stop reading these kind of posts. If I wanted to get angry I would still use Facebook.
Long story short. Our infant dies. My husband is openly expressing his want for his father to help dig the grave (family plot on a mountain here in tn usa) his dad goes about telling him how he has to fix his heater core in his truck. My dad is in Florida and can't make it till the day of the burriel or he would of been there. My husband is devastated. My mil shows up to help him dig the grave. While I'm attending to organizing all the damn flowers and songs and family cause it's my baby I just birthed that died. My dad comes up on the day of the burial and esentually it's me and my husband and my dad covering up the grave. His dad won't even look at him. Two days later my husband quits working with him cause my husband has been clean and sober for 6 years and he is screaming at him on the work site infront of the home owner how he shouldn't go back to being a needle junkie. I lost my s**t. We don't talk to them anymore.
My partner's father was absent for the majority of his life. I didn't even meet him for the first 8 years of us dating. A couple of years ago he was made redundant from his job and received hundreds of thousands of $$$ as a payout. He wasted it all in a matter of months gambling. This year my partner's sister had a baby and the father wanted to come to visit for Christmas to see the baby (the father moved to another state after he left my partner's mother 31 years ago). My partner being a nice person offered for him to stay with us since he now has no money to pay for a hotel. The entire time he was here he did not clean up after himself, would leave dirty dishes on the counter and did not contribute towards any food in the house. He ate everything in our fridge and pantry including several boxes of chocolate my partner received as Christmas presents from his students. And then proceeded to try con my partner into buying him weed. I hope he never comes back.
This triggered me so much after this last week. My parents took us on vacation and my brother’s family didn’t intend on spending any money. I had already paid for excursions for my family. My parents wanted my nieces to do an excursion so they paid for one for my brothers family after having said that was on us to pay for any extras beyond the flight and resort. My bf and I got sick and couldn’t go on an excursion with my son. I asked them to take him and they said yes, but backed out bc my brother was supposed to go on an excursion with my dad (my dad paid for). Then they canceled it and instead of taking my son, they rented a cabana and babysat my nieces all day. Then they didn’t even care to say goodbye to us before we left for the airport. I see how me and my family rate compared to my brother and his.
I made it about halfway through this and go so pissed it stopped. Maybe BP can have a separate site for negative asshole posts. No one needs to read this s**t.
Funny how you clicked on a link to a thread about a special place in hell for entitled relatives but yet you're upset that there's posts about assholes and then proceed to say how you didn't read most of it. This is a free site and no one is forcing you to click on these links....
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sure the food in number 30 does look really bland, but if it bothers them so much they could just put some gravy on it
I feel like a good chunk of these type of posts are made up/exaggerated to get people attention on the internet.
I have known people this entitled, I can assure you that if these stories are indeed exaggerated, they still are a sadly accurate reflection of human greed and lack of empathy/self-awareness :(
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Don't live near family. Had one uncle who was a self centred d**k. Came in to a gathering with my Aunt (who was really nice, always seems the way?) Sat down and told my sister to 'get off her ass and get them a drink'. Wish I had been there for her " You have two legs and a f*****g pulse. Get it yourself." reply.
that one about the sister supposedly not paying after they took the kids to the zoo? Absolutely fake. That happened in the UK between a babysitter and the family that hired her.
Yeah and the babysitter's sister is the one who posted it.
Load More Replies... The title says these entitled relatives deserve a special place in hell. Granted, I didn't read every entry carefully, but in my estimation, these people acted rude but don't deserve eternal agony for asking for free stuff.
