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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My Mother Kicked Me Out Before Christmas But Still Asked Me When She Was Going To Receive Her Gift That I Had Bought Her
Aunt Doesn’t Like That I Asked Her To Pay Shipping
I admire this person calm demeanour, held their sh*t together so well. I'd have delivered the books, with a right hook.
“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.”
Mom Asked For 'Old Phone' As Temp For Uncle, Offered Old Phone, Can't Be Too Old Has To Be iPhone 6 Or Above
My Sister Needed A Job
Sister Wants To Squat In Op's Spare Room But Demands That She Stop Practicing Violin That She Plays For Her Job
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.”
Shared My Netflix Years Ago With My Mom And Sister, Then Had An Issue Last Night So I Checked The Recent Devices. Found Out There Were Tons Of People With My Password, Plus Someone Upped My Plan. Reset My Password And Told My Sister I Wasn't Going To Share My Password Anymore. Chaos
Wow. I'm genuinely shocked that a mom would talk to her kid like that over a freaking Netflix subscription.
Sister Sent Me This... She Was Blocked Immediately After
Oh My God, What A Spoiled Brat
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.”
Op’s Ex Wife Doesn’t Want Son To Get A Better Car Then She Does
My Dad Thinks That Him And My Brother Is Entitled To Everything I Own. Even Though I Bought It With My Own Money. This Is Why I'm Gonna Move Out The Second I Turn 18.
My Cousin Asked For Help And I Offered What I Could. It Was Immediate Or Enough So I’m In A State Of Disrepair And Caused Our Grandads Dementia
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.
Homeless Guy & Pregnant Girlfriend Are Above A Job That Pays Above Minimum Wage!
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.
The Reason I Associate As Little As Possible With My Half Brother
Some Kids Are The Worst Kind Of Choosing Beggars.
This Is Just Sad
I Had This Lovely Conversation After Getting Multiple Calls From Her. Ladies And Gentlemen, This Is My Older Sister, A Mua, That Has Complained About People Doing The Same Thing To Her That She’s Doing To Me...
When Your Younger Sister Who Lives Rent And Bill Free, With A Job, Wants You To Pay To See Her
Sister Asks Me If I Can Watch Her Kid, Then Asks If I Can Come Get Her And Comes Up With Lame Excuse As To Why She Can't Drop Her Off.
My Girlfriend And I Started Making Furniture To Pay For College, And My Sister Sent Me This Gem
Bratty Cousin Stole My Netflix Password And When I Changed It He Wants Me To It To Him
Cousin Who Has Owed Me $7k For Over 2 Years Suggests I Work As His Real Estate Agent To Get Paid Back
Tax Season And Cb Sister
Family Discounts
My Ex That I Haven’t Talked To In 6 Months Had To Audacity To Ask To Renew My Netflix Account So She Can Use It
Ungrateful Man Shames His Wife On A Public Forum Because The Dinner She Cooked Him Wasn't To His Liking.
Well he can obviously get up and cook his own damn dinner and shut the hell up.
My Sister Wants Me And My Brother To Help Pay For Her And Her Kids To Swim At My Late Father's Pool
If they don't use the pool then why is she asking for it to be opened for her and her family? Idiot.
My Sweet Little Brother Who Begs Me For Money Every Day. He Is 30 And Married And Doesn’t Talk To Me About Anything But Borrowing Money Or Getting Handouts Or Asking If He Can Come For Dinner. The Vm After Was “What Kind Of Sister Let’s Their Brother Go Hungry?” Um, This One
You Don't Need Enemies If You Have Such A Family
At Their Own Mother...
Give My Son A Marker, But Not A Girl Color.
I believe that the problem lies with you. Your son is in for a rough time as he grows up if you insist on indoctrinating him in this manner
Mother Demands You Only Buy Specific Gifts For Birthday And Holiday. For Context, The Child Is Like 4 Years Old
My Unemployed Brother Asking Me To Order Him A Pizza
Entitled Kid Jealous Of His Mom Getting A Car
Ex Wife’s Uncle Called Me Asking To Get Him A Hotel Room, I Declined Because I’m A Broke Millennial But I Was Worried So I Followed Up...
Aunt Asked For Advice On Whether To Buy Or Lease A Car. Someone Was Kind Enough To Post A Link To A Helpful Article. This Was Her Response
Cb Got An iPhone 11 Pro Max Instead Of An iPhone 12
My Aunt Saw No Harm In Taking My Pops Down From My Shelf And Letting My 4 Year Old Cousin Play With Them While I Was At School
Remembers me of my cousin who let her child play with my figurines when I let them stay in my place for a few days over Halloween. She handed her kids a Final Fantasy figurine from a too shelf and they broke it. That figurine costed like 400$. She was so furious when I asked her to pay for the damage that her (separated) husband had to step in and pay it so she would stop yelling at me.
Well Isn't She A Keeper...
I haven't exchanged rings with my partner to begin with and we're happy about it. Why does it always have to be an overpriced piece of shiny metal with a stone from an African child slavery mine embedded into? Love should be enough, and if you need a ring as a symbol to show it, anything with meaning should be good enough.
My Friend's 13-Year-Old Brother Sent His Wishlist To His Entire Extended Family, And Yeah, They Mocked Him Pretty Good Afterward
Family Member Wants Money. Doesn’t Like It When I Call Her Out
Insane Daughter Wants To Commit Murder To "Save" Her Siblings From Vaccines
My Entitled Dad
Brother Who Refuses To Work Tries To Emotionally Blackmail Me Over Netflix Subscription
My Cousin Who Has No Concept Of Fuel Costs....
My Own Brother...
My Sister Asking For My Netflix When She Is 33 And Lives With My Mom And Dad .
Moral of story here and this thread, if someone ( family member) asks if you have Netflix, say no I’m too busy working to watch
Cousin Demands I Get Him My Medical Marijuana Even Though I’ve Reached My Max
Cb Wants Her Sister's Job She Left Over 6 Months Ago
As if employees have the power to tell their boss that they've decided that they will be replaced by their sister....
My Aunt Asks Me To Pick Up My Cousin At Least 3 Times A Week From Work Which Is A Half Hour From My House, To Drive Back The Other Direction An Hour. Easily A Quarter Of A Gas Tank Every Time. This Was Her Reaction When I Said No Tonight
It's time to let the aunt know she should be looking for other ways to solve cousin's transportation problems.
My Brother Likes To Make Large Sum Bets And Thinks I'll Just Pull Out Of My Savings To Help Pay His Dues
My Stepmom Won Some Money From The Lottery Last Night, This Is What My Dad Had To Say
Seriously?! Complaining About A Free Vehicle When You Don’t Have One? Don’t Know If This Is Truly A Cb But It’s Ridiculous.
My 30 Y/O Sister Getting Mad That I Haven't Done Her Whole University Project When She Asked For Help.
Sister Upset At How I Give Her Free Hbo
It's quite amazing how much time people invest in ridiculous text messages with stupid and entitled people. This conversation could have been done in 5 messages. The last one being: "Set up and pay your own HBO account. Bye."
Mad At Her Uncle For Taking Her Grandma's Car... Because When He Does She Can't Be Driven Around
My Sister, Who Likes To Use My Complex’s Free Gym, Angry Because I Don’t Have The Fob Today
Ultimate 41-Year Old Cb Who Sued His Parents For A Lifelong Financial Support Loses Battle
Her Money Now I Guess
Cb Uncle Who Has No Job Asks For Help The One Time He Talked To Me This Year. Ungrateful When I Couldn’t Send Money A Few Hours Earlier
Thought You All Could Appreciate This. For Context, This Is My Husband’s Cousin Who Lives 40 Minutes Away. I Drove Over Halfway To Meet Her For Nothing. Not Pictured Is When She Repeatedly Asked Me If I Had Taken The Watch To Her Moms Yet.
Reality Star Ifu Ennada Rants Over Relatives With Entitlement Mentality...
I need to stop reading these kind of posts. If I wanted to get angry I would still use Facebook.
I need to stop reading these kind of posts. If I wanted to get angry I would still use Facebook.