My Sister-in-Law Planned Her Vacations at My Country House for the Entire Summer. A Week Later, She Arrived—and Found a Surprise Waiting for Her “Dina, I’ve been thinking—we should come stay with you for a week in June. At the country house, I mean. The children need fresh air.” Larisa spoke as though she were … Read more
“I Won’t Let Anyone Else in Your Family Live Off Me. Let’s See How They Like That,” Lika Declared Lika stared at the laptop screen. The numbers in the bank account formed a picture that made absolutely no sense. That very morning, their joint balance had contained a substantial amount of money they had saved … Read more
“Did You Call Me a Stupid Sheep in Front of Our Friends? Shall I Remind You Whose Money We’ve Been Living On for the Past Few Years?” His Wife Asked Calmly “Did you call me a stupid sheep in front of our friends? Shall I remind you whose money we’ve been living on for the … Read more
“If Helping Your Sister Is Mandatory, Start With Your Own Money, Not Mine,” the Wife Told Her Husband “If helping your sister is mandatory, start with your own money, not mine,” Valeria told her husband. Alexei froze beside the kitchen table, looking as though his wife had just violated a law of nature. It was … Read more
“My Daughter-in-Law Deliberately Eats Separately from the Family,” the Mother-in-Law Complained, Unaware of Her Shift Schedule “She deliberately eats separately from us. As though we aren’t her family,” Zinaida Pavlovna complained, pressing the phone to her ear and lowering her voice even though there was no one else in the apartment. “Come over, Larisa. You’ll … Read more
“Move it, feed my relatives,” my fiance said in my own apartment. An hour later, he was out of there without a bride and without keys. “Olya, why are you standing there like you’re not family? Move it, come on, take care of the guests.” I was holding a tray with hot food — chicken … Read more
“Since You Gave the Apartment to My Brother, Let Him Support You in Your Old Age,” Lyolya Finally Told Her Parents Lyolya walked down the street, feeling the handles of the heavy plastic bags mercilessly cutting into her palms. The autumn wind pierced her to the bone, forcing her to tuck her chin deeper into … Read more
“I transferred the money back to my own accounts. From now on, let the person who doesn’t hand it out to his relatives manage the finances,” Victoria said calmly. Sergey froze by the kitchen table with a look on his face as if his wife had just told him not about money, but about selling … Read more
Tomorrow I’ll take all the money from the account, and in court I’ll get half the property and the business, my husband said happily on the phone to his mother He Messed with the Wrong Woman “Tomorrow I’ll take all the money from the account, and in court I’ll get half the property and the … Read more
— Have you decided to replace me with a new daughter-in-law? Then get ready for court, because no one is throwing me out of my apartment. “You are not a wife, you are a suitcase without a handle!” the mother-in-law hissed. “Vacate the living space like a decent person! We’ll find Dmitry a woman who … Read more