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  • I refuse to let my DIL eat my groceries—she needs to pay

    12/13/2025 12:34:55 PM PST · by where's_the_Outrage? · 72 replies
    Bright Side ^ | Dec 12, 2025 | Kali Holloway
    Sometimes living with your adult children feels like you’re running a small grocery store, and not in a fun way. One reader shared with Bright Side how her patience ran out after months of watching her daughter-in-law eat everything in sight while her son turned a blind eye. Hi Bright Side,My name is Susan D., I’m 56, and my son and his wife moved in “just for a few months” after some personal issues. I was happy to help (I stocked the fridge, cooked meals, and tried to make everyone comfortable). But 8 months later, it feels like my home...
  • Hippo Lives As Pampered Houseguest

    05/15/2008 8:16:24 AM PDT · by fings · 8 replies · 87+ views
    Bo (woof) In Commentary: This story is unbelievable. So much so that I had to make sure it wasn’t posted on April 1st. Take a read, or if you’re already feeling like the dog days of summer are upon us, just watch the video at the end. (To come upon a hippopotamus in the wild would be sobering and cause for serious alarm, but a South African family has become surrogate parents to a hippo in their house as their pampered pet. Jessica the hippo prefers her home creature comforts to a life in the wild as she wanders around...