When Family Thinks Your Life Belongs To Them

<p>Apparently, having no kids means you’re supposed to buy gifts for everybody else’s.</p><p>A brother volunteers a child-free couple to buy Christmas gifts for the whole family’s children. When they say no, he tells them not to come to Christmas. </p><p>This week on <strong>Only Black Kids in the Class</strong>, we’re getting into families who think your money, time, and choices belong to them. </p><p>A sister refuses to take no for an answer about babysitting, a mother thinks her birthday deserves better than Dad’s, and one wife spends $11,000 of the household savings on her ex’s funeral. Her explanation does NOT help.</p><p>Plus, <strong>Ask the Black Kids</strong> gets into marriage for military benefits and a nine-year relationship with a seven-year engagement. We also try Van Leeuwen’s Dulce de Leche Shortbread ice cream for <strong>School Snacks</strong>. That pint deserved its own discussion.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Classmates, when did helping family turn into being responsible for everybody?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Send your stories and School Snacks suggestions: <a href="https://onlyblackkids.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://onlyblackkids.com/</a></p>