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Oh, have you heard about the term "eating the childless"? It's when certain relatives, with their own little schemes, make your skin crawl just hearing about it.
In simple terms, "eating the childless" is when some relatives see that your family is doing well or has something good, and they start plotting how to take advantage of you. Ideally, they want to consume your family’s wealth and resources for themselves. This kind of behavior, to put it mildly, is greedy. But to put it bluntly, it's downright unethical, even a bit heartless.
Recently, I’ve seen a lot of people online sharing stories about their families, and it's truly eye-opening. The mixed emotions it stirs up are hard to express without venting!
"I said I won't get married, and my uncle assumed I won't have kids, so he called me the 'heir to the inheritance'
. I laughed so hard, and not to mention, I don't even have a job right now. Do I even have an inheritance? I'm only 22, do we have such a close relationship? Starting to plot this early, huh "
This is true, I have an uncle who isn't married, and my fifth uncle goes around every day saying that my uncle's house will belong to his son in the future.
"You really can't say this casually, especially when it comes to your own life plans. You absolutely shouldn't tell your relatives about them. For example, if you say you're staying single and don't want kids, just wait—your relatives will come after you when they have something to deal with.
And they'll say, of course, you're not spending much money since you're all alone. This situation will keep repeating itself and become more serious over time. By the time you're older, your uncles and aunts, and those elder cousins of yours will team up to prepare to 'eat the childless' inheritance from you."
I know another case where a guy passed the exam for a government job. He was pretty happy and shared the news. In the end, someone reported him, and he didn't get through. It was his own relative who reported him because their kid couldn't pass the exam, and seeing him succeed, they messed with him.
"When you meet strangers in society, don’t take the initiative to say that you're unmarried or childless. You know, in this society, when they’re working hard just to earn enough money for their child’s daily expenses, and then in the evening, they still have to tutor their kids with homework, which often ends in disaster, their stress is through the roof.
When they see you eating alone, with your whole family not lacking anything, their anger may be directed at you. You never know what they might do next. So, when someone asks, just say you're divorced with two kids or say that you’ve always been unable to have children. Don’t test human nature—they can be really scary. This is what my mom told me."
My mom had a boss who always liked to target her. She was really puzzled because she hadn’t done anything to offend him. Later, she found out that he was deeply in debt, and he was just jealous that my mom’s family had several houses and a happy family.
"It's true, especially for girls; there are many people who want to 'cut off' your lineage. They think that if a girl doesn’t get married or have children, they start wanting to eliminate her line especially from uncles and the like."
Moreover, many people think that girls have more money because they can save. If you say you haven't saved any money, the first thing they think is that you've been tricked by a man.
"If you're rich and happy, just enjoy it quietly; really, don't casually test people's confidence."
Really, it's best to keep wealth hidden. Poor relatives can be extremely ruthless.
"My niece has started asking me for a house
even though she could easily go and get one herself "
Wow, your niece is really something else!
"I said: I've accumulated millions in debt, so I'm afraid to get married and have children
"
Don’t say you're afraid, just say you’re looking for someone willing to pay off your debt for you.
"I've always advocated for playing the part of being poor and miserable to lower people's expectations of me—the lower, the better. When they look down on me and think I'm inferior, they may no longer care about me, their childless relative
"
Seriously, now whenever I meet people, I just play the misery card. I talk about how late I work, how low my salary is, and how stressful everything is. When I see their satisfied expressions, I know I did the right thing.
"I truly believe it's best not to tell even your own siblings or their children.
Hypothesis 1: If you're unable to support yourself in old age and have no wealth, will they find you burdensome, worrying that you might turn to them for care in the future?
Hypothesis 2: If you're financially capable and have wealth, but you're not married, it's inconvenient to live with your parents, so you'd either rent or buy a place. If you rent, do you think they'll assume that since you haven't bought a house or gotten married, you've saved a lot of money? If you buy a house, will they automatically assume your property is their property? In the worst case, would they have the patience to wait for you to die naturally?
"
They'll keep thinking about the money you earn and your assets.
"It’s all because I’ve been too soft in the family I’m known as the crazy one in my family. During my uncle’s 60th birthday, some relatives were making snide, sarcastic comments about how it’s useless for a girl to study too much. I flipped the table and smashed bottle after bottle of wine. After that, not only did no one dare ask me for money, they didn’t even dare to say a word to me."
Oh my gosh, sister, you’re seriously fierce!
"My parents made money and bought a house in the county, and those relatives started making sarcastic remarks, looking displeased. They would frown when they saw my mom going to work because they don’t work and instead play mahjong, losing money.
My parents' success bothered them, and they said to me, 'Why does a girl need to study so much?' I replied, 'It’s funny that your whole family can't even put together a high school diploma.' Then he said, 'Studying so much just teaches you to disrespect your elders.' I told him, 'Teachers teach that rude people should be corrected,' which made his face turn as black as a soot pot.
After a while, he said to me, 'You’re over thirty and still not married; your parents want to hold their grandchild.' I replied, 'You're over forty and still single. Last year, my mom found you a divorced woman in her thirties without kids, and you didn’t even want her. You’re not in a hurry, so why should I be? I’m younger than you by half a generation!'
"
So, I think we really need to keep our eyes open and stay vigilant. When we encounter relatives who want to 'cut off' our lineage, we have to learn to refuse and protect ourselves. After all, our money doesn’t come easily; why should we just give it away for free?
To be honest, after reading these stories shared by netizens, I feel a lot of emotions. I mean, why are people sometimes so greedy? Can’t they learn from those who are content and kind to others? Sigh, I won’t say more; if I keep going, I won’t be able to sleep from anger. In any case, we must stay clear-headed and vigilant!
Oh, have you heard about the term "eating the childless"? It's when certain relatives, with their own little schemes, make your skin crawl just hearing about it.
In simple terms, "eating the childless" is when some relatives see that your family is doing well or has something good, and they start plotting how to take advantage of you. Ideally, they want to consume your family’s wealth and resources for themselves. This kind of behavior, to put it mildly, is greedy. But to put it bluntly, it's downright unethical, even a bit heartless.
Recently, I’ve seen a lot of people online sharing stories about their families, and it's truly eye-opening. The mixed emotions it stirs up are hard to express without venting!
"I said I won't get married, and my uncle assumed I won't have kids, so he called me the 'heir to the inheritance'
. I laughed so hard, and not to mention, I don't even have a job right now. Do I even have an inheritance? I'm only 22, do we have such a close relationship? Starting to plot this early, huh "This is true, I have an uncle who isn't married, and my fifth uncle goes around every day saying that my uncle's house will belong to his son in the future.
"You really can't say this casually, especially when it comes to your own life plans. You absolutely shouldn't tell your relatives about them. For example, if you say you're staying single and don't want kids, just wait—your relatives will come after you when they have something to deal with.
And they'll say, of course, you're not spending much money since you're all alone. This situation will keep repeating itself and become more serious over time. By the time you're older, your uncles and aunts, and those elder cousins of yours will team up to prepare to 'eat the childless' inheritance from you."
I know another case where a guy passed the exam for a government job. He was pretty happy and shared the news. In the end, someone reported him, and he didn't get through. It was his own relative who reported him because their kid couldn't pass the exam, and seeing him succeed, they messed with him.
"When you meet strangers in society, don’t take the initiative to say that you're unmarried or childless. You know, in this society, when they’re working hard just to earn enough money for their child’s daily expenses, and then in the evening, they still have to tutor their kids with homework, which often ends in disaster, their stress is through the roof.
When they see you eating alone, with your whole family not lacking anything, their anger may be directed at you. You never know what they might do next. So, when someone asks, just say you're divorced with two kids or say that you’ve always been unable to have children. Don’t test human nature—they can be really scary. This is what my mom told me."
My mom had a boss who always liked to target her. She was really puzzled because she hadn’t done anything to offend him. Later, she found out that he was deeply in debt, and he was just jealous that my mom’s family had several houses and a happy family.
"It's true, especially for girls; there are many people who want to 'cut off' your lineage. They think that if a girl doesn’t get married or have children, they start wanting to eliminate her line
especially from uncles and the like."Moreover, many people think that girls have more money because they can save. If you say you haven't saved any money, the first thing they think is that you've been tricked by a man.
"If you're rich and happy, just enjoy it quietly; really, don't casually test people's confidence."
Really, it's best to keep wealth hidden. Poor relatives can be extremely ruthless.
"My niece has started asking me for a house
even though she could easily go and get one herself "Wow, your niece is really something else!
"I said: I've accumulated millions in debt, so I'm afraid to get married and have children
"Don’t say you're afraid, just say you’re looking for someone willing to pay off your debt for you.
"I've always advocated for playing the part of being poor and miserable to lower people's expectations of me—the lower, the better. When they look down on me and think I'm inferior, they may no longer care about me, their childless relative
"Seriously, now whenever I meet people, I just play the misery card. I talk about how late I work, how low my salary is, and how stressful everything is. When I see their satisfied expressions, I know I did the right thing.
"I truly believe it's best not to tell even your own siblings or their children.
Hypothesis 1: If you're unable to support yourself in old age and have no wealth, will they find you burdensome, worrying that you might turn to them for care in the future?
Hypothesis 2: If you're financially capable and have wealth, but you're not married, it's inconvenient to live with your parents, so you'd either rent or buy a place. If you rent, do you think they'll assume that since you haven't bought a house or gotten married, you've saved a lot of money? If you buy a house, will they automatically assume your property is their property? In the worst case, would they have the patience to wait for you to die naturally?
"They'll keep thinking about the money you earn and your assets.
"It’s all because I’ve been too soft in the family
I’m known as the crazy one in my family. During my uncle’s 60th birthday, some relatives were making snide, sarcastic comments about how it’s useless for a girl to study too much. I flipped the table and smashed bottle after bottle of wine. After that, not only did no one dare ask me for money, they didn’t even dare to say a word to me."Oh my gosh, sister, you’re seriously fierce!
"My parents made money and bought a house in the county, and those relatives started making sarcastic remarks, looking displeased. They would frown when they saw my mom going to work because they don’t work and instead play mahjong, losing money.
My parents' success bothered them, and they said to me, 'Why does a girl need to study so much?' I replied, 'It’s funny that your whole family can't even put together a high school diploma.' Then he said, 'Studying so much just teaches you to disrespect your elders.' I told him, 'Teachers teach that rude people should be corrected,' which made his face turn as black as a soot pot.
After a while, he said to me, 'You’re over thirty and still not married; your parents want to hold their grandchild.' I replied, 'You're over forty and still single. Last year, my mom found you a divorced woman in her thirties without kids, and you didn’t even want her. You’re not in a hurry, so why should I be? I’m younger than you by half a generation!'
"So, I think we really need to keep our eyes open and stay vigilant. When we encounter relatives who want to 'cut off' our lineage, we have to learn to refuse and protect ourselves. After all, our money doesn’t come easily; why should we just give it away for free?
To be honest, after reading these stories shared by netizens, I feel a lot of emotions. I mean, why are people sometimes so greedy? Can’t they learn from those who are content and kind to others? Sigh, I won’t say more; if I keep going, I won’t be able to sleep from anger. In any case, we must stay clear-headed and vigilant!
