‘I would simply command the child to be quiet’: Childless woman claims kids shouldn’t be in public if they can’t be quiet, gets roasted by parents

Kids are not always the most quiet members of society. They tend to say anything that pops into their head, especially when they’re not of school age quite yet. Little kids frequently cannot control their emotions and, as a result, have crazy meltdowns in public in front of everybody. As much as a baby crying …
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‘I will take a child over a literal animal in a food establishment any day’: Childless millennial sparks controversy praising kid free, dog friendly pub

We’ve all heard the sage advice to never work with children or animals, but what about spending our leisure time around them? Nothing riles up a significant minority of the happily petless and/or childless like having to share an environment with either against their will. This has led many hospitality establishments to make the inclusion …
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Expecting mother rejects fiancée’s idea to put his family rocking chair in the nursery, enrages him: ‘Both my parents have passed’

There is often a lot of fuss among families about what to do with sentimental objects. If it’s a decorative egg or a statue that can fit on a table, it’s usually no big deal for something like that to be displayed in the home for all to see, as long as they’re not full …
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‘Sigurd Felix Wolfgang Atreides goes hard’: Mom shares the craziest baby names from her pregnancy Facebook group

It is a truth universally acknowledged that many weird baby names are circulating right now. I know that it can be old hat to make fun of baby names that are spelled strangely or are just nouns, but I can’t help it. I genuinely do not see the point of naming your kid something absurdly …
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New mother grapples with a tough decision after realizing her mom was a dangerous parent: ‘Her defense? I did this with you and you survived’

Becoming a parent puts into perspective how difficult it is to be a GOOD parent. Perhaps this shines a light on our own families and if you’re lucky, you can glean wisdom from your parents. However, if you’re like most of us, watching your parents interact with their grandchild can be a jarring reminder of …
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Godmother criticizes mother for naming her daughter Ghiuliyette: ‘Why ruin such a beautiful name by including letters that don’t belong there?’

My sister has an unusual spelling of her name. Well, it might’ve been considered unusual 20 years ago, but with the recent increase in parents naming their kids all sorts of absurd things, it’s pretty conventional. She spells her name with a ‘C’ instead of a ‘K’ for one of those conventionally K names…Kaitlyn, Katherine, …
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‘My dad told me to put ‘freeloader»: Parents and family members reveal funny responses they have filled out on forms for kids

One of the many things that nobody warns you about when you become a parent is the sheer amount of admin it involves. When you bring a whole new person into the world, various institutions feel like they need to know all about it — and that doesn’t stop after birth, either. Whether at the …
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‘I can’t help but feel guilty for breaking the tradition’: Parents discuss the burden of passing down the ‘family’ name

Are you ‘you’ or are you just the third or fourth of that first matriarch or patriarch of your family who started this vain «tradition?» 

Mother Velcros Her Baby to a Chair, Gets Mixed Feedback From Fellow Parents

Parenting is never easy, but it is especially difficult during the first couple of years. So many parents act like the teenage stage is the worst, but I think that they forget how hard it is to have infants and toddlers. You have a tiny human being in your care who cannot do anything alone …
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‘Anyone else’s baby jacked?’: The worst parenting posts of the week (January 8, 2024)

I am obsessed with parents who humble brag about their kids. I know that, as a culture, we look down on overbearing stage moms and sports dads who push their kids to their absolute limits to satiate their own unfulfilled egos. I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about parents who love to subtly mention …
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