Forget the diapers, the bottles, and the schedules; parents need a breather, chilling like they used to. 20-year-old parents aren’t as common as they were a century ago. These days, if you have a kid before you’re 30, your peers will assume that you’re a teen mom. Unlike their peers, who party, canoodle, and try …
Seguir leyendo New parents in their 20s share a heartwarming moment, putting chaos aside and indulging in the simplicity of past pleasures alongside their 9-month-old baby: ‘We talked like normal humans again’
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Mom remains steadfast when a stubborn grandma tries to change her parenting opinions, exposing longstanding family drama after catching her MIL secretly feeding her baby formula: ‘I lost it’
Grandma thought she was being helpful, feeding the baby while her daughter-in-law was in the shower. However, because she didn’t ask permission to give the child formula and knowingly went against her DIL’s wishes, this wasn’t a selfless act of parenting relief; it was an act of rebellion. Grandparents are entitled to their opinions about …
Seguir leyendo Mom remains steadfast when a stubborn grandma tries to change her parenting opinions, exposing longstanding family drama after catching her MIL secretly feeding her baby formula: ‘I lost it’
Helicopter mother-in-law relentlessly begs couple to let her name their newborn son, couple refuses: ‘She’s not joking either’
Baby names are a big deal, and future parents are tired of pretending like they’re not. Sure, you can always change a child’s name if you end up disliking your choice when they’re newborns, and the child themselves has the right to change their legal name when they come of age, too. Even still, there’s …
Seguir leyendo Helicopter mother-in-law relentlessly begs couple to let her name their newborn son, couple refuses: ‘She’s not joking either’
Coworker asks employee if she can smell her baby’s head at an office party, employee happily obliges: ‘Apparently, infants’ heads smell good, and I just found out yesterday!’
It’s a good thing the new mom wasn’t offended by the request! It’s hard to know exactly where to draw the line with your coworkers. Every workplace is totally different, and there are always different expectations regarding how close you can be to coworkers both at and outside of work. The worst workplaces are the …
Seguir leyendo Coworker asks employee if she can smell her baby’s head at an office party, employee happily obliges: ‘Apparently, infants’ heads smell good, and I just found out yesterday!’
Grandma leaves chicken in the sink, gets offended when daughter-in-law refuses to feed it to her 1-year-old: ‘She said I wanted to start a problem’
Food isn’t always the best way to bring families together. It may be true that one of the best ways to get on a lot of people’s good sides is to feed them, but cooking can prove to be a surprisingly divisive topic as well. When we take into consideration different upbringings, backgrounds, tastes, and …
Seguir leyendo Grandma leaves chicken in the sink, gets offended when daughter-in-law refuses to feed it to her 1-year-old: ‘She said I wanted to start a problem’
Single mom gives her cousin $2000 of baby supplies, then the entitled pregnant woman sells it online before demanding another gift at her baby shower: ‘She clearly just wanted to flip my stuff for cash’
Babies are expensive. Like big-name bands headlining a festival, babies require a whole slew of gear, equipment, and workhorse roadies (their parents) to manage their lives. Behind their adorableness and bald heads, babies are extremely needy, and soon-to-be parents are faced with a mountain of purchases to prepare their home for its latest addition. That’s …
Seguir leyendo Single mom gives her cousin $2000 of baby supplies, then the entitled pregnant woman sells it online before demanding another gift at her baby shower: ‘She clearly just wanted to flip my stuff for cash’
Grandma refuses to babysit 8-month-old grandson full-time, despite doing so for her eldest son’s child, leading parents to demand she stay away altogether: ‘They never leave him alone with us’
Parents tend to create rivalry between their children, sometimes without even noticing. All it takes is giving one child more attention than the other, and the jealousy suddenly spurs, and once it starts, it’s hard to stop it. When the grandmother in the story below decided to help her oldest son by babysitting her baby …
Seguir leyendo Grandma refuses to babysit 8-month-old grandson full-time, despite doing so for her eldest son’s child, leading parents to demand she stay away altogether: ‘They never leave him alone with us’
Man expects his late wife’s family to be grandparents to his new baby with another woman, despite never attending family events when his late wife was alive: ‘I told him he needs to get over it’
Most of the time, when you marry someone, you’re signing up for a relationship with a set of in-laws. A second mother, father, the whole deal. Usually, if your spouse is on good terms with their family, you’re expected to show up with them to family events and actually emotionally invest yourself in them. If …
Seguir leyendo Man expects his late wife’s family to be grandparents to his new baby with another woman, despite never attending family events when his late wife was alive: ‘I told him he needs to get over it’
New dad assumes stay-at-home sister will watch his newborn while he works, she confronts him after he announces it at Thanksgiving: ‘They never even asked me!’
Everyone, say this with me: A stay-at-home parent is not required to provide free childcare to your own kids. It is a full-time job to take care of children. If you have a need for a stay-at-home parent, either do it yourself or hire a nanny! The brother in the story below is in desperate …
Seguir leyendo New dad assumes stay-at-home sister will watch his newborn while he works, she confronts him after he announces it at Thanksgiving: ‘They never even asked me!’
1-year-old says first word to mom’s coworker when she leaves the room, she wonders if she should tell her: ‘It might be nothing’
A baby’s milestones are the obsession of pretty much every new parent. It makes perfect sense: you have put all this effort into bringing a tiny human into the world, and now you want to see them learn to do all of those things that most humans can do. The sleepless nights and spit up …
Seguir leyendo 1-year-old says first word to mom’s coworker when she leaves the room, she wonders if she should tell her: ‘It might be nothing’