One of the most important parts about having a family is that you are all there for one another during the hard times. Many people don’t know where they would be without that support system to fall back on, but it can have its limits. There is a big difference between receiving much-needed help and …
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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?»
‘These Alpha babies are a new breed’: Mom shares 2-year-old’s expert drumming skills, impresses the internet
What were you doing when you were two years old? I’d hazard a guess that you weren’t doing much that was out of the ordinary. You had tantrums and learning where to go potty to be preoccupied with, after all. This isn’t the case for every kid, though. There are prodigies in this world who …
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‘The baby should be working too’: Mom works at fast food restaurant while carrying infant, sparks debate about work and childcare
Unless you are very rich, holding down a full-time job while raising kids can seem like an impossible task. The price of childcare is extortionate, and a lot of parents can’t afford to be unemployed if they want to keep everyone in the family healthy and happy. It can leave moms and dads feeling like …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: Tech Layoff Clapbacks, Orange Peel Theory, and King Charles vs. Trisha Paytas
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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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‘She overtopped us with our own child’: Sister-in-law babysits mom’s baby for free, gets chewed out for buying a more expensive highchair
It can be so easy to compare your ability to provide for your family to others. It’s one thing to be saving your extra money and intentionally not buying your 3-month-old designer sneakers for frugality’s sake, but when you have to buy everything cheaply, it can be extremely disheartening. Even if you’re not able to …
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