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’
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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’
Entitled mom hands Disney World worker her baby and takes off immediately, forcing worker to spend an hour looking for the child’s family: ‘You can’t just drop your baby off’
Disney World is the perfect place for families to have the happiest family vacations in the world. The kids can enjoy the rides, the music, and meeting all their favorite characters, while their parents can enjoy watching their kids having the time of their lives, with the added value of nice food and general good …
Seguir leyendo Entitled mom hands Disney World worker her baby and takes off immediately, forcing worker to spend an hour looking for the child’s family: ‘You can’t just drop your baby off’
Mom of a 6-year-old with 1 on the way begs her husband not to invite her mother-in-law on their vacation after mother-in-law moved into their 2 bedroom home with her 4 dogs: ‘I really just wanted a trip away from her before this baby comes’
There are circumstances in which intergenerational homes are both necessary and beneficial. If a young couple or an elderly person does not have enough income to support themselves in their own place, living with family can be either a temporary or a permanent solution, depending on the arrangement between the family and the person paying …
Seguir leyendo Mom of a 6-year-old with 1 on the way begs her husband not to invite her mother-in-law on their vacation after mother-in-law moved into their 2 bedroom home with her 4 dogs: ‘I really just wanted a trip away from her before this baby comes’
Widow asks late husband’s 18-year-old brother to invite her to family Thanksgiving after she got knocked up 4 months after her husband passed: ‘My parents don’t want to get attached since it’s not their grandchild.’
Such a challenging situation for everyone involved. People always say, «there’s no wrong way to grieve,» but as a society, we don’t really believe that. If a mother brings up her son who passed away days after he was born at every occasion for 20 years after his passing, people would not think she has …
Seguir leyendo Widow asks late husband’s 18-year-old brother to invite her to family Thanksgiving after she got knocked up 4 months after her husband passed: ‘My parents don’t want to get attached since it’s not their grandchild.’
Family demands to stay at couple’s one-bedroom apartment for Christmas, husband agrees behind wife’s back, who refuses to give in: ‘Space is already so limited’
Christmas is the time for family, and we all know that can be both a blessing and a curse. It mostly depends on your family and your relationship with them. For example, as much as you might love your family, inviting them over and having them spend 11 days in your tiny, one-bedroom apartment sounds …
Seguir leyendo Family demands to stay at couple’s one-bedroom apartment for Christmas, husband agrees behind wife’s back, who refuses to give in: ‘Space is already so limited’
Woman babysits 4-month-old so friend can trick-or-treat with 7-year-old son, returns baby early when she can’t stop calling: ‘She continues to FaceTime me every 30 minutes to an hour’
For most new moms, clinginess is second nature. It makes perfect evolutionary sense for a mother not to want to spend too much time apart from her young baby, even if this is not the most practical way to feel all of the time. When we think of all the effort that it takes to …
Seguir leyendo Woman babysits 4-month-old so friend can trick-or-treat with 7-year-old son, returns baby early when she can’t stop calling: ‘She continues to FaceTime me every 30 minutes to an hour’
Dad lets sister take 4-month-old to run errands, gets offended when wife panics: ‘She’s joked about wanting to throw water in his face’
It is only natural for a new mom to feel protective over her baby. When somebody has put all that effort into bringing a child into the world and dealt with wild hormonal fluctuations on top of that, it is understandable that they may have some strong boundaries in the early stages of parenting (and …
Seguir leyendo Dad lets sister take 4-month-old to run errands, gets offended when wife panics: ‘She’s joked about wanting to throw water in his face’