Before you become a parent, you have a lot of pie-in-the-sky ideas about how you’ll raise your future children. Those ideas might include totally eliminating screen time or not letting them get social media until they’re 18. However, once you actually have kids, you realize why parents let them play on their iPads for 8-hour …
Seguir leyendo Childless 22-year-old criticizes brother for raising ‘iPad kids,’ claims he’s better at taking care of them after 12 hours of babysitting: ‘[They were] very calm children, as opposed to the brats they are when they’re with me’
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Dad hires a 16-year-old babysitter to work overnight, gets cross when she doesn’t wake up to tend to 9-month-old crying baby: ‘Maybe she should set alarms throughout the night to make sure she’s awake’
When hiring a teenage babysitter, there is only so much that you can ask them to do. While some teens make babysitting a whole job instead of a one-off thing, you can’t expect someone who is still in high school to take on the full burden of childcare that you’d ask of an actual professional …
Seguir leyendo Dad hires a 16-year-old babysitter to work overnight, gets cross when she doesn’t wake up to tend to 9-month-old crying baby: ‘Maybe she should set alarms throughout the night to make sure she’s awake’
‘She married a useless man’: Unemployed husband refuses to help with young child, forces wife to beg well-off friend for free childcare
You always hear, «It takes a village.» And it’s true. There’s no such thing as raising a child in isolation. Children need outside influences, and parents need help. Ideally, you find yourself in a symbiotic relationship with people who mutually benefit each other. You watch your friend’s kids when you can, and she watches yours when you can’t. And the kids gain life-long friendships with each …
Seguir leyendo ‘She married a useless man’: Unemployed husband refuses to help with young child, forces wife to beg well-off friend for free childcare
Unemployed 24-year-old refuses her brother’s offer for a $1K Disney vacation because he asked her to babysit his kids for a few nights: ‘She said we’re trying to take advantage of her’
Being an adult isn’t a walk in the park. Sometimes, you’re down on your luck, which significantly limits the amount of fun you can have. I’ve never gotten that «Your unemployed friend at 2 PM on a Monday» meme because if I were unemployed, I would be in the library day in and day out …
Seguir leyendo Unemployed 24-year-old refuses her brother’s offer for a $1K Disney vacation because he asked her to babysit his kids for a few nights: ‘She said we’re trying to take advantage of her’
Father fires 16-year-old niece from babysitting after being 20-minutes late twice, her mother blames it on time blindness: ‘It’s not her fault’
There’s a difference between being late for something and being late for something without even knowing it. If you’re running a few minutes late, you can text the people your lateness affects and let them know your estimated arrival time: No harm, no foul. But if you experience something called «time blindness,» you might be …
Seguir leyendo Father fires 16-year-old niece from babysitting after being 20-minutes late twice, her mother blames it on time blindness: ‘It’s not her fault’
Mother bans playdates after 12-year-old refuses to include her 4-year-old sister, gets called out for her lazy parenting: ‘Mom just wants big sister to babysit’
My sister and I have a pretty tiny age gap. We are solid two years and four months apart in age, and that meant we spent a lot of time playing together as kids. Often, her friends were my friends, and my friends were her friends, too. We had neighbor kid friends who were also …
Seguir leyendo Mother bans playdates after 12-year-old refuses to include her 4-year-old sister, gets called out for her lazy parenting: ‘Mom just wants big sister to babysit’
‘They told her she is not capable of doing the job’: Judgmental parents fire au pair for taking depression and anxiety medication
Being an au pair sounds like an incredibly stressful job. You have to leave the country that you know and love to live with a random family and care for their children full-time. It sounds like being a foreign exchange student without being treated like a cool, fun novelty amongst your peers in this country. …
Seguir leyendo ‘They told her she is not capable of doing the job’: Judgmental parents fire au pair for taking depression and anxiety medication
Entitled parents belittle grandmother for taking their kids to Epcot while babysitting: ‘She was distraught over missing their first Disney trip’
There are some parents out there who are obsessed with their children’s «firsts.» I can understand that a kid’s first words, first steps, and first days of school are all incredibly salient moments for parents to remember for the rest of their lives, even if their kids don’t retain them. While I respect the documentation …
Seguir leyendo Entitled parents belittle grandmother for taking their kids to Epcot while babysitting: ‘She was distraught over missing their first Disney trip’
‘Your sis had the golden goose of babysitters’: Stingy aunt charges teenage babysitter £20 for eating leftover cake
Unequivocally, to me, the best thing about birthdays is birthday cake. It’s the thing that turns a regular party with regular party snacks into a birthday party with a centerpiece of deliciousness. It’s not truly my birthday until I’ve had cake. And I’m not picky. Sure, I love a fancy-schmancy bakery cake or a beautiful …
Seguir leyendo ‘Your sis had the golden goose of babysitters’: Stingy aunt charges teenage babysitter £20 for eating leftover cake
‘A part time orphanage is crazy’: Mom drops 6-year-old daughter at 24 hour daycare, sparks debate about childcare
Parenting is no walk in the park, especially in this day and age. Most moms and dads get to a point where they want a break. Also, if they have to work they often have no choice but to try and navigate the confusing and expensive territory of childcare. Usually, this service is confined to …
Seguir leyendo ‘A part time orphanage is crazy’: Mom drops 6-year-old daughter at 24 hour daycare, sparks debate about childcare