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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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!’
Childfree man refuses to give up a full day of his vacation in Florida to babysit his siblings’ three kids so the couples can have a “double-date day,” sparking family drama: ‘[She said] if I have no plans, there’s no reason I can’t watch the kids’
We doubt that when a single, child-free 28-year-old man thinks about his dream summer vacation in Florida, he visualises babysitting his married siblings’ children! (All three of them) So it is no surprise that he refuses when asked to babysit, while his siblings and their partners go off for their ‘double-date day!’ However, his brother …
Seguir leyendo Childfree man refuses to give up a full day of his vacation in Florida to babysit his siblings’ three kids so the couples can have a “double-date day,” sparking family drama: ‘[She said] if I have no plans, there’s no reason I can’t watch the kids’
Cousin babysits 11-year-old from vegan family, feels conflicted when he chooses to eat meat pizza: ‘He’s told me not to tell his parents’
Parental choices do not always reflect children’s preferences. A lot of the time, this is unequivocally a good thing and a crucial part of what being a parent entails. Plenty of kids do not care that much about getting an education or eating vegetables regularly, for example. However, there are instances where the ways in …
Seguir leyendo Cousin babysits 11-year-old from vegan family, feels conflicted when he chooses to eat meat pizza: ‘He’s told me not to tell his parents’
Remote worker refuses to babysit during work hours after her sister belittles her “online job” and takes her flexibility for granted: ‘She started acting like I am free by default because «you are at home anyway»’
What nobody tells you about working from home, and what our customer support professional just found out, is that when you work from home, some relatives figure you have loads of free time and no actual responsibilities. Customer support is not just clicking boxes and sipping coffee all day. The schedule is packed, your boss …
Seguir leyendo Remote worker refuses to babysit during work hours after her sister belittles her “online job” and takes her flexibility for granted: ‘She started acting like I am free by default because «you are at home anyway»’
17-year-old refuses to babysit out-of-the-blue for her entitled aunt, mom defends her teen daughter: ‘[My Aunt doesn’t get] to decide what I do with my time.’
A teenager had to be the bigger person recently when her entitled aunt tried to guilt and scare her into babysitting for her for free. It’s no surprise that many older siblings and cousins end up babysitting for younger family members. Usually when this happens, there is some sort of condition, like perhaps you …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to babysit out-of-the-blue for her entitled aunt, mom defends her teen daughter: ‘[My Aunt doesn’t get] to decide what I do with my time.’
Mom demands 17-year-old babysit 12 and 4-year-old siblings during her honeymoon, protests when she refuses because she has to attend college: ‘She insisted it was a one time thing’
Parenting is about putting children first, not using them as free labor. While it can be a difficult thing to accept for some, having kids means taking on the responsibility that those kids are properly cared for above anything else. Of course, parents deserve a break now and then, and of course, becoming a mom …
Seguir leyendo Mom demands 17-year-old babysit 12 and 4-year-old siblings during her honeymoon, protests when she refuses because she has to attend college: ‘She insisted it was a one time thing’
Single mom forces homeschooled 14-year-old sister to watch her 1-year-old baby all day every day, only pays her $40 for 2 weeks of babysitting: ‘I have to do school during the night.’
Nobody in this family is looking out for this girl. One of the drawbacks of homeschooling is that there are very few, if any, non-family adults looking out for the well-being of homeschooled children. They might have some at their church or in extracurricular activities, but not the kinds of adults you see five times …
Seguir leyendo Single mom forces homeschooled 14-year-old sister to watch her 1-year-old baby all day every day, only pays her $40 for 2 weeks of babysitting: ‘I have to do school during the night.’
Stranger squares up with a 6-foot-tall, 300-lbs man after she wrongly accuses him of kidnapping his 9-year-old godson, gets arrested when she tries to physically intervene: ‘Karen wanted to play hero for social media points’
They say to never judge a book by its cover, but this woman jumped straight to conclusions when she saw a hulking figure playing with a young boy at the park. A man babysitting his best friend’s young son was accused of kidnapping at a park after a bystander misjudged the situation, leading to police …
Seguir leyendo Stranger squares up with a 6-foot-tall, 300-lbs man after she wrongly accuses him of kidnapping his 9-year-old godson, gets arrested when she tries to physically intervene: ‘Karen wanted to play hero for social media points’
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’