Some parents expect the world of one kid, while letting another sit on their rear end for years and years. It’s one of those double standards that usually has no real explanation. Maybe the hardworking kid is naturally more predisposed to being hardworking, and the lazy kid is the same way with being lazy, but …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old financially supports his mom, 28-year-old brother, and 2 younger siblings for years, family turns on him when he moves to pursue an internship in London: ‘They all called me selfish’
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Dad pesters his half-unconscious wife with a 104-degree fever, asking her how to get their 4 kids ready for bed: ‘I just snapped and told him to figure it out on his own’
There’s nothing worse than getting sick when you have small children. If you get sick when you’re childfree and can take a couple of sick days off work, it obviously still feels horrible, but at least you can focus your attention on actually getting better. Even if you’re a parent to older kids, they can …
Seguir leyendo Dad pesters his half-unconscious wife with a 104-degree fever, asking her how to get their 4 kids ready for bed: ‘I just snapped and told him to figure it out on his own’
9 and 11-year-old homeschoolers stay up until 4 AM running and screaming, mom only cares because they’re keeping her up: ‘I wouldn’t care if they didn’t keep me up too.’
The «Abolish Bedtime» people don’t know how bad abolishing bedtime actually is. One of the most essential habits to instill in your Elementary-aged children is good sleep hygiene. I still feel grateful to my parents for making me go to bed at 8 PM until I was 10. I obviously hated that at the time, …
Seguir leyendo 9 and 11-year-old homeschoolers stay up until 4 AM running and screaming, mom only cares because they’re keeping her up: ‘I wouldn’t care if they didn’t keep me up too.’
16-year-old discovers her dad isn’t her biological father, mom harasses her to confess which family member told her the truth: ‘He told me now that I knew I could start calling him Drake instead of dad’
This poor girl has been through the ringer. Some family secrets are incredibly banal. It doesn’t affect your life that much to know that your mom had a fling with a cowboy in South Dakota during the summer of 81, or that your dad was engaged to a woman in Wisconsin that never came to …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old discovers her dad isn’t her biological father, mom harasses her to confess which family member told her the truth: ‘He told me now that I knew I could start calling him Drake instead of dad’
18-year-old rejects her mom’s claim that it’s her job to prevent her 64-year-old dad from screaming at her: ‘It’s not my responsibility to cater to a grown man’s feelings’
When you are getting screamed at almost constantly, it’s easy to get obsessed with the idea that you are the one causing the screaming. You start to recognize the things that can trigger the person, whether it be things you say, sounds you make, times of the day, or locations where they feel comfortable blowing …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old rejects her mom’s claim that it’s her job to prevent her 64-year-old dad from screaming at her: ‘It’s not my responsibility to cater to a grown man’s feelings’
Mom refuses to take her son to the hospital after he spikes a 106.3 degree fever: ‘That’s over 41 degrees Celsius’
There is no shortage of debates in parenting forums about how to treat (or not treat) a child’s fever. Opinions range from rushing kids to the hospital the second their temperature reaches 99.5 degrees, and letting their kids fester with no medicine when their fever is over 104 degrees. The truth is probably somewhere in …
Seguir leyendo Mom refuses to take her son to the hospital after he spikes a 106.3 degree fever: ‘That’s over 41 degrees Celsius’
Unemployed dad demands his 17 and 19-year-old sons stop eating so healthy and start eating more ramen and cereal: ‘I don’t believe I should ask them to do that because both of those things tend to be unhealthy’
Many people don’t learn to be healthy during their teenage years, let alone as young adults. It’s a whole lot easier to eat junk food than to plan meticulous meals with the perfect amount of nutritional value, and many people never find the right balance to set themselves up for a healthy life. If you …
Seguir leyendo Unemployed dad demands his 17 and 19-year-old sons stop eating so healthy and start eating more ramen and cereal: ‘I don’t believe I should ask them to do that because both of those things tend to be unhealthy’
Mom refuses to pick up her ex-husband’s 8-year-old affair baby from school while picking up her 8-year-old son: ‘My ex’s daughter was there until 7 because I refused to pick her up’
A lot of divorced parents don’t want anything to do with their exes’ «other family,» and I don’t begrudge them for that. If the divorce was amicable and a parent is involved in their children’s half-siblings’ or step-siblings’ lives, that’s all well and good. As long as they can do that without resenting the kids …
Seguir leyendo Mom refuses to pick up her ex-husband’s 8-year-old affair baby from school while picking up her 8-year-old son: ‘My ex’s daughter was there until 7 because I refused to pick her up’
Contrarian claims ‘Trunk or Treating’ style of Halloween is superior to traditional Trick or Treating: ‘I love not having knocks all hours of the night from kids asking for candy.’
If you grew up in suburban USA, you probably have strong opinions on Trunk or Treating versus Trick or Treating. If you were born before 2000 and have no idea what Trunk or Treating even is, consider yourself lucky. You probably had a normal, wonderful childhood that was not heavily influenced by stranger danger fear. …
Seguir leyendo Contrarian claims ‘Trunk or Treating’ style of Halloween is superior to traditional Trick or Treating: ‘I love not having knocks all hours of the night from kids asking for candy.’
30-year-old stepmom refuses to adopt her 12-year-old stepdaughter because she doesn’t think they’re close enough: ‘Her mom passed when she was 2! This woman is the only mother she’s got.
Whether a stepparent will adopt their stepchild has a lot to do with their specific family situation. If the mom has been raising her daughter on her own since the day she was born, and she marries her daughter’s stepdad during her daughter’s childhood, he might be a good candidate for adopting her. He has …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old stepmom refuses to adopt her 12-year-old stepdaughter because she doesn’t think they’re close enough: ‘Her mom passed when she was 2! This woman is the only mother she’s got.