Babies aren’t put on this earth to have professional names. I understand why a parent wouldn’t want to name their kid something absurd, but if a kid is named something that society at large has decided is acceptable, who are we to make them feel wrong about that? I wouldn’t name my kid Hunter, Dallas, …
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The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (September 3, 2024)
Most text messages aren’t that memorable. Texting was invented so that we could send short, easily readable messages that are too unimportant for phone calls. The fact that we’re able to send full blown orations to our contacts with the potential to ruin friendships and relationships marks that texts have transcended their original purpose. When …
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Parents constantly track 18-year-old college freshman’s phone, expect him to be in bed by 10 PM every night: ‘My mother called while I was out clubbing, and when I didn’t pick up she called my school’s police dispatch’
College is one of the best times in a young person’s life for one reason: freedom. When you’re a kid, you are afforded very few freedoms. You cannot go wherever you want to go or do whatever you want to do. You must be home when your parents want you home, adhere to their rules, …
Seguir leyendo Parents constantly track 18-year-old college freshman’s phone, expect him to be in bed by 10 PM every night: ‘My mother called while I was out clubbing, and when I didn’t pick up she called my school’s police dispatch’
14-year-old asks to live with cheater father after his mom and 16-year-old brother went on homophobic tirades against him: ‘She’s talking about «fixing this» and wants me to talk to a pastor’
No parent is a saint, but being deeply flawed doesn’t mean you’re an inherently horrible person or a bad parent. This story follows a father who screwed up big time. He cheated on his wife with his coworker, and when his wife found their suggestive texts on his phone, the marriage was not only over …
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‘I was sick of being blamed for his awful kids’: Mom kicks out 16-year-old daughter after her husband’s kids break the TV, blames daughter for stepkids getting taken away by CPS
One of the most defining emotions of being a teenager is feeling blamed. Teenagers are the ultimate scapegoats by their parents and teachers because so much is expected of them, and they rarely have the tools to live up to said expectations. They’re expected to bear adult responsibilities without the freedoms of adulthood. Combine that …
Seguir leyendo ‘I was sick of being blamed for his awful kids’: Mom kicks out 16-year-old daughter after her husband’s kids break the TV, blames daughter for stepkids getting taken away by CPS
‘She said I probably look really good underneath the fat’: Aunt buys 18-year-old niece a subscription to Weight Watchers for her birthday after making fun of her weight, parents tell her to just accept it
The motivation to lose weight can’t come from somebody else; it has to come from within. It can be frustrating to know that you’re overweight and to be constantly reminded of it by the people around you. They act as if you don’t know that you’re overweight like you don’t feel the social and somatic …
Seguir leyendo ‘She said I probably look really good underneath the fat’: Aunt buys 18-year-old niece a subscription to Weight Watchers for her birthday after making fun of her weight, parents tell her to just accept it
Mom of an 18-year-old college freshman drives several hours to his dorm to scold his roommate about playing video games and inviting girls over: ‘Should I go back and talk to the RA?’
When my sister and I were in college, my mom participated in her fair share of «Parents of the Class of 20XX» Facebook groups. While I went to a regular degular state school, my kid sister’s school was much more full of rich kids and their parents who thought they could throw money at all …
Seguir leyendo Mom of an 18-year-old college freshman drives several hours to his dorm to scold his roommate about playing video games and inviting girls over: ‘Should I go back and talk to the RA?’
Retired mom takes out $30,000 personal loan in her son’s name to buy a boat, threaten to call CPS on him if he reports them to the police: ‘They’ve missed 4 payments and [are] going to let it default since the boat can’t be repossessed’
Everybody has a different relationship with their parents, and those differences extend to finances. There is no shortage of 26-year-olds whose parents secretly pay their rent, but that doesn’t cancel out the 18-year-olds who pay the mortgage on their parent’s house. Some kids support their parents, and some parents help their grown kids. Of course, …
Seguir leyendo Retired mom takes out $30,000 personal loan in her son’s name to buy a boat, threaten to call CPS on him if he reports them to the police: ‘They’ve missed 4 payments and [are] going to let it default since the boat can’t be repossessed’
Retired mom takes out $30,000 personal loan in her son’s name to buy a boat, threatens to call CPS on him if he reports it to the police: ‘They’ve missed 4 payments and [are] going to let it default since the boat can’t be repossessed’
Everybody has a different relationship with their parents, and those differences extend to finances. There is no shortage of 26-year-olds whose parents secretly pay their rent, but that doesn’t cancel out the 18-year-olds who pay the mortgage on their parent’s house. Some kids support their parents, and some parents help their grown kids. Of course, …
Seguir leyendo Retired mom takes out $30,000 personal loan in her son’s name to buy a boat, threatens to call CPS on him if he reports it to the police: ‘They’ve missed 4 payments and [are] going to let it default since the boat can’t be repossessed’
The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (August 27, 2024)
I don’t want to brag, but I’m lucky to have a good relationship with my parents. I can go to them to talk about anything, and they are so willing to offer help. I’ll admit the way I communicate with my mom and dad over text messages is very different. My mom and I text …
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