Stepmom and dad refuse to let 19-year-old college student come home for Thanksgiving, says she has to find her own place to live during summer vacation: ‘Nobody told me I was completely on my own now’

She shouldn’t have to live independently during the holiday season. I’m not on board with parents who kick their kids out of their house the moment they turn 18. I understand parents kicking out a 25-year-old who has spent their entire adult life as a NEET (Not in education, employment, or training), but 18-year-olds are …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom and dad refuse to let 19-year-old college student come home for Thanksgiving, says she has to find her own place to live during summer vacation: ‘Nobody told me I was completely on my own now’

23-year-old single mom of a 1-year-old refuses to take in her friend’s 1, 3, and 7-year-old kids after they get taken away by CPS: ‘She insinuated that if her kids got placed with the state, it would basically be my fault’

She can’t house four children; she’s barely hanging on with her own baby. If you’ve ever been on an airplane, you know that in case of an emergency, you need to put your own oxygen mask on first before helping others. That might seem like intuitive instructions, but many people instinctively help others before ensuring …
Seguir leyendo 23-year-old single mom of a 1-year-old refuses to take in her friend’s 1, 3, and 7-year-old kids after they get taken away by CPS: ‘She insinuated that if her kids got placed with the state, it would basically be my fault’

Mom wishes she had never married before her 2nd husband in front of her 16 and 20-year-old kids that she mothered with her 1st husband: ‘She wished you and your brother never existed’

They didn’t even divorce; she just has that much disdain for her children and their late father. One of the best parts of not having children with your ex is that you can badmouth your ex all you want. If you have a child with your ex, you have to be very careful about how …
Seguir leyendo Mom wishes she had never married before her 2nd husband in front of her 16 and 20-year-old kids that she mothered with her 1st husband: ‘She wished you and your brother never existed’

Mom expects 5-year-old daughter to sleep from 3 PM until morning without dinner, gets angry when aunt gives her an apple at 7 PM: ‘Who’s the parent?’

Naps are one of those things that you can’t force a kid to do indefinitely. There are times when it is developmentally appropriate to sleep for most of the day and times when napping for a couple of hours is suitable, but 5-year-olds are definitely not in that age group. Some people nap for an …
Seguir leyendo Mom expects 5-year-old daughter to sleep from 3 PM until morning without dinner, gets angry when aunt gives her an apple at 7 PM: ‘Who’s the parent?’

Parents force homeschooled 16-year-old to constantly play with his 11-year-old brother, refuse to let him make friends his own age: ‘I’ve only ever had one friend’

Both of these kids are desperate for a social life, and their mother won’t let either of them have one. Having a second kid doesn’t guarantee that your oldest will have a friend. A lot of parents have their 2nd child because they don’t want their 1st child to be a lonely only child with …
Seguir leyendo Parents force homeschooled 16-year-old to constantly play with his 11-year-old brother, refuse to let him make friends his own age: ‘I’ve only ever had one friend’

Parents kick 16-year-old son out of their home, wait 4 days to find him and bring him back: ‘They abandoned me when I needed them the most’

He didn’t do anything to deserve this Not all people are fit to be parents. They see typical teenage behavior, and instead of taking it for what it is, they act like their kid is irreparably evil. Some kids are genuinely juvenile delinquents who need to be set straight, but a lot of teens who …
Seguir leyendo Parents kick 16-year-old son out of their home, wait 4 days to find him and bring him back: ‘They abandoned me when I needed them the most’

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’

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’

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’

Dad excludes 20-year-old son from wedding photo with his 2nd wife, her children, and his 18 and 16-year-old children: ‘Let’s just do the core family first’

Treating one child better or worse than another is unjustifiable in 99% of cases. I’m not talking about garden-variety variations, where parents are slightly closer to one child because of common interests, but don’t give that child unearned privileges just because they like baseball. I’m talking about purposefully excluding a child out of spite and …
Seguir leyendo Dad excludes 20-year-old son from wedding photo with his 2nd wife, her children, and his 18 and 16-year-old children: ‘Let’s just do the core family first’