‘She will try to push herself into the spotlight’: Parent refuses to force their 11-year-old daughter to invite her 6-year-old cousin to her birthday party due to her frequent tantrums and attention-seeking behavior

A parent’s duty is to ensure they enjoy life to the fullest within reason. A child’s birthday party is no exception; an enjoyable celebration of another trip around the sun is integral to a kid’s childhood and will impact them for years to come. After all, children don’t have that many memories to choose from …
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‘Ok, it’s bedtime’: 30+ Toddler memes for good parents surviving the ‘Terrible Twos’

In a minute, sweetie. Mommy needs her meme time.  Moms and dads are truly put to the test when their angelic, sweet baby becomes a toddler. Suddenly more mischievous than a kitten and faster than a rocket, toddlers wreak havoc on the entire household, often terrorizing everyone, including the family dog. Unable to control the …
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School teacher tells 10-year-old male student girls are allowed to be physically confrontational with male classmates, student’s parent steps in: ‘My son feels like the school is telling him he matters less’

When teachers are teaching unethical things, you have to call them out. Telling a child that certain people are allowed to cross their boundaries is malpractice and conditions them to believe their needs do not matter as much as others’ needs do. The teacher in this next story told their 10-year-old male student that girls …
Seguir leyendo School teacher tells 10-year-old male student girls are allowed to be physically confrontational with male classmates, student’s parent steps in: ‘My son feels like the school is telling him he matters less’

Mom bans 58-year-old grandma from her 6-year-old grandson’s hospital room after putting her ‘miracle water’ into his IV: ‘I would rather have her mad at me than my son septic’

It’s sad to know you cannot always trust your closest family members in a medical crisis. Some of you might have family members who don’t believe in modern medicine, and wouldn’t be a trusted adult to make medical decisions for your child if you were unable to show up to the hospital during a medical …
Seguir leyendo Mom bans 58-year-old grandma from her 6-year-old grandson’s hospital room after putting her ‘miracle water’ into his IV: ‘I would rather have her mad at me than my son septic’

Stepdad refuses to acknowledge his 6-year-old stepdaughter after divorcing her mom, only spends time with his 18-month-old biological daughter: ‘I feel she’s no longer my responsibility’

I hate to see adults downplay the importance of their relationship with the children in their lives. I’m not talking about a random family member that a kid sees once or twice a year: I’m talking about grown-ups who actively take a parental role in their kids’ lives, and don’t fully accept the responsibility of …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad refuses to acknowledge his 6-year-old stepdaughter after divorcing her mom, only spends time with his 18-month-old biological daughter: ‘I feel she’s no longer my responsibility’

Family-in-law criticize working mom for taking 3-year-old to daycare once a week, she tells them to get jobs: ‘Some days I don’t get to work all day and have to work into the night’

Parenthood is one of the most difficult tasks that a person can undertake, and doing it while having a job at the same time is enough to push even the most calm and collected individuals to breaking point. Many parents raise their kids while also working full-time, but that doesn’t mean that it is an …
Seguir leyendo Family-in-law criticize working mom for taking 3-year-old to daycare once a week, she tells them to get jobs: ‘Some days I don’t get to work all day and have to work into the night’

28-year-old discovers her husband of 2 years has been hiding his 4-year-old kid from her the entire time they’ve been together: ‘I don’t even see the kid much anyway’

There are a lot of things you need to disclose within the first month of dating somebody. You need to be clear about what you’re looking for, whether you’re still married to your ex, and if you have any kids from a previous relationship. Not everyone has the kind of baggage that needs to be …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old discovers her husband of 2 years has been hiding his 4-year-old kid from her the entire time they’ve been together: ‘I don’t even see the kid much anyway’

‘This is my house, my family, and my child’: Estranged childhood friend insults a 29-year-old mom’s parenting tactics with her 5-year-old, gets kicked out of the house, and blocked as a result

Childhood friends get a free pass most of the time for acting impolite.  Like family members, long-time friends feel entitled to say whatever the heck they feel like saying, even if it’s judgmental, out-of-pocket, or just downright cruel. But if you’ve lived long enough enduring your spouse’s insufferable childhood friends, there comes a time in …
Seguir leyendo ‘This is my house, my family, and my child’: Estranged childhood friend insults a 29-year-old mom’s parenting tactics with her 5-year-old, gets kicked out of the house, and blocked as a result

5-year-old crashes into 17-year-old and his 47-year-old mom on his bike, gets chewed out by teen for riding bike in a forbidden zone: ‘His mom starts laying into me about how dare I scold her child’

What is our responsibility as citizens when kids break major social rules and are enabled by their parents to do so? One of the biggest examples of this phenomenon is kids scrolling through Instagram reels in the movie theater. I’m not even talking about teenagers, I’m talking about 5-10 year olds who have been dragged …
Seguir leyendo 5-year-old crashes into 17-year-old and his 47-year-old mom on his bike, gets chewed out by teen for riding bike in a forbidden zone: ‘His mom starts laying into me about how dare I scold her child’

Wife flips out when she receives $175 of $7,000 tax refund because of husband’s unpaid child support: ‘He told me I should be grateful’

There is no getting around the fact that if your partner already has kids before you get together, it is going to make the relationship more complicated. Anybody in this scenario has to sit down and consider if they are willing to take on the duties and struggles that come with being a stepparent, for …
Seguir leyendo Wife flips out when she receives $175 of $7,000 tax refund because of husband’s unpaid child support: ‘He told me I should be grateful’