Is this a brilliant idea, or a recipe for disaster? Even though we are many years out of preschool, we still can cry and pout about things not being fair. We’re much more able to accept that someone got a slightly larger slice of cake than we were when we were in diapers, but when …
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Childfree employee freaks out when coworker on maternity leave brings newborn baby to the office: ‘New mothers cannot grasp that not everyone wants to see their child.’
They were really upset that their coworkers wanted to meet the baby. How much should you care about your coworkers’ personal lives? Some Gen Zers think that their coworkers asking any questions about their lives outside of work is a total invasion of privacy and professionalism, which I don’t think is fair. If you spend …
Seguir leyendo Childfree employee freaks out when coworker on maternity leave brings newborn baby to the office: ‘New mothers cannot grasp that not everyone wants to see their child.’
Stepdad constantly brings 6-year-old stepdaughter to his 29-year-old friend’s house, even after he told him she’s not welcome: ‘We don’t want kids in our home.’
Why would he bring his stepdaughter into a home where she isn’t wanted? What happened when the first person in your friend group had a kid? Did all the group’s hangouts suddenly turn into baby activities? Did the parent start bringing their baby to adult-only places, hoping it wouldn’t matter? Did the parent stop hanging …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad constantly brings 6-year-old stepdaughter to his 29-year-old friend’s house, even after he told him she’s not welcome: ‘We don’t want kids in our home.’
Entitled mom announces she’s bringing her 10-year-old daughter on a childfree girl’s trip to Mexico, 1 week before the trip: ‘We’re not going to change the entire point of this trip just because of your inability to tell your kid no.’
It’s not as if her daughter had nowhere to go. She had two adults at home who were ready and willing to take care of her for the duration of the trip! «Who should I take on vacation with me?» can be a difficult question to answer. You’re going to have a very different experience …
Seguir leyendo Entitled mom announces she’s bringing her 10-year-old daughter on a childfree girl’s trip to Mexico, 1 week before the trip: ‘We’re not going to change the entire point of this trip just because of your inability to tell your kid no.’
Mom cuts off childfree friend after she scolds her for letting her 20-month-old touch her bowl: ‘She found it really unacceptable that my baby was touching her things.’
If she thinks that a toddler isn’t going to grab things that don’t belong to them, she’s in for an awakening when she becomes a parent. It’s not always easy to maintain friendships with people who are at a completely different stage of life than you. There’s a huge difference between a 32-year-old who is …
Seguir leyendo Mom cuts off childfree friend after she scolds her for letting her 20-month-old touch her bowl: ‘She found it really unacceptable that my baby was touching her things.’
‘She wants [me] to pay thousands so she can use [my] kids as props’: Mom refuses to pay $6000 to attend to her sister-in-law’s wedding abroad when she finds out her 4 young kids aren’t invited to the reception
A child free wedding reception often warrants a child free ceremony, right? Not for this bride. She wanted to use her sister-in-law’s 4 kids under 6 years old as a prop for her ceremony pictures, but refused to invite them to the ceremony. The kicker? Her wedding was taking place all the way across the …
Seguir leyendo ‘She wants [me] to pay thousands so she can use [my] kids as props’: Mom refuses to pay $6000 to attend to her sister-in-law’s wedding abroad when she finds out her 4 young kids aren’t invited to the reception
Mom of 2 gets offended when childless friend calls her out on perpetual lateness: ‘My other friends are on time despite having small children’
It is no secret that having kids is usually a shortcut to playing the game of life on hard mode, especially when they are young. Tasks that could once be completed in a matter of minutes can suddenly become mountain climbing expeditions with a couple of tiny people in tow. As a result, time management …
Seguir leyendo Mom of 2 gets offended when childless friend calls her out on perpetual lateness: ‘My other friends are on time despite having small children’
Childfree 30-year-old refuses to babysit for sister with 3 kids under 7 after she tells her she doesn’t know real stress: ‘Did you really just call me a free trial version of a human being?’
One of the biggest reasons for the frequently frustrating divide between parents and childless people is how each group perceives the other. The childfree often look at those with children as crazy for making a decision that upends their lives so much, giving them a sense of entitlement that is unfair. Meanwhile, moms and dads …
Seguir leyendo Childfree 30-year-old refuses to babysit for sister with 3 kids under 7 after she tells her she doesn’t know real stress: ‘Did you really just call me a free trial version of a human being?’
Childfree aunt refuses to allow 5-year-old and 7-year-old stay at her house in case they ruin her guest room, suggests her sister sleeps over and the kids don’t: ‘I like to keep the space adults-only’
Being a childfree individual doesn’t always mean leading a childfree life, even if some of the intentionally childless might prefer to have it that way. The birth rates may be dropping in many places, but there are still plenty of people who aspire to have families, and unless everyone without kids lives under a rock, …
Seguir leyendo Childfree aunt refuses to allow 5-year-old and 7-year-old stay at her house in case they ruin her guest room, suggests her sister sleeps over and the kids don’t: ‘I like to keep the space adults-only’
Childfree 24-year-old aunt refuses to babysit for her sister’s energetic 2, 4, and 7-year-olds while she’s working from home, gladly babysits her brother’s calm 6-year-old twins: ‘I can’t watch a difficult kid while I work.’
Not every babysitter is suited for every group of kids. When I babysat as a teenager, I really only did it for chill, well-behaved kids who didn’t need a lot of redirection or discipline. They were the kind of kids with 5 million ideas for how we would play together, and I’d just roll with …
Seguir leyendo Childfree 24-year-old aunt refuses to babysit for her sister’s energetic 2, 4, and 7-year-olds while she’s working from home, gladly babysits her brother’s calm 6-year-old twins: ‘I can’t watch a difficult kid while I work.’