Parents tend to create rivalry between their children, sometimes without even noticing. All it takes is giving one child more attention than the other, and the jealousy suddenly spurs, and once it starts, it’s hard to stop it. When the grandmother in the story below decided to help her oldest son by babysitting her baby …
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Man expects his late wife’s family to be grandparents to his new baby with another woman, despite never attending family events when his late wife was alive: ‘I told him he needs to get over it’
Most of the time, when you marry someone, you’re signing up for a relationship with a set of in-laws. A second mother, father, the whole deal. Usually, if your spouse is on good terms with their family, you’re expected to show up with them to family events and actually emotionally invest yourself in them. If …
Seguir leyendo Man expects his late wife’s family to be grandparents to his new baby with another woman, despite never attending family events when his late wife was alive: ‘I told him he needs to get over it’
Overly organized wife accuses husband of ‘embarrassing’ her when he finds flaws in her organizational method: ‘She embarrassed herself’
Relationships will always have a certain level of dissonance, especially if both parties in the relationship have different fundamental ways of existing in the world. Our differences are what make life interesting, and they are quirks that our partners love about us. This unfortunately does not mean that tension won’t rise at certain points, even …
Seguir leyendo Overly organized wife accuses husband of ‘embarrassing’ her when he finds flaws in her organizational method: ‘She embarrassed herself’
Entitled grandma demands grandchild’s private letters that their father left them after his passing, grandchild refuses: ‘I deserve to keep that part of him’
Grief prompts people to do distasteful things, and family members are not exempt from the chaos—they’re usually the first on the chopping block, due to their proximity and, well, familiarity. After losing someone near and dear to your heart, you want to hold onto everything you possibly can that reminds you of them. It could …
Seguir leyendo Entitled grandma demands grandchild’s private letters that their father left them after his passing, grandchild refuses: ‘I deserve to keep that part of him’
Grandma hides kids’ Christmas toys from Santa so they’ll like her presents more, leading parents to forbid her from giving gifts altogether: ‘She wants the attention’
For kids, not a lot can beat the gifts they get from their wonderful grandparents. Somehow, grandparents know exactly what to gift their beloved grandkids to make them the happiest kids on the block. They are the master gift-givers in every family. The only «person» who can even slightly compete with grandparents in that sense …
Seguir leyendo Grandma hides kids’ Christmas toys from Santa so they’ll like her presents more, leading parents to forbid her from giving gifts altogether: ‘She wants the attention’
New dad assumes stay-at-home sister will watch his newborn while he works, she confronts him after he announces it at Thanksgiving: ‘They never even asked me!’
Everyone, say this with me: A stay-at-home parent is not required to provide free childcare to your own kids. It is a full-time job to take care of children. If you have a need for a stay-at-home parent, either do it yourself or hire a nanny! The brother in the story below is in desperate …
Seguir leyendo New dad assumes stay-at-home sister will watch his newborn while he works, she confronts him after he announces it at Thanksgiving: ‘They never even asked me!’
25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (December 5, 2025)
Parenting is all about the little moments. Those are the things that add up. Your answers to their tiny questions, your little traditions, the music you play them on the way to school. These are the things that they’ll remember. So why do we stress the big stuff, like holidays, birthdays, and family trips? Why …
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19-year-old shames mother for having 3 children by 3 different members of the same family and for marrying his aunt: ‘My mother had a child with my grandfather, then she had a thing with my uncle.’
It’s Jerry Springer’s world, and he’s just living in it. It’s generally a good rule of thumb to avoid telling others how to live their lives. If your college friend is considering becoming a monk and you think that’s a weird choice, you could tell him that you think it’s a terrible idea, or you …
Seguir leyendo 19-year-old shames mother for having 3 children by 3 different members of the same family and for marrying his aunt: ‘My mother had a child with my grandfather, then she had a thing with my uncle.’
Entitled mom refuses to let her son go to friend’s birthday party after being told she can’t bring the entire family to the event: ‘Either we all go or none of us go’
Every class in school has at least one kid with incredibly strict parents who don’t let them do anything and never let them out of their sight. As kids, it always confused us why Henry’s mom came to all of the birthday parties and never let him leave her sight. We also felt kind of …
Seguir leyendo Entitled mom refuses to let her son go to friend’s birthday party after being told she can’t bring the entire family to the event: ‘Either we all go or none of us go’
Dad leaves his fortune to his daughter 5 years before he passes, leaving nothing to his son, who barely saw him for 12 years: ‘My brother still thinks he is going to inherit a fortune and is already planning how to spend it.’
His dad should’ve told him that he was getting nothing when he was alive. Many people feel entitled to their family members’ money. We all know someone who thinks that they deserve thousands of dollars from their grandparents upon their passing, even though they made no effort to have a relationship with them when they …
Seguir leyendo Dad leaves his fortune to his daughter 5 years before he passes, leaving nothing to his son, who barely saw him for 12 years: ‘My brother still thinks he is going to inherit a fortune and is already planning how to spend it.’