Dad bans 14-year-old daughter from going to the movie theater with her friends because she got 85% on her math test and 87% on her physics test: ‘She burst into tears, but I had to stay firm in my decision.’

Is he being too harsh on his daughter?  There are a lot of parents out there who do not tolerate their kids getting less-than-perfect grades. If their kid gets an 89 on a quiz, they aren’t allowed to see their friends for a month. I think most of us can agree that such punishment is …
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18-year-old lifeguard fails kids who prove they can’t swim on their swim tests, fellow lifeguards criticize her for being too strict and making kids cry

What’s wrong with her coworkers? Are they just passing all of the kids along? Lifeguarding is such a strange job when you really think about it. Water parks, beaches, and community pools around the world put patrons’ lives in the hands of bored, athletic teenagers who make $12 an hour if they’re lucky. It’s honestly …
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Recent graduate cries 10 times after her 1st day of working at a new job because she didn’t know what to do: ‘I hate that we have to slave away for 40 years for a salary.’

Do you think she can actually handle having a full-time job? Starting a new job can be really stressful. You have no idea what you’re doing on the first day, and you’re at the mercy of whoever is training you. Luckily, most workplaces do not expect you to be an expert at your job on …
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Dad seldom soothes crying 14-month-old baby at night, gets angry when the baby cries when he holds her instead of her mom: ‘He says that I am destroying his self esteem.’

How will he soothe the baby if he never soothes her first?  Babies don’t always take to their fathers immediately. If you’re a dad, you probably know that a lot of the time, a baby will prefer their mother when they’re upset, but that’s not something that can’t be helped. A dad needs to put …
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Job forces employee to come into work immediately after her grandma passed, refuses to let her leave when she cries at work: ‘I can’t afford to lose this job right now.’

They treat her like this because they know they can get away with it. People always say, «there’s no wrong way to grieve,» but as a society, we don’t really believe that. If a mother brings up her son who passed away days after he was born at every occasion for 20 years after his …
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25+ sad memes for when the suffering never ends

When will it end? It never ceases to amaze me how easy it is to fester in your own negative emotions. I know firsthand what it feels like to think negatively about myself around the clock. You have to work hard to feel positive and good about the world, but negative vibes come to us …
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Mom calls 16-year-old son a psychopath because he was upset that he was getting a sister instead of a brother when he was 2-years-old: ‘My dad told me I needed to stop being such a baby and act like a man.’

This kid’s parents are Looney Tunes. It’s perfectly valid to be disappointed with your baby’s gender. If you have a feeling that you’re going to cry if you find out you’re having a boy instead of a girl, it might be best that you don’t throw a gender reveal party. However, I don’t think it’s …
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Toxic employee makes coworkers cry and rolls her eyes during meetings, manager can’t fire her because she hits 150% of her targets: ‘She says [her coworkers] are too sensitive.’

How do you deal with an employee who is great at their job, but bad with people? Top performers are not always pleasant to be around. If someone is motivated enough to work as hard as they need to to succeed, they might not be particularly interested in workplace pleasantries. They might think of asking …
Seguir leyendo Toxic employee makes coworkers cry and rolls her eyes during meetings, manager can’t fire her because she hits 150% of her targets: ‘She says [her coworkers] are too sensitive.’

Manager schedules 16-year-old homeschooled fast-food worker for 40 hours a week, calls her a lazy teenager: ‘I cried at work 3 times today.’

She only asked to be scheduled part-time, but she’s working full-time. Any manager who expects teenage workers to have the same level of professionalism as adult workers is setting themselves up for disappointment. While some teens are incredibly committed to their after-school jobs, most are just doing it to get a little extra pocket change. …
Seguir leyendo Manager schedules 16-year-old homeschooled fast-food worker for 40 hours a week, calls her a lazy teenager: ‘I cried at work 3 times today.’