The drama doesn’t stop when you give birth to a child… it starts. There’s an old adage that women start to feel like mothers when they get pregnant, but men don’t start to feel like fathers until the baby is born, and maybe even a little bit after. This can set up the first few …
Seguir leyendo Father of 2-month-old newborn refuses to cancel week-long ‘bros trip’ despite anxious wife’s wishes: ‘I really need him by my side’
Categoría:cute kids
40-year-old calls herself ‘first time mom’ when new baby arrives despite having a 24-year-old son, son storms out: ‘She said something that really hurt me’
If the show Gilmore Girls taught us anything, it’s that parents who have their kids while they’re very young tend to have different relationships with their kids. Since they’re still growing up themselves while trying to raise a young one, the lines between parent and friend and sibling get a little blurry. Becoming a parent …
Seguir leyendo 40-year-old calls herself ‘first time mom’ when new baby arrives despite having a 24-year-old son, son storms out: ‘She said something that really hurt me’
‘I hate being this responsible’: Parents of 7 rely on 16-year-old to support their family, force him to help with an 8th child
Helping out with your siblings is part of growing up, but only to an extent. Sure, you can pitch in every now and then and help babysit when your folks need you to. They are family, after all. But when it becomes a whole other job, then that’s when it becomes an issue. The best …
Seguir leyendo ‘I hate being this responsible’: Parents of 7 rely on 16-year-old to support their family, force him to help with an 8th child
‘You’re raising spoiled brats’: Parents let out-of-control 2-year-old ruin romantic date night after she refuses to stay with babysitter, get criticized for failing to set boundaries
Setting boundaries is hard with anyone, especially children. When you have to cancel a plan because you’re burnt out, decline to answer a personal question, or set a physical boundary, it can make you feel like you did something wrong, even though you were really just protecting yourself. This is the work of knowing our …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re raising spoiled brats’: Parents let out-of-control 2-year-old ruin romantic date night after she refuses to stay with babysitter, get criticized for failing to set boundaries
Family refuses to feed 5-year-old in their care after school, calls mom ‘entitled’ for complaining: ‘Why would you intentionally leave a child out?’
Being a good host is a skill you must acquire, like anything else. Some people have natural inclinations towards this, but you still have to work to hone it. You have to learn when to offer a beverage, what kind of food to offer, how to make your guests feel at home, and most importantly …
Seguir leyendo Family refuses to feed 5-year-old in their care after school, calls mom ‘entitled’ for complaining: ‘Why would you intentionally leave a child out?’
‘This is the most fantastic […] birthday ever!’: Mom makes promise to 3-year-old daughter that she instantly regrets when she turns 15
When we’re kids, sometimes you’ll say anything to get your kid to shut up. You’ll tell lies, you’ll invent stories, and you’ll make promises you know you can’t keep. «They’ll forget about it,» you assume. «There’s no way they’ll ever remember that I told them they could get a pet pigeon once they turned 16.» …
Seguir leyendo ‘This is the most fantastic […] birthday ever!’: Mom makes promise to 3-year-old daughter that she instantly regrets when she turns 15
21 Baby Memes for Sleep Deprived Parents Trying to Enjoy ‘The Good Old Days’
Having a baby is so weird. You do the deed, and then nine months later, a living person pops out of your body. You leave the hospital with a brand new human being and are expected to know how to take care of it, even though you barely know how to take care of yourself. …
Seguir leyendo 21 Baby Memes for Sleep Deprived Parents Trying to Enjoy ‘The Good Old Days’
‘I wasn’t going to skip my own life to raise an infant’: Parents force 17-year-old son to take care of his 3 young siblings, balk when he refuses to raise a fourth
Shows like Shameless illustrate just how complex and difficult it can get when one sibling is forced to be the parent against their will. The character of Fiona is the eldest sister, but she’s also the primary guardian of all five of her younger siblings, since her mom is absent and her dad is… present …
Seguir leyendo ‘I wasn’t going to skip my own life to raise an infant’: Parents force 17-year-old son to take care of his 3 young siblings, balk when he refuses to raise a fourth
‘Every 4-year-old girl in my son’s class is named like Ingrid and Astrid and Edna’: Moms discuss the rise in little girls with old lady names
You have a generationally appropriate name if you are a millennial named Ashley, Brittany, or Lindsay. The same applies if you’re a baby boomer named Betty, Susan, or Pattie. For some reason, girl names seem to change more throughout the years, making their marks on every generation. You’d be hard-pressed to find a baby named …
Seguir leyendo ‘Every 4-year-old girl in my son’s class is named like Ingrid and Astrid and Edna’: Moms discuss the rise in little girls with old lady names
‘Who wants to go to the Four Seasons Orlando?: Unusually sentient baby answers question with great clarity, shocks the internet
The internet has always been obsessed with adorable babies. I would argue that YouTube couldn’t have become what it is today without the immense viral success of «Charlie Bit My Finger.» But times have changed. Charlie is likely a legal adult by now, and TikTok is the #1 distributor of adorable baby videos. That is …
Seguir leyendo ‘Who wants to go to the Four Seasons Orlando?: Unusually sentient baby answers question with great clarity, shocks the internet