Wife safeguards her home from a freeloading 26-year-old brother-in-law, then her husband insists otherwise, so she leaves him in charge of babysitting the guests: ‘He’s responsible for cleaning, meals, entertainment, etc.’

Like a fillet of fish, guests start to stink after a few days. Rotting on your couch, eating your food, and gobbling up all of your free time, it’s exhausting to host people for long periods of time, especially when it’s our most cherished family members.  I love my family, don’t get me wrong, but after …
Seguir leyendo Wife safeguards her home from a freeloading 26-year-old brother-in-law, then her husband insists otherwise, so she leaves him in charge of babysitting the guests: ‘He’s responsible for cleaning, meals, entertainment, etc.’

16 and 18-year-old turn against Dad’s new wife when she threatens to end the co-operative coparenting rhythm between their bioparents:

Becoming a stepparent is a strange phenomenon. Stepping into a role that was previously filled by another, well-loved person can make anyone feel insecure about their ability to hold down the fort. Still, oftentimes, if stepparents treat their new family like their own, there’s no problem. When kids come into the mix and exes have …
Seguir leyendo 16 and 18-year-old turn against Dad’s new wife when she threatens to end the co-operative coparenting rhythm between their bioparents:

Stay-at-home dad refuses to homeschool his 6-year-old daughter because she’s failing 1st grade math, despite his wife’s insistence: ‘I want her to have a “normal” childhood’

Homeschooling is one of those things that you can’t do halfway. If one parent really wants to do it and the other does not, it will be challenging to make it happen. Homeschooling requires both parents to be working full-time, with one parent supporting the family financially and the other planning and facilitating their children’s …
Seguir leyendo Stay-at-home dad refuses to homeschool his 6-year-old daughter because she’s failing 1st grade math, despite his wife’s insistence: ‘I want her to have a “normal” childhood’

Mom leaves 9-year-old daughter’s friend at school despite promising her dad she’d take her home, dad refuses to drive the daughter anywhere ever again: ‘She had to walk home while it was pouring rain’

When we were kids, back when we had no cellphones and no way to contact our parents whenever we wanted, the fear of being forgotten by our parents lurked in every corner. Every time your parents were more than 5 minutes late to pick you up, your tiny little mind would already convince you that …
Seguir leyendo Mom leaves 9-year-old daughter’s friend at school despite promising her dad she’d take her home, dad refuses to drive the daughter anywhere ever again: ‘She had to walk home while it was pouring rain’

Dad pesters his half-unconscious wife with a 104-degree fever, asking her how to get their 4 kids ready for bed: ‘I just snapped and told him to figure it out on his own’

There’s nothing worse than getting sick when you have small children. If you get sick when you’re childfree and can take a couple of sick days off work, it obviously still feels horrible, but at least you can focus your attention on actually getting better. Even if you’re a parent to older kids, they can …
Seguir leyendo Dad pesters his half-unconscious wife with a 104-degree fever, asking her how to get their 4 kids ready for bed: ‘I just snapped and told him to figure it out on his own’

Mom of 4-month-old leaves home for an hour, husband sends her voice note of the baby crying: ‘I thought you would text me if something was wrong’

Once somebody becomes a parent, there is no going back from it. So long as a child is a part of a parent’s life, they have to accept that there will always be a part of them that is constantly on duty. They might get a break now and then, but nonetheless, choosing to bring …
Seguir leyendo Mom of 4-month-old leaves home for an hour, husband sends her voice note of the baby crying: ‘I thought you would text me if something was wrong’

‘I told her if she’s not ready by 7:30, I’ll just leave’: 34-year-old aunt becomes chronically late to work after offering to drive her niece to school because her tardy sister doesn’t respect her time

No time awareness? No free ride to school.  A working woman went viral online recently because of a time-related scuffle with her sister. After offering to help her sister out with the kids’ morning routine, super auntie stepped up and decided to provide some relief for a single mom. However, when her sister started taking …
Seguir leyendo ‘I told her if she’s not ready by 7:30, I’ll just leave’: 34-year-old aunt becomes chronically late to work after offering to drive her niece to school because her tardy sister doesn’t respect her time

Dad stops paying child support for his 6-year-old daughter when his ex-wife starts using the money for dating, sparking debate in the comments about parental responsibility: ‘Be a man, support your kid’

No parent wants to hear anyone else’s unsolicited parenting advice, but there are a few tips and tricks that should be universally known. Alas, they don’t give you a parenting manual in the maternity ward when you go home with your fresh little bundle of joy; however, we can all agree on a few major …
Seguir leyendo Dad stops paying child support for his 6-year-old daughter when his ex-wife starts using the money for dating, sparking debate in the comments about parental responsibility: ‘Be a man, support your kid’

‘This is supposed to be fun, not a debt collection service’: Family birthday tradition gets ruined when the group chat takes «mandatory» $25 donations too seriously

Receiving a birthday card is never that exciting unless a $20 bill falls out when you open it. Like clockwork, even adults get a twinge of excitement when they get money for their birthday, because as we all know, that’s a far better gift than a scented candle, a subpar coffee maker, or a t-shirt …
Seguir leyendo ‘This is supposed to be fun, not a debt collection service’: Family birthday tradition gets ruined when the group chat takes «mandatory» $25 donations too seriously

27-year-old fathers 4 children by 4 mothers, his parents praise him for being responsible: ‘I take care of my kids. None of their moms have to struggle.’

He’s one of the least responsible men on earth. You would think that at this point, it would be common knowledge that becoming a parent is a big responsibility that shouldn’t be taken lightly. It’s not something that you should do because there’s nothing else better to do, especially if you’re not in a stable …
Seguir leyendo 27-year-old fathers 4 children by 4 mothers, his parents praise him for being responsible: ‘I take care of my kids. None of their moms have to struggle.’