Woman takes 3+ hours to prepare for solo beach day, sparks discussion about planning exhaustion as adults: ‘You gotta start getting ready 3 days before’

There is a lot of underrated labor that one must perform over the course of the day. We all know the basics: laundry, dishes, cleaning. But what about all the little tasks that go into making something happen? If you want to do a fun activity, there’s a lot of planning required.  Say, for instance, …
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‘You care only about yourself’: Parents claim daughter abandoned them on an island after they failed to return to their cruise ship on time

Anyone who has ever been on a cruise ship knows that cruise ships wait for absolutely no one. Actually, no public transportation ever waits for their passengers. If you are not there before the departure time, they will depart without you, and you will have to figure out another way to get to your destination.  …
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‘The boobytrapped door was not level’: Clever son complies with dad’s request, creating an ambush after Tetrising an entire case of beer bottles inside the mini fridge

There’s a certain point in every kid’s life when they realize their parents aren’t always right. Once you’re old enough for deductive reasoning, it becomes pretty clear that parents aren’t very logical–especially when it comes to dishing out commands during the family vacation.  I get it, parents are stressed out when they pack up the …
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Unemployed 24-year-old refuses her brother’s offer for a $1K Disney vacation because he asked her to babysit his kids for a few nights: ‘She said we’re trying to take advantage of her’

Being an adult isn’t a walk in the park. Sometimes, you’re down on your luck, which significantly limits the amount of fun you can have. I’ve never gotten that «Your unemployed friend at 2 PM on a Monday» meme because if I were unemployed, I would be in the library day in and day out …
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Kids Demand Parents Pay For Separate Hotel Rooms on Vacation Despite Cost

Back when I was a kid, my family didn’t really do vacations. It’s not that we didn’t want to, but rather, we couldn’t really afford the luxury of paying for a family of 5 to go abroad. My mom was a nurse, so she was working long hours at the hospital anyway, and my dad …
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21 Best Parenting Memes for Moms and Dads Parenting the Best They Can Parent

Remember when summer would come around and you would look forward for all the beach days you were about to have? All the BBQs you were going to host? All the pool parties and road trips that were planned? Oh man, how the turntables after you have kids… We’re not saying doing all those things …
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