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 …
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63-year-old dad decides to “practice” retirement by moving in with daughter for a month, micromanaging her home and routine until she ends his visit cold: ‘After 5 days I told him I didn’t think the month-long trial run was going to work’
Many things in life require rehearsing: asking your mirror out on a date a couple of hundred times before actually asking your crush, delivering the work presentation in your car a couple of times before doing it in a meeting room. That kind of thing. But this Dad is one of a kind. He decides …
Seguir leyendo 63-year-old dad decides to “practice” retirement by moving in with daughter for a month, micromanaging her home and routine until she ends his visit cold: ‘After 5 days I told him I didn’t think the month-long trial run was going to work’
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’
24-year-old plans a nostalgic Thanksgiving cabin trip, but her mother freaks out mid-restaurant dinner, pushing the daughter to cut holiday short: ‘She blew up this whole trip because of miscommunication’
Like many other holiday stories, this Thanksgiving trip starts out soft and sentimental and then slowly slides into the same old family drama rerun. Daughter drives four hours to a cabin that meant a lot when her dad was alive, brings her little brother, tries to give everyone a sweet weekend of swimming, dinners out, …
Seguir leyendo 24-year-old plans a nostalgic Thanksgiving cabin trip, but her mother freaks out mid-restaurant dinner, pushing the daughter to cut holiday short: ‘She blew up this whole trip because of miscommunication’
Dad forces his 5 sons to play sports, gets angry when his 8-year-old prefers studying gemstones over playing baseball: ‘He told me he doesn’t want to play sports and started crying.’
He’s not going to suddenly love baseball by being forced to play. Some parents have a strict rule about extracurriculars that their kids have to play a sport, no matter what. This can work well if all the kids in your family are happy and willing to participate in a sport, whether they’re good at …
Seguir leyendo Dad forces his 5 sons to play sports, gets angry when his 8-year-old prefers studying gemstones over playing baseball: ‘He told me he doesn’t want to play sports and started crying.’
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.’
Cousin Janice calls 24 hours after Thanksgiving, demanding leftovers after she treated dinner like a drive-thru, showing up late and leaving early: ‘We were already heading to the concert, we weren’t home. She literally asked if we could come back’
Thanksgiving host puts together a small, cozy dinner after deciding to stay in town for once, and generously extends an invite to a cousin who lives nearby but never really shows up for anything. Cosuin Janice arrives just before the food hits the table, keeps her eyes mostly on her phone through the blessing and …
Seguir leyendo Cousin Janice calls 24 hours after Thanksgiving, demanding leftovers after she treated dinner like a drive-thru, showing up late and leaving early: ‘We were already heading to the concert, we weren’t home. She literally asked if we could come back’
Son writes a poem about his late mom for school, then discovers his teacher sent it to his stepmom thinking it’s about her, stepmom demands he apologize: ‘She got her hopes up’
Does it surprise you that many teachers don’t even bother to read their students’ homework assignments? We didn’t think so. But that still didn’t prepare us to read about the family dispute that the teachers in the story below caused simply because they didn’t pay enough attention to a student’s assignments. This student lost his …
Seguir leyendo Son writes a poem about his late mom for school, then discovers his teacher sent it to his stepmom thinking it’s about her, stepmom demands he apologize: ‘She got her hopes up’
17-year-old adopted son discovers parents set up college fund for 14-year-old sister, but not for him, he confronts them after they refuse to talk to guidance counselor: ‘That’s none of your business’
Choosing to adopt a child is a huge decision that cannot be taken lightly. As soon as adoptive parents sign the papers, and the second they are handed a baby, that child is theirs. That baby is their kid, and they are the parents: No inbetweens, and no takebacks. While you can’t force parents to …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old adopted son discovers parents set up college fund for 14-year-old sister, but not for him, he confronts them after they refuse to talk to guidance counselor: ‘That’s none of your business’
Retired Army warrant officer loses it on Thanksgiving guests who mock his service and his wife, delivering a speech that clears the room: ‘My dad said something that just set me off’
Thanksgiving at this house is less warm family gathering and more like an endurance showdown with side dishes. A retired warrant officer and his wife keep trying to host the big happy holiday she always wanted, while both extended families show up every year, determined to prove why that dream never had a chance. Dad …
Seguir leyendo Retired Army warrant officer loses it on Thanksgiving guests who mock his service and his wife, delivering a speech that clears the room: ‘My dad said something that just set me off’