It doesn’t feel very good to be in a situation where you have a sense that you’re not wanted. Last weekend, I was third-wheeling with two good friends, and the whole time, I had a gut feeling that it probably wasn’t ideal for them to have me there. They weren’t being cruel to me, they …
Seguir leyendo Dad invites 26-year-old daughter to dinner with his 36-year-old girlfriend and her 13-year-old daughter, girlfriend excludes her from sitting with them when they get to the restaurant: ‘My father’s girlfriend told the host, «Table for 2″‘
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Father tells 6-year-old daughter that her grandparents are ‘stupid’ after they try to convince her that the boy who’s been bothering her at school is only doing it because he ‘likes’ her: ‘[Her grandma] thought the whole thing was “cute”’
Listen—we were all in elementary school once. Ladies were taught that the boys were only mean to them because they secretly had crushes on them, and girls were supposed to believe that without having a second thought. Why normalize this? In extreme cases, you might be setting the little gals of the world up for …
Seguir leyendo Father tells 6-year-old daughter that her grandparents are ‘stupid’ after they try to convince her that the boy who’s been bothering her at school is only doing it because he ‘likes’ her: ‘[Her grandma] thought the whole thing was “cute”’
Dad forbids his 14-year-old daughter from reading dystopian novel, scolds his 20-year-old niece for having it in her bedroom: ‘He said it was careless to leave something she is too young for out on the shelf’
I’ve never understood parents who heavily censor the content that their teenage children read. There’s a big difference between ensuring your 4th grader isn’t reading Danielle Steel novels and telling a kid who is Carrie’s age that «Carrie» by Stephen King isn’t appropriate for them. There are many worse things kids could be doing than …
Seguir leyendo Dad forbids his 14-year-old daughter from reading dystopian novel, scolds his 20-year-old niece for having it in her bedroom: ‘He said it was careless to leave something she is too young for out on the shelf’
27-year-old boyfriend attends his 4-year-old daughter’s Pre-K graduation over his 26-year-old girlfriend’s college graduation: ‘This degree has taken me 8 years, 3 colleges, and 2 states to get’
To date someone with kids, or not to date someone with kids. It’s a question that many young, single people have to ask themselves, and there’s not always a clear answer. I’ve had friends who’ve had boyfriends or girlfriends with kids from a previous relationship, but fathers and mothers in question usually aren’t the ones …
Seguir leyendo 27-year-old boyfriend attends his 4-year-old daughter’s Pre-K graduation over his 26-year-old girlfriend’s college graduation: ‘This degree has taken me 8 years, 3 colleges, and 2 states to get’
Entitled stepmom expects 18-year-old grieving daughter to babysit her stepbrother during her father’s funeral, daughter refuses: ‘»You lost a husband of five years. I lost the man who raised me my entire life»’
Attending a parent’s funeral before you make it into your 20s is rough as it is. You thought you’d have more time—more memories to make—with your late mother or father. Every decision in your life up until that point weighs several tons on your heart, and you’re left wondering if you could ever make life …
Seguir leyendo Entitled stepmom expects 18-year-old grieving daughter to babysit her stepbrother during her father’s funeral, daughter refuses: ‘»You lost a husband of five years. I lost the man who raised me my entire life»’
‘She immediately went into angry hysterics and called her Dad’: 13-year-old daughter refuses to tell her mom why she got detention, demands to stay with her dad because he says she doesn’t have to
Kids should be a little afraid of their parents. I’m not saying that it’s a net positive for children to be terrified that their parents are going to scream and holler at them for minor transgressions, but they shouldn’t feel like they’re the ones running the show. Parents who let their kids take the lead …
Seguir leyendo ‘She immediately went into angry hysterics and called her Dad’: 13-year-old daughter refuses to tell her mom why she got detention, demands to stay with her dad because he says she doesn’t have to
‘This rule is controlling and unfair’: 25-year-old daughter refuses to abide by father’s ‘wish’ for her to never interact with his ex-wife’s potential partners for the rest of her life
Divorce is messy, upsetting, and messy again. Nobody wants to get divorced unless there’s a real reason for it… What that reason is, is up to those in the marriage. Typically, fundamental differences, infidelity, or more concerning issues are typically the root causes of a legal split. Amicable divorces are possible, but not always. This …
Seguir leyendo ‘This rule is controlling and unfair’: 25-year-old daughter refuses to abide by father’s ‘wish’ for her to never interact with his ex-wife’s potential partners for the rest of her life
Girlfriend tells her 24-year-old boyfriend’s adoptive daughter 5-year-old daughter that he’s not her real dad because he’s biologically her brother: ‘I got custody of her when I was 19’
I don’t care what your family situation is: it’s not okay to tell kids that the parental figure in their life is «not their real mom» or «not their real dad.» We know that that’s not okay when a kid is adopted, but what about when they’re adopted by family members, like an aunt or …
Seguir leyendo Girlfriend tells her 24-year-old boyfriend’s adoptive daughter 5-year-old daughter that he’s not her real dad because he’s biologically her brother: ‘I got custody of her when I was 19’
Daughter finds out father is remarried through a TikTok video following a messy divorce with her bio mom, cuts him off to send a message: ‘I was floored’
Divorce, even if the split is amicable, might have lasting effects on those who parted ways and their children, if any. I suppose anyone with a brain could tell you that, but some folks might not understand just how difficult navigating a new life can be until they’re thrust in it with little preparation. Then …
Seguir leyendo Daughter finds out father is remarried through a TikTok video following a messy divorce with her bio mom, cuts him off to send a message: ‘I was floored’
Dad allows his 7-year-old daughter to stay up all night after she constantly resisted her 10 PM bedtime, cries from exhaustion during her after school activities: ‘My wife questioned my parenting technique’
Sleep hygiene is developed extremely early in life. My parents insisted that I go to bed by 8 PM until I was in 4th grade. I remember thinking how absurd it was because everyone else in my class stayed up until at least 9 PM on school nights. I might have complained about it then, …
Seguir leyendo Dad allows his 7-year-old daughter to stay up all night after she constantly resisted her 10 PM bedtime, cries from exhaustion during her after school activities: ‘My wife questioned my parenting technique’