‘It’s easier having 1 person to take care of instead of 2’: Couple divorces after lazy dad refuses to help wife at home, gets 50/50 custody and she soars while he sinks

If you’re old enough to have a kid, you shouldn’t need somebody to tell you to take the trash out. Equitable distribution of housework within families is a hot-button issue that people discuss online with much frequency but with very little nuance. So many trad individuals like to say that since husbands work, the wife …
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‘My kids are my favorite people to hangout with. No one is as cool and funny and interesting’: Parents share their positive experiences with parenthood

Parenthood can get a bad reputation on the internet. I feel like there are two camps of «parent influencers» roaming about: The Twitter moms who make jokes and commiserate about being a parent and the Instagram Reels moms who act like parenthood is the most uncomplicated, intuitive, beautiful thing in the world. In reality, neither …
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‘My kids are my favorite people to hangout with’: Parents share their positive experiences with parenthood

Parenthood can get a bad reputation on the internet. I feel like there are two camps of «parent influencers» roaming about: The Twitter moms who make jokes and commiserate about being a parent and the Instagram Reels moms who act like parenthood is the most uncomplicated, intuitive, beautiful thing in the world. In reality, neither …
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Cruel stepdad criticizes 9-year-old for mourning his father: ‘You wouldn’t care this much if I died’

As someone who doesn’t have a stepparent, it can be easy to think that nefarious stepmoms and stepdads are a thing of fairy tales and movies. They’re so omnipresent in these narratives that they stop feeling cliche and start feeling normal. In the Best Picture-nominated movie The Holdovers, the leading teen character has a whole …
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Selfish Fiancé Chooses Family Vacation Over Pregnant Partner Days Before Due Date

Having a child with someone should be an «all in this together» type of moment, but unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. It takes two to make a baby, but since it’s only growing in one of your bodies, priorities can get a little blurry. Being pregnant is a physical odyssey. Your body changes, your …
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30+ Wittiest Parenting Memes for Funny Moms and Dads Parenting the Best They Can Parent (October 14, 2023)

It’s mom and dad time, kiddos, so hit the hay! It’s been a long day. How about some memes to unwind to? You’ve been parenting the best you can parent all day and night, it’s time to do something for you. You deserve it! Eat that cheesecake. Doom scroll through those memes. Share a couple …
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Women Discuss Common Parenting Mistakes Dads Make When Raising Daughters

It must be utterly terrifying to be a parent, knowing that anything you say or do (no matter how seemingly trivial at the time) has the potential to mess up your kid enough that they bring it up in therapy some day as an adult. Dads raising daughters opens up a whole other can of …
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People Roast Absentee Dads For Not Knowing Their Kid’s Birthdays And Eye Colors

Parenting takes much more than putting a roof over a kid’s head and clothes on their back. If you want to be a good parent, you should actually put some effort into getting to know your kids. You should know more than their birthday, age, and hair color. Otherwise, what is all the hard work …
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Funny & Wholesome Fatherhood Posts to Celebrate Rad Dads Everywhere

Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! I used to play piano by ear, but now I use my hands. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high—she seemed surprised! Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet. Did you hear about the claustrophobic …
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Grown-Up Indie Head Dad Seeks Songs to ‘Comfort a Middle-Aged, Disillusioned Suburban Husband/Father’ and the Internet Delivers

Listening to music hits differently at every stage of life. When you’re a rebellious teen who never thinks they’ll get old, then you’re going to want music that reflects that confusing and wild time. As you age you might deal with more difficult things, and your taste in music will reflect that. So it only …
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