The dopey sitcom Dad has been the archetypal American father for some time. He’s more interested in drinking a beer and watching the game than hanging out with his kids. He’s not that smart, and he doesn’t want to be. His work is lengthy and unfulfilling, and although he loves his family, they are incidental …
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Deadbeat dad’s new baby mama shows up unannounced to his 18-year-old daughters house, begs her to have a relationship with her half-brother: ‘There was such a deep attempt to shame [me], all the mentions of her child being innocent’
It’s so wild when 40-something-year-old adults expect their children to pick up their slack for them. If you’ve ever been the victim of a deadbeat parent saying, «The phone works both ways,» I think you should be allowed to flip any table you want and throw a cherry pie in that parent’s face for good …
Seguir leyendo Deadbeat dad’s new baby mama shows up unannounced to his 18-year-old daughters house, begs her to have a relationship with her half-brother: ‘There was such a deep attempt to shame [me], all the mentions of her child being innocent’
‘I’m changing my last name to my wife’s thus ending the linage’: Estranged father reconnects with his son after 20 years, blows off meeting him and his pregnant wife to play golf
People make a lot of jokes about dads who go out for milk and never come back, but the reality of it is harrowing. I can’t imagine how horrible it would be for one of my parents to disappear out of nowhere and continue their lives without caring to include me in it. It’s so …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m changing my last name to my wife’s thus ending the linage’: Estranged father reconnects with his son after 20 years, blows off meeting him and his pregnant wife to play golf
Mom buys 13-year-old daughter 5 items at the mall during father-son boys trip, son complains about the so-called shopping spree: ‘She got all these cool things and he got nothing’
If you’re a parent, you know that your kids aren’t always treated exactly equally. You want to give them equal opportunities at big-scale things like going to college and extracurricular activities, but sometimes, whether you intend it or not, one kid will get more than the other. This could be for financial reasons or because …
Seguir leyendo Mom buys 13-year-old daughter 5 items at the mall during father-son boys trip, son complains about the so-called shopping spree: ‘She got all these cool things and he got nothing’
Man pressures his husband’s 16-year-old son to let him adopt him, dismisses his non-biological father who passed before he was born: ‘He always brought up that it was a miracle he’s even on [the] birth certificate’
Just because a parent passes away before their baby is born doesn’t make them any less of a parent. That even applies when the late parent isn’t biologically related to the child. This story follows the son of a gay couple who never got to know his «daddy,» as he calls him. While his living …
Seguir leyendo Man pressures his husband’s 16-year-old son to let him adopt him, dismisses his non-biological father who passed before he was born: ‘He always brought up that it was a miracle he’s even on [the] birth certificate’
Affair partner pressures her husband’s 17-year-old son to ask his father to stop paying unofficial spousal support so he can afford her kid’s extracurricular activities: ‘She told me they need all of dad’s money right now’
There are some divorces where there are no clear good guys or bad guys. Sometimes, a couple falls out of love and can’t seem to repair what they once had. Or maybe they’re fighting so much that they know their kid’s lives would be much more stable if they broke up. When a couple calls …
Seguir leyendo Affair partner pressures her husband’s 17-year-old son to ask his father to stop paying unofficial spousal support so he can afford her kid’s extracurricular activities: ‘She told me they need all of dad’s money right now’
Dad refuses to give late son’s college fund to his ex-wife’s stepson, travels to Belgium to drink beer instead: ‘My ex says I’m wasting thousands of dollars’
When somebody close to you passes away, there are so many little things you have to do that you never would’ve expected. It’s not enough that you’re majorly grieving the loss of someone that you love with all your heart, but you also have to cancel their credit cards, nix all of their subscriptions, and …
Seguir leyendo Dad refuses to give late son’s college fund to his ex-wife’s stepson, travels to Belgium to drink beer instead: ‘My ex says I’m wasting thousands of dollars’
Dad skips son’s high school graduation for 14-year-old stepdaughters competition that her mom is already attending: ‘Once she came into his life he prioritized her every step of the way’
There are few milestones as well attended as graduations. Whether you’re graduating from high school or college, you hopefully have a good number of people in the audience cheering you on as you celebrate such a significant accomplishment. I still feel bad for the kids in the class of 2020 who didn’t get to have …
Seguir leyendo Dad skips son’s high school graduation for 14-year-old stepdaughters competition that her mom is already attending: ‘Once she came into his life he prioritized her every step of the way’
Dad forces 18-year-old son to pay rent or get out, allows 22 year old unemployed son to live with him rent free: ‘I’m getting punished for my brothers actions’
If I’ve learned anything from my extended family, it’s that you should not let your adult son live in your house rent-free for years with no job and no prospects. When I was a kid, teenager, and college student, one of my biggest fears was that I would never be able to get a job, …
Seguir leyendo Dad forces 18-year-old son to pay rent or get out, allows 22 year old unemployed son to live with him rent free: ‘I’m getting punished for my brothers actions’
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 …
Seguir leyendo Cruel stepdad criticizes 9-year-old for mourning his father: ‘You wouldn’t care this much if I died’