You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. If someone has been irresponsible their entire life, no amount of help from their family is going to make them get their act together suddenly. It’s not true that people never change, but once you observe a specific pattern of behavior over the course of years, you …
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Grandparents show up to 14-year-old granddaughter’s birthday party 2 hours late, get angry that they started the party without them: ‘I even called them the night before the party and reminded them that we would start at the given time.’
Every party has a threshold for when it’s socially acceptable to be late. If your friend has a daytime birthday party from 4 to 8 and you show up at 7:30, that’s a tad bit impolite. Some might say it’s also disrespectful to show up to that event at 3:40, and I’m inclined to agree. …
Seguir leyendo Grandparents show up to 14-year-old granddaughter’s birthday party 2 hours late, get angry that they started the party without them: ‘I even called them the night before the party and reminded them that we would start at the given time.’
Mom walks out of yoga class after creepy 40-year-old male yoga teacher kisses her 19-year-old daughter, grandma claims she was being too dramatic: ‘He had good energy, you should’ve let it go.’
When you’re a school teacher, you have a lot of rules imposed on you by your school district or the school board. Some schools strictly dictate everything a teacher can wear, say about their personal lives, and use to decorate their classroom. The academic teachers I had always seemed to follow a strict set of …
Seguir leyendo Mom walks out of yoga class after creepy 40-year-old male yoga teacher kisses her 19-year-old daughter, grandma claims she was being too dramatic: ‘He had good energy, you should’ve let it go.’
Mom tells daughter she wants her future grandchildren to call her «Honey» instead of «Grandma,» daughter pushes back because of it’s romantic implications: ‘She and her husband call each other Honey’
There are so many ways to come to a grandparent nickname. Nowadays, most grandparents will not settle to merely be «grandma» or «grandpa,» either because they want to be more unique than that or because being a grandma or a grandpa means that you’re officially old. I know so many people who call their grandmother …
Seguir leyendo Mom tells daughter she wants her future grandchildren to call her «Honey» instead of «Grandma,» daughter pushes back because of it’s romantic implications: ‘She and her husband call each other Honey’
Kind grandma runs in-home daycare for her 5 grandchildren, gets accused of neglect by her entitled son-in-law because she didn’t follow his inane rules: ‘I can’t watch more than 1 additional child while babysitting [his baby], I can’t cook’
Childcare is one of the most expensive parts of raising a young kid. Some parents’ entire paycheck only covers childcare, forcing them to choose between forking up the cash or sacrificing their long-term career. As the incoming Vice President has said, grandparents can be a cheap alternative to daycares that take mortgage-sized payments every month. …
Seguir leyendo Kind grandma runs in-home daycare for her 5 grandchildren, gets accused of neglect by her entitled son-in-law because she didn’t follow his inane rules: ‘I can’t watch more than 1 additional child while babysitting [his baby], I can’t cook’
25+ Wholesome Grandparent Memes for Eating Too Much at Nana & Papa’s House
‘Tis the season to load up on food at Grandma’s house, even though you swore you weren’t hungry. It’s a beautiful rite of passage every year, if you’re lucky enough to have grandparents, and luckier still to spend quality time with them over the holidays. Grandparents are a great influence to have in your life …
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Grandma pressures mom to dress her 1-year-old identical twin girls in matching dresses for family photo, won’t take no for an answer: ‘It’s important they be allowed their own sense of self’
I understand why moms of twin babies dress them alike. It eliminates one decision that they have to make in the day. It’s probably far easier to buy two of the same outfits instead of trying to style a baby in a specific and unique way. Honestly, if they can’t talk yet, I don’t think …
Seguir leyendo Grandma pressures mom to dress her 1-year-old identical twin girls in matching dresses for family photo, won’t take no for an answer: ‘It’s important they be allowed their own sense of self’
Office worker refuses to bake a dessert for coworker’s ‘grandma shower’: ‘Ridiculous and not a thing’
People come up with the craziest excuses to have a party. And hey, I’m usually all for it. Your favorite artist is putting out a new album? Yeah, let’s get the bros together and make some themed appetizers. You just got a promotion at work? Heck yes, take us out to dinner, and let’s have …
Seguir leyendo Office worker refuses to bake a dessert for coworker’s ‘grandma shower’: ‘Ridiculous and not a thing’
Grandmother scolds mom for not buying her 8-year-old son a new iPad after he punched and broke his: ‘It’s unfair younger son has a tablet and older son doesn’t’
All actions have consequences, and unless parents are willing to let those consequences stand, their kids will have difficulty transitioning into adult life. A famous line of parents everywhere is «Money doesn’t grow on trees,» and they’re absolutely correct about that. Money only grows if you put it into a very specific type of investment …
Seguir leyendo Grandmother scolds mom for not buying her 8-year-old son a new iPad after he punched and broke his: ‘It’s unfair younger son has a tablet and older son doesn’t’
Pushy Grandparents Harass New Parents Until They Send Pictures of Their Newborn
Pictures of newborn babies are very important currency to certain types of grandparents. Some grandparents want to wait until they meet their grandbaby in person and can do without pictures for a little while, but not the ones that recently went viral in an AITA thread. These grandparents will stop at nothing to get a …
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