The whole point of family therapy is for people to heal together and move forward, but that’s often not the main goal of everyone who attends. Sometimes, people want to use the therapy session to air out their feelings in a professional setting, without feeling obligated to spare anyone else’s feelings. They don’t want the …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old brother refuses to go to family therapy after finding out sister plans to use the session to blame him for their father’s leaving: ‘She wished I didn’t exist’
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Grandparents disparage adopted 4-year-old, get upset when daughter bans them from seeing her: ‘My dad joked real relatives matter more’
Family is about attitude, not just genetics. There are plenty of people out there who make a point of embracing their ‘chosen’ family, but can’t stand their biological relatives. On top of that, there are plenty of kids who become a part of a family through adoption. While it isn’t something that is an option …
Seguir leyendo Grandparents disparage adopted 4-year-old, get upset when daughter bans them from seeing her: ‘My dad joked real relatives matter more’
18-year-old moves out after his parents kick him out of his room to house relatives, even though he’s paying rent: ‘My 16, 13, and 12-year-old brothers never had to give up their rooms.’
Why is he always the one who has to give up his room? My grandpa always used to say, «It’s tough being a kid,» and he was 100% right. It’s hard to be in a social class of people who don’t have real say over anything that happens to them at any given time. Kids …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old moves out after his parents kick him out of his room to house relatives, even though he’s paying rent: ‘My 16, 13, and 12-year-old brothers never had to give up their rooms.’
Space enthusiast grandma following Artemis II journey is excited to teach grandkids about the planets, makes daughter-in-law cry after discovering she believes the world is flat: ‘This is literally my definition of stupid.’
Grandmothers can be wonderful role models for kids! Sometimes even more so than the children’s actual mother. Here we have the classic case of an adult who has let the internet completely cloud her rational mind and now believes every conspiracy theory she comes across. One of the craziest being that the Earth is flat… …
Seguir leyendo Space enthusiast grandma following Artemis II journey is excited to teach grandkids about the planets, makes daughter-in-law cry after discovering she believes the world is flat: ‘This is literally my definition of stupid.’
New parents request no visitors for first week of baby’s life, grandparents immediately book flight to see them: ‘I am not in any place to have company’
The first few weeks of having a new baby are one of the most exhausting times for parents. At this point, life revolves around wake-ups, attempting to find a semblance of routine, and recovery from birth. For many parents, and especially moms, they can barely feel like there is time to shower, let alone do …
Seguir leyendo New parents request no visitors for first week of baby’s life, grandparents immediately book flight to see them: ‘I am not in any place to have company’
Grandparents can’t handle babysitting 8-year-old and 2-year-old, get offended when parents cancel family vacation because they have to pay for childcare
Just because grandparents express a willingness to care for their grandkids doesn’t mean that they are the best fit to babysit. For one, there is every chance that parents and grandparents have very different ideas on the best ways to raise children, and they may be likely to clash over that. Also, it has likely …
Seguir leyendo Grandparents can’t handle babysitting 8-year-old and 2-year-old, get offended when parents cancel family vacation because they have to pay for childcare
New parents blame grandma for sick baby’s poor appetite and forbid her from babysitting, however, internet sides with grandma: ‘Absolutely everything is different when a kid is sick!’
Kids getting a little cold or a runny nose is no new experience to families. It happens often, and even more so once they start going to school. So parents learn that children act completely differently when they are sick. You remember, don’t you? When you were little, and all of a sudden, you never …
Seguir leyendo New parents blame grandma for sick baby’s poor appetite and forbid her from babysitting, however, internet sides with grandma: ‘Absolutely everything is different when a kid is sick!’
Dad wants to forbid 7-year-old granddaughter from playing with collectible 90s Barbie he gave her as a birthday gift: ‘Kids don’t want toys they can’t play with’
Would you give a child a toy they weren’t allowed to play with? Getting gifts for kids can be so much fun. Adults are hard to buy for. Odds are, they probably don’t want anything because if they did, they would have bought it for themselves. But kids want everything, and they don’t have the …
Seguir leyendo Dad wants to forbid 7-year-old granddaughter from playing with collectible 90s Barbie he gave her as a birthday gift: ‘Kids don’t want toys they can’t play with’
16-year-old refuses to share her bed with her 18-year-old cousin, who her mom favors over her: ‘Whenever my cousin is over, my mother basically forgets about me.’
She shouldn’t have to share her bed with someone who is mean to her. What do you do when you have a guest stay at your house overnight when you don’t have a guest room? Do you let them sleep in your bed, or do you make them sleep on the couch? I’ve done both: …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old refuses to share her bed with her 18-year-old cousin, who her mom favors over her: ‘Whenever my cousin is over, my mother basically forgets about me.’
17-year-old moves in with his grandparents because he doesn’t want to follow his dad’s girlfriend’s rules: ‘I told her she’s not my parent and she doesn’t get to demand respect.’
Why should she get to waltz in and announce a bunch of new rules? When is it okay for a parent’s boyfriend or girlfriend to discipline their child? In many cases, the answer is «never.» Some stepparents have been part of their stepchildren’s lives for years, but still don’t feel they have the right to …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old moves in with his grandparents because he doesn’t want to follow his dad’s girlfriend’s rules: ‘I told her she’s not my parent and she doesn’t get to demand respect.’