They turned what was supposed to be a fun night into a nightmare for everybody. It’s no fun to be in a situation where you feel like you can do nothing right. You always commit some slight transgression that enrages someone who can’t regulate their emotions, and it ruins all the fun. Have you ever …
Seguir leyendo Parents scold 15 and 19-year-old kids for only getting 2 tubs of ice cream for family ice cream night: ‘My mom calls me selfish because apparently getting 2 tubs meant that I only wanted me and my brother to eat and have them just watch.’
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43-year-old mom insists on wearing pimple patches to her sister-in-laws wedding to show her 13-year-old daughter that it’s okay to have acne: ‘She has struggled with cystic acne her whole teenage and adult life.’
Right intention, wrong time and place. It’s not very socially encouraged to be proud of your acne. Teenagers are put on intense medications like Accutane and do everything in their power to hide their acne from their peers. Not only does acne make you feel unattractive, but it can also be physically painful. One of …
Seguir leyendo 43-year-old mom insists on wearing pimple patches to her sister-in-laws wedding to show her 13-year-old daughter that it’s okay to have acne: ‘She has struggled with cystic acne her whole teenage and adult life.’
Single mom resents 17-year-old daughter for going on a school trip and leaving her alone for her 60th birthday: ‘She hasn’t acknowledged the fact that I will be completely alone for my birthday.’
She needs to grow up and stop relying solely on her daughter for emotional support. Everyone eventually gets to an age where they don’t particularly care about their birthday in the way they used to. That could look like someone not wanting a birthday party after turning 30, or a former «birth month» girl settling …
Seguir leyendo Single mom resents 17-year-old daughter for going on a school trip and leaving her alone for her 60th birthday: ‘She hasn’t acknowledged the fact that I will be completely alone for my birthday.’
Dad forces 15-year-old son to drop out of high school and work for the family business, tells the state he’s homeschooling him: ‘He was bragging about how our state doesn’t check that an education is actually being provided.’
This poor kid is going to be behind in life because of his dad’s bad decision-making. In some countries, the point of a high school education is not to ensure everyone gets the same basic knowledge, but to separate the academically inclined from the not-so-academically inclined and put both groups on paths better suited to …
Seguir leyendo Dad forces 15-year-old son to drop out of high school and work for the family business, tells the state he’s homeschooling him: ‘He was bragging about how our state doesn’t check that an education is actually being provided.’
17-year-old refuses to wake up his lazy 15-year-old brother in the mornings, causing him to miss school, demands parents find another way: ‘I’m tired of having to wake him up’
Some people are simply incapable of waking up in the morning, and it naturally gets in the way of their lives. At almost every stage in our lives, waking up at a set time in the morning is a must, whether you’re in high school, college, work, or with kids. When one has a hard …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to wake up his lazy 15-year-old brother in the mornings, causing him to miss school, demands parents find another way: ‘I’m tired of having to wake him up’
Parents defend taking their kids out of school for family vacations: ‘Booking flights 4 days later to match their school’s vacation was going to cost me $7,000 more’
Taking your kids out of school to go on vacation can be controversial in some circles. A lot of people think there is plenty of time during the summer, Winter Break, and Spring Break to travel with your kids, so parents shouldn’t take them out of school for a vacation. My public school district made …
Seguir leyendo Parents defend taking their kids out of school for family vacations: ‘Booking flights 4 days later to match their school’s vacation was going to cost me $7,000 more’
Mom of high school and preschool student considers leaving 17-year-old behind when doing school pick up: ‘I have to leave my house 4 times a day’
It is easy to think that once children reach school age, parenting gets a little easier. Assuming that parents have done their job right and there are no other underlying issues, they should be slightly more capable and independent than when they were toddlers, and unless they choose to homeschool, they get a few hours’ …
Seguir leyendo Mom of high school and preschool student considers leaving 17-year-old behind when doing school pick up: ‘I have to leave my house 4 times a day’
‘I’m not punishing my kid for doing something hilarious’: Teen gets in trouble for outsmarting school’s IT director and hacking the firewall, mom applauds her son’s intelligence
Being a parent comes with lots of learning moments for both parents and kids. When is it the time to teach your kid a life lesson and when is it the time to pat them on the back and encourage their behavior? It’s up to the parents’ digression and it can be hard to figure …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m not punishing my kid for doing something hilarious’: Teen gets in trouble for outsmarting school’s IT director and hacking the firewall, mom applauds her son’s intelligence
Stepmom refuses to pay for her 10-year-old stepson’s private school, dad and mom get angry despite saving $0 towards his education: ‘He has 2 parents and I can’t understand why it’s all up to me to save’
Nobody is entitled to attend a fancy private school, which will undoubtedly have a positive impact on their life prospects. Life is truly not fair, and if we actually lived in a meritocracy, the smartest kids would attend the best high schools instead of merely settling for the best colleges. Whether a kid attends a …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom refuses to pay for her 10-year-old stepson’s private school, dad and mom get angry despite saving $0 towards his education: ‘He has 2 parents and I can’t understand why it’s all up to me to save’
17-year-old student constantly insults his 26-year-old English teacher’s intelligence: ‘I’m not sure how to write an essay that’s simple enough for you.’
We all went to school with some know-it-all kids who thought they were smarter than everyone there, including the teacher. I have empathy for kids who are genuinely advanced and don’t have the opportunity to take AP classes or other challenging coursework. If a kid is actually extremely bored and unchallenged by school, it can …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old student constantly insults his 26-year-old English teacher’s intelligence: ‘I’m not sure how to write an essay that’s simple enough for you.’