Getting your child to school every morning is one of the top tasks of being a parent. It’s part of the gig. You either have to do it yourself or rely on someone else in your community (a neighbor, a friend, a bus driver) to do it for you. That’s why when they get to …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re just leaving your child to fend for herself’: Unwitting parent learns neighbor has been driving her 10-year-old to school for 6 months, chews her out for undermining her parenting
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Concerned stranger accosts 10-year-old and 6-year-old walking home alone from the library, prompts complaints about taking away childrens’ independence: ‘I hate that it’s not normal for kids to be allowed to move around outside the house alone’
If you ask a lot of parents what the scariest thing about having kids is, many of them will probably say something about ensuring their safety. The world is full of threats that are even more threatening when you’re a vulnerable semi-grown person who isn’t anywhere near ready to be living on their own. At …
Seguir leyendo Concerned stranger accosts 10-year-old and 6-year-old walking home alone from the library, prompts complaints about taking away childrens’ independence: ‘I hate that it’s not normal for kids to be allowed to move around outside the house alone’
Parents charge 16-year-old $300 in rent, retaliate when he asserts his independence: ‘They’re trying to have it both ways’
Living at home can be a blessing and a curse. You get to be close to your family and receive their support, but it usually comes at a price (like micromanaging, or struggling with independence). Defining one’s relationship with their parents as one gets older is a tough terrain to navigate. Parents sometimes have difficulty …
Seguir leyendo Parents charge 16-year-old $300 in rent, retaliate when he asserts his independence: ‘They’re trying to have it both ways’
George Washington Memes That Depict The First President As An Absent Father
Here’s an interesting bit of historical trivia: George Washington helped raise step-children from wife Martha Washington’s previous marriage, but the two never had biological children since George was likely left sterile after a bout of smallpox. Of course, we’re pretty sure George was incredibly sad about this too, but these memes paint him as absent …
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