Categoría:it takes a village

‘[I] just want to paint the difference’: 4-months postpartum, new mom discovers the glaring differences with “helpfulness” between her mother and mother-in-law

Publicado el por Categorías:advice, drama, family, grandma, grandmother, helpful, it takes a village, mom, mother, mother in law, new mom, new parents, newborn-baby, parenting, postpartum

When it comes to becoming a new mother, you can use all of the help you can get. That being said, you should be the one in control of exactly how much and what kind of help you actually receive. There is nothing «helpful» about someone forcing advice on you that you never asked for …
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‘I’m husband free & kid free… I love my peace!’: 50-year-old grandma raised kids her entire life as the oldest sibling and married young, now with 10 grandkids she refuses to babysit

Publicado el por Categorías:adult children, drama, family, family drama, gen x, grandchildren, grandkids, grandma, grandmother, grandparenting, grandparents, inner peace, it takes a village, living alone, mental health, raising kids, Reddit, single mother, womanhood

This is a tricky one! Woman have been forced into mother positions for decades from very young ages. If you’re the oldest daughter, you take care of the other siblings; if you get into a traditional marriage, then you are taking care of all of the kids; and if your kids have kids, as the …
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