Blended families can exacerbate issues that were already present before the families got blended. If a kid mistreats his parents and they don’t do anything about it, chances are he’s probably going to treat his stepparents and stepsiblings with as much cruelty as he treats his parents, if not more. It’s difficult enough for kids …
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25-year-old freeloader tells 52-year-old mom who pays her bills that she won’t take care of her when she gets old: ‘You shouldn’t expect me to do that. I didn’t ask to be born’
Whether you believe that an adult child should care for you when you get old has a lot to do with your culture. Some parents stop working at age 50 and expect their children, who are in their 20s and 30s, to take them into their home and provide for them financially. The logic behind …
Seguir leyendo 25-year-old freeloader tells 52-year-old mom who pays her bills that she won’t take care of her when she gets old: ‘You shouldn’t expect me to do that. I didn’t ask to be born’
18-year-old refuses to be the guardian of his 12-year-old stepsister because he already committed to caring for his 14-year-old brother: ‘My stepdad said I’m perfectly capable of doing it for both’
Many people have to accept at a very young age that they will eventually serve as full-time caretakers for their family members. Whether it’s a parent who is aging and doesn’t have enough money for retirement, or a sibling who isn’t independent enough mentally to take care of themselves, it’s a big burden to bear. …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old refuses to be the guardian of his 12-year-old stepsister because he already committed to caring for his 14-year-old brother: ‘My stepdad said I’m perfectly capable of doing it for both’
50-year-old mom moves in with 32-year-old son because she only has $200 a months after paying bills and debt: ‘How do I do this without feeling guilty?’
It’s very common for parents to move in with their adult children when they can’t afford to live on their own. This type of arrangement doesn’t work for all families, especially when the parents and their kids aren’t particularly close, and they’re only interacting with them because they have nowhere else to turn. If you …
Seguir leyendo 50-year-old mom moves in with 32-year-old son because she only has $200 a months after paying bills and debt: ‘How do I do this without feeling guilty?’
50-year-old mom moves in with 32-year-old son because she only has $200 a month after paying bills and debt: ‘How do I do this without feeling guilty?’
It’s very common for parents to move in with their adult children when they can’t afford to live on their own. This type of arrangement doesn’t work for all families, especially when the parents and their kids aren’t particularly close, and they’re only interacting with them because they have nowhere else to turn. If you …
Seguir leyendo 50-year-old mom moves in with 32-year-old son because she only has $200 a month after paying bills and debt: ‘How do I do this without feeling guilty?’
Woman refuses her 23-year-old sister’s demands to help raise her affair baby with a 37-year-old married man Mike she met at a college party: ‘I’m not helping her with the baby so figure it out’
Adult siblings often serve as unwilling audience members to each other’s life disasters, watching in horror as family members make decisions that defy both logic and basic human decency. The modern train wreck sibling operates with the confidence of someone who believes consequences are optional, treating family relationships like emotional dumping grounds while expecting unlimited …
Seguir leyendo Woman refuses her 23-year-old sister’s demands to help raise her affair baby with a 37-year-old married man Mike she met at a college party: ‘I’m not helping her with the baby so figure it out’
Mother-in-law Linda uses emergency spare key to completely rearrange woman’s kitchen while she’s at work, leaving the homeowner unable to find basic items: ‘Turns out Linda had come over to «help out» while Mark was also at work’
Mother-in-laws possess an extraordinary talent for transforming helpful gestures into territorial invasions, wielding spare keys like nuclear codes and emergency access like diplomatic immunity. The modern helicopter parent-in-law operates under the delusion that marriage certificates include renovation rights, treating their adult children’s homes as branch offices of their own domestic empire. They approach boundaries with …
Seguir leyendo Mother-in-law Linda uses emergency spare key to completely rearrange woman’s kitchen while she’s at work, leaving the homeowner unable to find basic items: ‘Turns out Linda had come over to «help out» while Mark was also at work’
Mother-in-law books 1 hotel room for newborn, fresh new mom, husband, herself, and German Shepherd without asking, gets offended when the daughter-in-law refuses: ‘Most importantly, my baby and I were comfortable’
Family vacations are where boundaries go to get some rest, and nothing exposes generational differences quite like the logistics of travel. Somehow, a new baby, a still-recovering mom, a bleary-eyed dad, a mother-in-law with the tact of a foghorn, and a full-size German Shepherd were all supposed to cohabitate in a shared hotel room, as …
Seguir leyendo Mother-in-law books 1 hotel room for newborn, fresh new mom, husband, herself, and German Shepherd without asking, gets offended when the daughter-in-law refuses: ‘Most importantly, my baby and I were comfortable’
High strung mom asks tutor to teach her 3-year-old son math for 4 hours a week: ‘How long does it usually take for him to get better?’
Kids need the opportunity just to be kids without the pressures of academic achievement. If a toddler shows interest in reading, that’s an excellent opportunity to expand their world through literacy. But if a 3-year-old can’t read yet and doesn’t seem particularly ready/interested in reading, that doesn’t mean you have to hire a team of …
Seguir leyendo High strung mom asks tutor to teach her 3-year-old son math for 4 hours a week: ‘How long does it usually take for him to get better?’
21-year-old mother of 2 expects her 18-year-old sister to constantly take care of her kids: ‘When she’s taking care of them she’s on her phone and ignoring them 80% of the time’
I don’t understand people who have kids and don’t want to take care of them. I’m not talking about parents who need to work three jobs just to keep the lights on, nor am I talking about parents who work overtime to make sure they can pay for their children’s college educations. I’m talking about …
Seguir leyendo 21-year-old mother of 2 expects her 18-year-old sister to constantly take care of her kids: ‘When she’s taking care of them she’s on her phone and ignoring them 80% of the time’