There are many valid reasons for not wanting more children. My parents stopped with 2 for a couple of reasons, mainly their age and the fact that my sister would’ve been horrible as a middle child. But once you already know what it’s like to have 1, 2, 3, and 4 children, you might realize …
Seguir leyendo 31-year-old mom of a 4 and 8-year-old tells her 42-year-old husband she doesn’t want a 3rd kid because he doesn’t take care of the kids they have, he insults her and storms off to his mother’s house: ‘I have no desire to be a single mom of a 3rd child’
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17-year-old uncle raises his baby niece alone until her mom decides to take over, he accidentally reveals the truth to niece years later: ‘Your mom tried to give you away as a baby’
Finding out your sibling is having a child should be such an exciting moment. Everyone agrees that being an aunt or uncle is the best thing ever. You get to have all the fun, with none of the responsibility, and you get to come back to a quiet and clean home at the end of …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old uncle raises his baby niece alone until her mom decides to take over, he accidentally reveals the truth to niece years later: ‘Your mom tried to give you away as a baby’
‘[I told] my mom I’m not her retirement plan’: 55-year-old mother demands her 28-year-old engineer son fund her many golden years as he deals with student loans and urban rent
Some parents treat retirement planning as producing children and waiting for the ATM pins to mature, a cultural myth that thrives on guilt and nostalgia and hovers in dining rooms like an heirloom nobody wants until the invoices arrive. In this economic pageant stands a twenty-eight-year-old son balancing rent, student loans, and the privilege of …
Seguir leyendo ‘[I told] my mom I’m not her retirement plan’: 55-year-old mother demands her 28-year-old engineer son fund her many golden years as he deals with student loans and urban rent
Mom refuses to let dad of a 7-year-old and 8-month-old twins go on a solo trip without the rest of the family: ‘I’m working, we don’t have full time child care, and it’s honestly just a lot with the 3 kids’
Once you become a parent, a lot of your freedom gets swallowed up. As a single person, I could hypothetically take a year off from all my responsibilities and travel the world, and it wouldn’t significantly impact anyone other than me. Sure, I’d have to save up and find someone to sublet my room for …
Seguir leyendo Mom refuses to let dad of a 7-year-old and 8-month-old twins go on a solo trip without the rest of the family: ‘I’m working, we don’t have full time child care, and it’s honestly just a lot with the 3 kids’
17-year-old son refuses to attend mom’s 40th birthday party after mom confronts him about breaking up with his girlfriend, dad takes son’s side: ‘You owe him an apology’
Many teenagers’ first instinct when they get into a relationship is to hide it from their parents for as long as they can. They will meet in secret, whisper through their phone late at night, and hide any evidence when their new love interest comes over. Usually, they don’t hide it because they think their …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old son refuses to attend mom’s 40th birthday party after mom confronts him about breaking up with his girlfriend, dad takes son’s side: ‘You owe him an apology’
Daughter refuses to buy a new car after parents give hers to her brother, parents demand she figure out a way to still drive them around: ‘I just roll my eyes now’
As much as it is fun and quite liberating to own a car, some people do not find it to be a necessity. For those who fully work from home, those who live in a crowded city when everything is within walking distance, and those who manage to rely plenty on public transportation, a car …
Seguir leyendo Daughter refuses to buy a new car after parents give hers to her brother, parents demand she figure out a way to still drive them around: ‘I just roll my eyes now’
Fiancée with 30 million in trust funds demands half her partner’s modest 100K through a one-sided prenup that keeps all her riches untouched: ‘They say this is “standard,” but nothing about our situation feels standard’
If you want a pulse check (and definitely NOT an open cheque) on the cracks of modern romance, just suggest a prenup. Preferably, one drafted by a battalion of lawyers employed by someone else’s parents. When one partner is lounging on a thirty-million-dollar pillow and the other is balancing a checking account that squeaks at …
Seguir leyendo Fiancée with 30 million in trust funds demands half her partner’s modest 100K through a one-sided prenup that keeps all her riches untouched: ‘They say this is “standard,” but nothing about our situation feels standard’
Emma raids her sister-in-law’s home for sweaters, hair straighteners, and face cream without permission, forcing fed-up homeowner to hide valuables: ‘She thinks being family means she can just help herself to whatever she wants from our house’
Some relatives treat kinship like an unlimited store credit, a magical card waved at every boundary while chanting the slogan We are family. In theory the phrase signals affection, in practice it doubles as a shopping license that never expires. Few things expose the fine print of household socialism faster than the arrival of an …
Seguir leyendo Emma raids her sister-in-law’s home for sweaters, hair straighteners, and face cream without permission, forcing fed-up homeowner to hide valuables: ‘She thinks being family means she can just help herself to whatever she wants from our house’
9-year-old son chooses to live with grandparents instead of with stepmom and half-siblings, they spend years demanding to know if he regrets the decision: ‘Your mom was never my parent’
All the best soap operas and dramatic TV shows have at least one storyline that dives into a custody battle over a child. In those storylines, something happens to the parents, and those who are left behind – whether they are other family members, a romantic partner, or simply close friends are left to fight …
Seguir leyendo 9-year-old son chooses to live with grandparents instead of with stepmom and half-siblings, they spend years demanding to know if he regrets the decision: ‘Your mom was never my parent’
Woman refuses to babysit her nephews after her sister-in-law demands she run a strict summer studies system: ‘I thought I would be taking them out to the park, the beach, watching cartoons together, drawing’
This woman thought moving back home would mean reconnecting with family and enjoying a quieter life by the beach, not being drafted into a summer-long boot camp for her nephews. She agreed to help out with childcare, expecting a few easy hours of cartoons, beach trips, and maybe some drawing sessions. Instead, her sister-in-law handed …
Seguir leyendo Woman refuses to babysit her nephews after her sister-in-law demands she run a strict summer studies system: ‘I thought I would be taking them out to the park, the beach, watching cartoons together, drawing’