Do parents still have authority over their children once they turn 18? The short answer is, well, no. As soon as someone turns 18, they are, by all means, considered an adult. It may surprise some people to learn that adults don’t need paper slips from their parents so that they can miss work, and …
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16-year-old decides to live with her dad because her mom forced her to share a bedroom with her 7 and 10-year-old half sisters: ‘My mom told me I’m destroying so many of my relationships with my childish brain.’
She has the chance for more privacy, and she’s going to take it. If you didn’t grow up having to share a bedroom into your teens, you have no idea what that experience is actually like. Sharing a bedroom with your little sister is pretty untraumatic when you’re five, and your sister is three, but …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old decides to live with her dad because her mom forced her to share a bedroom with her 7 and 10-year-old half sisters: ‘My mom told me I’m destroying so many of my relationships with my childish brain.’
21-year-old daughter discovers stepdad doesn’t want her to live with her mom and him, she moves in with bio dad, refusing to tell mom the truth: ‘I don’t want to start a fight’
Finding out that someone doesn’t like you or doesn’t want you around them is never a fun experience. Realistically, not everyone you’ll encounter in life is going to like you, and that is not really something you can control. That being said, it is one thing to accept that there are potentially people out there …
Seguir leyendo 21-year-old daughter discovers stepdad doesn’t want her to live with her mom and him, she moves in with bio dad, refusing to tell mom the truth: ‘I don’t want to start a fight’
Parents refuse to let 23-year-old son to move out of the house because he takes care of his 15 and 16-year-old siblings: ‘Who’s gonna drive Jake to chess?’
Parentification is not a good idea. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it means treating your older children like parents to your younger children. You basically expect them to raise them, well before they’ve reached adulthood. It’s an unfortunately common practice, especially in big families. It forces the older siblings to grow up far too …
Seguir leyendo Parents refuse to let 23-year-old son to move out of the house because he takes care of his 15 and 16-year-old siblings: ‘Who’s gonna drive Jake to chess?’
Mom gives away belongings of 19-year-old college student, protests when she moves out during summer vacation: ‘She gave away my bed’
Parents can have a whole spectrum of reactions when the time comes for their kids to leave the nest and take their first steps towards independence. Some are devastated to see them leave, and others can’t get rid of them fast enough. When it comes to this latter option, though, plenty of moms and dads …
Seguir leyendo Mom gives away belongings of 19-year-old college student, protests when she moves out during summer vacation: ‘She gave away my bed’
16-year-old daughter moves out of mom’s house after discovering 12-year-old stepbrother has feelings for her, mom and stepdad refuse to confront him: ‘They just started laughing and told me to ignore it’
Usually, finding out someone has feelings for you is supposed to be a nice feeling. Even if you do not feel the same, it can be pleasant to know that you caught someone’s attention this way, and that they think you are someone worth their love and affection. Then, there are those edge cases, when …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old daughter moves out of mom’s house after discovering 12-year-old stepbrother has feelings for her, mom and stepdad refuse to confront him: ‘They just started laughing and told me to ignore it’
Foster mom forces 19-year-old daughter to move out of her room to clear up space for new foster kids, daughter refuses to cooperate: ‘There’s no way you’re serious’
Many parents may not agree with this take, but I don’t think parents should force their kids to move out before they are ready to, even if it means letting them stay in their childhood bedrooms well into their early 20s. It may not be the most healthy approach, or the one that properly teaches …
Seguir leyendo Foster mom forces 19-year-old daughter to move out of her room to clear up space for new foster kids, daughter refuses to cooperate: ‘There’s no way you’re serious’
20 Memes for the Mayhem, Mishaps, and Meltdowns of Moving Day
What’s the best part about moving day? The end of moving day. It takes a very strong person with extreme mental strength to pluck up the courage to move houses. But when they do, no matter how powerful this human may be, even they dread the day that their calendar finally reads: it’s time to …
Seguir leyendo 20 Memes for the Mayhem, Mishaps, and Meltdowns of Moving Day
33-year-old dad plans to break up with his toxic girlfriend of 3 years while his 5 and 9-year-old kids are staying with their mom for summer vacation: ‘I want my kids to live in a house that doesn’t silently revolve around managing someone else’s mood.’
It is exhausting living with somebody who cannot regulate their emotions. We expect kids of all ages to be able to refrain from whining and to pretend to be happy when they’re sad, but those standards are not always as high for their adult counterparts. Many adults just let whatever emotion they’re feeling take over, …
Seguir leyendo 33-year-old dad plans to break up with his toxic girlfriend of 3 years while his 5 and 9-year-old kids are staying with their mom for summer vacation: ‘I want my kids to live in a house that doesn’t silently revolve around managing someone else’s mood.’
Mom drains 18-year-old son’s bank account after he leaves home because she went through his belongings: ‘I called her out’
It is no secret that parent-child relationships can be fraught as kids come of age. Adolescence is a time when people go through a lot of changes that can be difficult to deal with for both themselves and other people, and on the flip side, those who have always had a strained relationship with their …
Seguir leyendo Mom drains 18-year-old son’s bank account after he leaves home because she went through his belongings: ‘I called her out’