In spite of being easier than having kids in numerous ways, being childfree is not without its challenges. In a world where there is still a tacit expectation that most people will start a family someday, there can be a lot of pressure to accept kids into your life to a degree that isn’t comfortable. …
Seguir leyendo Childfree woman takes 6 hour trip to see 3-year-old and 2-year-old nephews, gets chastised by sister for not loving them the same way as she and her husband: ‘ I have to tap out and recharge’
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Aunt takes in 13-year-old nephew after his dad prioritized his 2 young stepchildren over him, dad criticizes aunt because he disagrees with what his son’s therapist is saying: ‘I reminded him he chose the therapist and I was helping him’
So many people think therapy is an easy solution to solving all of your problems. I’ve seen this point made time and time again online: if someone is going to therapy, it will make them a more moral, just, and virtuous person. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but therapy is not …
Seguir leyendo Aunt takes in 13-year-old nephew after his dad prioritized his 2 young stepchildren over him, dad criticizes aunt because he disagrees with what his son’s therapist is saying: ‘I reminded him he chose the therapist and I was helping him’
Freeloading uncle steals over $500 from his 4-year-old nephew’s piggy bank, his sister calls out their mom for enabling his behavior: ‘I’m done with her condoning his foolishness’
There are selfish people in this world, there’s no doubt about that. Folks hope, however, that the selfish people stay far away from them, and hopefully out of their ancestry as well. Sharing DNA with a thief is no fun, especially when that thief steals money from unsuspecting children… In this story, a mother finds …
Seguir leyendo Freeloading uncle steals over $500 from his 4-year-old nephew’s piggy bank, his sister calls out their mom for enabling his behavior: ‘I’m done with her condoning his foolishness’
‘I told [my brother] how he had failed as a father’: Uncle defends his neglected 16-year-old nephew after his spoiled 13-year-old brother broke his video game and blamed it on him
Not all pregnancies are planned. In fact, I would venture to say that in the history of human civilization, less than .01% of children were intended to be had from the jump. For a lot of people, pregnancy and kids are just something that happens to them, and they deal with it the best way …
Seguir leyendo ‘I told [my brother] how he had failed as a father’: Uncle defends his neglected 16-year-old nephew after his spoiled 13-year-old brother broke his video game and blamed it on him
Aunt forces 25-year-old nephew to sit at the kids table, allows his 21-year-old brother to eat with the adults: ‘You’ve always been the fun one, the kids love you!’
There are benefits and downsides to being in a smaller family. One of the benefits I reaped was that I was rarely, if ever, demoted to sit at a paltry kids’ table during extended family dinners or holidays. There might’ve been a kid’s side of the table, but I cannot recall being segregated from adults …
Seguir leyendo Aunt forces 25-year-old nephew to sit at the kids table, allows his 21-year-old brother to eat with the adults: ‘You’ve always been the fun one, the kids love you!’
22-year-old exposes 43-year-old uncle’s $700 unpaid debt to him during a family dinner after uncle brags about booking a trip to the Maldives: ‘You can afford all that but not repay my debt’
Money can cause a lot of issues. Though just a piece of little green paper, money makes the world go round (or, it makes the world stop spinning). We all bow down to the dollar because it’s what we use to acquire things—food, housing, trips to the Maldives—you name it! Lending money to people is …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old exposes 43-year-old uncle’s $700 unpaid debt to him during a family dinner after uncle brags about booking a trip to the Maldives: ‘You can afford all that but not repay my debt’
‘I told her she’s a horrible mother’: Aunt calls out mom in the family group chat for constantly favoring her 15-year-old juvenile delinquent son over her often-forgotten 13-year-old son
Favoritism between siblings isn’t always blatant. Sometimes, a parent secretly has a favorite child but tries to hide that as much as possible to ensure all of their children get the same amount of love and support. Other times, favoritism manifests as authoritative parenting for the older sibling and permissive parenting for the much younger …
Seguir leyendo ‘I told her she’s a horrible mother’: Aunt calls out mom in the family group chat for constantly favoring her 15-year-old juvenile delinquent son over her often-forgotten 13-year-old son
21-year-old college student boards plane without her sister and her 3 small kids after her husband was barred from boarding for disorderly conduct: ‘My mom was particularly mad that I didn’t stay and support my sister’
How responsible are you for the bad behavior of your family members? That’s a question we all have to ask ourselves at one point or another, and there’s no 100% correct answer to it. You might be the one who is always picking up the pieces when things fall apart with your family members, and …
Seguir leyendo 21-year-old college student boards plane without her sister and her 3 small kids after her husband was barred from boarding for disorderly conduct: ‘My mom was particularly mad that I didn’t stay and support my sister’
Older sister expects 25-year-old chef brother to feed her 3 kids under 10 for free daily because he is the only person who can make them eat vegetables: ‘I told her it’s a big ask’
It’s one of the most classic and common parenting predicaments out there: how do you get your kids to eat their greens? Since time immemorial, moms and dads have despaired over how to try and make broccoli seem fun. It’s no wonder that if they manage to find something that works they have no intention …
Seguir leyendo Older sister expects 25-year-old chef brother to feed her 3 kids under 10 for free daily because he is the only person who can make them eat vegetables: ‘I told her it’s a big ask’
Aunt bans children from family gatherings at her home, despite her 4 and 6-year-old nephews being the only kids in the family: ‘If this becomes the norm, what happens for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas?’
It’s not easy when rules that feel targeted at you are implemented. I empathize with the mom in this story because her kids’ exclusion feels a bit like high school. She is the only person in the family with young children, and her sister decided to implement a «no kids» rule for gatherings at her …
Seguir leyendo Aunt bans children from family gatherings at her home, despite her 4 and 6-year-old nephews being the only kids in the family: ‘If this becomes the norm, what happens for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas?’