Inheritances have the potential to make or break a family unit. The dynamics in families, immediate and extended alike, are touchy things. One major life milestone might set something off that turns into a domino effect of chaos, and it usually has something to do with money. They do say it is the root of …
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Father tells 6-year-old daughter that her grandparents are ‘stupid’ after they try to convince her that the boy who’s been bothering her at school is only doing it because he ‘likes’ her: ‘[Her grandma] thought the whole thing was “cute”’
Listen—we were all in elementary school once. Ladies were taught that the boys were only mean to them because they secretly had crushes on them, and girls were supposed to believe that without having a second thought. Why normalize this? In extreme cases, you might be setting the little gals of the world up for …
Seguir leyendo Father tells 6-year-old daughter that her grandparents are ‘stupid’ after they try to convince her that the boy who’s been bothering her at school is only doing it because he ‘likes’ her: ‘[Her grandma] thought the whole thing was “cute”’
16-year-old daughter refuses to live with father’s new girlfriend, who he got pregnant only 7 months after her biological mother passed: ‘He’s still trying to make this all okay with me’
When a parent passes, it feels like the entire world goes gray. You can no longer identify what makes you happy or comforted. The technicolor hues of everyday life fail to penetrate the morose forcefield you’ve created to keep yourself from breaking. When a parent passes, nothing is truly ever the same—just slightly different, with …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old daughter refuses to live with father’s new girlfriend, who he got pregnant only 7 months after her biological mother passed: ‘He’s still trying to make this all okay with me’
Entitled sister-in-law tells woman to stop eating her nightly scoop of ice cream so her daughter won’t be tempted to eat some, woman refuses: ‘I deserve my little treats’
Certain parenting styles might clash with the outside world’s reality. The two extremes of parenting vary from heavy helicoptering to careless ignorance. It’s important to find a balance of the two to help your child exercise what it means to have everything in moderation. One way a parent can practice this balance is through food—a …
Seguir leyendo Entitled sister-in-law tells woman to stop eating her nightly scoop of ice cream so her daughter won’t be tempted to eat some, woman refuses: ‘I deserve my little treats’
‘I will be going with or without him’: Wife refuses to spend a 3rd consecutive Christmas with her in-laws after missing her home country for years, she responds to her MIL’s guilt-tripping by booking a solo flight to visit her family
After years of enduring the guilt-trips and the weekly gathering at the in-laws’ house, this woman had had enough. Missing her family who lived abroad in another country, she yearned for the familiar warmth of her biofamily. If only there were some way to get over there and see them without stepping on any oversized …
Seguir leyendo ‘I will be going with or without him’: Wife refuses to spend a 3rd consecutive Christmas with her in-laws after missing her home country for years, she responds to her MIL’s guilt-tripping by booking a solo flight to visit her family
Woman bars stepdad from going by a name that means ‘father’ with her newborn son: ‘[We] are uncomfortable with our son calling him this’
Children can become easily confused very young. By children, I mean infants through ten years old; children grow up thinking something is normal when it in fact isn’t. Though we as humans create our own versions of normalcy within each family dynamic we create, it’s important to remember that a child might go out into …
Seguir leyendo Woman bars stepdad from going by a name that means ‘father’ with her newborn son: ‘[We] are uncomfortable with our son calling him this’
17-year-old son repeatedly reminds new stepmother, formerly his late mother’s best friend, of her part in his father’s infidelity: ‘She was supposed to be mom’s best friend and she was a backstabber who cheated with my dad instead’
If you’ve ever lost a loved one, especially a parent or guardian—it takes a lot of time to heal that wound. You feel like a part of you is missing from itself; the sky being blue feels like a slight at you, and each bird chirping makes you wonder if the universe has set up …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old son repeatedly reminds new stepmother, formerly his late mother’s best friend, of her part in his father’s infidelity: ‘She was supposed to be mom’s best friend and she was a backstabber who cheated with my dad instead’
25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (May 29, 2025)
Memorial Day weekend has come and gone and you know what that means. The kids are almost out of school and the reality of having them home all summer is finally dawning on you. You’ve put it off for the last couple of weeks as you’ve been attending end-of-school barbecues and thinking about teacher gifts. …
Seguir leyendo 25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (May 29, 2025)
41-year-old brother brags about his 7-figure salary, then tries to force his 29-year-old younger sister to split a $700 fancy restaurant bill when he visits: ‘He offered to take me as a gift’
This younger sister was tired of hearing her brother brag about his businessy paycheck every time the family got together, but when he came to visit her and offered to take her out to a fancy restaurant, she obliged, knowing he could afford it. Whenever a new fancy restaurant opens up in town, the biggest …
Seguir leyendo 41-year-old brother brags about his 7-figure salary, then tries to force his 29-year-old younger sister to split a $700 fancy restaurant bill when he visits: ‘He offered to take me as a gift’
Babysitter left with her friend’s 4-year-old for days after the entitled mom bails on her pickup time, she ends up getting sent the bill afterwards: ‘She definitely owes me’
Babysitting implies an end time. When your friend asks—no, begs—you to watch their tyrannical toddler for a few hours, you might only oblige because of the finite nature of the favor. If all of a sudden, your friend decided to cosplay as a responsibility-free, single person for a few days, you might start to rethink …
Seguir leyendo Babysitter left with her friend’s 4-year-old for days after the entitled mom bails on her pickup time, she ends up getting sent the bill afterwards: ‘She definitely owes me’