What is our responsibility as citizens when kids break major social rules and are enabled by their parents to do so? One of the biggest examples of this phenomenon is kids scrolling through Instagram reels in the movie theater. I’m not even talking about teenagers, I’m talking about 5-10 year olds who have been dragged …
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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (May 6, 2025)
If we’ve learned anything from perusing the various text conversations between strangers on the internet and their parents, it’s that some texting habits need to be nipped in the bud as soon as possible. When I was in college, I had to tell my mom to stop tracking my location and asking about why I …
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Mom plays favorites with her identical twin daughter’s late sister, then the 24-year-old sets the lies straight after her mother paints her as the ‘evil twin’ in front of her future in-laws: ‘[Mom] pretends she was an angel who lit up our lives’
Identical twins can be tricky to identify, and even a loving parent can struggle to see the difference between the two. But when the two twins have drastically different personalities—like when one is diabolically cruel, outgoing, and loud, while the other is shy and reserved—the glaring idiosyncrasies in their character stand out more than any …
Seguir leyendo Mom plays favorites with her identical twin daughter’s late sister, then the 24-year-old sets the lies straight after her mother paints her as the ‘evil twin’ in front of her future in-laws: ‘[Mom] pretends she was an angel who lit up our lives’
‘SIL looks like she’s ready to cry «Well…I feel selfish»‘: Mom of infant asks brother-in-law to change her baby’s diaper even though she is right there, brother refuses and gets iced out
It is okay to set boundaries with your family members. In fact, you should be setting boundaries with your family members because otherwise they will get crossed and you won’t have recourse to say that they wronged you. This is especially true when it comes to children. We’re all happy to pitch in every now …
Seguir leyendo ‘SIL looks like she’s ready to cry «Well…I feel selfish»‘: Mom of infant asks brother-in-law to change her baby’s diaper even though she is right there, brother refuses and gets iced out
25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (May 1, 2025)
Parenting is like being Barbie because you have to have every job under the sun. You have to be an urgent care nurse, ready to stop bleeding and clean up various fluids at the drop of a hat. You have to be a teacher, ready to answer questions about why the sky is blue and …
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‘He always made fun of my dad for being quiet and ‘off the grid’’: 28-year-old outdoorswoman denies her family’s demands to give her entitled stepbrother the sentimental mountain cabin inherited from her father, drama ensues
With a childhood full of fond memories of herself and her father spending time in a remote mountain cabin, this woman devoted her life to preserving his legacy. But after inheriting her childhood vacation cabin from her late father, she had to fight off her entitled stepbrother—and the rest of their relatives—with a stick. Just …
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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (April 29, 2025)
No parent is perfect. Every mom or dad will screw up at some point in the 18 years it takes for an infant to become an adult, and best believe it won’t be without consequences for their kid. There is endless writing and posting about being a parent to a child; I’m less interested in …
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‘As a mother of a child with celiac disease, I am shocked’: Parents drops off 9-year-old with gluten allergy at an acquaintance’s house with no food instructions, won’t reimburse them for food cost
Allergies are not a simple matter. If you don’t have experience dealing with one, you might not know just how much goes into making sure your food is safe. You might think it’s as simple as avoiding the allergen, but it’s more complicated than that. You have to make sure that wherever you go there …
Seguir leyendo ‘As a mother of a child with celiac disease, I am shocked’: Parents drops off 9-year-old with gluten allergy at an acquaintance’s house with no food instructions, won’t reimburse them for food cost
The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (April 28, 2025)
I hate when parents feel the need to be brutally honest with their kids. Telling them the truth about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny is one thing, but giving them an itemized list of their faults doesn’t do them any favors. Chance is, they know if they’re not the best at soccer, and they …
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Uncle promises to help pay for niece’s college tuition, goes back on his word 8 years later now that he has his own child: ‘Michael Scott did the exact same as you’
There’s a famous episode of the TV show The Office called «Scott’s Tots.» In it, it is revealed that a decade prior, the lead character Michael Scott made a promise to a group of schoolchildren that he would pay for their college tuition when they turned 18. At the time, he assumed he would be …
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