parenting advice – Mesploto

Husband leaves wife alone with their 2-year-old and 4-month-old baby for a 2-week-long hunting trip, wife desperate for a compromise: ‘It’s insane to stick [your] wife with solo parenting just [to] burn money for fun.’

How difficult can solo-parenting be? If your answer is anything other than «extremely difficult,» then you don’t understand parenting. There is a reason single parents get a lot of praise, and people say «it takes a village» to raise kids. Raising children on your own is not easy. I would go so far to say …
Seguir leyendo Husband leaves wife alone with their 2-year-old and 4-month-old baby for a 2-week-long hunting trip, wife desperate for a compromise: ‘It’s insane to stick [your] wife with solo parenting just [to] burn money for fun.’

Every first-time parent dreams of the day their little ones will take that first step. A milestone long-awaited since the day that the test read positive. It’s all these moments: the first smile, the first words, the first steps, that make up the beautiful moments of raising a child and seem to make all the …
Seguir leyendo ‘I robbed her of a key moment’: Man babysits lifelong friend’s toddler, succeeds in trick to get her to take first steps, he excitedly captures the moment, sending video to the first-time parents, mother blames friend for making them miss milestone

If you’ve ever watched the show Supernanny, you know how far kids will go to get their way, especially if their parents have proven time and time again that they’re pushovers. They will throw a tantrum until their parents give in, learning that bad behavior gets them exactly what they want. Until parents can stand …
Seguir leyendo 5-year-old refuses to eat until his foster parents buy him a $65 toy, fellow restaurant patron insists his foster parents should give into his demand: ‘She argued I get paid to care for him and need to do whatever it takes to make sure he’s happy’

Don’t let all the cute videos of toddlers and puppies napping together trick you—it’s MUCH more chaotic than that.

Only recently has it become somewhat mainstream for adults to encourage their children to question authority. Was this because of the hippies or the punks back in the day? Or does this date way back to the «rebels» during the revolutionary war? If history has proven anything, it is that questioning authority has its perks. …
Seguir leyendo ‘Respect or obedience?’: Mom proves how easy ‘conscious parenting’ can be by using it on a nosey old man at the library

If raising a baby wasn’t already hard on its own, imagine having to raise TWO babies at the same time. That is 2x harder. (Don’t even get us started on 2+ babies…) Luckily, for modern day parenting problems, there are modern day solutions, like asking for some simple advice on the internet. There is a …
Seguir leyendo Funniest Comment Section Sparks From a Mother of Twins Asking Parenting Advice on What to Do About Her Babies Chewing on the Crib

If you didn’t know already, parenting is not a job for the weak hearted. It takes guys, courage, strength, and the impossible ability to function with barely any sleep. It’s a job that will always have you on your toes. A boring day is a good day, but good luck getting on of those. and …
Seguir leyendo Weekly Treat of Parenting Memes for the Moms and Dads Who Need a Good Laugh Out Loud (November 18, 2022)

«She said, ‘we’re shutting down those intrusive thoughts.’»