Mother’s Day weekend isn’t fun for everybody. Your mom might live thousands of miles away, robbing both of you of the chance to hang out with each other and celebrate her. You might be living without a mother or a grandmother, which made you spend all of Sunday mourning and missing them. Unfortunately, not everyone …
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The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (May 13, 2024)
Parents will do all sorts of things to make sure their kids succeed. I understand moving to an area with a good school district or paying for SAT tutoring, but some parents take it too far. I know kids who were held back in elementary school so that they could be older than everyone in …
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Adult children discuss negligent helicopter parents who highly surveil their children but seldom support them: ‘No praise for accomplishments, just constant expectations’
Non-parents often think that parenting styles are distinct, inscrutable categories that can’t have any overlaps. Crunchy moms homeschool their children and shield them from screens, outsiders, and foods that don’t come from the earth. Permissive parents let every act of misbehaving slide because they’re too lazy to correct any behavior. Or worse yet, they prioritize …
Seguir leyendo Adult children discuss negligent helicopter parents who highly surveil their children but seldom support them: ‘No praise for accomplishments, just constant expectations’
28 of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (May 9, 2024)
Every age is a new battle. When they’re infants, it’s all about keeping them alive. When they’re toddlers, it’s all about keeping them alive. When they’re teenager, it’s all about keeping them… alive. Huh, I guess maybe it’s the same at every age. But watching a kid grow can be a trippy experience. One minute, they’re …
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The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (May 7, 2024)
Every parent has a different level of involvement in their kid’s life once they become adults. Some adult children call their parents multiple times a day, consulting them on every decision they make, whether it’s big or small. Some parents still provide housing and food for their kids years after graduating high school or college. …
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‘Horrible for me to watch, but necessary for him to grow up’: Dad notices his son forgot his school project at home, intentionally doesn’t remind him
Sometimes in your childhood, your parents aren’t there to help you. If you forget your homework at home and your mom and dad work downtown an hour away from school, they probably won’t be able to run home and get it. Even when you have a stay-at-home mom, she might feel conflicted about driving to …
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The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (May 6, 2024)
We’ve been making entertainment spectacles out of lousy parenting for at least as long as I’ve been alive. As a kid, I was intrigued and compelled by the TV program Supernanny. For those of you living under a rock, Supernanny follows a British nanny named Jo, who helps families with poorly behaved children. Sometimes, the …
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‘What did I do to deserve a fat kid?’: Former children share insults their parents said that still stick with them
When you’re a kid, you hang onto your parent’s every word. Unlike a fellow child or a random stranger, the things your parents say to you stick whether you remember exactly what they said or not. If your parents praised you when you succeeded and encouraged you when you failed, you are probably still benefitting …
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Wealthy mom refuses to celebrate all 3 of her kid’s birthdays individually, dad disagrees: ‘She gets super spoiled for her birthday, Christmas and Mother’s Day’
When you’re a kid, your birthday is the most important thing in the world. You spend months tossing and turning about the theme of your party, and once it finally arrives, you can’t contain your excitement. The best thing about your childhood birthday is that the day is truly all about you, and nobody can …
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‘I got scolded for letting a 2-year-old nap’: Parents demand pre-school teacher stop their kids from napping, claims it makes bedtime too difficult
I don’t envy parents trying to ensure their young children get the perfect number of hours of sleep every night. If they sleep too little, they will be grouchy and borderline evil the next day. If they get too much sleep, they will bounce off the walls and be unable to sit still during their …
Seguir leyendo ‘I got scolded for letting a 2-year-old nap’: Parents demand pre-school teacher stop their kids from napping, claims it makes bedtime too difficult