‘I looked at the check and started laughing’: Family demands their kid pay rent while in college, then ‘gift’ him the money back 4 years later, he cuts off all contact with them in response

Every parent wants to have the opportunity to help their kids as much as they can and prepare them for real life. Some parents do it by giving their kids everything they ask for, and even helping them financially through every step of the way. Other parents do it by finding a way to teach …
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‘Some are Miss Rachel kids, Some are Ms. Olivia kids’: Mom goes viral for soothing her fussy baby with ‘Law & Order: SVU’

From «hush little baby, don’t you cry» to «DUM DUM.»

The Wildest Parenting Posts of the Week (April 29, 2024)

I’m obsessed with parents who think their babies are geniuses. It makes sense why a mother who spends 24 hours a day with her kid might come to that conclusion, especially if they pass developmental milestones with flashing colors. Everyone thinks their kid is much more special than they objectively are, and there’s nothing wrong …
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Parents charge 16-year-old $300 in rent, retaliate when he asserts his independence: ‘They’re trying to have it both ways’

Living at home can be a blessing and a curse. You get to be close to your family and receive their support, but it usually comes at a price (like micromanaging, or struggling with independence). Defining one’s relationship with their parents as one gets older is a tough terrain to navigate. Parents sometimes have difficulty …
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29 Family Memes That Don’t Fall Far From the Tree (April 28, 2024)

Kids are always bummed when their parents split up, but what if we framed it differently? Instead of thinking your parents are no longer in love, imagine that maybe someday you’ll be awarded two families instead of just one. You might have jaunty step-brothers who are your best friend and you’ll multiply the number of …
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‘We’ve been dating since you were 1’: Boy mom influencer horrifies with mother-son ‘date night’ proposal

Mothers of sons can have it hard. They’ve got to raise a boy in a world where it can sometimes seem like the default expectation for men is to be entitled and selfish at other people’s expense. However, it would be wrong to say that they don’t contribute to this by occasionally cultivating weird relationship …
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23 Best Parenting Memes of the Week for Witty Moms and Dads Laughing and Parenting the Best They Can (April 27, 2024)

Forget the oil rig, being a parent is the toughest job in the world! 

‘Cut the umbilical cord already’: Fed up fiancée calls off wedding after overbearing mother-in-law makes excuses to postpone on 4 different occasions

Something that not everybody considers when getting into a relationship is that if it becomes serious, your dynamic with your in-laws can be almost as important as that with your partner. Whether wayward or overbearing, the parents of your beloved can have an outsized influence on how happy you are in your life together.  If …
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The Best Heartwarmingly Wholesome Memes and Posts of the Week (April 25, 2024)

Being happy is not an effortless pursuit, especially in the world that we live in. When we’re in a bad place, it’s easy to look around at the people who seem to be breezing along without a care and think they just have it easy. That is likely not true on multiple counts: firstly, everybody …
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35 of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (April 25, 2024)

Baby fever is real. You can go your whole life not thinking babies are cute, and then see one video of a baby hearing his mother’s voice for the first time (using a hearing aid) and suddenly you’re roaming the halls of Buy Buy Baby, picking up little socks just to feel something. It happens to the strongest of …
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