Someone needed to tell her she was wrong, and she wasn’t going to listen to her daughter. No matter how much school you’ve attended and how many years you’ve practiced as a doctor, there will always be some mom with an internet connection who thinks she knows better about medicine than you. It’s not a …
Seguir leyendo Mom forces 16-year-old daughter to take 700 mg of magnesium per day, gets angry when doctor agrees with daughter’s claim that she should only take 350 mg a day: ‘I turned to my mom and said «I told you so.»‘
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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!’: Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 15, 2025)
Ah yes, parenthood. The part of life that is both the most satisfying and the most torturous. You’re signing up for the strongest love of your life, but also the largest source of your stress and anxiety. It is worth it though! One look into that mini me’s eyes and you just feel all the …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!’: Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 15, 2025)
16-year-old homeschooler refuses to speak to her parents until they enroll her in public school: ‘They didn’t teach me anything, I only know the very basics that you would give a kindergartener.’
She’s making pretty reasonable demands. Extreme circumstances require extreme measures to be taken. Being unable to do basic math at 16 is a pretty extreme circumstance, and a teenager in that situation will likely be desperate to obtain an education by any means necessary. That could include getting emancipated from their parents so they can …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old homeschooler refuses to speak to her parents until they enroll her in public school: ‘They didn’t teach me anything, I only know the very basics that you would give a kindergartener.’
Mom gifts 16-year-old daughter a waxing kit for her birthday, cries when she’s not excited about it: ‘I guess I’m just the worst mom ever.’
Not every gift is given with good intentions. Have you ever received a gift that was a thinly veiled insult? Buying someone a subscription to Jenny Craig sends a cruel message about their weight loud and clear. Getting your partner a pack of chewing gum or a 20-oz bottle of Diet Dr Pepper for their …
Seguir leyendo Mom gifts 16-year-old daughter a waxing kit for her birthday, cries when she’s not excited about it: ‘I guess I’m just the worst mom ever.’
16-year-old avoids home because she shares a room with her 14-year-old sister, who constantly steals from her and fights her: ‘I got double grounded then for saying I can’t stand her.’
She deserves to feel safe in her own home. Not everybody is a homebody by nature. Many people prefer to be in and out of the house as quickly as possible, only going home to sleep and perhaps eat breakfast. I’ve been like that for most of my adult life, and it’s not because I …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old avoids home because she shares a room with her 14-year-old sister, who constantly steals from her and fights her: ‘I got double grounded then for saying I can’t stand her.’
‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!’: Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 9, 2025)
If you are a parent, you deserve to laugh. Never forget that! Yes, it’s always important for your little babies (YES, they will always be your little babies) to laugh too. But how will they even know how to laugh and find humor in the mundane and difficult if you don’t show them how? Life …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!’: Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 9, 2025)
28-year-old refuses to drive 90 minutes to drop her homeschooled 15-year-old sister off at her 18-year-old boyfriend’s house on her birthday: ‘At her age, I wasn’t even allowed to go on a date with my boyfriend.’
Every aspect of this situation is dysfunctional, and the older sister is justified in removing herself from it. It’s difficult to see your parents treat your siblings differently from how they treated you. It’s common, especially when there’s an age gap of over 10 years between siblings, for parents to mellow out once their youngest …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old refuses to drive 90 minutes to drop her homeschooled 15-year-old sister off at her 18-year-old boyfriend’s house on her birthday: ‘At her age, I wasn’t even allowed to go on a date with my boyfriend.’
Homeless single mom of a 15-year-old cuts off her best friend of 20 years after he refuses to take her in after she’s been homeless for 2 months: ‘My friend has a spare bedroom’
How could he be such a bad friend? We all have an idea of ourselves as kind, giving people who would do anything to help a friend get out of a bad situation. That is, until we actually try to help a friend get out of a bad situation and it doesn’t go as we …
Seguir leyendo Homeless single mom of a 15-year-old cuts off her best friend of 20 years after he refuses to take her in after she’s been homeless for 2 months: ‘My friend has a spare bedroom’
‘The dynamic is going to change’: Single mom benevolently includes deadbeat dad’s mom in her daughter’s life, forced to draw the line at Christmas
When it comes to being a parent, you have to hold steady to your boundaries. That means with your kids when teaching them a valuable life lesson, but also with outsiders like grandparents or other entitled parents. It’s already not easy to do this even with a partner by your side. But as a single …
Seguir leyendo ‘The dynamic is going to change’: Single mom benevolently includes deadbeat dad’s mom in her daughter’s life, forced to draw the line at Christmas
‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!’: Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 1, 2025)
Wow. Congrats, mom and dad! You did it. You made it through the Halloween weekend. Your kids loved their costume, they got all the good candy, and you were able to secretly store away the ones you wanted. And you know what? You EARNED that candy. You made those little monsters and help them survive, …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!’: Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 1, 2025)