Becoming an adult is one of the best times in a young person’s life for one reason: freedom. When you’re a kid, you are afforded very few freedoms. You cannot go wherever you want to go or do whatever you want to do. You must be home when your parents want you home, adhere to …
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72-year-old grandpa refuses to pay for 17-year-old granddaughter’s phone after he breaks it, her mom puts him in his place: ‘He says I’m taking money from poor old people’
Any parent knows that in order to teach their children important life lessons, they must lead by example. No one can expect their children to learn and follow values if they can’t first follow the same values themselves. Even if it’s hard, especially if it’s hard, we must show our children that it is the …
Seguir leyendo 72-year-old grandpa refuses to pay for 17-year-old granddaughter’s phone after he breaks it, her mom puts him in his place: ‘He says I’m taking money from poor old people’
Parents track 24-year-old daughter’s location behind her back using her phone, she finds out and removes their access, they retaliate in response: ‘They want to control me’
Many parents believe that parenthood grants them access to their kids’ private lives, even without proper permission. They fully expect their kids to be okay with everything their parents might drop on them, and they often forget that those kids are real people too. Being a parent doesn’t mean you need to know about everything …
Seguir leyendo Parents track 24-year-old daughter’s location behind her back using her phone, she finds out and removes their access, they retaliate in response: ‘They want to control me’
‘Fighting algorithm hypnosis:’ As Gen Z and millennials stray from social media, they now have to worry about their Boomer parents getting addicted to the screen
Whispers of a vibrating phone, beckoning unanswered calls, and constant post notifications have become white noise at the family dinner table. While your parents sit in silence, scrolling through their phones and chuckling at Facebook posts, they’ve excluded themselves from any kind of human interaction; it’s become clear that family time includes their entire social …
Seguir leyendo ‘Fighting algorithm hypnosis:’ As Gen Z and millennials stray from social media, they now have to worry about their Boomer parents getting addicted to the screen
Mom intercepts 14-year-old daughter’s phone flips out when her friend calls her weird for doing it: ‘Chloe can’t talk right now, she’s busy with homework’
In this modern age, taking note of how your child uses technology like a mobile phone and internet access is a concern for many parents. It is understandable, seeing as the worst dangers associated with unmonitored usage of these things are probably every parent’s nightmare. Also, most grown adults struggle to have a healthy relationship …
Seguir leyendo Mom intercepts 14-year-old daughter’s phone flips out when her friend calls her weird for doing it: ‘Chloe can’t talk right now, she’s busy with homework’
14-year-old niece claims aunt’s expensive birthday gift is ‘lame’, aunt takes the gift back and gives it to 10-year-old nephew instead: ‘Maybe she’ll learn from this’
Any aunt or uncle understands the struggle of buying a birthday present for their nieces and nephews, and believe me, the struggle is real. There is a lot of pressure to get the perfect gift. As an aunt/uncle, you have the responsibility of being fun. You’re not the parent, and you are not required to …
Seguir leyendo 14-year-old niece claims aunt’s expensive birthday gift is ‘lame’, aunt takes the gift back and gives it to 10-year-old nephew instead: ‘Maybe she’ll learn from this’
‘They treated me like a child’: Store manager takes employees’ phones away at the start of each shift, won’t let them access it until break
Having your phone at work is one of the things that keeps you tethered to your own humanity. It’s what helps you feel like you’re not living in the TV show Severance. You can send off a text to a friend, or you can look at a picture of your dog… all to prevent you …
Seguir leyendo ‘They treated me like a child’: Store manager takes employees’ phones away at the start of each shift, won’t let them access it until break
Foster parents put strict restrictions on 15-year-old’s phone and do the same when his biodad buys him a new one, 15-year-old complains that they’re hypocritical: ‘They have no choice’
Teenagers and technology are not the best mix. Anyone who has grown up with social media knows how damaging it can be to your mental health. It can distort reality, dampen your creativity, and make you irritable. So it’s no wonder that some parents want to restrict how much access their teen has to their …
Seguir leyendo Foster parents put strict restrictions on 15-year-old’s phone and do the same when his biodad buys him a new one, 15-year-old complains that they’re hypocritical: ‘They have no choice’
Employee set boundary to not answer any work calls after 7 PM, boyfriend answers her bosses call on her phone at 8:30 PM and tattles on her: ‘[He said] I was too busy relaxing to talk’
I hate people who act like Reddit characters in real life. You know exactly who I’m talking about…the dudes who always try to make themselves the epic main characters of any situation by shutting down «the man» in the most corny manner. I’m all for sticking it to the man, but you don’t have to …
Seguir leyendo Employee set boundary to not answer any work calls after 7 PM, boyfriend answers her bosses call on her phone at 8:30 PM and tattles on her: ‘[He said] I was too busy relaxing to talk’
Parents put their phones on do not disturb from 10 PM to 7 AM every night, sleep through their 18-year-old getting in a car crash at 1 AM: ‘I couldn’t forgive them for making me feel abandoned’
If there’s one thing I know about my mom, it’s that she can’t sleep. I know that it’s low-key my fault because she hasn’t been able to sleep 8 hours a night consistently since she had kids. It’s not that we were getting her up all night into our teens, but rather that she was …
Seguir leyendo Parents put their phones on do not disturb from 10 PM to 7 AM every night, sleep through their 18-year-old getting in a car crash at 1 AM: ‘I couldn’t forgive them for making me feel abandoned’