Daughter misses her parents’ early landing text due to her muted group chats, arriving 30 minutes late for airport pick-up, but refuses to apologize after they explode at her in anger: ‘I’m telling you straight to your face how irresponsible you are’

We understand the pain of the constant buzz of group chats. The ones you don’t even know how the heck you joined in the first place. It’s most definitely a universal experience, and as much as we wish we could exit 99% of the groups on our phones, we still have an obligation to remain …
Seguir leyendo Daughter misses her parents’ early landing text due to her muted group chats, arriving 30 minutes late for airport pick-up, but refuses to apologize after they explode at her in anger: ‘I’m telling you straight to your face how irresponsible you are’

Father rushing to fetch older kids is pressured by wife to also pick up their younger kids early from daycare, despite being able to take them home herself 30 minutes later, forcing him to disrupt his whole schedule: ‘Not understanding her anger in this’

We’re not one hundred percent sure that the daily designated pick-ups seem to be the problem here…We’re no relationship counselors, nor are we claiming to be…but this whole ‘who’s fetching who’ situation seems a bit odd. This father has two older children from a previous marriage and two younger children with his new wife. Every …
Seguir leyendo Father rushing to fetch older kids is pressured by wife to also pick up their younger kids early from daycare, despite being able to take them home herself 30 minutes later, forcing him to disrupt his whole schedule: ‘Not understanding her anger in this’

Mom of high school and preschool student considers leaving 17-year-old behind when doing school pick up: ‘I have to leave my house 4 times a day’

It is easy to think that once children reach school age, parenting gets a little easier. Assuming that parents have done their job right and there are no other underlying issues, they should be slightly more capable and independent than when they were toddlers, and unless they choose to homeschool, they get a few hours’ …
Seguir leyendo Mom of high school and preschool student considers leaving 17-year-old behind when doing school pick up: ‘I have to leave my house 4 times a day’