What’s in a name? A lot, it turns out. Names carry so much baggage with them and it’s on the parents to anticipate that ahead of time. Because your baby isn’t going to be a baby forever. One day, they’ll be an adult, and walk into a job interview with that dumb name you gave …
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Woman who had a false positive pregnancy test throws a fit when nobody gets her anything for Mother’s Day: ‘Nobody owed her a Mother’s Day gift because she’s not a mother yet’
Who is a mother? That is one of those questions that must be approached with much nuance. Suppose a teenager gets pregnant and gives up her baby that Michael Cera fathered through a closed adoption. Would that teen be considered a mother, even though the role and responsibility of motherhood have been transferred wholly to …
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‘Imagine having children with this dude’: Woman complains about pumping gas 9 months pregnant while husband sits in car
‘Wife calling out lousy husband’ has long been a bonafide category of viral social media posts, but it never gets any less bleak. Every day, they go on the clock app and give unmarried straight women another reason to avoid men altogether. It’s extra fun when the woman in question is pregnant: what do you …
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Entitled pregnant sister-in-law insists brother-in-law cook her meals: ‘I told her BIL doesn’t equal spouse’
Cooking a meal for someone is the ultimate act of love. It should be counted among the 5 love languages. (Okay, maybe it falls under acts of service but I feel like food should have its own special category). It’s truly a labor of love, and food tastes better when it is prepared by someone who loves …
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‘Talk to a lawyer’: Company fires pregnant woman 12 hours before birth, creates perfect storm for a lawsuit
It is not uncommon to get fired for no reason in The United States. Sure, your boss might give you some cock-and-bull reason for firing you, but you often have no real way of knowing if that’s the true reason for your termination. There are rare occurrences when somebody gets fired so carelessly at such …
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‘She’s pretty much trying to steal your child’: Overbearing mother-in-law throws a baby shower for herself, but it’s not her baby
There are so many mother-in-law horror stories from around the internet that there’s a whole subreddit dedicated to it. It’s a classic gripe, the whole Meet the Parents franchise of movies is based around the phenomenon of hating your in-laws. But it’s classic for a reason. Family who’s not quite your family but acts like your family… that’s a …
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Dude Leaves Pregnant Girlfriend Home Alone During Birth To Go On Vacation for 3 Weeks
Putting yourself first isn’t always such a bad thing. We live in a society that encourages us to self-sacrifice constantly, and depending on the context, it can be brave to put your needs above others. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule. Whether you like it or not, sometimes you are absolutely positively needed …
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‘We only use 10% of our brain’: 20+ Old wives tales that folks still believe
Before the internet, the only way you would possess information was if someone you knew told it to you, or you read it in a book somewhere. It was hard to fact-check something, so you generally accepted what your parents/elders told you, no matter how valid it actually was. Community knowledge is important. We lean …
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Selfish Fiancé Chooses Family Vacation Over Pregnant Partner Days Before Due Date
Having a child with someone should be an «all in this together» type of moment, but unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. It takes two to make a baby, but since it’s only growing in one of your bodies, priorities can get a little blurry. Being pregnant is a physical odyssey. Your body changes, your …
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People Share The Most Unprofessional Things Doctors Have Said to Them
If you’ve been to the doctor enough times, you know that they don’t always know what’s best for you. So many people in the medical profession take a cursory look at patients and say the first thing that comes to their mind, regardless of whether it’s appropriate or relevant. I’ve heard more stories than you …
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