‘You know who’s gonna suffer here? This poor kid’: New parents resolve to call their baby 2 different names after name argument stalemate

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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Repairman receives deranged note urging him not to interact with customer’s pregnant wife: ‘You were warned’

It seems as though everyone’s afraid of human interaction these days. I get it, I’m an introvert. I will see someone I know on the street and try to cross the street before they see me. I cherish my alone time. But there’s a point where it goes too far. Despite my inclinations, I usually …
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‘My parents have full run of my house’: Entitled family insist son let pregnant sister and child move in, gets offended when he won’t babyproof

One of the most important parts about having a family is that you are all there for one another during the hard times. Many people don’t know where they would be without that support system to fall back on, but it can have its limits. There is a big difference between receiving much-needed help and …
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‘I care more about the Super Bowl than your baby’: Woman schedules her baby shower on super bowl to test friendship circle, internet reacts

There is not much that can stand between a good American and a Super Bowl watch party. It is probably one of the best unofficial holidays in the country, and everything about it is just fun, even if you are not a football fan. Well, some people are out to ruin all that fun, like …
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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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Weekly Internet Roundup: Tech Layoff Clapbacks, Orange Peel Theory, and King Charles vs. Trisha Paytas

Another normal few days online.

‘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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