I don’t know about you but I love an old-fashioned name. I love a name that sounds like it was plucked right out of a storybook. Why? Because it’s cute. A baby named Dorothy… c’mon. That’s adorable. A toddler named Theodore? Almost too cute to stand. A kid named Beatrice? Color me tickled. Because babies …
Seguir leyendo Mom-to-be wants to name her daughter ‘Audrey,’ sister protests and says it’s too outdated: ‘We eventually just kicked her out of the shower’
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Expecting stepmom leaves family vacation after her husband constantly jokes that the new baby is going to replace him and his 10 and 13-year-old kids: ‘“I’ll miss when you used to have time for my kids.’
There can be a lot of anxiety around what a new baby means for a family. It’s extremely common for siblings, especially toddler siblings, to feel extremely jealous of the attention their parent is giving to a new baby. They feel like their parent won’t love them or have time for them anymore. Even older …
Seguir leyendo Expecting stepmom leaves family vacation after her husband constantly jokes that the new baby is going to replace him and his 10 and 13-year-old kids: ‘“I’ll miss when you used to have time for my kids.’
Pregnant 28-year-old insists that her roommate move out of their 2 bedroom apartment to make room for her baby: ‘We are both on the lease and I have no intention of moving out’
It’s essential to consider living with roommates as a temporary arrangement, as you never know what will happen with them. They might decide to move in with their boyfriend on a whim three months into the lease, forcing you to find a subletter as soon as possible. They might have a major, tragic event happen …
Seguir leyendo Pregnant 28-year-old insists that her roommate move out of their 2 bedroom apartment to make room for her baby: ‘We are both on the lease and I have no intention of moving out’
New parents secretly change their 4-month-old’s name after the husband’s sister-in-law steals their original name choice and gives it to her 7-month-old: ‘First, middle, and last name’
Arguments over baby names are a tale as old as time. Most parents want their tiny tot to have a unique edge to their personhood, while some might be inspired to name their kids after the ancestors who came before them. Either way, those same parents probably prefer having their child’s name be their name …
Seguir leyendo New parents secretly change their 4-month-old’s name after the husband’s sister-in-law steals their original name choice and gives it to her 7-month-old: ‘First, middle, and last name’
Husband wants to name his 3rd child after his mother, doesn’t understand why wife refuses: ‘I really truly fear that it will cause issues in our marriage’
Names are powerful things. Odds are there is probably a name that you have negative associations with. Maybe it’s the name of your middle school tormentor that whenever you hear it you get a chill down your spine. Maybe it’s the name of your old piano teacher who you dreaded seeing every Saturday. Maybe it’s …
Seguir leyendo Husband wants to name his 3rd child after his mother, doesn’t understand why wife refuses: ‘I really truly fear that it will cause issues in our marriage’
Entitled friend refuses to share the baby name she called ‘dibs’ on, expects friend to rename her child when she coincidentally chooses the same name for her kid: ‘How was I supposed to guess or know that was her name?’
Everything makes sense when you see your new baby for the first time. Whether you chose their name before they were born or let your emotions decide for you in the moment, that’s your prerogative. All I know for sure is that most parents don’t play when it comes to baby names. Many new moms …
Seguir leyendo Entitled friend refuses to share the baby name she called ‘dibs’ on, expects friend to rename her child when she coincidentally chooses the same name for her kid: ‘How was I supposed to guess or know that was her name?’
‘The level of beef she has with this 6-year-old is genuinely concerning’: 47-year-old grandmother insists on crashing waterpark outing with 6 and 12-year-olds despite causing drama with them
Being a peacemaker in your family is not a fun job. Maybe you’re the middle child and you’re used to running an interference between two sides of your family. You’re the one who is friends with everyone so you’re the only one who can resolve conflicts. Or maybe you’re the only one who’s willing to. …
Seguir leyendo ‘The level of beef she has with this 6-year-old is genuinely concerning’: 47-year-old grandmother insists on crashing waterpark outing with 6 and 12-year-olds despite causing drama with them
Dad procrastinates taking his 3, 5, and 8-year-old kids to the park, tries to get his 40-week pregnant wife to bring them to the pool with their neighbor: ‘I said no’
We live in an age of child supervision, whether you like it or not. Long gone are the days when parents tell their kids to go outside at 10 AM and they don’t come back home until the sun goes down. Something about the crime-conscious culture of the 80s and 90s made it so parents …
Seguir leyendo Dad procrastinates taking his 3, 5, and 8-year-old kids to the park, tries to get his 40-week pregnant wife to bring them to the pool with their neighbor: ‘I said no’
‘Consider it a hard lesson learned’: 18-year-old girlfriend laughs when she backs over boyfriend’s parents’ $150 chicken statue, parents bar her from staying over at their house
When you’re a teenager, everything feels like a huge deal. Because it is. You feel your emotions strongly and don’t quite have the power of perspective to put it into place. This isn’t a bad thing. We’re all allowed to have big reactions and feel big stuff. Just because we’re young doesn’t mean our sides …
Seguir leyendo ‘Consider it a hard lesson learned’: 18-year-old girlfriend laughs when she backs over boyfriend’s parents’ $150 chicken statue, parents bar her from staying over at their house
Parents let 3-year-old daughter upstage 1-year-old niece’s birthday, want her to blow out the candles instead: ‘My niece started screaming and wouldn’t let anyone sing happy birthday’
It’s hard to sit by and watch somebody else’s bad parenting. Everyone is entitled to their own parenting styles, but that doesn’t mean you have to like it. But it can be incredibly difficult to just be passive while someone else is wrecking their child’s future. It’s even harder when your own child is mixed …
Seguir leyendo Parents let 3-year-old daughter upstage 1-year-old niece’s birthday, want her to blow out the candles instead: ‘My niece started screaming and wouldn’t let anyone sing happy birthday’