Weekends are a beautiful thing, especially for people who have no children. I don’t know what I would do without them. They’re your time to spend however you’d like to: catching up on chores (I clean the house like nobody’s business on Sundays), seeing that friend from college you promised to get a drink with, …
Seguir leyendo Woman refuses to babysit sister’s 7-year-old and 5-year-old every weekend while their parents go out, sister goes no-contact to punish her: ‘She even guilt-tripped me by saying the kids would be disappointed’
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Mom asks unemployed 23-year-old son to do 10 hours of housework in exchange for bailing him out of debt, son wants to count the 5 hours he spend attending a concert with her: ‘Stop enabling him’
We all fall on hard times every now and then, and if you’re lucky you might have a parent who’s willing to support you through these rough patches. Ideally, it’s part of the parent-kid relationship, and it doesn’t automatically end once you’re 18 years old. You might continue to need your parents, if not just …
Seguir leyendo Mom asks unemployed 23-year-old son to do 10 hours of housework in exchange for bailing him out of debt, son wants to count the 5 hours he spend attending a concert with her: ‘Stop enabling him’
30 of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (December 19, 2024)
Are you tired of doing Elf on the Shelf every single day? Then this list of tweets is for you. This time of year can be especially exhausting for parents, but also especially rewarding. Your 5-year-old’s face as they open that Lego set they’ve been wanting? Absolutely priceless. Coaxing them down from a sugar high …
Seguir leyendo 30 of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (December 19, 2024)
Mother-in-law demands to be in the delivery room when her grandchild is born and to move in to help with the baby, gets upset when daughter-in-law refuses: ‘This is your experience, not hers’
Giving birth is a major medical event. Sure, millions of people do it, and some people do it with very little medical interference, but it’s still a big deal. You’re in an immense amount of pain and discomfort, and it takes every bit of energy you’ve got. Not to mention, it’s a visceral experience. Your …
Seguir leyendo Mother-in-law demands to be in the delivery room when her grandchild is born and to move in to help with the baby, gets upset when daughter-in-law refuses: ‘This is your experience, not hers’
20-year-old who can’t drive accepts job 45 minutes away, balks when mom refuses to drive them back and forth: ‘This is just not a job your kid can accept’
Commuting to work is a necessary evil that most of the working world has to deal with. Aside from those lucky remote workers, most of us have to figure out a way to get our behinds to the office and back every single day. If you’re especially blessed, you might live within walking distance from …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old who can’t drive accepts job 45 minutes away, balks when mom refuses to drive them back and forth: ‘This is just not a job your kid can accept’
Aunt refuses to accommodate 3-year-old’s allergies for monthly family dinner, tells sister-in-law to ‘put the kid in a plastic bubble’: ‘You seem to have a bone to pick with a 3-year-old’
Family dinners can bring out all kinds of clashes within a family unit. Think of the show Gilmore Girls. The whole inciting incident of that program is that Lorelai’s rich parents will pay for Rory’s expensive private school as long as they all attend Friday night dinners at their house. And that causes enough drama …
Seguir leyendo Aunt refuses to accommodate 3-year-old’s allergies for monthly family dinner, tells sister-in-law to ‘put the kid in a plastic bubble’: ‘You seem to have a bone to pick with a 3-year-old’
Husband throws a fit after wife chooses their 13-year-old daughter’s omelette in a cooking competition over his, claims she’s babying her: ‘Big man baby’
Children need positive reinforcement. If we were never told we’re good at something, or that our efforts paid off, we might never follow up on our interests. Sure, there’s such a thing as over-praising or infantilizing, where we over-blow our children’s achievements, thus giving them a distorted sense of reality. This can be a fine …
Seguir leyendo Husband throws a fit after wife chooses their 13-year-old daughter’s omelette in a cooking competition over his, claims she’s babying her: ‘Big man baby’
25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (December 12, 2024)
Parenting may be a struggle, but it’s all worth it when they say something hilarious like «Was everything in black and white when you were a kid?» Or «Why do you have so many lines on your face mama?» Or «Your hair used to be blonde and now it’s gray.» If kids are good at …
Seguir leyendo 25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (December 12, 2024)
Deceptive family sneaks meat into vegetarian’s meals without telling her, refuse to apologize years later: ‘They actually did this to humiliate her’
Everyone is allowed to do whatever they want with their diet. It’s your body, so you get to choose what you put in it and what you don’t. Sure, we all might have to make compromises when we’re eating at someone else’s house or traveling to another country, but ultimately the only person in charge …
Seguir leyendo Deceptive family sneaks meat into vegetarian’s meals without telling her, refuse to apologize years later: ‘They actually did this to humiliate her’
Woman charges sister and three kids $50 a night plus $100 cleaning fee to stay in her house for Christmas in response to their messy behavior: ‘Just say no’
Having your relatives stay with you is not always the most pleasant experience in the world, especially if they have kids. If you’re anything like me, you value your space and privacy. You love your home and have worked to have it the way that you like it. Odds are, you probably don’t take kindly …
Seguir leyendo Woman charges sister and three kids $50 a night plus $100 cleaning fee to stay in her house for Christmas in response to their messy behavior: ‘Just say no’