Just because you’re working from home, doesn’t mean you’re around for whatever, especially taking care of a child that isn’t yours. The shift toward working from home has opened up flexibility for workers (AKA you can do your laundry during the work day), but it’s also easily exploited by family members who don’t quite get …
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25 of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (August 29, 2024)
It’s official. The kids are back in school. This might be a welcome relief for parents who are tired of trying to keep rowdy kids entertained in the summer heat. No more schlepping them to the pool or the beach, no more worrying if they’ve reapplied sunscreen or if they’re wearing their floaties. No more …
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Father of 2-month-old newborn refuses to cancel week-long ‘bros trip’ despite anxious wife’s wishes: ‘I really need him by my side’
The drama doesn’t stop when you give birth to a child… it starts. There’s an old adage that women start to feel like mothers when they get pregnant, but men don’t start to feel like fathers until the baby is born, and maybe even a little bit after. This can set up the first few …
Seguir leyendo Father of 2-month-old newborn refuses to cancel week-long ‘bros trip’ despite anxious wife’s wishes: ‘I really need him by my side’
40-year-old calls herself ‘first time mom’ when new baby arrives despite having a 24-year-old son, son storms out: ‘She said something that really hurt me’
If the show Gilmore Girls taught us anything, it’s that parents who have their kids while they’re very young tend to have different relationships with their kids. Since they’re still growing up themselves while trying to raise a young one, the lines between parent and friend and sibling get a little blurry. Becoming a parent …
Seguir leyendo 40-year-old calls herself ‘first time mom’ when new baby arrives despite having a 24-year-old son, son storms out: ‘She said something that really hurt me’
‘I hate being this responsible’: Parents of 7 rely on 16-year-old to support their family, force him to help with an 8th child
Helping out with your siblings is part of growing up, but only to an extent. Sure, you can pitch in every now and then and help babysit when your folks need you to. They are family, after all. But when it becomes a whole other job, then that’s when it becomes an issue. The best …
Seguir leyendo ‘I hate being this responsible’: Parents of 7 rely on 16-year-old to support their family, force him to help with an 8th child
‘Watch. Your. Kids’: Entitled mom lets 4-year-old run wild at wedding and grab a chunk of cake, balks when bride flips out
The debate between having a kid-free wedding or a kid-friendly wedding is a tough one. On the one hand, weddings are all about celebrating family and extended circles of love, so why would you exclude children from that? It also takes away the burden of your guests trying to find childcare. On the other hand, …
Seguir leyendo ‘Watch. Your. Kids’: Entitled mom lets 4-year-old run wild at wedding and grab a chunk of cake, balks when bride flips out
25 of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (August 22, 2024)
It’s finally back to school time, and odds are your kids have already contracted at least one illness and you’ve had to make a last-minute run for school supplies they didn’t tell you you had to purchase. Back to school is a special time of year. The air is beginning to chill, a sense of …
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Excessive screen time causes 10-year-old boy to lose his Australian accent, parents defend their parenting choices: ‘The kid obviously is deteriorating’
Everyone has a right to parent in their own way, but we also all have the right to think what we think about those choices. There are as many ways to parent as there are children in the world, and we will never understand the full scope of a situation from the outside. We can …
Seguir leyendo Excessive screen time causes 10-year-old boy to lose his Australian accent, parents defend their parenting choices: ‘The kid obviously is deteriorating’
‘You’re raising spoiled brats’: Parents let out-of-control 2-year-old ruin romantic date night after she refuses to stay with babysitter, get criticized for failing to set boundaries
Setting boundaries is hard with anyone, especially children. When you have to cancel a plan because you’re burnt out, decline to answer a personal question, or set a physical boundary, it can make you feel like you did something wrong, even though you were really just protecting yourself. This is the work of knowing our …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re raising spoiled brats’: Parents let out-of-control 2-year-old ruin romantic date night after she refuses to stay with babysitter, get criticized for failing to set boundaries
Family refuses to feed 5-year-old in their care after school, calls mom ‘entitled’ for complaining: ‘Why would you intentionally leave a child out?’
Being a good host is a skill you must acquire, like anything else. Some people have natural inclinations towards this, but you still have to work to hone it. You have to learn when to offer a beverage, what kind of food to offer, how to make your guests feel at home, and most importantly …
Seguir leyendo Family refuses to feed 5-year-old in their care after school, calls mom ‘entitled’ for complaining: ‘Why would you intentionally leave a child out?’