Nobody likes it when someone plays favorites. You can usually tell pretty easily who is more in the glow of affection, and if it’s not you it can feel pretty bad. This is true of teachers, friends, and especially family members. In a large family full of kids, some of them are bound to get …
Seguir leyendo Adult brothers make lame excuses to miss 17-year-old nephew’s birthday party, attend 17-year-old sister’s birthday later and shower her with gifts: ‘A nephew may not be the same a sibling but it’s still pretty high up’
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18-year-old girl neglects to pay $100 to retrieve her towed car, her father pays if for her and her mom flips out, takes away her keys: ‘Her dad thinks I am being too harsh’
Childhood is all about learning lessons. When you’re a baby, you put everything in your mouth so you learn a lesson about what you should and shouldn’t put in your mouth. When you’re a kid, you break everything possible to learn about what breaks easily and what doesn’t. When you’re a teenager, you do all …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old girl neglects to pay $100 to retrieve her towed car, her father pays if for her and her mom flips out, takes away her keys: ‘Her dad thinks I am being too harsh’
25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (May 15, 2025)
There are so many awesome examples of parents in movies and TV. One of them that immediately springs to mind is Bob and Linda from Bob’s Burgers. Those are real parents to me. They’re sweet, they’re kooky, they’re loving, and they’re a little bit befuddled by all the nonsense that their kids put them through. …
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60-year-old grandma plans vacation for herself while 12 and 10-year-old grandchildren are in school, daughter chews her out for not being available to babysit: ‘She should not be assumptive’
It takes a village indeed, and it’s nice to be able to rely on others to help you out with childcare. This is how we did things once upon a time when we lived in tribes and took care of each others’ young. We helped others so that we got help in return. This is …
Seguir leyendo 60-year-old grandma plans vacation for herself while 12 and 10-year-old grandchildren are in school, daughter chews her out for not being available to babysit: ‘She should not be assumptive’
25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (May 8, 2025)
Being a parent is all about juggling 18 different things at once. As they say, your work is never truly done. There is always a room in the house that needs cleaning, a pile of laundry to do, a kid that needs to be taken to a birthday party, or cookies for a bake sale …
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‘SIL looks like she’s ready to cry «Well…I feel selfish»‘: Mom of infant asks brother-in-law to change her baby’s diaper even though she is right there, brother refuses and gets iced out
It is okay to set boundaries with your family members. In fact, you should be setting boundaries with your family members because otherwise they will get crossed and you won’t have recourse to say that they wronged you. This is especially true when it comes to children. We’re all happy to pitch in every now …
Seguir leyendo ‘SIL looks like she’s ready to cry «Well…I feel selfish»‘: Mom of infant asks brother-in-law to change her baby’s diaper even though she is right there, brother refuses and gets iced out
25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (May 1, 2025)
Parenting is like being Barbie because you have to have every job under the sun. You have to be an urgent care nurse, ready to stop bleeding and clean up various fluids at the drop of a hat. You have to be a teacher, ready to answer questions about why the sky is blue and …
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‘As a mother of a child with celiac disease, I am shocked’: Parents drops off 9-year-old with gluten allergy at an acquaintance’s house with no food instructions, won’t reimburse them for food cost
Allergies are not a simple matter. If you don’t have experience dealing with one, you might not know just how much goes into making sure your food is safe. You might think it’s as simple as avoiding the allergen, but it’s more complicated than that. You have to make sure that wherever you go there …
Seguir leyendo ‘As a mother of a child with celiac disease, I am shocked’: Parents drops off 9-year-old with gluten allergy at an acquaintance’s house with no food instructions, won’t reimburse them for food cost
Uncle promises to help pay for niece’s college tuition, goes back on his word 8 years later now that he has his own child: ‘Michael Scott did the exact same as you’
There’s a famous episode of the TV show The Office called «Scott’s Tots.» In it, it is revealed that a decade prior, the lead character Michael Scott made a promise to a group of schoolchildren that he would pay for their college tuition when they turned 18. At the time, he assumed he would be …
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Ex-husband demands to AirTag 8-year-old son while he’s on Europe trip with mom, won’t share his location with her: ‘He will be at least 10 hours of travel away’
Oftentimes, technology doesn’t just change our professional lives. It has a deep impact on our interpersonal lives as well. A new invention can mean new ways of communicating with each other, navigating social situations, and even having surveillance on each other’s lives. Back in the day, you had no way of knowing where your child …
Seguir leyendo Ex-husband demands to AirTag 8-year-old son while he’s on Europe trip with mom, won’t share his location with her: ‘He will be at least 10 hours of travel away’