Not all pregnancies are planned. In fact, I would venture to say that in the history of human civilization, less than .01% of children were intended to be had from the jump. For a lot of people, pregnancy and kids are just something that happens to them, and they deal with it the best way …
Seguir leyendo ‘I told [my brother] how he had failed as a father’: Uncle defends his neglected 16-year-old nephew after his spoiled 13-year-old brother broke his video game and blamed it on him
Categoría:sibling rivalry
‘I’m sick of the favoritism’: 17-year-old son scolds parents for forgetting his birthday after years of living in adopted brother’s shadow, parents take offense
Parenting is about providing the next generation with the tools they need to excel in life, and then those same children can pass on their knowledge to their children and so on. When a parent gives preferential treatment to one child over another, they’re starting a cycle of favoritism that will result in cataclysmic mental …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m sick of the favoritism’: 17-year-old son scolds parents for forgetting his birthday after years of living in adopted brother’s shadow, parents take offense
24-year-old woman walks out of family dinner after her 26-year-old sister berates her for ordering an entrée and a dessert: ‘She called me a spoiled brat for wasting food and our father’s money’
As you age, your exposure to random cruelty often decreases. The number of people who are the victims of browbeating in high school vs. college has to take a monumental downward turn, and it’s easy to see why. When you’re a kid, you have very little control over who you spend your 7-3 alongside. Teachers …
Seguir leyendo 24-year-old woman walks out of family dinner after her 26-year-old sister berates her for ordering an entrée and a dessert: ‘She called me a spoiled brat for wasting food and our father’s money’
17-year-old refuses to babysit his 38-year-old sister’s kids once after continuously doing it 5 days a week, gets grounded for putting friends above family: ‘I tried to defend myself but they didn’t listen’
«It takes a village to raise a child,» the classic quotation goes, but it doesn’t thoroughly examine the involvement of said village. To some, a village means pre-colonial communal raising of children, without the traditional post-colonial idea of a nuclear family with a mother and father. All of the adults in said village take responsibility …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to babysit his 38-year-old sister’s kids once after continuously doing it 5 days a week, gets grounded for putting friends above family: ‘I tried to defend myself but they didn’t listen’
‘She kept glaring at me while I was cooking’: 16-year-old refuses to make breakfast for her 11-year-old sister who constantly disrespects her, mom who refuses to discipline the bratty daughter punishes the teenage daughter
As a parent, it can be tricky to distinguish routine sibling squabbling from unseemly behavior that requires adult intervention. My sister and I would fight like cats and dogs when we were kids, but our conflicts rarely escalated to the point where our parents needed to punish one or both of us. «Stop going into …
Seguir leyendo ‘She kept glaring at me while I was cooking’: 16-year-old refuses to make breakfast for her 11-year-old sister who constantly disrespects her, mom who refuses to discipline the bratty daughter punishes the teenage daughter
‘Time for him to go’: Freeloading boyfriend lives in sister-in-law’s garage, threatens brother-in-law when he asks him to clear out
Living with family is far from easy, even when you’re all adults. Because odds are, one of you still has the power (aka whoever’s house it is). This can stir up some ego problems in even the more secure people. If you’re down on your luck and relying on the kindness of family, then it …
Seguir leyendo ‘Time for him to go’: Freeloading boyfriend lives in sister-in-law’s garage, threatens brother-in-law when he asks him to clear out
17-year-old girl ruins sister’s $500 dress with nail polish, refuses to pay her back for it: ‘My parents are upset with me for ruining the family vibe’
Being attached to clothing items is a real thing. It may not seem reasonable to some of you, but I get it. If you wore a jacket, say, when you first met your now husband, you might feel attached to it. If you stumbled upon a rare vintage skirt at a random thrift shop on …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old girl ruins sister’s $500 dress with nail polish, refuses to pay her back for it: ‘My parents are upset with me for ruining the family vibe’
Sister who had kids in her 20s calls 34-year-old pregnant sister ‘selfish’ for waiting to have children, she kicks her out of her baby shower: ‘Pure jealousy and projection’
Everyone is allowed to make different choices in life. That’s why they are called choices. There’s no prescription on how to live life, and there shouldn’t be. If one person decides that their passion in life is delivering pizzas and another wants to be the youngest person to graduate medical school, then more power to …
Seguir leyendo Sister who had kids in her 20s calls 34-year-old pregnant sister ‘selfish’ for waiting to have children, she kicks her out of her baby shower: ‘Pure jealousy and projection’
‘You’re weak minded’: Couple drops off 8-month-old baby with sister at 3AM every week without asking permission, sister feels taken advantage of
Having a new baby around the house is a BFD (a big freaking deal). They take so much work to take care of and can’t be left alone. They might be fussy, they might be cranky, and they might generally be a pain sometimes, keeping you up at night and whatnot. If you’re a parent, …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re weak minded’: Couple drops off 8-month-old baby with sister at 3AM every week without asking permission, sister feels taken advantage of
18-year-old calls out 17-year-old sister for wearing a corset to a baby shower, calls it ‘inappropriate’ for brunch: ‘She started to blow up about how I am supposed to wear bright blue to the baby shower’
I’m all for dressing unconventionally. We have free will, and not enough of us use it. Unless you’re at an event or a job that requires a specific dress code, I say go all out. It expresses our individuality and sense of self. As someone who was made to wear a uniform for much of …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old calls out 17-year-old sister for wearing a corset to a baby shower, calls it ‘inappropriate’ for brunch: ‘She started to blow up about how I am supposed to wear bright blue to the baby shower’