There’s nothing worse than getting sick when you have small children. If you get sick when you’re childfree and can take a couple of sick days off work, it obviously still feels horrible, but at least you can focus your attention on actually getting better. Even if you’re a parent to older kids, they can …
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Mom refuses to take her son to the hospital after he spikes a 106.3 degree fever: ‘That’s over 41 degrees Celsius’
There is no shortage of debates in parenting forums about how to treat (or not treat) a child’s fever. Opinions range from rushing kids to the hospital the second their temperature reaches 99.5 degrees, and letting their kids fester with no medicine when their fever is over 104 degrees. The truth is probably somewhere in …
Seguir leyendo Mom refuses to take her son to the hospital after he spikes a 106.3 degree fever: ‘That’s over 41 degrees Celsius’
Mom bans 58-year-old grandma from her 6-year-old grandson’s hospital room after putting her ‘miracle water’ into his IV: ‘I would rather have her mad at me than my son septic’
It’s sad to know you cannot always trust your closest family members in a medical crisis. Some of you might have family members who don’t believe in modern medicine, and wouldn’t be a trusted adult to make medical decisions for your child if you were unable to show up to the hospital during a medical …
Seguir leyendo Mom bans 58-year-old grandma from her 6-year-old grandson’s hospital room after putting her ‘miracle water’ into his IV: ‘I would rather have her mad at me than my son septic’
High school choir director makes 16-year-old star singer to perform with laryngitis, faces payback in her junior year: ‘I was humiliated. I wanted revenge’
The only thing worse than doing something that you really don’t want to do when you’re sick is somebody else forcing you to do something that you don’t want to do when you’re sick. More often than not, pushing your body when it is already run down is not going to produce optimal results. Nonetheless, …
Seguir leyendo High school choir director makes 16-year-old star singer to perform with laryngitis, faces payback in her junior year: ‘I was humiliated. I wanted revenge’
Entitled sister expects 33-year-old sibling, who is already taking care of their father multiple days a week, to fund their father’s professional in-home care entirely: ‘I’m already taking on a big part-time caregiving role. I can’t cover everything’
Watching one of your parents succumb to the harsh reality of aging isn’t easy. It feels backwards—they were supposed to be taking care of you, not the other way around. That thought process isn’t out of malintent. It just feels bizarre with the roles reversed, doesn’t it? Being a parent’s caregiver is difficult emotionally, mentally, …
Seguir leyendo Entitled sister expects 33-year-old sibling, who is already taking care of their father multiple days a week, to fund their father’s professional in-home care entirely: ‘I’m already taking on a big part-time caregiving role. I can’t cover everything’
50-year-old caregiver refuses to let her 52-year-old diabetic bedbound husband, who sleeps 20 hours a day, come on the family cruise vacation with her and her 2 daughters: ‘He’s mad and sulking.’
It is incredibly difficult to be responsible for the full-time care of another adult. That is how many people make their living, which is, unfortunately, not as well-paid as it should be; however, many people do this work for their family members for free. It’s not like there’s a season where somebody who requires full-time …
Seguir leyendo 50-year-old caregiver refuses to let her 52-year-old diabetic bedbound husband, who sleeps 20 hours a day, come on the family cruise vacation with her and her 2 daughters: ‘He’s mad and sulking.’
Couple try to bring unwell 2-year-old son on friend vacation, demand back non-refundable $2000 when told they can’t come: ‘Morgan told us we were selfish and horrible friends’
It is an unfortunate truth that every so often, vacationing with friends is a much nicer idea in theory than it is in practice. While it is fully possible to go on a friend trip and have a wonderful time, it can also bring out people’s more unpleasant traits and uncomfortable relationship dynamics. It is …
Seguir leyendo Couple try to bring unwell 2-year-old son on friend vacation, demand back non-refundable $2000 when told they can’t come: ‘Morgan told us we were selfish and horrible friends’
Dad fakes sick for 2 months to avoid going to work, blames mom for them not having enough money to buy their 15-year-old daughter a new iPhone: ‘I am also unable to work because my youngest is 6 months old’
A kid faking sick to avoid going to school usually means that something bigger is going on with them. One might assume that a kid would do this because they’re lazy and avoidant by nature, but that’s not usually the case. If a kid is constantly saying they have a stomachache, despite there being no …
Seguir leyendo Dad fakes sick for 2 months to avoid going to work, blames mom for them not having enough money to buy their 15-year-old daughter a new iPhone: ‘I am also unable to work because my youngest is 6 months old’
New mom raises $2800 to take unpaid leave to care for her sick 3-month-old baby, coworker discovers she was actually planning on using the money to fund a Canadian vacation: ‘The baby’s totally fine, my mom can watch him’
It is easy to get scammed on GoFundMe if you are tender-hearted enough to give generously when possible. I’m not saying that every GoFundMe that someone starts under a viral tweet begging for survival funds is a lie, but scams like that rely on one of two things. You feel like a good person for …
Seguir leyendo New mom raises $2800 to take unpaid leave to care for her sick 3-month-old baby, coworker discovers she was actually planning on using the money to fund a Canadian vacation: ‘The baby’s totally fine, my mom can watch him’
Dad of 2 kids under 5 forces his wife to clean up his vomit because he missed the trash can, calls her a bad wife who’s punishing him for being sick: ‘There was really no reason for him to vomit all over the floor’
I am not someone you would call emetophobic, or having a fear of vomiting. If you are one of those people, I would suggest you click out of this now, lest you be stricken with fear you can’t overcome. Although I don’t fear vomiting with every ounce of my being, I’m not thrilled when I …
Seguir leyendo Dad of 2 kids under 5 forces his wife to clean up his vomit because he missed the trash can, calls her a bad wife who’s punishing him for being sick: ‘There was really no reason for him to vomit all over the floor’