Who is a mother? That is one of those questions that must be approached with much nuance. Suppose a teenager gets pregnant and gives up her baby that Michael Cera fathered through a closed adoption. Would that teen be considered a mother, even though the role and responsibility of motherhood have been transferred wholly to …
Seguir leyendo Woman who had a false positive pregnancy test throws a fit when nobody gets her anything for Mother’s Day: ‘Nobody owed her a Mother’s Day gift because she’s not a mother yet’
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Sister attempts to ‘ground’ 20-year-old college student after she continuously woke up her six-month-old baby: ‘[She] has zero respect for the baby or the parents’
For many college students, it’s their first taste of true independence. They’re living on their own for the first time, usually out of their parent’s house, with nobody around to tell them what to do (Except your RA). It’s a chance for kids to learn how to make it on their own. To learn how to keep their …
Seguir leyendo Sister attempts to ‘ground’ 20-year-old college student after she continuously woke up her six-month-old baby: ‘[She] has zero respect for the baby or the parents’
‘He didn’t speak to me the whole shuttle ride’: 5’1″ Woman is berated by family for not giving her first-class upgrade to her 6’6″ brother
A lot of hoopla is made about short men. Pundits online devote lengthy tomes to the strife of the short king, his disadvantages, and his struggles. But what about their tall brethren? Do they not suffer alike? There are a few situations in life where being a tall man puts you in difficult situations. Like doing limbo at a birthday party. Or going spelunking …
Seguir leyendo ‘He didn’t speak to me the whole shuttle ride’: 5’1″ Woman is berated by family for not giving her first-class upgrade to her 6’6″ brother
32 Relatable Memes for Siblings Who Were Born to Annoy Each Other
Growing up with a sibling is both a wonderful and a harrowing experience. If things turn out right, you get to have a friend for life who knows you better than anyone, knows everything about your life at home, your relationships with your parents, and your relationship with your friends, and is able to carry …
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‘They refuse to acknowledge the marriage’: Parents shun son’s wife because they eloped in Vegas, gets banned from their grandkid’s birthday party until they accept her
Eloping can be a dangerous game. If you decide to marry someone you met approximately three days ago, Kim Kardashian style, at a chapel in Vegas, don’t be surprised if you’re googling «annulment» three days later. That is what most people think of when «eloping» comes to mind, but it’s the exception, not the rule …
Seguir leyendo ‘They refuse to acknowledge the marriage’: Parents shun son’s wife because they eloped in Vegas, gets banned from their grandkid’s birthday party until they accept her
‘They asked me how I could be happy being adopted when I had real siblings?’: Adoptee meets biological siblings, gets criticized for not regretting being adopted
Every adoptee has a different experience. It’s easy to think of adoption as a universal good because it gives children consistent and healthy homes, but that’s not always the case. Adoption can be an exploitative industry. Mothers can be coerced into giving up their children against their will. Not all adoptive homes are safe, nurturing …
Seguir leyendo ‘They asked me how I could be happy being adopted when I had real siblings?’: Adoptee meets biological siblings, gets criticized for not regretting being adopted
‘My uncles are infamous criminals…I thought they bred dogs’: 20 wild family secrets that finally came to light
Every family has its secrets. I have been finding out a lot of family secrets over the last couple of years, and by a lot, I mean 2. That probably doesn’t sound like a lot to you, but for a person who is always trying to figure stuff out about their family before they were …
Seguir leyendo ‘My uncles are infamous criminals…I thought they bred dogs’: 20 wild family secrets that finally came to light
Teen refuses to wear a dress or a suit to her sister’s wedding, mom takes her side: ‘She wanted to wear her day to day clothes’
There was never a time in my life when I had to dress up formally more than when I was in high school. Maybe this was more of a Southern thing, but it felt like every weekend of every spring, there was a gala, a banquet, or a dance where I had to wear a …
Seguir leyendo Teen refuses to wear a dress or a suit to her sister’s wedding, mom takes her side: ‘She wanted to wear her day to day clothes’
16-year-old refuses to wear a dress or a suit to her sister’s wedding, mom takes her side: ‘She wanted to wear her day to day clothes’
There was never a time in my life when I had to dress up formally more than when I was in high school. Maybe this was more of a Southern thing, but it felt like every weekend of every spring, there was a gala, a banquet, or a dance where I had to wear a …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old refuses to wear a dress or a suit to her sister’s wedding, mom takes her side: ‘She wanted to wear her day to day clothes’
‘I am not the golden child, I just wasn’t a pain in the ***’: Delinquent daughter accuses kid sister of being favored, gets put in her place
I know all too well that sometimes siblings are treated differently for a good reason. It can sound cruel to give privileges to one of your children but not another, but when one kid has constantly abused privileges and cannot handle any level of responsibility, it’s no wonder that they’d be treated differently than a …
Seguir leyendo ‘I am not the golden child, I just wasn’t a pain in the ***’: Delinquent daughter accuses kid sister of being favored, gets put in her place