Do you ever wish you were 12 years old again and had all your friends sleeping at your house on a Friday night? I sure do! If there’s one thing I miss about my childhood is all the free time on my hands and the possibility to see my friends almost every day. We would …
Seguir leyendo ‘Let’s have a sleepover!’: Memes for millennials remembering all the times they slept at a friend’s house without a blanket
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Mom hosts sleepovers 3 weekends in a row, complains when parent won’t pick up their kid before 10 AM because of sibling’s sports practice: ‘When I was a kid, I wasn’t getting picked up before noon’
How long is too long to leave your kid at somebody else’s house? One of the many unavoidable duties that come with being a parent is that, up until a certain age, you have to be the manager of your children’s social life. While you might find the quirks of your own kids delightful, there …
Seguir leyendo Mom hosts sleepovers 3 weekends in a row, complains when parent won’t pick up their kid before 10 AM because of sibling’s sports practice: ‘When I was a kid, I wasn’t getting picked up before noon’
Stepmom refuses to let her 9-year-old stepson’s mom sleep over at her house the night before his birthday so she can wake him up to wish him Happy Birthday: ‘Every milestone will become this. Every birthday, Christmas, Wedding day.’
She’s really pushing it It is really hard to share your child with your ex and their new partner. Some parents revel in having a couple of days off a week from being in full-time parent mode, but many would much rather have their kid for every single second of every single day. Having split …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom refuses to let her 9-year-old stepson’s mom sleep over at her house the night before his birthday so she can wake him up to wish him Happy Birthday: ‘Every milestone will become this. Every birthday, Christmas, Wedding day.’
Dad bans 14-year-old daughter from going to the movie theater with her friends because she got 85% on her math test and 87% on her physics test: ‘She burst into tears, but I had to stay firm in my decision.’
Is he being too harsh on his daughter? There are a lot of parents out there who do not tolerate their kids getting less-than-perfect grades. If their kid gets an 89 on a quiz, they aren’t allowed to see their friends for a month. I think most of us can agree that such punishment is …
Seguir leyendo Dad bans 14-year-old daughter from going to the movie theater with her friends because she got 85% on her math test and 87% on her physics test: ‘She burst into tears, but I had to stay firm in my decision.’
Mom allows her 13-year-old daughter’s 12-year-old vegetarian friend to eat meat at a sleepover, against her parents’ wishes: ‘Her friend is very meat-curious, and always asks to try it.’
Should a parent be allowed to force their dietary restrictions on their child? Parents have always decided what their kids eat. It’s not as if kids are the ones going to the grocery store and deciding exactly what to cook for dinner every night! They are always at their parents’ mercy. If their parents think …
Seguir leyendo Mom allows her 13-year-old daughter’s 12-year-old vegetarian friend to eat meat at a sleepover, against her parents’ wishes: ‘Her friend is very meat-curious, and always asks to try it.’
Sleepover host mom calls mother of 8-year-old crying guest at 2 AM asking to pick her up after she repeatedly asked to go home: ‘Her mom came, but she seemed annoyed.’
She had no choice in the matter! She comforted a crying child who was begging to go home, and she listened to what the child wanted. Sleepovers are not fun for everyone. If you grew up sleeping over at your friend’s house, you probably have some memory of one of the sleepover attendees crying for …
Seguir leyendo Sleepover host mom calls mother of 8-year-old crying guest at 2 AM asking to pick her up after she repeatedly asked to go home: ‘Her mom came, but she seemed annoyed.’
Green-haired dude tells his friend not to use his shampoo, friend uses it and freaks out when her blonde hair turns green: ‘She said that I should have specifically told her it had green dye in it.’
She’s not a very good friend. You have to respect people’s space when you’re staying over at their house. You can’t just use all of their stuff and eat all of their food just because you’re staying over for a week. They might tell you, «feel free to help yourself to anything,» but there are …
Seguir leyendo Green-haired dude tells his friend not to use his shampoo, friend uses it and freaks out when her blonde hair turns green: ‘She said that I should have specifically told her it had green dye in it.’
Dad tells son’s friend to ‘stop acting like a brat’ after he repeatedly whines about not getting the last sesame bagel at breakfast: ‘He asked me to go back and get him [one]’
You should always treat the guests you invite into your home with respect. Only if respect is given back to you, that is. It’s no surprise to anyone that there is an epidemic of bad communicators in this digital age. Social media and smartphones generally lessen our abilities to regulate ourselves emotionally, develop our grasp …
Seguir leyendo Dad tells son’s friend to ‘stop acting like a brat’ after he repeatedly whines about not getting the last sesame bagel at breakfast: ‘He asked me to go back and get him [one]’
Mom scolds her 10-year-old daughter’s 11-year-old friend for excluding her 2-year-old daughter at a sleepover: ‘How dare you ignore my little girl in my home?’
A 5th grader has no business entertaining her friend’s 2-year-old sister at a sleepover. When you become a full-fledged adult, you finally feel like you’re able to be friends with people who are significantly older or younger than you. 26-year-olds can easily connect with 32-year-olds and don’t dwell on the fact that they were in …
Seguir leyendo Mom scolds her 10-year-old daughter’s 11-year-old friend for excluding her 2-year-old daughter at a sleepover: ‘How dare you ignore my little girl in my home?’
18-year-old invites friend for a sleepover, then refuses to let her in when she shows up at 4 am, entitled friend throws a tantrum: ‘I decided to completely cut her off’
As much as you love your friends, it is natural to feel uncomfortable when they ask you to cover for them in front of their parents. I would know, I used to do it a lot for my best friend in high school. To her defense, her parents were terribly strict; they quite literally made …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old invites friend for a sleepover, then refuses to let her in when she shows up at 4 am, entitled friend throws a tantrum: ‘I decided to completely cut her off’