Widow refuses to let her 17 and 22-year-old sons call their stepdad of 15 years their ‘dad’: ‘My late husband’s worst fear was they would grow up without him and forget him.’

Should their mom and their late father be the ones who determine how they refer to their father-figure of 15 years? 

Mom forbids her 13-year-old daughter from appearing in her boy-mom sister-in-law’s family vlogs: ‘My sister-in-law kept pestering her to braid hair and decorate cookies for content.’

If she doesn’t want her daughter appearing in family vlogs, she has every right to forbid it. Her daughter is acting more mature than her sister-in-law If you’ve ever had a weird feeling about family vloggers, you’re not alone. I never really understood the appeal of content where parents narrate their families’ day-to-day lives to …
Seguir leyendo Mom forbids her 13-year-old daughter from appearing in her boy-mom sister-in-law’s family vlogs: ‘My sister-in-law kept pestering her to braid hair and decorate cookies for content.’

Unemployed dad demands his 17 and 19-year-old sons stop eating so healthy and start eating more ramen and cereal: ‘I don’t believe I should ask them to do that because both of those things tend to be unhealthy’

Many people don’t learn to be healthy during their teenage years, let alone as young adults. It’s a whole lot easier to eat junk food than to plan meticulous meals with the perfect amount of nutritional value, and many people never find the right balance to set themselves up for a healthy life.  If you …
Seguir leyendo Unemployed dad demands his 17 and 19-year-old sons stop eating so healthy and start eating more ramen and cereal: ‘I don’t believe I should ask them to do that because both of those things tend to be unhealthy’

‘It takes a village’: Entitled woman lists neighbor as her son’s emergency contact without permission and threatens to end their sons’ friendship when neighbor confronts her, after receiving multiple surprise calls from his school

You can make eye contact with someone passing by on the street, yet you do not get down on one knee and propose to them. You can help an elderly lady cross the street, yet you do not sign a contract to become their full-time caregiver. So why in the world would this mother make …
Seguir leyendo ‘It takes a village’: Entitled woman lists neighbor as her son’s emergency contact without permission and threatens to end their sons’ friendship when neighbor confronts her, after receiving multiple surprise calls from his school

35-year-old offers to buy his 64-year-old parents a house, forbids them from allowing his 42-year-old brother to live with them: ‘My mom has always loved my brother more’

If you’re going to give a family member a large financial gift, you can’t dictate what they do with that money. You can advise them all you want not to blow five figures on online sports gambling, but if they’re determined to do so, they will do it. If you’re loaning money to a close …
Seguir leyendo 35-year-old offers to buy his 64-year-old parents a house, forbids them from allowing his 42-year-old brother to live with them: ‘My mom has always loved my brother more’

‘Who is this?’: 20+ Hysterical Dad Responses To Their Children Calling To Say ‘I Love You’

What is it about our dads that make them so predictable? Is it their love for routine: bacon for breakfast, golf for lunch? Is it the fact that they’ve used the same dad jokes since we were in the womb: ‘You hear about that restaurant on the moon, great food. no atmosphere….’ Just no! Whatever, …
Seguir leyendo ‘Who is this?’: 20+ Hysterical Dad Responses To Their Children Calling To Say ‘I Love You’

60-year-old boyfriend insists mom should charge her 15 and 17-year-old sons rent to live at home once they turn 18: ‘He believes kids should be charged $600 per month rent as long as they’re not going to school’

Parents who let their kids live with them when they’re adults have to decide whether or not they’re going to let them live rent-free. Several factors contribute to this decision, with culture being a significant one. In many cultures, it’s expected that adult children live at home until they get married. In some households, they’re …
Seguir leyendo 60-year-old boyfriend insists mom should charge her 15 and 17-year-old sons rent to live at home once they turn 18: ‘He believes kids should be charged $600 per month rent as long as they’re not going to school’

‘He would shut off the hot water while I was in the shower’: Husband bans wife, 12 and 14-year old sons from showering more than twice a week, claims it’s for the environment

There are a lot of ways that individual people can help the environment. Recycling correctly, not buying clothes from Shein, and cutting down on using fossil fuels as much as possible are great ways to give back to the Earth, especially considering we’re right in the middle of Earth Day season. Even though it is …
Seguir leyendo ‘He would shut off the hot water while I was in the shower’: Husband bans wife, 12 and 14-year old sons from showering more than twice a week, claims it’s for the environment

Dad serves as sole caretaker for his 2 and 4-year-old sons despite working full time and mom staying at home, mom threatens to split up the siblings if they divorce: ‘I don’t trust her to take care of Ivan alone.’

Ah, the equitable division of labor in and out of the home. It’s something that everyone, from roommates to couples to parents, aspire to, but few can achieve fully. You can’t always quantify chores down to the minutiae, nor should you want to. If I kept a log of every dish I washed and compared …
Seguir leyendo Dad serves as sole caretaker for his 2 and 4-year-old sons despite working full time and mom staying at home, mom threatens to split up the siblings if they divorce: ‘I don’t trust her to take care of Ivan alone.’

Dad forces 18-year-old son to pay rent or get out, allows 22 year old unemployed son to live with him rent free: ‘I’m getting punished for my brothers actions’

If I’ve learned anything from my extended family, it’s that you should not let your adult son live in your house rent-free for years with no job and no prospects. When I was a kid, teenager, and college student, one of my biggest fears was that I would never be able to get a job, …
Seguir leyendo Dad forces 18-year-old son to pay rent or get out, allows 22 year old unemployed son to live with him rent free: ‘I’m getting punished for my brothers actions’