Many people have to accept at a very young age that they will eventually serve as full-time caretakers for their family members. Whether it’s a parent who is aging and doesn’t have enough money for retirement, or a sibling who isn’t independent enough mentally to take care of themselves, it’s a big burden to bear. …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old refuses to be the guardian of his 12-year-old stepsister because he already committed to caring for his 14-year-old brother: ‘My stepdad said I’m perfectly capable of doing it for both’
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14-year-old ignores her 17-year-old sister after she starts calling her «her brother» because the younger sister likes to work on cars with her older sister’s boyfriend: ‘She started yelling and accusing me of trying to steal her boyfriend’
There is never a time when gender norms are more strictly enforced than during childhood. When you’re an adult, you can present yourself any way you want, and most people won’t question it to your face, but kids pick up on the slightest deviation from any norm. The reason they do that is because the adults in …
Seguir leyendo 14-year-old ignores her 17-year-old sister after she starts calling her «her brother» because the younger sister likes to work on cars with her older sister’s boyfriend: ‘She started yelling and accusing me of trying to steal her boyfriend’
Single dad berates his 15-year-old son’s 17-year-old girlfriend after he finds them together after he forbade them from dating until his son’s grades improved: ‘If I ever catch you two together again, it won’t be pretty for either of you’
Not to brag, but I was an expert in hiding my high school relationships from my parents. I might not have been #1, but I was certainly in the top 25 for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I didn’t tell them a single detail about the happenings of my dating life because I was terrified they …
Seguir leyendo Single dad berates his 15-year-old son’s 17-year-old girlfriend after he finds them together after he forbade them from dating until his son’s grades improved: ‘If I ever catch you two together again, it won’t be pretty for either of you’
Mom records 16-year-old daughter jumping on the trampoline and posts it on social media to mock her: ‘She got upset with me telling me to, «Lighten up and take a joke»‘
It’s so rough being a teenager in the age of social media. It used to be that you compared yourself to everyone at your high school, which only had a couple hundred students. Now, you can compare yourself to everyone your age with a TikTok account, which amounts to millions and millions of users. It …
Seguir leyendo Mom records 16-year-old daughter jumping on the trampoline and posts it on social media to mock her: ‘She got upset with me telling me to, «Lighten up and take a joke»‘
16-year-old son of widower bonds with his dad’s girlfriend who doesn’t want to replace his mom, dad dumps her for woman who insists on filling the mom role for him: ‘I told him I didn’t want another mom and I loved Mara’
Nothing works in life if you try to force it too hard. If you go up to someone on the first day, you meet them and say, «You are going to be a very close friend of mine, we’re going to spend every day together, and you will be a bridesmaid at my wedding,» I …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old son of widower bonds with his dad’s girlfriend who doesn’t want to replace his mom, dad dumps her for woman who insists on filling the mom role for him: ‘I told him I didn’t want another mom and I loved Mara’
16-year-old’s teachers and therapist pressure her to cut her beautiful long hair for wigs for kids with cancer, tell her she’s obliged to do it: ‘The poor kids don’t have the chance to choose, you have’
There’s such a hullabaloo about cutting your hair off to donate it to the wig charity ‘Locks of Love.’ If anyone has long, beautiful hair and is just walking around existing, they often get asked if they want to donate their hair to make wigs for cancer patients. While it’s a noble thing to want …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old’s teachers and therapist pressure her to cut her beautiful long hair for wigs for kids with cancer, tell her she’s obliged to do it: ‘The poor kids don’t have the chance to choose, you have’
‘You’re not responsible for taking care of your father’s stepkids’: Dad forces 16-year-old son to make food for his step siblings on days he’s with his mom, balks when he refuses
Custody is not always a simple arrangement. Sure, you might have agreed to certain days with a certain parent, but kids have different needs. They might have extracurricular activities they have to attend, social obligations, and different desires for where they want to spend the night that particular night. The schedule can become more nebulous …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re not responsible for taking care of your father’s stepkids’: Dad forces 16-year-old son to make food for his step siblings on days he’s with his mom, balks when he refuses
Mom forbids 16-year-old son from going by ‘Lex,’ yells at teacher for not using the name ‘Alexander’ in school newsletter: ‘She told me I should stop trying to discard the name she lovingly chose for me’
Nicknames can be such a touchy subject when they don’t have to be. If you’re having a kid, you need to write down their name and every possible nickname they could have. If the sound of any of these nicknames makes you feel a level of disgust that would amount to absolute detestation, you probably …
Seguir leyendo Mom forbids 16-year-old son from going by ‘Lex,’ yells at teacher for not using the name ‘Alexander’ in school newsletter: ‘She told me I should stop trying to discard the name she lovingly chose for me’
‘She’s going to end up obese’: Stepdad pressures wife to control his 5’4 150 lb 15-year-old stepdaughter’s weight, mom claims it’s unnecessary because she exercises 100 hours a week
Weight is an extremely sensitive issue with teenagers. They already have so much pressure and responsibility at such a young age, and they shouldn’t have to worry about counting calories or being the perfect weight. The population as a whole feels very conflicted about how we should «deal with» overweight children. Sending your kid to …
Seguir leyendo ‘She’s going to end up obese’: Stepdad pressures wife to control his 5’4 150 lb 15-year-old stepdaughter’s weight, mom claims it’s unnecessary because she exercises 100 hours a week
Aunt buys deoderant for 14-year-old nephew who’s getting bullied for his foul scent, gets chewed out by his crunchy mom for overstepping boundaries: ‘She said I caused irreversible damage to his self esteem’
Everybody remembers the smelly kid in middle school. Even if you don’t think you remember, somewhere in the annals of your mind is the girl who never wore deodorant and subsequently had difficulty making friends. If you were like me or any of the boys at my middle school, you would baptize yourself daily with …
Seguir leyendo Aunt buys deoderant for 14-year-old nephew who’s getting bullied for his foul scent, gets chewed out by his crunchy mom for overstepping boundaries: ‘She said I caused irreversible damage to his self esteem’