Lovers argue whether experiencing your first heartbreak at 17 or 30 is more destabilizing: ‘Imagine going through your first breakup and you have to join a Teams meeting’

Nobody likes being broken up with. It is a bad situation for everyone involved, but sometimes it has to be done. If you’ve never been broken up with or been the person who has had to cut it off, you’re a lucky duck, at least for now.  Not to be the bad guy, but I’ve …
Seguir leyendo Lovers argue whether experiencing your first heartbreak at 17 or 30 is more destabilizing: ‘Imagine going through your first breakup and you have to join a Teams meeting’

16-year-old graciously cooks his family’s nightly dinner, stops when his dad and siblings incessantly criticize his meals: ‘Too spicy, wanted rice instead of noodles, didn’t want soup’

There are some household duties that typically constitute a kid’s chores; cleaning your room, taking out the trash, and doing the dishes are chores kids of any age can do. Cooking dinner every night for your entire family is typically not one of them, but that was a chore assigned to a 16-year-old boy with …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old graciously cooks his family’s nightly dinner, stops when his dad and siblings incessantly criticize his meals: ‘Too spicy, wanted rice instead of noodles, didn’t want soup’

‘I’m glad she is your ex’: Teenager punches 6 holes in bedroom wall, mom expects ex-boyfriend to fix them

There’s a stereotype about young men… that they punch holes in the wall when they get angry. I understand the impulse, sure. Sometimes a good punch is needed to get out all the excess anger. But usually a pillow or a stray plank of wood is a good option for emotional release, not the drywall …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m glad she is your ex’: Teenager punches 6 holes in bedroom wall, mom expects ex-boyfriend to fix them

18-year-old mom abandons kid to pursue acting, comes crawling back years later begging her ex and 14-year-old son to take her back: ‘She said I shouldn’t rub salt in her wound’

Whenever I think about a parent abandoning their child, the iconic scene from There Will Be Blood comes to mind. The young preacher Eli Sunday forces Daniel Plainview, the greasy oil baron who left his deaf son on a train to San Fransisco, to admit in front of the congregation that he abandoned his child. …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old mom abandons kid to pursue acting, comes crawling back years later begging her ex and 14-year-old son to take her back: ‘She said I shouldn’t rub salt in her wound’

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’

Neglectful parents beg 17-year-old son to forgive them because they’re good parents to his toddler siblings: ‘They show no sign of caring about me more now’

Having a baby when you’re in your late teens or early twenties is a completely different experience than having one when you’re in your 30s. A lot of people have a kid when they’re really young and wait a long while before having any more kids because they were frankly unprepared for their first kid. …
Seguir leyendo Neglectful parents beg 17-year-old son to forgive them because they’re good parents to his toddler siblings: ‘They show no sign of caring about me more now’

‘She believes I inflicted trauma on her’: Mother hides daughter’s college acceptance and scholarship from her, accuses her of traumatizing her for being angry about it

«Trauma» can be a dime a dozen these days. There are a lot of people out there who will use traumatic experiences as an excuse for acting badly instead of doing to hard thing of working through said trauma. I think that’s one of the biggest problems with our modern conception of mental health. Identifying …
Seguir leyendo ‘She believes I inflicted trauma on her’: Mother hides daughter’s college acceptance and scholarship from her, accuses her of traumatizing her for being angry about it

‘I don’t have a bed there’: Biological mother chides teenage daughter for not visiting despite not having a room or any pictures of her in her house

Some people are just not meant to be parents. It’s a sad reality that so many kids have to deal with, and it’s incredibly unfair to them. There are a lot of parents out there who care way more about being perceived as a loving, caring parent by the people in their community than actually …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t have a bed there’: Biological mother chides teenage daughter for not visiting despite not having a room or any pictures of her in her house

Uncle Calls His Brother’s 16-Year-Old Stepdaughter ‘Not Gorgeous’ After Calling His Niece ‘Gorgeous’

When you’re a kid, you notice every little nuance about how adults speak to you. If your parents, teachers, or relatives treat you differently from your siblings or your peers in any way, you will pick up on it and stew about it for a while. If your parents call you smart but they call …
Seguir leyendo Uncle Calls His Brother’s 16-Year-Old Stepdaughter ‘Not Gorgeous’ After Calling His Niece ‘Gorgeous’