She’s extremely profit-hungry for a book that doesn’t even exist. Some parents make it their life’s mission to do everything they can to support their child, while also taking care of their own retirement so their child doesn’t have to take on the burden of caring for them in old age. Other parents tell their …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old promises to give her mom 25% of her earnings if she ever became a published author, mom holds her to that promise 6 years later: ‘She threatened to sue me over it if I ever did get published.’
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Parents scold 15 and 19-year-old kids for only getting 2 tubs of ice cream for family ice cream night: ‘My mom calls me selfish because apparently getting 2 tubs meant that I only wanted me and my brother to eat and have them just watch.’
They turned what was supposed to be a fun night into a nightmare for everybody. It’s no fun to be in a situation where you feel like you can do nothing right. You always commit some slight transgression that enrages someone who can’t regulate their emotions, and it ruins all the fun. Have you ever …
Seguir leyendo Parents scold 15 and 19-year-old kids for only getting 2 tubs of ice cream for family ice cream night: ‘My mom calls me selfish because apparently getting 2 tubs meant that I only wanted me and my brother to eat and have them just watch.’
43-year-old mom insists on wearing pimple patches to her sister-in-laws wedding to show her 13-year-old daughter that it’s okay to have acne: ‘She has struggled with cystic acne her whole teenage and adult life.’
Right intention, wrong time and place. It’s not very socially encouraged to be proud of your acne. Teenagers are put on intense medications like Accutane and do everything in their power to hide their acne from their peers. Not only does acne make you feel unattractive, but it can also be physically painful. One of …
Seguir leyendo 43-year-old mom insists on wearing pimple patches to her sister-in-laws wedding to show her 13-year-old daughter that it’s okay to have acne: ‘She has struggled with cystic acne her whole teenage and adult life.’
19-year-old shames mother for having 3 children by 3 different members of the same family and for marrying his aunt: ‘My mother had a child with my grandfather, then she had a thing with my uncle.’
It’s Jerry Springer’s world, and he’s just living in it. It’s generally a good rule of thumb to avoid telling others how to live their lives. If your college friend is considering becoming a monk and you think that’s a weird choice, you could tell him that you think it’s a terrible idea, or you …
Seguir leyendo 19-year-old shames mother for having 3 children by 3 different members of the same family and for marrying his aunt: ‘My mother had a child with my grandfather, then she had a thing with my uncle.’
Dad forces his 5 sons to play sports, gets angry when his 8-year-old prefers studying gemstones over playing baseball: ‘He told me he doesn’t want to play sports and started crying.’
He’s not going to suddenly love baseball by being forced to play. Some parents have a strict rule about extracurriculars that their kids have to play a sport, no matter what. This can work well if all the kids in your family are happy and willing to participate in a sport, whether they’re good at …
Seguir leyendo Dad forces his 5 sons to play sports, gets angry when his 8-year-old prefers studying gemstones over playing baseball: ‘He told me he doesn’t want to play sports and started crying.’
Doctor aunt tells 16-year-old niece not to become a pediatrician, her sister reprimands her for ‘discouraging’ her daughter’s practical career path: ‘Just telling the truth’
Career advice is everywhere, even when you’re not looking for it. The internet is full of people telling you what you should do with your career. What you should wear to an interview, what you should say, when you should say it, what fields to go into, and which ones to avoid. Then there are …
Seguir leyendo Doctor aunt tells 16-year-old niece not to become a pediatrician, her sister reprimands her for ‘discouraging’ her daughter’s practical career path: ‘Just telling the truth’
Single mom resents 17-year-old daughter for going on a school trip and leaving her alone for her 60th birthday: ‘She hasn’t acknowledged the fact that I will be completely alone for my birthday.’
She needs to grow up and stop relying solely on her daughter for emotional support. Everyone eventually gets to an age where they don’t particularly care about their birthday in the way they used to. That could look like someone not wanting a birthday party after turning 30, or a former «birth month» girl settling …
Seguir leyendo Single mom resents 17-year-old daughter for going on a school trip and leaving her alone for her 60th birthday: ‘She hasn’t acknowledged the fact that I will be completely alone for my birthday.’
Introverted wife kicks out husband and 2 kids every day for an hour so she can have ‘me time,’ husband thinks it’s unreasonable: ‘I just want to relax and watch TV without being sent out of my own house’
Parenting is an uphill battle, and no one should have to go it alone. Everyone knows that being a parent isn’t easy. It’s a 24-7 job, and you don’t get a break from it, even when you want one. Your kids will always be your kids, and they will always have needs. And when you’re …
Seguir leyendo Introverted wife kicks out husband and 2 kids every day for an hour so she can have ‘me time,’ husband thinks it’s unreasonable: ‘I just want to relax and watch TV without being sent out of my own house’
Mom opens up a credit card in 20-year-old daughter’s name ‘as a birthday gift,’ gets defensive when daughter calls her out: ‘You didn’t ruin a surprise gift, you outed that she’s stolen your credit’
Credit can be a delicate thing. You work your whole life to build it, and you hope that one wrong move doesn’t send it down the tubes. Because after all, credit is important. Especially if you’re a young person trying to become independent, credit is the thing that says to the world that you’re financially …
Seguir leyendo Mom opens up a credit card in 20-year-old daughter’s name ‘as a birthday gift,’ gets defensive when daughter calls her out: ‘You didn’t ruin a surprise gift, you outed that she’s stolen your credit’
14-year-old yells at his 15-year-old brother for throwing away all the food in the house that has sugar in it because he’s going on a diet: ‘I need orange juice in the morning for my iron supplements.’
He has no right to dictate what everyone else in the house eats. If you grew up in a family where your parents were frequently going on diets, you know what it’s like to have the contents of the pantry radically change overnight, only for it to go back to normal after a few months. …
Seguir leyendo 14-year-old yells at his 15-year-old brother for throwing away all the food in the house that has sugar in it because he’s going on a diet: ‘I need orange juice in the morning for my iron supplements.’