Everyone has different parenting styles, especially when it comes to raising teenagers. You might have been hands-off with your kid for their whole childhood, and then start to rethink that once they hit the teen years. Things have a way of changing: their needs, their moods, and your willingness to put up with them. This …
Seguir leyendo Mom defends 15-year-old daughter’s right to drive around with her friends at night, dad is infuriated at his wife’s permissive attitude: ‘She left around 7:45 and I asked she be home at 10’
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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.’
Stepmother pesters 15-year-old stepson to ‘go out more,’ father wants her to mind her business regarding his son’s life: ‘But she won’t drop the topic, because she thinks it’s not «healthy» for him’
It’s always nice to have multiple sources of input in a child’s life. As parents, you’re surely the biggest influence, but you shouldn’t be the only. That’s how you end up with sheltered children. So you should invite all kinds of presences in the lives of your children– teachers, friends, other members of your family. …
Seguir leyendo Stepmother pesters 15-year-old stepson to ‘go out more,’ father wants her to mind her business regarding his son’s life: ‘But she won’t drop the topic, because she thinks it’s not «healthy» for him’
‘Budgeting isn’t ‘being poor’ it’s just… responsible’: Wealthy 41-year-old parent refuses to buy her stepdaughter a $2100 designer handbag, then the spoiled teenager accuses her of pretending to be poor
A woman taught her stepdaughter a lesson about being frugal when they were perusing the designer section at the mall. After getting repeatedly spoiled by her other parents, this 17-year-old girl had grown accustomed to the adults in her life telling her «Yes,» so when her stepmom, wealthy in her own right, decidedly told her …
Seguir leyendo ‘Budgeting isn’t ‘being poor’ it’s just… responsible’: Wealthy 41-year-old parent refuses to buy her stepdaughter a $2100 designer handbag, then the spoiled teenager accuses her of pretending to be poor
Manager schedules 17-year-old worker for 3-9 PM shifts Monday through Friday, despite her getting out of school at 2:30 PM: ‘I work 10:30 AM-7:00 PM on weekends.’
She’s way too overscheduled for a high school kid. If there’s one group that is easy to take advantage of in the workplace, it’s teenagers. Sure, there might be pesky child labor laws keeping bosses from treating them like late-19th-century factory workers, but the ethos of that era still often rings true. I remember the first …
Seguir leyendo Manager schedules 17-year-old worker for 3-9 PM shifts Monday through Friday, despite her getting out of school at 2:30 PM: ‘I work 10:30 AM-7:00 PM on weekends.’
Mom lets teenage son accompany 8-year-old brother to school ‘dad’s night,’ ex-husband claims she is shutting him out of his life: ‘He was not the only older sibling there’
It’s essential for children to have a lot of positive influences in their lives, not just their parents. Sure, as a parent, you want to model good behavior for your child. But there is only so much you can do. Children learn things from everywhere, not just you. If they have siblings, you hope that …
Seguir leyendo Mom lets teenage son accompany 8-year-old brother to school ‘dad’s night,’ ex-husband claims she is shutting him out of his life: ‘He was not the only older sibling there’
17-year-old refuses to go on girls trip to Southeast Asia because her friends are too inexperienced, friends are annoyed that she’s ‘ruining their holiday’: ‘What I was most afraid of was safety issues’
Travel isn’t for everyone, despite what you might think if you scrolled through any dating app. Travel can be expensive, time-consuming, and energy-consuming. Plus, if you’ve never done it before, there’s probably a lot that you will have to learn. Travel takes a certain amount of skill. Or at least confidence. This is especially true …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to go on girls trip to Southeast Asia because her friends are too inexperienced, friends are annoyed that she’s ‘ruining their holiday’: ‘What I was most afraid of was safety issues’
17-year-old refuses to cook meals for his estranged 28-year-old brother and his 3 kids after he ignored him his entire life: ‘He ignores my birthdays, he ignores me at Christmas, he never invites me to parties.’
Why should a teenager take care of somebody 11 years his senior? We all have those family members who need help. Whether that be with housing, mental health, or making a steady income, it’s clear that they can’t fully take care of themselves in the way they ought to. It’s difficult to know exactly how …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old refuses to cook meals for his estranged 28-year-old brother and his 3 kids after he ignored him his entire life: ‘He ignores my birthdays, he ignores me at Christmas, he never invites me to parties.’