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 …
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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’
Father of 2-month-old newborn refuses to cancel week-long ‘bros trip’ despite anxious wife’s wishes: ‘I really need him by my side’
The drama doesn’t stop when you give birth to a child… it starts. There’s an old adage that women start to feel like mothers when they get pregnant, but men don’t start to feel like fathers until the baby is born, and maybe even a little bit after. This can set up the first few …
Seguir leyendo Father of 2-month-old newborn refuses to cancel week-long ‘bros trip’ despite anxious wife’s wishes: ‘I really need him by my side’
40-year-old calls herself ‘first time mom’ when new baby arrives despite having a 24-year-old son, son storms out: ‘She said something that really hurt me’
If the show Gilmore Girls taught us anything, it’s that parents who have their kids while they’re very young tend to have different relationships with their kids. Since they’re still growing up themselves while trying to raise a young one, the lines between parent and friend and sibling get a little blurry. Becoming a parent …
Seguir leyendo 40-year-old calls herself ‘first time mom’ when new baby arrives despite having a 24-year-old son, son storms out: ‘She said something that really hurt me’
‘I hate being this responsible’: Parents of 7 rely on 16-year-old to support their family, force him to help with an 8th child
Helping out with your siblings is part of growing up, but only to an extent. Sure, you can pitch in every now and then and help babysit when your folks need you to. They are family, after all. But when it becomes a whole other job, then that’s when it becomes an issue. The best …
Seguir leyendo ‘I hate being this responsible’: Parents of 7 rely on 16-year-old to support their family, force him to help with an 8th child
Parents don’t congratulate 15-year-old daughter on making the national debate team finals, praises her older brother for doing his PE assignment instead: ‘He did a compulsory assignment and he gets all the praise in the world’
Every kid is different, and parents should know this better than everybody. That’s why it gets tricky when praising one child for something you wouldn’t praise the other for. If one kid is a diligent, high-achieving student, you wouldn’t praise them for getting a C in Biology. But if your kid struggled immensely with passing …
Seguir leyendo Parents don’t congratulate 15-year-old daughter on making the national debate team finals, praises her older brother for doing his PE assignment instead: ‘He did a compulsory assignment and he gets all the praise in the world’
Excessive screen time causes 10-year-old boy to lose his Australian accent, parents defend their parenting choices: ‘The kid obviously is deteriorating’
Everyone has a right to parent in their own way, but we also all have the right to think what we think about those choices. There are as many ways to parent as there are children in the world, and we will never understand the full scope of a situation from the outside. We can …
Seguir leyendo Excessive screen time causes 10-year-old boy to lose his Australian accent, parents defend their parenting choices: ‘The kid obviously is deteriorating’
Strict vegan dad flips out when 15-year-old son eats a hamburger at a relative’s house, son retorts: ‘He totally flipped out’
Everyone is entitled to their own dietary choices. Whether it’s for health reasons, ethical ones, or just because you feel like it, we should all be able to eat whatever the heck we want. But in a world where we’re constantly inundated with information on how we should be feeding ourselves, it can be hard …
Seguir leyendo Strict vegan dad flips out when 15-year-old son eats a hamburger at a relative’s house, son retorts: ‘He totally flipped out’
‘I wasn’t going to skip my own life to raise an infant’: Parents force 17-year-old son to take care of his 3 young siblings, balk when he refuses to raise a fourth
Shows like Shameless illustrate just how complex and difficult it can get when one sibling is forced to be the parent against their will. The character of Fiona is the eldest sister, but she’s also the primary guardian of all five of her younger siblings, since her mom is absent and her dad is… present …
Seguir leyendo ‘I wasn’t going to skip my own life to raise an infant’: Parents force 17-year-old son to take care of his 3 young siblings, balk when he refuses to raise a fourth
15-year-old named Arthur wants to change his ‘grandpa name’ to Dex, mom claims Dex is a fake name: ‘She told me not to insult her’
Nicknames are powerful. They can become almost more important than your given name in some cases. But there are two types of nicknames: ones that you choose, and ones that are thrust upon you. Sometimes you have no choice. Your uncle points out your flat feet and calls you Flat Stanley, which evolves into just …
Seguir leyendo 15-year-old named Arthur wants to change his ‘grandpa name’ to Dex, mom claims Dex is a fake name: ‘She told me not to insult her’