9th grade class boycotts the state Algebra exam required for graduation, responds with apathy when teachers threaten to call their parents: ‘I don’t care’

I do not envy the burdens that teachers bear. Getting an apathetic group to start caring is exceedingly tricky, and that seems to be the situation many modern teachers are in. According to r/Teachers, modern K-12 students do not care about doing a good job, parents perpetually blame the teachers for their kids’ failures, and …
Seguir leyendo 9th grade class boycotts the state Algebra exam required for graduation, responds with apathy when teachers threaten to call their parents: ‘I don’t care’

Woman claims the term ‘touch grass’ is classist because it costs at least £50 to go places: ‘Going anywhere has significant costs’

We all need to touch grass once in a while. If you’ve never heard the term «touch grass,» our friends at Know Your Meme have defined it for us.  «Touch Grass, or Touch Some Grass, is a popular online insult and alternative way of telling someone to «go outside,» implying they’re spending too much time …
Seguir leyendo Woman claims the term ‘touch grass’ is classist because it costs at least £50 to go places: ‘Going anywhere has significant costs’

Dad refuses to put shopping carts away because he can’t leave his 17, 14, and 12-year-old daughters in the car alone: ‘Parents love to create problems for themselves’

I understand being protective of your children. There are good reasons for not letting your kids under 11 years old stay home alone or go in public unattended. That being said, you can’t live your life in fear of something absurdly awful happening to your child. The chance of your teenager becoming the next Jacie …
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‘Dealing with other people’s children’: Parents share the most unexpected struggles that come with parenting

There is no way to fully prepare for parenthood. Even if you read every baby book in the library, devour countless academic articles about child-rearing, ask all the parents you know for advice, watch every baby TikTok under the sun, and study parenting tweets every Thursday, being a parent will continue to shock you every …
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Adult children discuss negligent helicopter parents who highly surveil their children but seldom support them: ‘No praise for accomplishments, just constant expectations’

Non-parents often think that parenting styles are distinct, inscrutable categories that can’t have any overlaps. Crunchy moms homeschool their children and shield them from screens, outsiders, and foods that don’t come from the earth. Permissive parents let every act of misbehaving slide because they’re too lazy to correct any behavior. Or worse yet, they prioritize …
Seguir leyendo Adult children discuss negligent helicopter parents who highly surveil their children but seldom support them: ‘No praise for accomplishments, just constant expectations’

Worker complains about living paycheck to paycheck, despite making $80K per year and paying $1175 a month in rent: ‘This is extremely affordable living’

Everyone has a different definition of «living paycheck to paycheck.» If you’ve never lived in actual poverty, you have no idea how resourceful you have to be to stretch less than $100 over two weeks and how stressful it is to live like that. Even if your situation isn’t that dismal, you might not be …
Seguir leyendo Worker complains about living paycheck to paycheck, despite making $80K per year and paying $1175 a month in rent: ‘This is extremely affordable living’

‘Horrible for me to watch, but necessary for him to grow up’: Dad notices his son forgot his school project at home, intentionally doesn’t remind him

Sometimes in your childhood, your parents aren’t there to help you. If you forget your homework at home and your mom and dad work downtown an hour away from school, they probably won’t be able to run home and get it. Even when you have a stay-at-home mom, she might feel conflicted about driving to …
Seguir leyendo ‘Horrible for me to watch, but necessary for him to grow up’: Dad notices his son forgot his school project at home, intentionally doesn’t remind him

‘What did I do to deserve a fat kid?’: Former children share insults their parents said that still stick with them

When you’re a kid, you hang onto your parent’s every word. Unlike a fellow child or a random stranger, the things your parents say to you stick whether you remember exactly what they said or not. If your parents praised you when you succeeded and encouraged you when you failed, you are probably still benefitting …
Seguir leyendo ‘What did I do to deserve a fat kid?’: Former children share insults their parents said that still stick with them

‘STEM majors when people don’t immediately consider them superior’: Math student gets ‘ew’ed on dating app for mentioning math, gets roasted for being upset

In college, you hear the same thing about your major repeatedly. Theatre majors get used to jabs about having to wait tables postgrad, and business majors have heard jokes about their classes being stupidly easy more than they can even count. But there’s one subject that gets insulted more than basically any other, and that’s …
Seguir leyendo ‘STEM majors when people don’t immediately consider them superior’: Math student gets ‘ew’ed on dating app for mentioning math, gets roasted for being upset

‘Think about poor robot!’: Self checkout kiosk asks customers to tip, sparks confusion and outrage

I understand the common cultural sentiment that tipping has gone too far. I don’t think that we need to abolish the system altogether because, under a tipping system, waiters and bartenders are actually able to make a living wage in America. I don’t trust that if waiters were making a fair hourly wage, they would …
Seguir leyendo ‘Think about poor robot!’: Self checkout kiosk asks customers to tip, sparks confusion and outrage