Getting grandparents to adhere to newfangled standards of contemporary parenting is not always easy. Sometimes, you’ve just got to accept that they might not use gentle parenting language perfectly (praising a job well done instead of praising the effort specifically) or might raise their eyebrows about the rise of swaddling for increasingly big babies. You …
Seguir leyendo Mom of a 4-month-old bans her mother-in-law from taking care of the baby unattended after she puts sugary cereal in her son’s bottle: ‘She called me controlling, a helicopter parent, a bad parent, etc.’
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Mother-in-law and sister-in-law constantly mock woman for being named ‘Dove,’ try to call her ‘Diane’ because they think that’s a normal name: ‘[They] have pressed me on WHY I won’t change my name legally and why I use my name in daily life’
We live in an age where uniqueness is a virtue in baby naming. It makes sense that you would want to name a child something that you have no preconceived negative opinions about; who wants their kid to have the same name as that one kid in Elementary school who lobbed spitballs at your head …
Seguir leyendo Mother-in-law and sister-in-law constantly mock woman for being named ‘Dove,’ try to call her ‘Diane’ because they think that’s a normal name: ‘[They] have pressed me on WHY I won’t change my name legally and why I use my name in daily life’
21-year-old college student boards plane without her sister and her 3 small kids after her husband was barred from boarding for disorderly conduct: ‘My mom was particularly mad that I didn’t stay and support my sister’
How responsible are you for the bad behavior of your family members? That’s a question we all have to ask ourselves at one point or another, and there’s no 100% correct answer to it. You might be the one who is always picking up the pieces when things fall apart with your family members, and …
Seguir leyendo 21-year-old college student boards plane without her sister and her 3 small kids after her husband was barred from boarding for disorderly conduct: ‘My mom was particularly mad that I didn’t stay and support my sister’
Woman buys Christmas gift for friend’s 11-year-old stepdaughter, her husband complains she’s being inappropriate: ‘He said it was a waste of money’
It might be supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but not everybody finds the Christmas period to be easy. For those who have a difficult time being around family, it can be especially stressful and if you are a kid who experiences this, it can only make the whole thing even …
Seguir leyendo Woman buys Christmas gift for friend’s 11-year-old stepdaughter, her husband complains she’s being inappropriate: ‘He said it was a waste of money’
’30-year-old toddler’: Husband reveals wife packed his suitcase for a 3 day trip with labeled outfits, starts debate on marital responsibilities
Call me crazy, but if I am getting into a serious romantic relationship with somebody I want them to be a more or less capable adult. Don’t get me wrong, we all have our weak points, but I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect them to do just fine by themselves with most of the …
Seguir leyendo ’30-year-old toddler’: Husband reveals wife packed his suitcase for a 3 day trip with labeled outfits, starts debate on marital responsibilities
Dad of 2-year-old and 1-year-old babysits while wife is at work, complains he’s ‘more of a mom’ than her: ‘he’s not being mom, he’s being a parent’
There is an unfortunate phenomenon of men who become dads and then are surprised to learn that this actually involves them doing parenting. It is no secret that raising kids is a lot of work, but there are some parents out there who expect much of that work to fall on somebody else. Unsurprisingly, this …
Seguir leyendo Dad of 2-year-old and 1-year-old babysits while wife is at work, complains he’s ‘more of a mom’ than her: ‘he’s not being mom, he’s being a parent’
Husband insists that his wife sell the $3K worth of designer clothing her friend gifted her so they can buy a new couch: ‘He’s upset and saying I’m putting this fabric before our families comfort’
There’s something so special about getting a gift from a friend. It doesn’t matter whether it was cheap or expensive; the fact that someone else cared enough about you to find something that suits your fancy is an incredibly kind and underrated gesture of friendship. While gift-giving might be seen as the most superficial of …
Seguir leyendo Husband insists that his wife sell the $3K worth of designer clothing her friend gifted her so they can buy a new couch: ‘He’s upset and saying I’m putting this fabric before our families comfort’
Frazzled mom of 4 refuses to cook Thanksgiving dinner for her husband’s side of the family after doing it every year for 15 years, his family members refuse to cook: ‘Everyone else shows up to eat every year without lifting a finger’
Cooking holiday meals often falls on the women in the family. There is nothing about being a woman that makes them more qualified to stuff breads, fruits, and nuts inside a turkey, but unfortunately, we live in a society where men don’t want to do that. I can’t help but wonder how much more smoothly …
Seguir leyendo Frazzled mom of 4 refuses to cook Thanksgiving dinner for her husband’s side of the family after doing it every year for 15 years, his family members refuse to cook: ‘Everyone else shows up to eat every year without lifting a finger’
Man lets girlfriend berate 31-year-old sister-in-law for not having kids, protests when brother disinvites her from Thanksgiving: ‘You two must be really good at being selfish»
Deciding whether you want to have kids or not is probably one of the biggest decisions that a couple can make together. It is a huge responsibility for any two people to take on, but that doesn’t always stop those around them from having strong opinions about their potential procreation. Many childless people over a …
Seguir leyendo Man lets girlfriend berate 31-year-old sister-in-law for not having kids, protests when brother disinvites her from Thanksgiving: ‘You two must be really good at being selfish»
Man offers to pay for trip to Disney World for his girlfriend and her 12 and 9-year-old kids, rescinds offer when she insists he pay for her ex-husband and his new family to go too: ‘I can afford to do a lot of things. I only do them if I want to’
I don’t know if y’all have noticed, but everything in this life is expensive. It’s expensive to eat, sleep, read, and bathe, which doesn’t even factor in how much it costs to facilitate that for other people. Once you have a partner and kids, expenses double and triple, and suddenly, those last-minute $200 basketball tickets …
Seguir leyendo Man offers to pay for trip to Disney World for his girlfriend and her 12 and 9-year-old kids, rescinds offer when she insists he pay for her ex-husband and his new family to go too: ‘I can afford to do a lot of things. I only do them if I want to’