American popular culture in the 1950s featured shows like Leave It To Beaver and Father Knows Best where every woman was a stay-at-home-mom while the father worked in some unspecified office job. The late 1960s started introducing single parents—always widows or widowers—with shows like Julia and The Courtship of Eddie’s Father where both mothers and […] More
It’s hard to say how we will react in a moment of crisis until that crisis actually occurs. But most of us would argue that we wouldn’t throw a toddler after they did something that hurt us, reasoned the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITAH) subReddit. Redditor Few-Wealth2441 asked her sister to watch her toddler for a […] More
Childcare, especially affordable childcare, can be difficult to find. Family can sometimes help, but should they be forced to do it? If a family member is a minor child, should they be forced to care for someone else’s child for free? A teen turned to the “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) subReddit for feedback after […] More
Some people have a very strange perception about major theme parks like Disneyland. They seem to think that because the space is designed to be family-friendly that nothing dangerous or un-family-friendly could happen. But with so many people in attendance, large rides, and places kids aren’t supposed to go, bad things can still happen, pointed […] More
Having a newborn baby can be a wonderful experience. It can also be an experience riddled with stressful situations. Babies need constant attention. And they often need their moms close by for food. This can make attending social events tricky. Redditor important_seconds wanted to discuss her experience and get some feedback. So naturally, she came […] More
As children grow up, there is an expectation that their responsibilities around the house will grow. This includes helping with cleaning, cooking, and other housekeeping and chores. That being said, children should still be allowed to be children, so parents shouldn’t rely on their children to be the sole cook or cleaner in the house. […] More
Traveling for a destination wedding can be stressful. Especially when you have children because it’s a child-free occasion. So that’s why it can be upsetting when one learns different details about the event upon arrival. Redditor Fun-Associate-8536 wanted to discuss her experience and get some feedback. So naturally, she came to visit the “Am I […] More
Even though the pandemic is barely behind us, it’s as if people are starting to forget what it was like to work from home. More importantly, they’re forgetting that remote jobs are still real jobs, stressed the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITAH) subReddit, and deserve the same respect on-location jobs receive. Redditor Famousbeauty40 was becoming increasingly […] More
Some people dream of being parents all their lives. However, when adulthood finally arrives, the reality of what it takes to be a parent also becomes increasingly clear. For children require not only love and attention, but also a comfortable place to live, constant attention and supervision, not to mention clothes, food and toys. As […] More
It’s no secret that emotional labor and a fair division of labor are top concerns in many of today’s households. It’s also not a secret that most of the pressure to care for the house, the kids, and any general affairs tends to fall on the wife and mother, pointed out the “Am I the […] More
Content Warning: Parentification, Childcare, Child Neglect, Trauma, Parental Death, Cancer There’s an unfortunate statistic that when women become terminally ill, such as with cancer, their male partners are more likely to leave them or cheat on them than stay by their side, through sickness and health. So not only could a family be torn apart […] More
There are probably an entire library’s worth of books about the mother son dynamic and the plight of the wife who gets between them. Not every mother is jealous of and threatened by her son’s wife or creepily possessive of her son’s attention, but the ones who are… A wife and mother of a toddler and […] More
