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New Mom Livid After Sister Wants Her To Leave Infant With Stranger To Attend Child-Free Wedding

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

by Thomas Dane October 3, 2024, 10:01 am
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Teen Balks After Father Expects Him To Cook For Stepsiblings On Week Nights When He Visits

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

by John Curtis September 10, 2024, 9:01 am
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Mom Ditches Son’s Wedding After He Lied About It Being Child-Free So She Wouldn’t Bring Niece

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

by Thomas Dane August 15, 2024, 10:01 am
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Child-Free Woman Refuses To Babysit Nephew After Sister Insults Her Work-From-Home Job

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

by McKenzie Lynn Tozan August 11, 2024, 1:01 pm
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Mom Balks When Friend Asks Her To Watch Baby While She Works Instead Of Jobless Husband

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

by John Curtis May 30, 2024, 9:01 am
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Overworked Mom Balks After Husband Expects Her To Arrange Childcare While He’s Home Sick

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

by McKenzie Lynn Tozan May 26, 2024, 1:01 pm
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Teen Won’t Help Dad’s Wife With Baby After Being Forced To Care For Siblings When Mom Died

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

by McKenzie Lynn Tozan April 20, 2024, 1:01 pm
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Mom Kicks MIL Out For Calling Her ‘Lazy Gold Digger’ After Asking Husband To Briefly Watch Kids

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

by Amelia Mavis Christnot April 20, 2024, 10:01 am
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Stay-At-Home Mom Evicts Brother’s Family After SIL Expects Her To Cook And Clean For Them

It’s very difficult to say no when a friend or family member asks if they can stay with us, no matter the amount of time. As we’d like to think that they would help us out, just as we are helping them out, should the tables be turned. Of course, when we open our homes […] More

by John Curtis April 11, 2024, 9:01 am
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Guy Livid After Wife Calls Child Services On Neighbor Who Dumped Her Six Kids On Their Doorstep

Content Warning: Child Abandonment, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Trauma, Therapy Having children is a challenging, if wonderful, experience, but it’s not a lifestyle choice meant for everyone. It honestly is a whole lifestyle change, and the people involved have to redesign their lives around having children. Some people are not willing to do that […] More

by McKenzie Lynn Tozan March 17, 2024, 9:01 am
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New Mom Bans In-Laws From Babysitting Baby After They Pierced Her Ears Without Permission

When we imagine grandparents spending time with their grandchildren, we like to picture unconditional love, laughter, and irreplaceable memories being created. It’s hard to imagine grandparents having anything but the best of intentions for their youngest family members, but the lack of respect some grandparents show to new parents speaks volumes, stressed the “Am I the […] More

by McKenzie Lynn Tozan February 11, 2024, 1:01 pm
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Parents Spark Drama After Refusing To Let Baby’s Nanny To Go On A Date During Paid Trip

We’ve likely all had one of those jobs where we didn’t feel valued or like our employer was willing to take care of us as a human being, inevitably making it that much easier to eventually walk away from that job. It’s well-known now that employers should take care of their employees if they expect […] More

by McKenzie Lynn Tozan January 17, 2024, 12:01 pm

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