Content Warning: Childbirth, Caesarean Section, Major Surgery, Healing Process When mothers have to make the difficult decision to go a different route than natural childbirth, many will experience feelings of worry about what’s to come as well as guilt at not going the “traditional” route. But taking medication or having surgery does not make one […] More
Content Warning: Domestic Abuse, Abusive Mother-in-Law, Maternity Leave, Colicky Baby, Postpartum Symptoms People tend to underestimate how much work goes into caring for a baby until the baby has arrived at home. Even if they’ve had babies before, everything can change with the inclusion of a complicated pregnancy, a caesarean section, or a colicky baby. […] More
While we can all understand that having children will cause a ripple of changes in someone’s life, sometimes we underestimate just how much it will change our relationship with work. Mothers especially receive pressure to decide whether they will go back to work, be a stay-at-home mom, or some combination of the two, and there […] More
While having a baby is meant to be an incredible, beautiful, and of course life-changing experience, there’s a fair amount of stress involved in the preparation for the big day. Many parents-to-be fail to understand how much they’re getting into until the reality hits them, always all of a sudden, empathized the “Am I the A**hole?” […] More
While it’s meant to be fun and fulfilling, there are actually a lot of things about dating that make the relationship scene really hard. That might be especially true for people who are more prone to jealousy or controlling behaviors, when they should put trust into their partner and allow them to be an independent […] More
One of the most divisive subjects that parents will ever have to address when they’re first having a child is whether they will breast or bottle-feed their infant. There’s also the question of how publicly or privately they will do so, pointed out the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor madfrogparty had chosen to breastfeed […] More
Content Warning: Infertility We all hope that our friendships will make it through anything: through thick and thin, through the breakups, and of course, through new life milestones. But sometimes a friendship isn’t destined to make it through the major milestones like getting married, making a big move, or having a baby, confided the “Am I […] More
Content Warning: Infertility While not everyone will agree, there are some people in the world who are incredibly passionate about the idea of having and raising a baby. When they find themselves unable to do that, their coping mechanisms might seem strange to others, reasoned the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor savecanada empathized with […] More
We all know that families come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes what one family needs will not work for another family at all. And sometimes what one family will do will look totally strange to another. But that is not reason enough to judge without educating yourself first, challenged the “Am I the A**hole?” […] More
No matter how many baby books a new parent reads, no matter how much advice they listen to, or how many parenting classes they attend, there will always be some surprises in those early days of new parenthood. And there will be people who have thoughts about how the new parent handles the surprise, cringed the […] More
Parenting is difficult, especially for new parents who are figuring everything out for the first time. But when a parent also struggles with their mental health, it can be especially difficult to find their footing, agreed the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor 1thicdad73 decided it would be best for his wife’s mental health to […] More
We’ve all heard the phrase, “Don’t ask the question you don’t want the answer to,” and it’s popular for a reason. That phrase might be especially true between siblings and best friends, who are particularly likely to give an honest answer, pointed out the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA). When her sister asked her opinion on […] More
