"And maybe, just maybe that Disney villain caricature of a woman will think twice before doing the same to another parent."

Sisters are sometimes your best friends, and other times, they're your worst critics.

She went behind her daughter's back for the sake of tradition.

Make way, make way!

The Wonder Years and the Blunder Years.

She calls it 'unschooling.'

She took it too far.

Little creatures.

She didn't ask to get lectured during labor!

Welcome, moms and pops of the internet. Kids are expensive. When they're babies, it feels like every penny goes towards diapers, babysitters, and food. As they grow, they start needing more and more food (while also getting pickier and picker). They start growing rapidly, necessitating a constant flow of new shoes and clothes that will fit them comfortably. Then, money goes into school, school supplies, hobbies, toys, trips, extracurricular activities, and now in the 2020s, subscriptions to Net…

the mother–daughter dynamic is a special (but turbulent) one indeed

It's risky to overstay your welcome. For my part, I'd rather show up early and be among the first to leave than linger and ignore any indications that the hosts are trying to evict you. The story below is an account of a frustrated son. A serious lack of finances forced the original poster (OP) and his wife to move in with his mother. Sharing a confined space strained the already tenuous relationship between OP and his mother, who had never been close. But when OP's wife celebrated her birthday…

The cycle ends here

“I somewhat feel like a ‘rebound' and although I can't victimize myself in this situation, the way he insisted on naming our daughter made me feel inferior...”

Nightmare situation.

There is a time and a place for everything.