The birth of a new child is a joyous occasion for the family. Having said that, even if you disagree with what the parents are asking for, you still need to respect their boundaries in order to enable both of them to seamlessly transition into parenthood. The story below is an account of a frustrated daughter-in-law. The original poster (OP) had recently become a mom to an adorable baby girl. Things went quite well for the duration of the pregnancy. The idea of a newborn child joining the famil…

The welcoming of a new baby into the family is a joyous occasion. It does, however, include specific modifications made by family members to better suit the expectant parents. The story below tells the tale of the frustrated husband. The original poster (OP) and his spouse had recently welcomed a baby boy into the family. Together, they decided that they would not introduce the baby to the family during the first month of his life. However, what OP failed to realize is that the rules only apply…

They changed the baby's name!

After a couple decides to tie the knot and gets married, the next step is usually kids. But how do couples know they are ready to have children? It seems like such a scary decision, and it's so life-changing, that you have to be 100% sure you are ready for it, but is anyone ever 100% sure about anything? My husband and I have been married for almost 4 years, and only now we are starting to feel slightly ready to discuss kids, which means we are having deep conversations about our plans for the…

running a full-time daycare is not what this SAHM thought her life would be like

No matter how many parents warn younger couples not to rush having children, this mistake keeps repeating itself and the world ends up with more children with divorced parents than children with an actual functioning family. Not to say that the couple in this Reddit story is going to divorce, we would not wish that to anyone, but it seems like they needed to have a serious conversation before having their first child, and now it is a bit too late. OP (original poster), is a new mom, who is also…

When love goes wrong, everyone gets hurt.

Who thought baby names can break up a family

A mother, a baby, and a car horn

For when your baby sleeps for more than two hours straight.

What a wild and wonderful journey.

For those feeling like a human milk dispensers.

That baby smell.

Dirty diapers and teething tantrums.

When it's you that needs to sleep like a baby.

Would you go to the dinner table with a baby hanging off your chest?