Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Favoritism is real. It’s not necessarily straightforward that the parents like one child more than the other, but there are certainly different treatments for each child . The oldest is known to have more expectations, and be ridiculed and disciplined more than the other children. The middle is stereotypically ignored and neglected, while the youngest gets prince, princess, and baby treatment. The youngest can do no wrong sometimes, and as much…

“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...”

There is a time and a place for everything.

You can't just do life unequipped, especially as a mom—that's where therapy and memes come in handy!

It's an exciting and sometimes stressful process naming your child because everyone feels free to give unwanted advice and 'guidance'. But what would you do if, after several months of thought and debate, you finally decided on a name for your son, only to have your sister-in-law outsmart you and give her son the name you had planned for him? The story below is an account of a frustrated sister-in-law. The original poster (OP) had just given birth to her first child. For their little angel, the…

I thought grandmas were supposed to guilt-trip you into getting second helpings.

Adulting and mothering at the same time!

The beauty and joy of raising children

As much as parents love to say they don't have a favorite child, everyone knows that is completely untrue. The parents know it, the kids know it, and even the cat knows it. They can try the hide it, and if they do it well, the favoritism can go undetected for a long time, but at some point, the small actions towards a specific kid pile up and the truth comes out. For example, I have two sisters, and all three of us know that my parents love my younger sister the most. They spoiled her more grow…

Taking up the role of parenthood takes work. All of a sudden, this independent person whose sole duty was to look after himself is required to love and care for a small creature that is unable to look after itself. The story below is an account of a frustrated son. The original poster (OP) and his spouse had recently welcomed a beautiful baby boy. The couple experimented with names before the baby was born, discussing whether to choose traditional names, as his family would anticipate, or wheth…

at our wits' end

Raising tiny tots is far from an easy task

Raising children is a never-ending task. A person should think about the implications when deciding to become a parent. The story below is an account of a frustrated ex-wife. The original poster (OP) and her ex-husband are parents to two boys. She claims that while everything was going well at first, the marriage started falling apart after the birth of her youngest child. The prospects of a reconciliation were dashed when OP discovered that her husband had cheated on her and was expecting a ba…

'She claimed she was doing me a favor'

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. It’s too common of a story when a woman is deeply unimpressed with her husband’s behavior. There’s the phrase deadbeat dad for a reason . You don’t hear the same descriptions of women and moms, not that they can’t be uninvolved, but it’s not the stereotype. Men have the standard that it’s impressive when they at least show up emotionally or mentally. Even though this is the case, it’s not every father, and nowadays men are opening up and talkin…

Fathers are parents too