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

It's hard to go from darkest humor of the friend group to mom of a toddler…

The definition of cheating varies among individuals. For those who are interested, in my humble opinion, cheating in a love relationship is simply anything your spouse would do but would be reluctant to discuss with you out of concern for your reaction. The story below is an account of a heartbroken wife. The original poster (OP) had been married to her spouse for a considerable amount of time. They recently welcomed their first child together. But instead of living happily ever after, the coup…

First surprising steps in a journey that lasts a lifetime.

Bringing children into the world and starting a family are not always simple tasks. So, if your own sister gave up on your ambition of becoming a parent and took the name you and your spouse had set aside since the day you met, how would you respond? The story below is an account of a frustrated sister. The original poster (OP) tried to conceive for years. But every time, she left feeling discouraged. OP and her partner are determined to have a family despite all of the challenges they have fac…

Trial and error.