With how difficult it has become to buy a house these days, you hear a lot about parents who offer to help their kids with the purchase of their first home, in whatever way they can. But never have I ever heard of parents demanding their own kids to pay for the mortgage on their house. If you can't afford a house, then maybe you should reconsider your choices, before turning for your kids with demands for money. The parents in this Reddit story had the nerve to ask just that out of their kids.…

It can be quite jarring for kids when one of their parents decides to remarry and combine their two different families into one. All of a sudden they have to move into a different home, get acquainted with total strangers who simply become their step-siblings, and then deal with a whole new parent that is now a constant in their lives. I understand why new couples are wary of putting their kids through that challenge, and why some parents try a different approach to it all. Much like the couple…

If you can understand how challenging It can be for a kid to learn that they are adopted and that their parents aren't their real parents, you might be able to understand how challenging it can be for a parent to learn that their child is not their real child. The father of this Reddit story recently discovered that his 18-year-old son is not actually his son and that his wife cheated on him 20 years ago. Not only that, his son has known about his biological dad's real identity for months, and…

Parenting isn't always funny, but these memes are!

Classic dad move

As we dive into the autumnal season, many people are excited about the approach of Halloween . While I enjoy dressing up and partying as much as the next person, fall just makes me dread Thanksgiving. Dry turkey aside, as a woman who is approaching the end of child-bearing age, Thanksgiving promises a host of older relatives asking me when my partner and are going to have children. And as broke New Yorkers, one of whom is in graduate school, that's not happening any time soon, if ever. We're pe…

You love being a parent... But sometimes you need to hide in a closet and doom scroll through memes for a few minutes.

Sometimes you just have to allow your child to wreck the place so you can get a moment—don't worry, every parent has done it.

You survived thanksgiving and deserve all the memes for it.

You know it's going to be a good day when you're able to drink your coffee while it's still hot.

It worked in the moment, but then after the 100th time it starts to feel like maybe it was a bad idea…

Good parenting etiquette definitely includes being able to laugh at parenting things.

To love your child is to laugh at memes about your child.

Don't stress—your kids will still love you even after you secretly throw away some of their art.

"He’s gonna grow up and be like, 'these classic movies are awfully familiar....'"

If anyone deserves a break right now, it's you.