It's difficult to keep the magic of the Easter Bunny alive for your kids. Santa is relatively easy because you can meet a man at a shopping mall that will convincingly portray him. The Tooth Fairy is simple: your kid never sees her unless you mess up or they're a super light sleeper. The Easter Bunny is a hard sell because it's unclear what form he takes. Is he a normal rabbit? Is he one of those scary bunnies in fursuits? Is he a horrifying anthropomorphic half-man, half-rabbit that will haunt…

My house, my rules

There is an epidemic sweeping our nation right now. It's hard for me to articulate this without getting emotional, but the store Target is selling shirts for toddlers with rainbows on them. This is a national emergency and needs to be addressed by the leaders of this great nation sooner rather than later. I'm making a jokey joke here, but there are a lot of people out there who think boys wearing shirts with rainbows is the end of the world. I remember when I was a kid, people tried to decrease…

Never mess with a gamer's saved progress

Parenting is such a flex these days.

Playing with kids is not always the most fun activity for adults. Kids like to play out the same scenarios over and over and over again, and while it's stimulating for them, it's not always the most entertaining experience for the adults playing with them. Despite this, playing with your kids is incredibly important for their development. Playing with your kids or the kids in your life communicates to them that you care about them and their interests. Kids don't want to play forever. In fact, t…

Best Actress 2024 is a cinch

Not a conspiracy diaper!

Many people in the comments pointed out that OP could simply let his daughter's little game backfire, using the situation as a teachable moment. A “f*ck around and find out” kind of moment, if you will. A “stupid games win stupid prizes” sort of thing. But the tough love approach is always easier said than done when you care about your kid and their future.

Children, oh lawdy, they are something, that's for sure—please, have some memes.

What's the matter with kids these days? Why can't they be like we were: perfect in every way? Every generation has gripes with “kids these days.” These days, kids are more rebellious and less hardworking than kids used to be! If you're not a member of Gen Z or Generation Alpha, this thought might have crossed your mind. If you're a millennial parent, you might be “kids these days” curious, and I beg you to resist this urge! Don't you remember when adults criticized you for liking 98 Degrees

Are these people for real?

As a thirty-something with no kids but a wealth of cats, I might complain, but I have it pretty easy. Despite the incessant vet bills, taking care of a cat is a lot easier and somehow a lot cheaper than raising a human child. A friend of mine shared an alarming statistic with her Instagram friends recently - the lifetime cost of raising a child here in the United States, as of 2022, is estimated at a whopping $272,049. That's a staggering number, one that makes me feel like I'm definitely never…

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Gobble, gobble, gobble

Every child should be able to trust that their parents have their interests at heart. That's kind of the point of being someone's guardian. But what happens when that trust is totally shattered by selfish and entitled parents? That's exactly what happened to u/Accomplished_Bar5656 , whose parents literally stole their two daughters' inheritance from their great aunt and used it to pay for their son's wedding instead. Because her family didn't value education for women, they took it upon themsel…