It's weird how your relationship with your parents changes once you have kids. Before you get the job of mommy or daddy , you think you understand why your parents made the choices they did, and you have strong opinions about said choices. Once you have kids, those opinions completely change. You start to understand why your parents were the way they were during your childhood. When you're getting the kind of sleep you get when you have a baby, you understand why your mom didn't want to play wi…

PSA: Don't fat shame a baby

Mom's AITA post sparks divided discussion

Lessons in what NOT to do as a parent

Kids: Who wants them, who's got them, who can't live without them? I find it so touching when people talk about wanting to be a parent since they were teenagers. Most young people that I know seem to have an "uh, I don't know" attitude toward having kids. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that; in fact, I'm in that boat myself. I know that if I want a kid someday, I'm going to have to really fight for one and pay a lot of money to make it happen. That's the nice thing about having gay paren…

Who needs a baby names book when you've got Facebook?

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…

Big little brains

When I was about eleven I decided that I was going to focus on making friends instead of my schoolwork. Since Pre-K my mother had me attend certain classes in the higher grade because I was “gifted,” which didn't do me any favors socially. Being so separated from my peers was incredibly alienating as an already-awkward kid. Eventually, my parents had me switch schools after third grade to experience some sort of social normalcy. Unfortunately, I was bullied immediately as a newcomer. I just did…

Potty training is an especially stressful part of parenting. You have to tell your kids over and over to communicate with you about when they have to go to the bathroom, and you have to learn how to gauge when they're on the brink of a full-tilt emergency. Even though it's hard at first, you don't have to worry about changing diapers and wiping bottoms anymore once it's done. Some kids take a while to catch onto the whole toilet thing, but when you're a parent, there's a ticking time bomb forci…

Baby fight club is too funny

Based on experience

Hi, My name is Orange Smith

When you're a kid almost everything feels like it's the end of the world. When I was 4 I became absolutely convinced that the “cool” way to eat pizza was upside down. Cheese facing plate. Ridiculous. The first time my mom took me for pizza after this idea got into my head, I attempted this method between sips of Hawaiian Punch. Once she noticed what was happening she freaked out, grabbed the slice, and tried to get me to eat it the right way. I had a meltdown so explosive that she refused to se…

It's not too late to change the name

It's not necessarily uncommon for parents to offload certain responsibilities to their offspring, but it's important to ensure that these responsibilities are appropriate for a kid. When parents make one child responsible for their sibling, it can create an unfair and imbalanced dynamic that can lead to resentment and frustration. While it's totally natural for older siblings to help out and look after their younger siblings, it's important for parents to avoid overburdening one child at the ex…