Parents Discussed the Small Things Their Ruthless Kids Will Never Let Them Forget

I have four siblings and every time we all get together we like to tell the stories about the ways that our parents did small things wrong that we just can’t let go.

It’s a great tradition! And you know we can’t let our parents forget about that kind of stuff…

These people all shared similar stories about kids who just can’t let anything go…let’s take a look.

1. How could you?!?!

Never forget…

asked my 5-year-old what she wanted for dinner and she said “not a burned quesadilla” bc in the summer of 2019 I overcooked one side of her quesadilla

— todd dillard (@toddedillard) March 3, 2021

2. Still getting over it.

Maybe someday…

My mom burned my Pete’s Dragon lunchbox in the oven because she put it in there to dry it (wtf?!!) and it took her hunting one down and buying it for my 41st birthday for me to get over it. pic.twitter.com/0MCe4X2s6H

— Al Miller (@BigAlHTX) March 4, 2021

3. You stole from me!

Can’t live this one down.

One time we had to take money from our son’s piggy bank to pay the babysitter in cash. Drove to ATM first thing next morning to reimburse him. Ten years later, he still talks about that one time we stole all of his money.

— Denise Massar (@denisemassar) March 3, 2021

4. Really? Really?!?!

This kid is gonna be a handful.

Me: no, I promise, vampires do not exist.

4 year old: you could be wrong. You were wrong about my doctor’s appointment. You said it was on Monday but it was on Wednesday.

— susan : ) (@dandelionbrain) March 4, 2021

5. That was a LONG time ago.

But still…you are a murderer.

I changed the tank water that my small children’s beloved pet fish resided in, and it was too cold. The fish convulsed and died. They never let me forget what I did to Charlie. They are 46 and 50…

— SylviaJones (@sydj1405) March 4, 2021

6. Got ripped off!

But eventually made out like a bandit!

My mom forgot to replace my tooth with money from the tooth fairy. The next day she took me to her work at a senior center and when they asked about my missing tooth i wouldn’t shut up about being ripped off. Got loads of money from the seniors.

— Mercy (@_mercyaguilar) March 4, 2021

7. You taught me the wrong way.

This is funny.

Brought my preschooler to the pediatrician. Doctor measures his height and says:”Three feet”. Son looks at him and says “Excuse me but I only have two feet”. He still asks me every time we see a pediatrician if it is the one who can’t count correctly.

— Dr. Nadine Gaab (@GaabLab) March 4, 2021

8. Don’t get scared!

One little mistake…

At a crosswalk with the stroller, I stopped short once, thinking a car was going when it wasn’t.
Now, a year later, at every crosswalk my toddler says loudly to me (and to anyone else who can hear): “DONT GET SCARED!”

— Alex London (@ca_london) March 4, 2021

9. Hahahaha. Wow.

Maybe Mom’s not exactly a chef.

When the teacher was teaching the class about the five senses – sight, taste, hearing, smell and touch, she asked the class to describe how they knew their mother was cooking. My daughter responded, “When I hear the smoke alarm go off.”

— David Miller (@Gambler39202) March 4, 2021

10. Don’t let them forget!

Never ever!

I still relive my childhood trauma of not getting Twinkies in my lunch. I’m 51. My Dad randomly mails them to me, hoping I’ll let it go.

— Mary Fran Olson (@cohmomto3) March 4, 2021

11. You made your choice.

I bet they love hearing about this.

When we were just old enough to start learning how to walk, my twin sister and I both started rolling off our parents’ bed at the same time. Could only catch one. I ended up with a broken arm and a cast. That gets brought up a lot at family gatherings.

— Anna Harrison (@ABananaRambling) March 4, 2021

12. What’s the number?!?!

Don’t count on her in an emergency.

my mom was cooking a roast over night once and the glass the roast was being held in broke and the oven caught on fire. In a panic she asked what the number to 911 was. 13 years later we haven’t let her live it down. When she cooks we always ask her if she knows the number to 911

— Elle Sapp (@elle_sapp) March 4, 2021

Do your kids ever give you a hard time for petty things?

If so, tell us about them in the comments.

Please and thank you!

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May 12, 2021

Parents Talk About the Hilariously Petty Things Their Kids Won’t Let Them Forget

Sometimes when my whole family is together, one of my siblings will bring up something that my mom did 20 years ago and we all have a good laugh…

And then my mom gets upset and yells, “why can’t you remember any of the nice things I ever did for you?!?!”

And then we all laugh some more, she gets more upset, and Christmas is ruined. It’s a great family tradition!

And apparently we’re not unique, because all kinds of kids out there don’t let their parents forget about little mistakes they made. Let’s check some of them out.

1. You did this!

This is a tough one…

I once boiled my kids bath toys to kill some germs and I forgot about them and they didn’t survive. The next day she told a group of moms at the playground: “my mommy burned all my toys”

— CLAIRE (@Clairebeario729) March 4, 2021

2. It only happened once.

And yet, here we are…

When my twins were in kindergarten FIVE YEARS AGO, I switched their lunches. Once. Teachers enabled a hallway swap after a few tears and they still check their lunches every day.
They didn’t even have to eat the wrong lunch, but they unzip box and give me side eye every day.

— (Maureen Flaherty) (@maureenflaherty) March 4, 2021

3. Where was I?

A tough one to explain.

My kid is convinced after seeing our wedding pictures that we planned and had a big party and left them at home alone as a baby. They say, “Remember that big party you had where you left me by myself when I was a baby?”

— MT (@HowlinJustice) March 4, 2021

4. What a deal!

But I bet you still do it anyway.

When I was 20 my mom offered to buy me a new winter coat if I promised never to bring up anything she had ever messed up during my childhood ever again. I took the deal.

— Laura Rudkin (@laura_rudkin) March 4, 2021

5. Be quiet!

It was an accident!

I was trying to force a stuck zip up on my 7 years old cardigan in the street. It wouldn’t budge and he kept moaning he was cold and so I pulled it even harder. My hand slipped off the zip and I chinned him. He shouted across the road to his dad “mum just punched my face”.

— pumpkinkeely (@pumpkinkeely) March 4, 2021

6. Still bringing that up, huh?

Don’t ever let her forget!

My mom accidentally stepped on the first fish I ever caught when I was 8. It was left on the dock and had an almost cartoonish footprint of a shoe indented across the middle of it.
I’m in my late 30s and still bring it up annually to her.

— Pete Jolicoeur (@PeteJolicoeur) March 4, 2021

7. This is a power move!

You should be proud of this.

I have 3 grown daughters and when they were little I once threw a taco out of the car window because they wouldn’t stop fighting over who got the last one. Every time they get together that damn taco gets brought up.

— Cake Lady (@SheldonJuliana) March 4, 2021

8. What would Gordon say?

This is pretty harsh.

My 10 year old son turned to me while eating my meatloaf and said “What do you think Gordon Ramsay would say about this? Probably that it’s bland and could use more spices.” Then insisted he didn’t think that, just that Gordon Ramsay would.

— CW (@Taupher) March 4, 2021

9. Oh, get over it.

Some kids…

When my son was 4, I was carrying him across a street, & stooped down to pick up a plastic bag, and drop it into a garbage can. Half a block later he decided he wanted to be the one to throw it away, but it was too late. Six years later, AND YOU DIDN’T LET ME THROW AWAY THE BAG!!

— Don’t believe the hyperbole (@Mikevago) March 4, 2021

10. Pass the burnip.

It was 1998! Let it go!

My mom toiled away peeking and cutting turnip then boiled it around 1998. She got to talking and the water evaporated and it was scorched. To this day we call it burnip at every family dinner.

— ambmorrison (@26aball) March 4, 2021

11. USED to make me.

He was trying to tell you something.

When my oldest was in K, he made a little fill-in-the-blank card for Mothers Day in school. Five Senses-themed. Smell was: I love the smell of ______. And he chose “. . . the cookies you used to make me.”

— MB Scott (@mbscott77) March 4, 2021

12. Sorry about that…

An honest mistake.

I’m 59 and can still get my mother to apologize by bringing up the time she kept trying to close the rear automatic window but my head was stuck in it and that’s why it wouldn’t close. (She was in the front seat, using the switch up there.)

— Susan Brown (@SacTownGrandma) March 4, 2021

13. I know it’s been 36 years, BUT…

Moms never change.

My Mother once told me to NOT let My duvet touch The floor because of what happened last time
She meant when I tripped with it and got a scar on My eyebrow when I was four. The reminder came when I was around forty

— El Hematocrítico (@hematocritico) March 4, 2021

Do your kids ever do things like this?

If they do, please tell us all about it in the comments.

Thanks in advance!

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May 12, 2021

People Discuss Why Their Family Members Are Totally Weird

It’s really not until you get older that you realize that your family is weird.

Whether you like it, or not…

But hey, don’t beat yourself up about it!

Just embrace the weirdness and enjoy it! That’s what these folks are doing!

1. What did you do?!?!

I’d like to know the backstory.

#MyFamilyIsWeird that we are most likely the reason for the no shoes no shirt no service signs and the reason that complete weather records only go back to the mid 70s in Ripley county Missouri

— Nate McGonigal (@NateMcGonigal) March 8, 2021

2. It could be a shoe!

You might have to wait a while for the other one.

My family likes to wrap gifts as obviously as possible. One year I got a the left shoe for my birthday and the right shoe the next day for Christmas. #MyFamilyIsWeird pic.twitter.com/Di9X1BnAZT

— Meredith VanderHill (@meredithvh) March 9, 2021

3. A risky time to live.

But what a great time!

#MyFamilyIsWeird
5 kids in my fam…we’d get drive-thru fast food…1st to yell “fries” when mom ordered laid claim to fries at the bottom of the bag…if 2 yelled simultaneously…other 3 kids voted…if no clear victor…those kids split the fries…was a risky time to live…

— Sean M. O'Donnell (@SeanMODonnell1) March 8, 2021

4. I forgot…again…

No excuse for this one.

Every year my Aunt apologizes for forgetting my Dad’s birthday even though they are twins #MyFamilyIsWeird

— Vicki (@Andwejigglelike) March 8, 2021

5. This is awesome.

Smart kid…he’s going places.

While grocery shopping, my son was aggravating me throughout the store. As we were checking out, I said “Brian! That’s enough!” With a straight face, he says, “Mom, it’s me, John, your son, Remember? You’re ok, it’s time for your medicine.” #MyFamilyIsWeird

— Helen Elizabeth (@HelenEl96490491) March 8, 2021

6. I bet guests love this.

What’s going on here?!?!

If someone at dinner asks you to pass something, we always pass it the long way…at least 3 times around the table before you actually get what you wanted. We do it to guests too. #MyFamilyIsWeird

— Marge (@margefootball) March 8, 2021

7. The turkey looks great this year, Mom.

Well, this is strange.

My mom likes to dress up the turkey before she cooks it for Thanksgiving. #MyFamilyIsWeird pic.twitter.com/E1mylzY3eu

— NotJennifer (@stephsloser) March 8, 2021

8. This could be considered assault.

Good Lord, Mother!

My mom and I were in Michael’s craft store, and I turned around after I heard a woman scream, “Well, I NEVER!” My mom literally farted on someone. She thought she was being sneaky by walking backwards into a corner, not realizing there was a woman standing there.

— Can It Get Any Worse (@CanItGetAnyWor3) March 8, 2021

9. Turkey roulette.

I’d like to play!

My family likes to sit around my dads yard and count the turkeys they see running across the field, once you get to #3 you must take a drink. They call it turkey roulette.#MyFamilyIsWeird

— Marie/gigglesfalpal (@marie_ishfr) March 8, 2021

10. Locked in.

This is a good one.

My dad once got locked IN a CVS w/o his phone. Was there around closing, no one saw him, they locked up & left. Our phone rings, I see “CVS” on caller ID. I pick up & hear my angry/embarrassed dad’s voice on the other end. We had to call the cops to get him out #MyFamilyIsWeird

— Will Presti (@WillPresti) March 8, 2021

11. I’m sure you weren’t embarrassed at all.

This one is really painful.

#MyFamilyIsWeird My mom interrupted my first college class because I didn’t answer my phone. So she called the school and said she thought someone was kicking my ass.

— Bill Bradley (@gumgumerson) March 8, 2021

Okay, now it’s time for all of you out there to come clean.

In the comments, tell us about some of the weird stuff that your family does.

We’d love to hear from you!

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May 12, 2021

Parents Share the Petty Things Their Kids Won’t Let Them Forget

In a perfect world, we’d let every little thing our parents did slide by the wayside and we’d never bring it up…

But you know that’s not gonna happen!

And if you have kids, you DEFINITELY know it ain’t happening.

Because they never forget anything…even if it happened 25 years ago.

Check these tweets out and you’ll get what I’m talking about.

1. This could get ugly.

Only downhill from here.

My 10yo has started rating my cooking and I was feeling good about my 4 star meals until he told me that every dish automatically gets 3 stars just because “mom cooked it”.

— Yvonne Choong (@Choonghagen) March 4, 2021

2. It wasn’t me!

Get with the program, Gramps!

In their 80s my grandfather admonished my grandmother to not serve his dinner cold. As my grandmother and I went to the kitchen she turned to me and said, “his mother used to do that – I never have”

— Kathy NJ (@ecclesias) March 4, 2021

3. A cautionary tale.

Won’t let that happen again.

I once put the ice cream on the car to buckle my toddler son in and did not forget and did NOT drive off with it on top, but my son still mentions it all the time as a cautionary tale of dad’s cruelty and stupidity.

— Tim Spalding (@librarythingtim) March 3, 2021

4. Something’s missing…

She’s a sharp one.

When my daughter lost a tooth before bed I had no coins in the house. I took a coin from her piggy bank thinking I’d just replace it the next day. That am she found the “new” coin, ran directly to her piggy bank, counted all her money and said she was missing the coin.

— rebekah crawford (@rebcrawford) March 4, 2021

5. Uh oh…

This is a bad one!

My father once cut a package open at the bottom, ruining an American Girl doll dress my sister had been waiting by the mailbox for for weeks. We brought this up regularly for at least 10 years

— Jessica Jonas (@JessicaMJonas) March 3, 2021

6. He never delivered.

I’d keep bringing it up, too.

My father promised me a treehouse and never delivered and I have been using it as leverage for 20 years

— Kateniss Everqueen, Made Up Acronym (@kateasterisk) March 4, 2021

7. This is brutal!

Gonna be a handful.

Once, I brought the wrong kind of snack when picking up my youngest from kindergarten (or thereabouts), and she said
“What kind of a dad are you, anyway?”

— always our enemy is our foe at home (@DarkandWondrous) March 3, 2021

8. Can’t seem to let it go.

There will be a novel one day.

I put chocolate in Chili once when she was three or four and she wrote an essay about it in grade three

— NoMaiden #covidzero #HCWunite #loveyourER (@no_maiden) March 4, 2021

9. Should have never told him.

Too late now…

I once cut my son’s finger while clipping his nails when he was a baby. I cried harder than he did at the time. Made the mistake of telling him I did this when he was older, and he’s been reminding me since.

— Katy (@dopemixtape78) March 4, 2021

10. You’re overexaggerating!

Come on now!

Yes, we were sad I burnt the waffles, but I don’t think we were as sad as this pictures portrays! pic.twitter.com/h1pVumAPu0

— (@_DanceThruLife_) March 4, 2021

11. Don’t hurt me, Mommy.

It was three years ago!

Three years ago I accidentally caught some skin when I clipped my son’s bike helmet on. To this day if I’m helping him he’ll say, “don’t clip my skin in like you did that one time” and if he’s doing it himself he asks me if I remember the time I clipped some of his skin in …

— Jennifer Smith (@jssinwashington) March 4, 2021

12. Snoozing on the job.

A big NO-NO.

The way kids remember sh*t like this Once, I fell asleep in my car, waiting to pick my kids up from school, literally parked out front. My almost 9 y/o was 5 @ the time but as recently as last year (pre-covid) said “don’t fall asleep in the car & forget to pick me up”

— Jessica (@JuicyFruit0403) March 4, 2021

Now it’s your turn to sound off.

In the comments, tell us about the things your kids will never let you forget about.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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May 8, 2021

Person Asks if They’re Wrong for Not Wanting to Be Around Girlfriend’s Little Sister

When you’re in a relationship with a person, you’re also in a relationship with their family. At least on some level.

Most of us have experienced this in some way and this woman is having a major issue with her girlfriend’s little sister.

Let’s take a look at the story.

AITA for not wanting to be around my GF’s little sister and causing a rift in the family?

“I met my girlfriend when we were 11. We were on the same basketball team so I met her family at the games.

Her sister “Sammi” was 8 back then and I guess her family used to like teasing that she has a little crush on me and she’d get all shy whenever I hung out with them. They made jokes about me being her “little boyfriend.”

Then we got together when we were 13. So the whole Sammi crushing on me got more obvious. Everyone in her family says it’s cute. Sometimes Sammi would come with us to the movies and I’d buy them stuff. Whenever I go with her family anywhere Sammi always wants to sit nxt to me or on my lap. Never said anything back then since she was a little kid and didn’t mean anything.

Now she 15 and feel like the crush has got worse. To a point where it is awkward and uncomfortable for me. She doesn’t hide that she gets jealous of my GF or when I’m at their place she’s like glued to me, gets mad if we wanna be alone in my GF’s room, wants to go with us wherever we go.

Everyone always treated it like Sammi being herself. But now it makes me super uncomfortable her wanting to be all over me sometimes and I purposely sit somewhere she won’t have space to be near me.

We just learned recently that my girlfriend is pregnant and we moved into our own place to get ready for our baby. Sammi straight up lost it when we told our families we’re pregnant. I’m serious she locked herself in the bathroom crying for an hour yelling that she hates everyone.

So yeah with her reaction I wannabe around her even less. I told my GF how I’ve been feeling uncomfortable with her sister for s long time and I should’ve said all this sooner. My girl apologized because she always thought I was ok with some of the sh*t her sister does but says I don’t have to interact with her if I don’t want to.

She also talked to her family about getting Sammi to start respecting my boundaries and let it go with the boyfriend jokes already. They don’t think Sammi is doing anything wrong since the crush is innocent so they pretty much don’t wanna tell her keep some distance from me when we come over. Her parents started coming at me to stop making a big deal and punishing Sammi for how she feels.

I showed my GF the txts they sent me and she got p*ssed. So now she won’t go either until they start getting her Sammi to behave right around me but they won’t do that. The whole family is attacking us especially my girlfriend and it’s making me feel guilty.

They’re saying I’m terrible for ruining things between my GF and them. They don’t get why I’m being this way. My girlfriend is so mad she don’t wanna talk to them, they’re saying it’s my fault.

AITA for starting this whole thing by not wanting to be around Sammi anymore?”

And here’s how folks responded on Reddit.

This person said that the girlfriend’s family is to blame for this situation and they let the whole thing with the little sister go on for way too long.

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Another reader added that the little sister is way too old to be behaving like this and she needs to learn some life lessons.

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This person said that everyone in the family could probably use some therapy. That doesn’t sound like a bad idea…

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Another Reddit user argued that the younger sister is obviously pretty delusional about this whole state of affairs and that the parents should have had a talk with her a long time ago to set the record straight.

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Finally, this reader agreed that the girl’s family is to blame here and that this whole thing has gone on for way too long and, as a result, has been blown out of proportion.

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What about you?

Do you think this person is wrong?

Sound off in the comments and let us know!

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May 7, 2021

Woman Asks if She’s a Jerk for Taking Her Son to Get a Pedicure Instead of Her Husband

I can’t say that I’ve ever heard a story like this one…but there’s a first time for everything!

Are you ready to read about some family drama that involves PEDICURES?

Let’s see what went down…

AITA for taking my son to get pedicures instead of my husband?

“For the first time since last year, my 46F husband 48M have a three day weekend! We were discussing what we wanted to do that day, and i suggested that we go get pedicures since I wanted to get a manicure that day anyway.

My husband normally goes with me every other month to get pedicure, so I made the appointment. We also made plans to do some shopping and go to a late lunch/early dinner when we were done.

Last week my husband told me that his friend Jeff needed his help on Friday (the same day that we had our pedicure/shopping date), and I told him that we had plans that day. My husband asked if I could change the appointment time, so I called the salon and they said they were booked full until the following day.

I told my husband this and he said that his friend needs his help, maybe we could go another time. So I told him that was fine, he could go help his friend and asked my son 18M if he wanted to go instead. My son agreed and we have a whole mother/son day planned.

My husband is now upset with me, and basically said that I was being over dramatic and inconsiderate. I disagreed and told him that this is not the first time he has ditched me for Jeff.

Last month we had plans to take care of a project in our house, and he ditched me to go bring Jeff a ladder and help him clean his gutters so I ended up doing the project myself. He also brings him to date nights because “he is all alone and has no girlfriend or other friends.”

I told my husband that I was tired of him putting his friendship with Jeff over spending time with me, and that it only seems like he needs his help on days when we have something planned to do together.

This has happened at least 15 times in the last 6 months. The first couple times, I was okay with it because i feel like if someone needs help, and you can help, it is a nice thing to do, but after the 4th or 5th time, I felt like he was taking advantage.

My husband said that we could go again next weekend, and I told him that we could do something else, but that I am now looking forward to my mother/son day and that I wasn’t canceling. Now he is pouting and making me feel guilty about it.

AITA for changing our date to a mother/son day because he wants to help his friend?”

Now it’s time to see how Reddit users responded to this story.

This reader doesn’t think that the woman was wrong and that her husband needs to step up and set some boundaries.

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This Reddit user said that the whole idea of bringing a friend to date night is just plain weird.

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Another individual argued that the woman’s husband sounds negligent AND entitled. Boom!

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This person went so far as to suggest that the husband might be having an affair.

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And this person seems to have the same idea…are we sure that this Jeff fellow is just a friend? Inquiring minds want to know!

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Do you think this lady acted like a jerk?

Or is this no big deal?

Talk to us in the comments and share your thoughts!

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May 7, 2021

Woman Won’t Allow Her Mother-in-Law Watch Her Son. Is She Wrong?

You’re not watching my kid!

You know that any story that includes this line is gonna be ugly.

A young woman took to Reddit’s “Am I the *sshole?” page to air her grievances about the situation she’s dealing with regarding her mother-in-law.

Let’s see what happened.

AITA For not wanting my MIL to watch my son?

“My (27f) son is three months old. My husband (34m) and I tried for three years to have a baby and suffered two miscarriages in 2019 that were devastating.

We live in an area where COVID restrictions have lifted, so we are slowly introducing our baby to family. We have introduced him to my MIL, and since then she’s been very pushy about babysitting him for us.

The issue is, my husbands family is very chaotic. His stepbrother is a heroin addict who has robbed their family home on several occasions and has the tendency to hide his needles around the house. He doesn’t live there, but my MIL has not stopped him from coming around.

My husbands sister lives at the family home. She does not work or pay rent, and she has a big jealousy issue with my husband. He goes over to the house on a regular basis to help with yard work, etc. And she always makes a scene about not wanting him there.

Last October when I was eight months pregnant, I was dropping my husband off at his moms to clean the gutters for her. His sister came home while I was in the driveway and started screaming at my husband about how they don’t need his help. She was triggered by me blocking her spot. My husband pointed out that he wouldn’t need to come by if she stepped up and helped my MIL.

She then said that she hopes I have another miscarriage, which was disgusting and hurtful. As always, MIL stuck up for her and said she didn’t mean it.

At this point, there’s too much chaos in the house and I don’t feel like it’s a safe place for my baby, especially without my husband and I. My MIL doesn’t understand this at all. I know she isn’t responsible for her stepsons addiction and her daughters awfulness, but I don’t trust her judgment. AITA?

Some people are also questioning why my husbands sister has such a hate on for him. She’s been like this since they were kids, according to many people in the family.

In my opinion, he’s the only one that calls her on her shi*t, and she doesn’t know how to handle her emotions.”

And here’s how folks on Reddit responded to this story.

This person said that the woman’s mother-in-law is obviously a doormat and that she doesn’t have to comply with her wishes if she doesn’t want to.

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Another reader said that the woman is under no obligation to let anyone, not even her mother-in-law, watch her kid unsupervised if she doesn’t want to.

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This reader said that this just sounds like a bad situation all around and that the woman shouldn’t even let her child near her in-laws.

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Another individual argued that if she does agree to let her mother-in-law watch her child, everything needs to be in writing and she needs to be very careful about every little detail.

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And lastly, this person thinks that the mother-in-law may be well-meaning, but she obviously has a few screws loose and can even be considered delusional.

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Would you let this mother-in-law watch your kid?

Talk to us in the comments.

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April 23, 2021

People Who Regret Having Children Share Their Feelings

I’ve sometimes wondered if there are moms and dads out there who regret having children.

Well, now I have my answer: yes, some of them do feel that way.

Which is kind of surprising, but I guess there are bound to be some moms and dads out there that aren’t exactly thrilled with having kids…

People who regret having kids opened up on AskReddit. Let’s see what they had to say.

1. It is what it is…

“I have two kids and they’re an endless series of PTSD triggers.

If I had known the extent and nature of my mental health situation I would have never had children.

I love my kids, but it is what it is.”

2. But…

“I love my kid more than anything, she’s the light of my life and my delight, but:

(1) Life is just easier when you don’t have a kid. You have more freedom, more options, fewer responsibilities, and so much time. You can take risks, jump on opportunities, do stuff, that just is so much more difficult if you have parental responsibilities.

I’m not talking about partying or living irresponsibly. I mean things like being able to take a job doing humanitarian work in Africa without having to worry about the safety of your family.

(2) In the world as it is, with so much uncertainty and such a bleak outlook, I worry about her future.

I am very much aware of the downsides and I think people who choose not to have children are probably making a wise choice in current circumstances.”

3. Regretting motherhood.

“I don’t regret my daughter; she’s a smart, healthy and beautiful little girl, we could not be more blessed with her.

What I regret is motherhood. I’m not an eager mother, I don’t enjoy the mundane grind of school pickups, park visits, watching Frozen 6,000 times, drawing stick figures, etc. I get no joy from it.

I’m a good mom, I’m attentive and ever present, I do ALL the things and am extremely responsible, but I’m running on a constant state of “over it” and that poor little girl deserves so much better.”

4. Single dad.

“I caved when my wife got baby fever entirely too soon after our first.

My oldest son had just been diagnosed with autism and I just kind of thought that everyone with very young children were miserable until they were 4 or 5 years old. I repeatedly told her that not at all ready to have another child but gave in. We weren’t doing well financially or personally but I just wanted to make her happy.

She asked for a divorce soon after our youngest turned 1. It’s becoming more and more obvious just how self-centered and selfish my ex-wife has always been.

I’m trying not to be bitter but I hate a lot of being a single dad of two young children without any help. I eat what I’d like to say often because I realize it wouldn’t be productive. I grew up with parents who had a terrible divorce and I’m trying to make sure my kids don’t live the same fate.

I’m lonely and terribly depressed, it feels like my life consists entirely of working and being a dad. It feels like no one will ever love me again and everything about dating sucks.

I don’t blame my children. I love them more than they might ever know. My life would be infinitely easier without kids but I hope they’ll never know how I feel.”

5. Passing it on.

“I regret what I unknowingly passed on to them.

If I would’ve have known the severity of the mental illness that exists in my bloodline, I would’ve never have had kids. Being moderately mentally ill myself (Depression/Anxiety), I never thought that mine was severe enough to go on to affect my children in different ways/severities, that it did.

However, I found out 10 years into a fight between life and death with my then 15 year old son, mental illness is sadly very real in the family and my family kept it from me. They sat silent while my son suffered since 5 years old with voices, suicidal attempts, cutting (all before he turned 9!).

I feel guilty everyday I brought children into world never really knowing they would go on to suffer from mild symptoms to very severe. My son could’ve been helped many years before he finally was had I known earlier, but thanks to my family, I almost lost him 4 times before his 16th birthday.”

6. Heartbreaking.

“My son has autism and I sometimes regret having him.

I still love him to death but when I see that he’s not like other kids and doesn’t really socially interact, it breaks my heart. I worry for his future and what would happen when my husband and I die.

Will he be independent and takes care of himself? I worry a lot.”

7. The wrong partner.

“When I had my kids I was stable and when I got my divorce, my ex wife never wanted to work still and still does not work.

To this day I send all my money to them (while still paying my bills and surviving of course) just so they can eat, go to school with everything they need, and be able to have a good child hood.

I just wish I waited to have them with a better woman.”

8. Not equipped.

“Because they deserve more than I can give them.

Financially, emotionally, and mentally I am just not equipped to have children. Most days, my kids are more functional than I am. My kids are 21, 14, and 11. I’ve been a single parent for most of their lives.

I love them and they are my motivation to better myself. But it’s hard when you live in the USA and have to choose between rent/food and buying medication.”

9. Burned out.

“Having kids makes me very tired, exhausted.

All the time running around, shouting, doing stuff they’re not supposed to do, making loud noises on tv’s or other devices. “Daddy I wanna do this, daddy I wanna do that, daddy I wanna buy this, cry cry cry I fell off the couch after you told me hundred times not to jump off couches, no daddy I don’t want to take a bath I will physically resist, daddy are you tired man f*ck that I wanna play football.”

Almost every time my daughter is with me I get a burn out, I lose the feeling in my legs and it takes a lot of effort to rise up from my couch or bed.”

10. Jeez…

“I was lied to about birth control and forced to be a parent against my will.

It ruined my life, the kid’s life, and the life of the other person.

This should not happen to anyone.”

11. Good advice.

“Due to how hard parenting is, I’m almost certain I will never do this again. So… my son will be an only child. This also brings me guilt because I’d like to give him someone to grow up with.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BABY WITH SOMEONE YOU REALLY, TRULY LOVE. Do not have a baby with a fling, do not have a baby with someone who you’re infatuated with… trust me, it all fades once you’re stuck with them, for life.

Don’t have a baby with someone who can’t put down a f*cking video game, don’t have a baby with a pothead who will sleep because he’s stoned, while you slave through the sleep deprivation all by yourself.

If you’re on the fence about having a baby, don’t. If you aren’t ready to give up your freedom and sacrifice your life to raise another one, don’t have baby. People take being a mother/father too lightly.

You will never be the same. Your life will be changed forever and will not be just yours anymore. Think hard before you commit… because once you’re in, you can never, ever get out.”

How about you?

Do you regret having children?

Or maybe you regret NOT having children?

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April 22, 2021

A Wife Asked If Being Angry at Her Husband for Eating All Their Daughter’s Birthday Candy Was Wrong

What you’re about to read from Reddit’s “Am I the *sshole?” page might make you a little bit upset.

Or, you might not think it was a huge deal and that this wife overreacted in a big way.

That’s the beauty of the stories that people post on that forum! Let’s take a look.

AITA for blowing up at my husband at my husband for eating my daughter’s bday candy?

“My husband and I have a 12 year old daughter and an 8 year old son.

My husband is the “no” parent. For as long as I can remember he will say no in stores or sports games to the kid’s requests for snacks or toys, even if they offer to pay with their own cash.I don’t undermine my husband when we are together but when I have the kids alone, I do tend to say yes (within reason of course, and not to every single thing)

Two days ago was my daughter’s birthday. It’s her second birthday that we’ve been in lockdown and I bought her 2 boxes of her favorite candy, along with her gifts. My daughter ate some of the Swedish fish out of the first box and decided to save the rest on her dresser where her brother is too short to reach and assumed us the parents wouldn’t take any.

Well was I wrong. I awoke to my daughter crying that her dad had eaten her second box of Swedish fish and some out of the first box and only left her with a few. I checked the trash in our bedroom and confirmed my husband had eaten them.I was FURIOUS. I screamed at him that he is a grown man who can go to the store and buy whatever the f*ck he wants without anyone to tell him no.

While he always says no to our kids and the rare time she gets to eat her favorite candy, his *ss has to eat it.He said we were both making a big deal over candy. I told him it was more than just candy, that he obviously doesn’t like seeing the kids happy, and he’s a thief.

I took my kids with to my sister’s house to cool down, and bought my daughter more Swedish fish to make up for the ones that my husband stole.We’re still at my sister’s house a day later. Until my husband can truly apologize to his child, the thought of him disgusts me.

AITA?”

Hmmmm. Let’s see how people reacted on Reddit.

This person made a good point: this marriage seems incredibly dysfunctional and this woman seems like she’s at the end of her rope with her husband.

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Another reader said that even though it seems like it on the surface, this story really isn’t about candy: it’s about the whole marriage.

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Another individual talked about how her own father stole food from her all the time when they were growing up, so they can relate.

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This person called the situation what it probably is: THE LAST STRAW.

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And finally, this person said that some parents really don’t even treat their kids with respect…and this sounds like a classic case of that.

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What do you think?

Was this woman wrong or totally justified in her actions?

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April 21, 2021

Was This Person a Jerk for Refusing to Watch Their Brother’s Child? Here’s What People Said.

Do you think you can watch my kids tonight?

How about FOR A WEEK?

I guess family members can ask that of each other, but it seems a bit extreme.

But that’s what happened to this person who shared their story on the “Am I the *sshole?” page on Reddit.

Let’s see what happened and how people on Reddit responded.

AITA for refusing to watch my brother’s baby unless he agrees to watch my kids later?

“I have four kids, ages 11, 9, 6, 5.

My brother and his wife recently had their first kid and we were delighted. Last night my bro called and asked if I could do him a favor: watch their baby for 7 nights so he can surprise his wife with a trip in a couple months. She will be 8 months old at the time.

He called clearly expecting that I’d say SURE and that would be the end of it. But honestly, I was very hesitant. The baby has major sleep issues (SIL posts a lot on SM about it) and a week is a long time. Also I suspect it will actually be 8 nights because he needs to drop the baby at our house (3 hours away). I told him I’d get back to him and he was clearly annoyed.

I did not want to do it because honestly, someone else’s baby is just different and taking her for a week is daunting. But I did want to help. Finally, I landed in what I thought would be the perfect solution for everyone: I would suck it up for a week of no sleep, if in exchange my bro agreed to watch my crew for three or four nights this fall so I could take my husband somewhere to celebrate a milestone bday.

This went over like a lead balloon.

He thinks I’m TA because a) I’m (mostly) a SAHM and supposedly have time, b) there are 4 of my kids to 1 of his, c) he and his wife have jobs and they would have to burn vacation days to watch mine, d) ‘our house is too small” and they don’t want to spend the weekend at mine.

My position: I might have four kids, but they are older and so much easier than an infant. They do not need constant supervision and do not stay up half the night screaming. I’d sooner watch 4 big kids for 7 days than an infant for 3, tbh. I also resent the implication that I have nothing better to do.

My brother said he couldn’t commit to babysitting at a specific time right now but asked me to just agree and ‘we’ll work it out later’ because he wanted to tell his wife about the trip. I said no. He said he’d be screwed if I didn’t because he already paid for flights (‘too good a deal to wait’) and his wife ‘desperately needs a break.’

I suggested he just add the baby as a lap infant and take her too (I have mentioned before we’ve used agencies for babysitters so we could have an evening or two out on vacation) and he got very p*ssed and said he knew my refusal is all based on me ‘judging him’ for ‘not wanting to parent like YOU.’

The context of this comment is that we moved abroad for a few years when ours were little and had the last two overseas. We traveled extensively with the kids from the time they were tiny. But that has nothing to do with my refusal — I’m obviously pro kid-free travel since this is the source of the conflict! — it is all about the length of time I’d be watching a young baby, with likely no actual payback.

Why I might be TA: when I texted my group chat, one friend totally agreed with me, one said she understood my side completely but ‘would probably do it for family if it was her’ and the last one hasn’t said anything so I suspect she thinks I’m being mean.”

Wow…that’s an unusual one.

This person said a baby this young shouldn’t be babysat by someone for more than a short period of time.

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Another reader said that she had a bad experience watching a baby…and that was only for a few hours.

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This individual echoed my sentiment: who asks someone to watch a baby for a whole week?!?!

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And another person chimed in and said that this is a HUGE request that the brother is making…and this person already has FOUR KIDS at home. Jeez…

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Okay, now it’s your turn to sound off.

In the comments, tell us what you think about this person’s story.

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