Infertile? There are many ways to have a son or daughter that never involve pregnancy: you can adopt, you can foster, or you can steal your sister's baby before it's ever born...

Let's be real for a second, the best type of neighbors are those who you barely even notice are there. There is no need for pleasantries or friendships, all we need is peace and quiet, and the neighborhood will become a much better place. But as much as you can hope for these kinds of neighbors, chances are you are going to get stuck with the exact opposite. Neighbors with loud kids, or uneducated dogs, people who do not care about the noise they make or how miserable everyone else is because o…

Once the family got a little too comfortable in their host's home, things got stickier than the kid's table mac and cheese spilled on their opulent Berber rug

For context, this story takes place at an airport gate while passengers are waiting to board. There's nothing worse than taking your seat on a long flight, only to realize you're sitting by some rambunctious children whose parents could care less what they are doing. Sure, you can put in some headphones and turn them up full blast to try and tune them out, but the parents are the ones who should be controlling their children. But of course, as all parents know, sometimes you try your hardest, a…

This dad had a hilarious way to help out his teenager, but the kiddo was awfully embarrassed by their dad's unorthodox methods ! When you're a teenager, you're bound to go through a phase where everything your parents do embarrasses you . They're singing while doing the dishes? Cringe! They're insisting on going to the store with you to get new clothing? OMG, no! Parents aren't even doing anything wrong, but their teenagers will be mortified regardless. Even so, this person's parents took their…

Fostering or adopting kids in need of a home is one of the most honorable things a family can do. If every family could open up their home for one kid, the world would definitely be a better place. But even if a family does adopt a child, it only means the hard work has just begun. Even if it seems like the hard part, the adoption part is just the beginning, as now the family has to work together to make sure their new addition feels comfortable and happy in their new home, while also making su…

This school had a brilliant plan for getting their students involved in sports teams : making it mandatory for every single kid. They probably thought it was an excellent idea. After all, you want kids to be active and moving around throughout the day… almost as if you could make a class for that. For some reason, this school decided that alongside gym class, all kids would have to join a sport . In my high school, maybe a third of the kids were in sports, and everyone else was in other clubs,…

Every kid awaits the day they finally move out of their parents' home and become completely independent adults. For some kids, that happens when they are 18, while for others it happens when they are 28, but eventually (most of the time), everyone must leave the nest, despite the challenges to do so. The challenge we speak of is for the kids and the parents alike, as both have to find the strength to let go of the other. The parents in this Reddit story have been finding it really hard to let g…

We all like to think of our lives as being cut into neat little shapes with clearly defined outlines and borders. The reality of that couldn't be any further from the truth, and those who insist the most fervently that there is nothing amiss in their life are either hiding something or in complete denial. So, when you read something along the lines of “mother rejects their child,” you probably make a judgment call before even knowing the rest of the context, coming in guns blazing and ready to…

You're cruisin' for a bruisin' when you allow a 3-year-old that much freedom…

Please, don't be that parent at the kids' softball game who's flipping out over the game. It's not that serious, my friend. The kids who are here just want to play the game, hang out with their friends, and celebrate a win or two. Although every parent wants to believe their kid is going to be a star athlete, 99% of the children playing on a kids' sports league aren't going to go pro any time soon. Some of the young people are just there to hang with their friends, and most probably don't take…

Accidentally calling emergency services is basically a rite of passage for toddlers. It seems like almost everyone has a story about the time they or their sibling grabbed their parent's phone and managed to call 911. It doesn't take much effort to accidentally hit that emergency button. Instead of watching a YouTube video on Dad's phone or playing games on Mom's iPad, that toddler has magically discovered that they called an emergency helpline. They're delighted to have a new friend to talk to…

Naming kids is a minefield that's littered with many potential pitfalls. Upholding family traditions comes into contact with conflicting expectations from either side of the family, meeting jarringly with modern naming trends while trying to make sure that it also ends up being something unique while also avoiding adverse personal and pop culture associations. Yeah, you're never gonna get it exactly right; just when you think you're getting close to settling on a name, you come to learn that it…

Need a quick and easy way to stick-it to your mother-in-law? Well, here ya go!

Having debt is a major burden. Whether you took out student loans for college , bought a car, or bought a house, you name it, no one likes having debt over their heads. But how would you feel if one day you found out you were $60,000 in debt and had absolutely no clue? And it's not due to negligence on your part, but rather, someone was taking advantage of you? That's exactly what happened to the woman in this story. She was doing just fine on her own, about to graduate college and enter the 'r…

When you’re a kid, you constantly fear that your parents are going to embarrass you in public. For instance, I will never forget that one time when I was 11 years old and going to the movies with my whole family, an activity that led to major embarrassment when my Dad was grooving to the music during the previews. I was mortified that a friend or classmate from school was at the theater and would see my father dance like nobody was watching because everyone was watching. Now, what kids don’t re…