13 Things Millennials Wish Their Parents Had Done Differently
Growing up in the 80s and 90s to the sounds of MTV, Super Mario Brothers and the robotic groan of dial-up Internet wasn’t all fun, games and rose-colored glasses.
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21 Tweets About Only Children That Are All Too Real
Plenty of people (with siblings) assume that only children bask in the unlimited attention of their parents, enjoying the lion’s share of the family’s resources and learning to exist in a peaceful, solitary state.
A TikToker Sparked Outrage For Questioning 'Priorities' Of Working Parents
The birth rate in the United States has shown an overall decline over recent decades. People are choosing to have fewer children, having children later in life and increasingly deciding to remain child free. There are multiple factors contributing to this trend, including access to reproductive healthcare (limited to a much smaller number of states since the fall of Roe) and increasing educational and career opportunities for women.
29 Tweets About The Realities Of Snow Days For Parents
Nothing beats a child’s delight at the announcement of a snow day. But for parents, the prospect of caring for children all day while managing other work and household obligations is daunting.
My Family Of 5 Lives On $90,000 A Year In Dallas, And ‘It’s A Struggle Financially’
Ask any American with young children what their No. 1 household expense is, and you’ll hear the same answer almost every time: child care. Each family finds its own way to manage. Some parents are pushed out of the workforce. Others work jobs they wouldn’t take otherwise or hold down multiple jobs in order to meet their families’ needs.
Grandparents Are Getting Older, On Average. Here's Why That Matters.
Kathy L. is a 46-year-old mother of three in North Carolina. Five years ago, she moved her family back to her hometown in order to help care for her aging parents, but for the past year and a half, the family has devoted significant time and resources to caring for her husband’s aunt, who has dementia. Her children were ages 15, 11 and 9 when the aunt came to live with them last summer.
29 Too-True Tweets About Getting Kids Dressed In The Winter
Temperatures are dropping below freezing across the country, with winter storms blanketing towns in white. And parents know what that means: sullen teens eschewing overpriced outerwear for grubby hoodies with holes worn into the sleeves, kindergarteners losing mitten number 915 and preschoolers needing to pee just as soon as soon as you’ve fastened their boots over the legs of their snow pants.