Living in an old apartment complex, I’ve found myself in a peculiar situation. My neighbor has grown too comfortable with me feeding her child, and I’m at my wit’s end trying to figure out how to address this without causing a rift.
I have two daughters, Karen and Sarah, who are only two years apart. Since they were young, they’ve never been particularly close, though they never had serious conflicts either. The main difference between them lay in their personalities. Karen always struggled with everything: from academics to social relationships. Sarah, on the other hand, seemed to navigate life with ease. Now, as adults, Karen has involved her son, Michael, in a relentless competition to outdo her nephew, Jackson, Sarah’s son. And I feel powerless to stop it.
We had a beautiful family, including our 3-year-old daughter, Isabella. Before marriage, we never discussed children. We both knew it wouldn’t happen until after we were married. And eventually, it did. Austin began talking about children after living a child-free life for decency’s sake for six months. I had no objections.
What do teachers really want to tell the parents of their students? Here are 10 insights that might be hard for parents to hear. It’s often enlightening to see your children through someone else’s eyes. All kids lie, but the extent and reasons might surprise you.
After our beloved nanny had to leave unexpectedly, my husband and I were in a bind. With both of us unable to take time off work and our children too young to be left alone, we scrambled to find a replacement. However, our new nanny’s peculiar behavior towards my husband raises concerns, despite her excellent performance with our kids. Should we let her go?
