Zoranm/Getty Images OK, internet — time for you to do your favorite thing and pass judgment. Am I the asshole for thinking grandparents should help out when they’re around, or is that not a fair expectation? Let me paint a picture for you: One frazzled mom (hi, it’s me), after a long and stressful work...
Natalia Lebedinskaia/Moment/Getty Images The holidays are great, but one thing that is never, ever fun are the logistics. Who’s baking what? Who hasn’t RSVPed? Are we getting the adults presents this year or are we just buying for the kids? And, of course, who’s hosting? This last one can get particularly contentious, especially when in-laws...
StockPlanets/E+/Getty Images Even under the best of circumstances, blending families is a tricky and delicate balance. Taking two (and often more) individual families into account when creating one new, interconnected family unit is an exercise in communication, emotional intelligence, and, very often, humility. Again: these are the best possible circumstances. That’s not to say it...
Ivan Rodriguez Alba/E+/Getty Images If you suddenly learned that your parents hated the name they bestowed upon you, would you change it to appease them? One teenage son wonders if he’s in the wrong after refusing to change his birth name due to his parents’ regret. Now, he’s turning to the ever-entertaining “Am I The...