Today, my husband and my kids seem to think that all of them sitting in the same room, engrossed in electronic devices, is a valid form of child/parent relationship. Whenever I try to interfere by, for example, suggesting a trip out or a game night, I get glared at like I suggested swimming with piranhas. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I discovered my husband and kids wait until I’m out of the house before doing fun activities like water fights, board games, Xbox sessions, football, and the like. Apparently I’m such a buzzkill and moody sore loser, they can only have fun without me around. FML
Today, my wife is mad at me because she claims I don’t spend any time bonding with her son. It’s as though she refuses to understand that just because we are in different rooms, on separate PlayStations, doesn’t mean we’re not playing the same game, and talking through headphones for hours at a time. FML
Today, I've been on vacation with my friend and his family for a week. Apparently, his idea of a vacation includes constant screaming arguments with his wife, while their kids sob in the living room. I tried to take the kids out once and got a lecture on boundaries, which started another huge fight. FML
Today, I don't know why I bothered taking my family to the beach. All my wife wants to do is shop at the same crappy cheap chains she always goes to, and all my son wants to do is watch cartoons. Whenever I suggest anything different, they both throw tantrums. FML
Today, in the same conversation with the same person, I got chewed out because our kids want to spend more time with me than her, and also because the kids spend too much time with her and she can’t work from home effectively. Can anyone explain how that works? FML
Today, after my ex-husband always said we would never let our kids have screen time, since our divorce he has let screens do 100% of his parenting, while he day-drinks, and yet if I try to take the kids away from him, he threatens lawyers straight away. FML
Today, I had an argument with my husband. I’m a stay at home mom with a six, three, and one year-old. He insisted that we homeschool, so I literally never get a break. When I told him I need people to talk to, he replied, "Why? You talk to the kids all day!” God forbid I should interact with other adults. FML
Today, all I wanted was to take my two kids and their two favourite cousins to the beach on their last day of vacation together. My mother-in-law went into full beast mode, shouting about how I'm always roaming around and being irresponsible. The kids never meet and are from different cities. FML
Today, my wife screamed, cried, called me lazy and a bad parent, and threatened to leave and take our four kids. All I did was ask for an hour to myself every day for some private time. FML
Today, my husband went on a tirade, accusing me of bullying and being too hard on our kids. Apparently, I’m taking this homeschool thing too serious, and I need to cut them a break. All I did was make them write their letters and numbers on paper instead of just using their tablets. Yeah, real mean. FML
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Chazzster 32
While I understand OP’s feelings about this, not everyone has the same level of needs for personal communications. Some people (like my own wife) have a high need for talking and communicating with friends. Some people like me are a bit more introverted. For people like that, sometimes just being in the same room with the people you love or like is satisfying even if you aren’t actively engaged in conversation. OP, you cannot force people to be just like you or vice versa. You have to compromise. Don’t expect everyone to be at the same level of needing conversation as you. On the other hand even introverts should be willing and able to converse with you if you refrain from being too needy. Real life requires compromise and understanding of the others around us.
jobekka 20
depends on if they're doing something together on it or not.
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jobekka 20
depends on if they're doing something together on it or not.
magnumpeyote66 6
Dude its totally valid. people that are just friends do it. you should be grateful that the father is actually there.
RichardPencil 32
They were probably texting each other in a group chat. Go outside? Are you kidding? You could get killed by climate change, a Proud Boy or critical race theory.
Chazzster 32
While I understand OP’s feelings about this, not everyone has the same level of needs for personal communications. Some people (like my own wife) have a high need for talking and communicating with friends. Some people like me are a bit more introverted. For people like that, sometimes just being in the same room with the people you love or like is satisfying even if you aren’t actively engaged in conversation. OP, you cannot force people to be just like you or vice versa. You have to compromise. Don’t expect everyone to be at the same level of needing conversation as you. On the other hand even introverts should be willing and able to converse with you if you refrain from being too needy. Real life requires compromise and understanding of the others around us.
1known 34
They can compromise too.