My son asked if we were getting divorced after hearing one argument and I still feel sick about it
A question that landed like a brick It was one argument. Not a screaming match, not a door-slamming, dramatic “this […]
March 28, 2026
Mom says her son was excluded from a class party and she’s struggling with how to handle it without making things worse
It started with a backpack unzip and a crumpled flyer: a class party happening this weekend, complete with a theme,
My daughter asked if I’m always this tired and I realized she’s noticing more than I thought
It happened in the least dramatic moment possible: shoes half on, backpack half zipped, and me doing that familiar morning
My mother-in-law keeps showing up with advice I never asked for and now I dread hearing the doorbell
It starts with a perfectly normal afternoon: the kettle’s on, the laundry’s halfway done, and the house is finally quiet
My daughter asked why grandma is nicer to her cousins and I had no good answer
It was one of those questions that lands like a pebble but hits like a brick. We were buckling seatbelts