Ashley Banks
All I ever wanted was the world
Yo siblings?
Yes
Yo siblings?
Apparently it’s something they expect. I had to tell my mom no to the overnights as well.Why?
My ex's mom was a horrible grandparent. Always had an excuse for why she couldn't do anything for them, even in the most hazardous of situations she made sure that she had nothing to do with themSome millennials would cry over free ice cream smfh
But this is some white folks problem shyt. Black grandparents love they grandkids
Nah I've seen this talked about elsewhere. Was surprised it was posted yesterday because people been talking about it.The NY Post is probably talking about two people they know.
I appreciate this mentality and I think it has the right intentions behind it but I also see the downsides as well. My uncle and aunt did this with my cousin growing up where nobody else ever watched him and it was hard to get him to stay over after family functions, etc. and he grew up completely isolated from us. He doesn't have much of a relationship with us, his grandparents on either side or other family.I'm very particular about this because I've seen folks I grew up with have children and drop them off on their parents (the grandparents) to raise them while they're out living their best life.
I have a problem with that. I don't plan to ever drop my children off with my parents. If they come get them, or tell me to bring them by, that's one thing. But I'm not going to force my parents to be babysitters.
I appreciate this mentality and I think it has the right intentions behind it but I also see the downsides as well. My uncle and aunt did this with my cousin growing up where nobody else ever watched him and it was hard to get him to stay over after family functions, etc. and he grew up completely isolated from us. He doesn't have much of a relationship with us, his grandparents on either side or other family.
He also has struggled since going to college, because of all the things he's accustomed to his parents doing for him, and he's pretty much trying to get what he's missing from his parents out of his girlfriend since he's far away from them.
When your kid stays with other people like grandparents, aunts/uncles, older cousins they get to learn other households/household rules and how to navigate them, become more independent, build relationships with them, becomes more of a family oriented person in general. But of course, not everybody thinks their parents are fit to watch their kids, not everybody trusts their family, not everybody values these things, so I get it. But something to consider.
Edit: I wrote all that and didn't realize what you said at the end, where if they ask you'd let them
My bad. That's different from my uncle who literally wouldn't let my cousin stay elsewhere growing up.