October 3 — November 6, 2022 — Happy New Year everyone! Hard to believe that we’ve already been traveling for 5 months. Time sure does fly when you’re adventuring and having the time of your life! In my last update, we had spent a month in France enjoying the romance of Paris, and basking in the beauty…

September 12 — October 3, 2022 — Welcome back! Parting ways with my parents in London, to then continue just the two of us on what will be our year of solo travel, was a conflicting experience. There was excitement, of course, but also some sadness (especially on my mother’s part). …

August 25 — September 12, 2022 — Hello to all, and welcome back! As I catch up on my updates, I hope you’re enjoying them, even though they’re a little bit behind! As they say, time flies when you’re having fun! Fresh off the river cruise — and after a couple of extra days in Amsterdam —…

August 15–25, 2022 — Welcome back! At this point in our journey, we are in the middle of August, and myself and my family all board our luxurious river cruise in Brussels, in honor of Mom’s retirement. We were setting off for 8 days of, well, cruising down rivers in Belgium and the Netherlands. …

A mother who was accompanying her son to his weekly therapy session refused to give up his seat to an old lady. She’s written on Reddit about the incident to find out whether or not she was in the wrong for refusing. — *This is a work of non-fiction sourced from social media discussion boards and verified experts/specialists.* — The author, a mom of a 17-year-old boy, usually drives her son to her weekly therapy appointments, however, this week they had to take the bus instead. She explains:

A woman who is a new mom struggling to balance some motherhood realities with her work life has taken a firm stand with her coworkers. She’s turned to Reddit to find out whether or not she was in the wrong for sharing too much information with her colleagues. — *This is a work of non-fiction sourced from social media discussion boards and verified experts/specialists.* — The author starts off by explaining that she is currently a nursing mother, and is grateful to have her own office at work. However, that doesn’t mean she always gets the privacy she needs:

A mother has raised hell to cancel a class trip to a water park after the teacher tried to force her daughter to spend the day with a classmate she doesn’t like. The mom has taken to Reddit to find out whether or not she acted correctly. — *This is a work of non-fiction sourced from social media discussion boards and verified experts/specialists.* — The author, a mother of a 9-year-old girl, starts off by explaining that her daughter’s classroom meant to go on a water park trip next week, and her daughter was originally very excited about…

A pregnant woman who disclosed her perfect baby name for a girl to only a few people feels betrayed after her best friend then took that name. The author wrote about the incident on Mumsnet to ask for advice following the ‘theft of baby name’. — *This is a work of non-fiction sourced from social media discussion boards and verified experts/specialists.* — The author, an expectant mom, recently turned to the internet after a surprising event took place with her supposed best friend. She explains:

A man who put a lot of effort into making a big family dinner enforced strict rules about how his meal was allowed to be consumed. He’s turned to Reddit to find out whether or not he was in the wrong for not letting his sister’s boyfriend add hot sauce to the meal. — *This is a work of non-fiction sourced from social media discussion boards and verified experts/specialists.* — The author, a man in his mid-thirties, begins by explaining that he and his family will rotate making Sunday dinner: