parenting

‘They are old enough to realize what's wrong’: Stepmom tells 13 and 16-year-old stepdaughters to stop calling her ‘Mom’ after she realizes they only consider her a parent when their biological mother isn't around

Lana DeGaetano

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Mom expects 5-year-old daughter to sleep from 3 PM until morning without dinner, gets angry when aunt gives her an apple at 7 PM: 'Who's the parent?'

Emmy Pratt

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20-year-old refuses to be legal guardian of her 4, 5, and 7-year-old half siblings in the event of her mom and stepdad's passing: 'I would be a bad fit for the role'

Emmy Pratt

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61-year-old dad secretly pays off kid's student loans, who finds out their dad did it by selling his beloved Harley: ‘He used every penny to clear my debt’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'She wants [me] to pay thousands so she can use [my] kids as props': Mom refuses to pay $6000 to attend to her sister-in-law's wedding abroad when she finds out her 4 young kids aren't invited to the reception

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Grandson learns inheritance will be split evenly among grandkids, so he steals grandpa's car and lands himself in jail and out of the will: 'His parents refuse to bail him out'

Isabella Penn

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‘I… promised I'd protect it’: Dad refuses to tell his new wife how much money is in his son's savings, which was left to him by his late mother, but his wife won't back down

Lana DeGaetano

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Wife calls out husband for making their 8, 10, and 14-year-old kids earn $10/hr learning industrial engineering: 'They've been spoiled brats up till now'

JR Atkinson

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26-year-old works in tattoo shop while living with mom, moves out when mom tries to ground her for a job she doesn't approve of: 'Under my roof, you'll live by my rules'

Ally Perry

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (October 18, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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Late mom saves medical compensation money for 16-year-old son, husband's new wife protests when he refuses to disclose how much he has saved: 'What my son has is not going to be shared'

Ally Perry

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Couple diligently repays a $10,000 loan from the husband’s parents until their father-in-law suddenly demands an additional $9,500 for “skipped” payments and unsolicited gifts: ‘I don’t want to pay him a cent more’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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30-year-old woman refuses to babysit sister's daughter while she is working abroad, claiming the father should be taking care of the child, sister protests: ‘You have no consideration’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Mom cuts off 19-year-old son after 2 years of him living in a different apartment so she could move in with her boyfriend: 'I don’t want another man’s kid in my house'

Emmy Pratt

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17-year-old chooses college believing family will pay for it, breaks down when mom reveals she has to share college fund with her 16-year-old brother: 'Dad said it's all for me'

Ally Perry

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‘My mom said I was ungrateful’: Parents expect their 24-year-old to pay their bills after he moves out, but he refuses so he can finally become independent

Jesse Kessenheimer

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