adult children

‘Darling, don’t you ever grow up’: Good laughs for anyone trying to opt out of adulting today

Giuliana Tiscioni

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‘I haven't been on a date for 6 years’: Retired, divorced dad asks his unemployed 25-year-old son to stay elsewhere for one night so he can have a date at home, and the son gets angry about it

Etai Eshet

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Mom stands by her adult daughters' independence and pushes back on her husband's new rule to limit or charge her daughter's boyfriend's frequent stays in their basement apartment: 'He wants to limit to 3 days a week or charge him $350 a month'

Etai Eshet

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Daughter's 24-year-old boyfriend pushes food around and secretly trashes every meal instead of eating, pushing her mom to ban him from dinners: ‘He is no longer invited to meals’

Etai Eshet

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53-year-old stepdad demands his 19-year-old stepdaughter and her boyfriend contribute financially after they overstayed a 30-day arrangement by 4 months, while he struggles to pay rent

Etai Eshet

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College student went through 2 years of silence from her parents, tells them they lost the right to have opinions on her life now that they suddenly want to weigh in on everything

Etai Eshet

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Man refuses to reconnect with parents who abandoned him 12 years ago over a fallout with his brother, only reaching out after finding out they have grandchildren

Etai Eshet

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50-year-old mom plans to have another baby against her 17 and 25-year-old daughters' wishes: 'They said that if I give birth, they will never consider this child their brother or sister.'

Emmy Pratt

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Los Angeles former child actor discovers his 60-year-old parents drained all of his childhood earnings, and now he is trying to figure out whether to confront them about it: ‘I’m really just looking for clarity’

Etai Eshet

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Deadbeat dad owes his ex-wife $85K in child support, pressures her to stop payments because their 4 kids are 23-31 years old: 'I never received child support while they were young, ever.'

Emmy Pratt

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54-year-old mom gives her 28-year-old son 90 days to leave the house after years of rejected opportunities

Etai Eshet

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Reader criticizes children of boomers for selling all of their late parents' old books for only $20: 'All this stuff is basically worthless, even in mint condition.'

Emmy Pratt

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31-year-old son refuses to eat with sheltered mom who asks for 'ferret sauce' at a Mexican restaurant: 'I think she comes off as ignorant and I get so embarrassed'

JR Atkinson

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Daughter changes locks and refuses to let Mom move back in after she abandoned her 4 kids for 5 years to live with a boyfriend, and expects to just reclaim her old room

Etai Eshet

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28-year-old cuts off financial support to his parents after 3 years of paying and putting his own life on hold: ‘I’ve been living paycheck to paycheck just to keep up with helping them’

Etai Eshet

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Mom lets 2 fully grown, employed children move back in rent-free, expects her husband to cover everyone's bills, pushing him to accept a permanent out-of-town work contract and move out

Etai Eshet

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