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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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23-year-old uninvites her mom from her college graduation after she demanded that she give her all of her savings: 'I don't want someone who sees me as an ATM sitting in the crowd.'

Emmy Pratt

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Stepdad cuts off 27-year-old stepson because he only talks to him to ask for money: 'He's a a full-grown man with a job and a wife.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom calls 19-year-old daughter 'selfish' for not wanting to wear a matching dress on Mother's Day: 'I do not like wearing dresses. They make me uncomfortable.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom lies about son turning down Ivy League school to attend cheaper state school to his 17-year-old cousin: 'The real version is that I applied to a school I really wanted, got rejected, and ended up at a state university.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom forbids 18-year-old daughter from buying $5 hair clips online, daughter buys them anyway: 'I am literally a legal adult trying to buy $4 hair clips.'

Emmy Pratt

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Dad forbids 21-year-old daughter from driving after she got rear-ended, even though it wasn't her fault: 'It seems suspicious, she drives way less than I do and I haven’t had an accident in years.'

Emmy Pratt

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