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55-year-old father of a baby refuses to take care of his son for more than 15 minutes, says changing diapers and putting on clothes is too hard: 'I hate that thing and wish it were never here'

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Deadbeat dad's new baby mama shows up unannounced to his 18-year-old daughters house, begs her to have a relationship with her half-brother: 'There was such a deep attempt to shame [me], all the mentions of her child being innocent'

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Parents don't congratulate 15-year-old daughter on making the national debate team finals, praises her older brother for doing his PE assignment instead: 'He did a compulsory assignment and he gets all the praise in the world'

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Egotistical father squanders his underaged son's inheritance from grandma, years later, the son gives him an ultimatum to pay back the $250,000 in exchange for a relationship with his grandkids: 'It's restitution'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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25+ Wildest Parenting Texts to Scroll Through During Your Coffee Break (August 20, 2024)

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'I'm changing my last name to my wife's thus ending the linage': Estranged father reconnects with his son after 20 years, blows off meeting him and his pregnant wife to play golf

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'[He said] our baby isn’t entitled to that money': Father-in-law gives a new mom $4,000 for birthing expenses, she's furious when she finds out her husband spent the cash on his hobbies instead

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The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (August 13, 2024)

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Estranged parents insult their accomplished son, calling him a 'spoiled brat' after he refuses to give them $2M for a retirement cruise: 'I said no and hung up'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Aunt buys deoderant for 14-year-old nephew who's getting bullied for his foul scent, gets chewed out by his crunchy mom for overstepping boundaries: 'She said I caused irreversible damage to his self esteem'

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Mom resents 10-year-old daughter for crying at her impromptu wedding 2 years after her father passed, wants family therapist to reinforce her resentment: 'She said I should feel guilty for hurting her on her wedding day'

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Dad refuses to intervene when his 10-year-old daughter's lunch is stolen at school daily, claims the thief needs the food more: 'I started making 2 lunches for her and told her to hide one in her backpack'

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Unschooling mom enrolls 7-year-old son who's still in diapers in 1st grade, is convinced he'll be too smart for the class: 'She wants to email the teacher ideas because 1st grade curriculum is too simple'

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20+ Wildest Parenting Texts to Scroll Through During Your Coffee Break (August 6, 2024)

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (August 5, 2024)

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'I was trying to be polite but your kid is weird': Mom turns down 2nd playdate after playmate makes her 11-year-old daughter uncomfortable, other mom won't take no for answer

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