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18-year-old rejects her mom's claim that it's her job to prevent her 64-year-old dad from screaming at her: 'It’s not my responsibility to cater to a grown man’s feelings'

18-year-old rejects her mom's claim that it's her job to prevent her 64-year-old dad from screaming at her: 'It’s not my responsibility to cater to a grown man’s feelings'

Mom refuses to take her son to the hospital after he spikes a 106.3 degree fever: 'That's over 41 degrees Celsius'

Mom refuses to take her son to the hospital after he spikes a 106.3 degree fever: 'That's over 41 degrees Celsius'

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Unemployed dad demands his 17 and 19-year-old sons stop eating so healthy and start eating more ramen and cereal: 'I don't believe I should ask them to do that because both of those things tend to be unhealthy'

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Mom refuses to pick up her ex-husband's 8-year-old affair baby from school while picking up her 8-year-old son: 'My ex's daughter was there until 7 because I refused to pick her up'

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Contrarian claims 'Trunk or Treating' style of Halloween is superior to traditional Trick or Treating: 'I love not having knocks all hours of the night from kids asking for candy.'

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16-year-old quits photography class after his parents force his 14-year-old sister and 12-year-old brother to join it too: 'I'm not allowed to do anything with friends or go anywhere without my siblings'

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Parents pressure 24-year-old lawyer to live at home and take care of her 4-year-old brother indefinitely: 'I feel obligated to rush home and help my parents.'

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22-year-old refuses to babysit her mom's boyfriend's 15-year-old son while they're on a cruise because he has screamed at her and stolen from her: 'Her boyfriend called me yesterday saying I'm making things difficult and that it's just 10 days.'

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14-year-old girl can't read above a 1st grade level, can't understand why literacy is necessary in life: 'When I’m an adult, I’ll just know how to read'

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18-year-old cries after her dad made her childhood bedroom into a guest room as soon as she left for college: 'If I knew he was going to pack up my things and get rid of my room I wouldn't have gone to this college.'

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Parents debate whether rise in competitive youth sports has led to decline in children's physical fitness: 'I hear they're doing tryouts for 3rd graders now'

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Mom complains that her 2-year-old can't properly use an iPad yet: 'My 4-year-old has always used a tablet for games and occasional tv time and has never problems'

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Dad scolds aunt for buying her 12-year-old niece 2 pairs of glasses and contact lenses because he can't afford them for her or his 4 stepchildren: 'He’s sick of me and Haley rubbing her stuff in her step-siblings' faces.'

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16-year-old constantly steals her 19-year-old sister's possessions, parents buy her whatever she wants to stop her from stealing: 'My parents fund her Starbucks, skincare, clothes, and everything else'

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Mother of the bride asks bride to pick her up from the airport on her wedding day: 'This is a major inconvenience not a minor one'

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Mom reads her 16-year-old daughter's diary and kicks her out because she wrote that she doesn't see her stepdad as family: 'He's just the guy my mom is married to.'

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Employee pushes back when boss insists he host him, wife, child, and dog for weeklong work trip: 'I haven't gotten a raise in four years'

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Grandma hides kids' Christmas toys from Santa so they'll like her presents more, leading parents to forbid her from giving gifts altogether: ‘She wants the attention’

Grandma hides kids' Christmas toys from Santa so they'll like her presents more, leading parents to forbid her from giving gifts altogether: ‘She wants the attention’

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (December 6, 2025)

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‘We were walked on’: Extended family insists on visiting a woman and her mother for Christmas, who are grieving the loss of their stepdad and husband, then demands a perfect Christmas from them

‘We were walked on’: Extended family insists on visiting a woman and her mother for Christmas, who are grieving the loss of their stepdad and husband, then demands a perfect Christmas from them

Dad refuses to call an ambulance for his 25-year-old son, whose spleen ruptured, because he was at work and ambulances are expensive: 'He looked at me and asked if I could drive myself.'

Dad refuses to call an ambulance for his 25-year-old son, whose spleen ruptured, because he was at work and ambulances are expensive: 'He looked at me and asked if I could drive myself.'

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