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Dad pesters his half-unconscious wife with a 104-degree fever, asking her how to get their 4 kids ready for bed: 'I just snapped and told him to figure it out on his own'

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9 and 11-year-old homeschoolers stay up until 4 AM running and screaming, mom only cares because they're keeping her up: 'I wouldn't care if they didn't keep me up too.'

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16-year-old discovers her dad isn't her biological father, mom harasses her to confess which family member told her the truth: 'He told me now that I knew I could start calling him Drake instead of dad'

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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PhD student is forced to thank his university in his thesis, uses the acknowledgment section to vent years of frustration and get the last word: ‘They taught me how to do it without them’

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