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Parents throw tantrum when dog owner refuses to let their bratty kids ride his golden retriever: 'No asking, no eye contact, just an unspoken expectation that their children were entitled to use my living, breathing pet as a ride'

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18-year-old refuses to invite his parents to his high school graduation because they favored his 4 younger siblings over him for his whole life: 'I got tickets for my grandparents instead'

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (June 17, 2025)

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'We paid for your childhood, now it's your turn': Entitled mom expects 26-year-old daughter to pay her bills and cover the cost of flights and hotels for a European family vacation because she paid for her as a kid

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Dad procrastinates taking his 3, 5, and 8-year-old kids to the park, tries to get his 40-week pregnant wife to bring them to the pool with their neighbor: 'I said no'

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23-year-old refuses to let mom and 5-year-old daughter cut her in line for ice cream after she'd already waited 20 minutes: 'The mom this big passive-aggressive sigh and said, "Some people just don’t have empathy."'

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14-year-old constantly mocks her 16-year-old sister for being adopted, older sister discovers that they're actually both adopted: 'My parents said don't tell my sister or she'll be devastated'

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Adopted woman receives 6-figure inheritance from the birth mother she never met, her siblings demand she share the money with them: 'It isn't fair I got everything when they also "deserve" it being adopted as well'

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'It's incredibly unsafe and illegal to have a baby in the front seat like that': 24-year-old drive-thru worker confronts customer with baby in front seat with no car seat, mom claims she did it because the baby was crying

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16-year-old sells her 37-year-old stepmother's vintage prom dress behind her back so she could buy new headphones: 'The dress is 100% silk, one of a kind, and the brand doesn't exist anymore'

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14-year-old puts fake spider in his shared bathroom to scare his 17-year-old sister who spends hours getting ready and taking selfies before school, making him late: 'My parents are saying I traumatized her'

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Family therapist fires dad and his 2nd wife for treating his 16-year-old son so poorly, teen tells entire family about the firing: '[My dad] told me I'm trying to humiliate them' '

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (May 13, 2025)

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13-year-old lies about his mom having a new boyfriend so that his dad will take full custody of him, dad doesn't find out about lie until months later: 'She wasn't dating anyone and my son had lied about her mother no longer wanting him at home'

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'Do not homeschool your kids. You are NOT up to it.': Former homeschoolers share why they think parents should not homeschool their kids

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (May 6, 2025)

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Homeowner refuses to let her homeless 31-year-old brother move into her house after he trashed it and refused to pay bills the first time he lived there: 'I can't handle that stress and damage again.'

Homeowner refuses to let her homeless 31-year-old brother move into her house after he trashed it and refused to pay bills the first time he lived there: 'I can't handle that stress and damage again.'

Job-seeker is 'fired' from a job they applied to but never received an offer for, company advertises the position with a $10k drop in salary: 'I forgot about that whole debacle, but it came back to me'

Job-seeker is 'fired' from a job they applied to but never received an offer for, company advertises the position with a $10k drop in salary: 'I forgot about that whole debacle, but it came back to me'

Man stands up to mooching cousin after she moves to his city and treats his apartment like her own for months: ‘She can’t just treat my home like a hotel’

Man stands up to mooching cousin after she moves to his city and treats his apartment like her own for months: ‘She can’t just treat my home like a hotel’

Recent college graduate gets job while living with parents, protests when they demand most of his income: 'I'm cutting everything I can'

Recent college graduate gets job while living with parents, protests when they demand most of his income: 'I'm cutting everything I can'

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (December 27, 2025)

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (December 27, 2025)

'I'm a Grinch and I'm not sorry': Grandparents purchase VIP holiday tickets for family, then gives them to strangers after ex daughter-in-law tries to hijack the event to impress her new in-laws

'I'm a Grinch and I'm not sorry': Grandparents purchase VIP holiday tickets for family, then gives them to strangers after ex daughter-in-law tries to hijack the event to impress her new in-laws

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