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'They used to call me mom and dad's mistake': 4 older siblings force their 16-year-old 'accident' younger brother to babysit for their kids unpaid, exclude him from family vacations and get-togethers

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (January 14, 2025)

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (January 7, 2025)

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17-year-old confronts his father for being a better dad to his stepchildren than he was for him, his stepmom overhears and scolds him for not accepting her children: 'I told [my dad] I wanted him to ignore them and only care about me'

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Wealthy family member buys $2500 sweater for teenage boy, his mom calls it the dumbest thing she's ever see: 'Should I have said that? Probably not. Should anyone on earth spend $2500 on a sweater? Probably not.'

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (December 31, 2024)

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Ex-husband scolds the mother of his 3 children for not getting a Christmas present for the 4-year-old daughter that resulted from his affair: 'He took out this dollar store doll and he told me that was all he could afford for his daughter'

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Maternal grandparents ask single dad to let his 9 and 11-year-olds stay with them for Christmas so the kids can bond with their 4-year-old half-sister born to the mother that abandoned them: 'My kids have told them they don't care about their half sister'

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17-year-old with 15 half-siblings gets chewed out by his mom for moving in with his paternal grandparents: '[Mom] called me selfish and told me I was bringing negative attention onto our family'

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'Mom would just let her cry it out in her nursery alone': 16-year-old comforts her baby sister when she's crying while teething, mom gets angry at her for convincing the baby that she's her mom

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (December 17, 2024)

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Traveler makes a spoiled 6-year-old cry after refusing to switch seats on the plane, but he stands his ground through the kid's tantrum and the parent's unveiled guilt trip: ‘I paid extra for this seat!’

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Foster mom says she's glad her 9-month-old foster daughter is an orphan so she'll be easier to adopt in front of the babies 14-year-old sister: 'It's so nice to adopt babies. That way they're not all messed up and disobedient later on'

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Mom records 16-year-old daughter jumping on the trampoline and posts it on social media to mock her: 'She got upset, telling me to lighten up and take a joke'

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Extended family sneaks bacon grease and other meats into their teenage vegetarian family member's meals for years, claim it was for her own good: 'They kept smiling and giggling about it, so it felt like more of a joke'

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (December 10, 2024)

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Aunt adopts nephew at birth because her sister couldn't care for him, sister asks for custody of him 8 years later: 'I can’t imagine giving him up. He is my son in every way that counts.'

Aunt adopts nephew at birth because her sister couldn't care for him, sister asks for custody of him 8 years later: 'I can’t imagine giving him up. He is my son in every way that counts.'

‘Mom raised three great kids… and then there’s you’: Brother uses mom's birthday toast to insult sibling, leading to sibling walking out of dinner, family takes brother's side

‘Mom raised three great kids… and then there’s you’: Brother uses mom's birthday toast to insult sibling, leading to sibling walking out of dinner, family takes brother's side

29-year-old daughter refuses parents' demand to move in with her after dad loses his job, payback for years of them telling her she'd ‘never make it on her own’

29-year-old daughter refuses parents' demand to move in with her after dad loses his job, payback for years of them telling her she'd ‘never make it on her own’

25-year-old refuses to be the legal guardian of her incapacitated 53-year-old father because he was absent during her whole childhood: 'My uncle suggested it should be me because I’m his daughter'

25-year-old refuses to be the legal guardian of her incapacitated 53-year-old father because he was absent during her whole childhood: 'My uncle suggested it should be me because I’m his daughter'

25 Introvert Memes for Aficionados of the 'Irish Goodbye' (September 12, 2025)

25 Introvert Memes for Aficionados of the 'Irish Goodbye' (September 12, 2025)

Family demands sibling sign over their half of a shared property, sibling agrees only if parents give them their house in return, parents refuse: 'They say I should just trust their word'

Family demands sibling sign over their half of a shared property, sibling agrees only if parents give them their house in return, parents refuse: 'They say I should just trust their word'

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