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Foster parents pressure 16-year-old foster kid to change his name from Ryder to Ryan, claims his name is inappropriate: 'They would like me to strongly consider it so I could have the chance at a professional future'

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Mom moves 13-year-old daughter away from her grandparents, aunts, and uncles to be closer to her husband's family, gets angry when she wants to move back after she turns 18: 'Mom said most teenagers would kill for the stuff they gave me since we moved'

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17-year-old begs her widower dad to take care of her and her 15-year-old brother after he leaves home to live with his late wife's best friend, his new girlfriend: 'He responded with saying there’s nothing for him to do at home'

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'He was a stranger to me': Dad abandons 4-year-old son to be raised by his grandparents after his mom passes, wants him back when he's 10 so his 2nd wife can be his 'mom'

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Estranged mother admits to intercepting her son's college acceptance letters 15 years ago and lying that he did not get into any colleges: 'She didn't want me to succeed at something before my brother did'

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Neglectful babysitters refuse to change babies diaper, goes on rampage when their sister-in-law reports it to the mother of the baby: '[She] has trashed me to every family member she can think of'

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (March 18, 2025)

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10-year-old son overhears his parents talking about how they love each other more than they love him, 8 years later he decides to cut contact: 'Leave me alone'

10-year-old son overhears his parents talking about how they love each other more than they love him, 8 years later he decides to cut contact: 'Leave me alone'

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21-year-old gets full custody of her 6-month-old sister after parents abandon her, parents come back 3 years later demanding her back: 'My parents did the same with me, giving me to my grandmother till I was 5'

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The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (February 25, 2025)

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17-year-old refuses to babysit his 38-year-old sister's kids once after continuously doing it 5 days a week, gets grounded for putting friends above family: 'I tried to defend myself but they didn’t listen'

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'She kept glaring at me while I was cooking': 16-year-old refuses to make breakfast for her 11-year-old sister who constantly disrespects her, mom who refuses to discipline the bratty daughter punishes the teenage daughter

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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'

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'

‘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

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

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

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.'

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’

'I was made to be used as spare parts': 32-year-old refuses to donate her kidney to an estranged brother after a lifetime of being used for replacement body parts for his terminal illness

'I was made to be used as spare parts': 32-year-old refuses to donate her kidney to an estranged brother after a lifetime of being used for replacement body parts for his terminal illness

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