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

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The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (September 3, 2024)

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Parents constantly track 18-year-old college freshman's phone, expect him to be in bed by 10 PM every night: 'My mother called while I was out clubbing, and when I didn't pick up she called my school's police dispatch'

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14-year-old asks to live with cheater father after his mom and 16-year-old brother went on homophobic tirades against him: 'She's talking about "fixing this" and wants me to talk to a pastor'

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'I was sick of being blamed for his awful kids': Mom kicks out 16-year-old daughter after her husband's kids break the TV, blames daughter for stepkids getting taken away by CPS

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'She said I probably look really good underneath the fat': Aunt buys 18-year-old niece a subscription to Weight Watchers for her birthday after making fun of her weight, parents tell her to just accept it

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Mom of an 18-year-old college freshman drives several hours to his dorm to scold his roommate about playing video games and inviting girls over: 'Should I go back and talk to the RA?'

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Retired mom takes out $30,000 personal loan in her son's name to buy a boat, threatens to call CPS on him if he reports it to the police: 'They've missed 4 payments and [are] going to let it default since the boat can't be repossessed'

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The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (August 27, 2024)

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55-year-old father of a baby refuses to take care of his son for more than 15 minutes, says changing diapers and putting on clothes is too hard: 'I hate that thing and wish it were never here'

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Deadbeat dad's new baby mama shows up unannounced to his 18-year-old daughters house, begs her to have a relationship with her half-brother: 'There was such a deep attempt to shame [me], all the mentions of her child being innocent'

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Parents don't congratulate 15-year-old daughter on making the national debate team finals, praises her older brother for doing his PE assignment instead: 'He did a compulsory assignment and he gets all the praise in the world'

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Egotistical father squanders his underaged son's inheritance from grandma, years later, the son gives him an ultimatum to pay back the $250,000 in exchange for a relationship with his grandkids: 'It's restitution'

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25+ Wildest Parenting Texts to Scroll Through During Your Coffee Break (August 20, 2024)

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'I'm changing my last name to my wife's thus ending the linage': Estranged father reconnects with his son after 20 years, blows off meeting him and his pregnant wife to play golf

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'[He said] our baby isn’t entitled to that money': Father-in-law gives a new mom $4,000 for birthing expenses, she's furious when she finds out her husband spent the cash on his hobbies instead

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