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30-year-old stepmom refuses to adopt her 12-year-old stepdaughter because she doesn't think they're close enough: 'Her mom passed when she was 2! This woman is the only mother she's got.

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35-year-old offers to buy his 64-year-old parents a house, forbids them from allowing his 42-year-old brother to live with them: 'My mom has always loved my brother more'

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Stepdad pushes 17-year-old stepson to accept him as his dad because he has been his father figure for 9 years and his late father was for merely 7 years: 'He said he deserves to be recognized instead of the ghost.'

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Mom of a 3 and 7-year-old sobs in TSA line after airport security directs her husband to a different line: 'I was managing both kids' backpacks, I kept dropping and spilling things'

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18-year-old only child cuts off parents because they prioritized their disorderly foster kids over their own son: 'My extended family told me it was disgusting to turn my back on my parents'

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Parents hide Yale and West Point athletic scholarships from their 17-year-old son, don't tell him about them until he's 24: 'You aren't that smart anyway'

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17-year-old girl calls out her mom for ignoring her because she wishes her daughter had been born a boy: 'She'd talk about how she'd love to have a little boy of her own.'

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25-year-old refuses to let his 23-year-old girlfriend's parents move into his house after they got evicted for the 2nd time in 7 years: 'They are both avid gamblers'

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31-year-old mom of a 4 and 8-year-old tells her 42-year-old husband she doesn't want a 3rd kid because he doesn't take care of the kids they have, he insults her and storms off to his mother's house: 'I have no desire to be a single mom of a 3rd child'

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24-year-old refuses to forgive her deadbeat dad who hasn't seen her since she was 10 years old: 'He messaged me, said he misses his little girl and wants to reconnect.'

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Mom demands that her 25-year-old daughter share her location with her, daughter refuses to compromise her privacy: 'All the other moms have their kids’ locations.'

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (July 1, 2025)

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Mom bans dad from reading bedtime stories to their kids after he renames fictional villains after her family members: 'My husband has never been on good terms with my family.'

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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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17-year-old refuses to forgive dad for prioritizing his 2nd wife and her kids over him after he lost his mother when he was 13: 'I told him that he was too late'

17-year-old refuses to forgive dad for prioritizing his 2nd wife and her kids over him after he lost his mother when he was 13: 'I told him that he was too late'

'He’s not my dad': 28-year-old bride refuses to let older sister's boyfriend walk her down the aisle in their late dad's place, sister accuses her of dishonoring dad's memory

'He’s not my dad': 28-year-old bride refuses to let older sister's boyfriend walk her down the aisle in their late dad's place, sister accuses her of dishonoring dad's memory

37-year-old dad insists stay at home mom of 12 and 14-year-olds get a job so she can support the family after he retires: 'She called me ungrateful and accused me of not appreciating all the hard work she does in the house'

37-year-old dad insists stay at home mom of 12 and 14-year-olds get a job so she can support the family after he retires: 'She called me ungrateful and accused me of not appreciating all the hard work she does in the house'

19-year-old refuses to be the English translator for her parents after her 22-year-old brother also learns English: 'I've been forced to do it since I was 11'

19-year-old refuses to be the English translator for her parents after her 22-year-old brother also learns English: 'I've been forced to do it since I was 11'

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (August 9, 2025)

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