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‘My mom said I was ungrateful’: Parents expect their 24-year-old to pay their bills after he moves out, but he refuses so he can finally become independent

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Big city in-laws keep dropping in on their suburban daughter-in-law’s 5000sqft, pushing her to set stricter limits on visits: ‘Mother-in-law cannot take a hint. Even when we’re clearly burned out, she keeps asking until my husband gives in’

Etai Eshet

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'I told him the day he was born was the worst day of my life': 62-year-old sister who helped deliver her younger brother 55 years ago gets upset when he tells the story of his birth at her 40th anniversary party

Emmy Pratt

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24-year-old, eldest of 12 siblings, refuses to pay for her sister’s college tuition and moves out after their mother pressures her to give up her savings on top of paying rent: ‘That was the last straw’

Etai Eshet

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Mom demands ex-husband pay for her stepson's hockey lessons along with their own son, ex-husband refuses to spend money on someone else's kid: 'She accused me of buying my son's love'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Mom constantly ignores introvert kids' request to not announce their birthdays, they give her a taste of her own medicine: 'My brother and I kept this up for months'

JR Atkinson

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28-year-old exposes her parents' favoritism by hiding her job promotion from them so they never have a chance to make it about the Golden Child older sibling: 'Oh, your brother could afford a house at your age'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Wife safeguards her home from a freeloading 26-year-old brother-in-law, then her husband insists otherwise, so she leaves him in charge of babysitting the guests: 'He's responsible for cleaning, meals, entertainment, etc.'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘I told her firmly no, the pool is my property and I get to set rules’: New homeowner refuses to let her cousin’s 2-year-old unlimited pool access because the toddler “deserves a break”

Etai Eshet

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16 and 18-year-old turn against Dad's new wife when she threatens to end the co-operative coparenting rhythm between their bioparents:

Jesse Kessenheimer

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20-year-old financially supports his mom, 28-year-old brother, and 2 younger siblings for years, family turns on him when he moves to pursue an internship in London: 'They all called me selfish'

Emmy Pratt

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‘He only visits when he needs us’: 30-year-old woman refuses to host her brother-in-law and his girlfriend again after a visit where they treated her house like a free hotel and avoided any interaction

Etai Eshet

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'I told her if she’s not ready by 7:30, I’ll just leave': 34-year-old aunt becomes chronically late to work after offering to drive her niece to school because her tardy sister doesn't respect her time

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Dad stops paying child support for his 6-year-old daughter when his ex-wife starts using the money for dating, sparking debate in the comments about parental responsibility: ‘Be a man, support your kid’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'This is supposed to be fun, not a debt collection service': Family birthday tradition gets ruined when the group chat takes "mandatory" $25 donations too seriously

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘Pulling the “family” card, like what family?!’: Biomom abandons her 4-year-old son, then 17 years later asks him to donate money to help pay for her new family's medical treatment

Jesse Kessenheimer

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