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13-year-old lies about his mom having a new boyfriend so that his dad will take full custody of him, dad doesn't find out about lie until months later: 'She wasn't dating anyone and my son had lied about her mother no longer wanting him at home'

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Expecting dad asks his 38-year-old stepmom if he and his girlfriend can move into her unfinished basement for the first 3 years of their baby's life so they don't have to pay rent and she can babysit: 'I laughed'

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Aunt refuses to host future family events after her unruly 5-year-old nieces and nephews destroy an irreplaceable heirloom, entitled parents continue to push for ‘family-friendly’ gatherings: '[My] house isn't a daycare'

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Dad insists 31-year-old immigrant daughter sends him $30000 to repay debt, snubs her and her husband when she refuses: 'I used to send 75% of my salary home to support my family'

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (May 6, 2025)

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Mom plays favorites with her identical twin daughter's late sister, then the 24-year-old sets the lies straight after her mother paints her as the ‘evil twin’ in front of her future in-laws: ‘[Mom] pretends she was an angel who lit up our lives’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I'm not cutting grandma off for a stepsister I didn't ask for': Dad chooses 16-year-old step-daughter over his 17-year-old son, asks him to cut off his grandmother because she didn't get stepdaughter as many Christmas presents last year

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11-year-old asks 20-year-old babysitter for a cup of coffee, babysitter asks her dad if she's allowed to have it, leaving dad enraged that he questioned her: 'Did you think my daughter is a liar?’

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'SIL looks like she's ready to cry "Well...I feel selfish"': Mom of infant asks brother-in-law to change her baby's diaper even though she is right there, brother refuses and gets iced out

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Mom tells the father of her 10 and 13-year-old daughters that her 2nd husband is more of a man and a better father than he'll ever be: 'My daughters were there. I’m so tired of them hearing Trevor just belittle James.'

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Mom defends 6-year-old son after dad insists on grounding him for protesting that he didn't steal his 8-year-old neighbor's bike: 'He needs to listen, even when he doesn't agree'

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36-year-old mom wrestles her 15-year-old daughter who has been wrestling since she was 7, blames her former pro-wrestler husband for letting her lose: 'I told her, "You can try if you want to, but I'm telling you will get ragdolled"'

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50-year-old refuses to forgive his father for badmouthing his late mother and swindling him out of his $16K inheritance when he was 25-years-old: 'His sister is now asking me to forgive him'

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16-year-old threatens to tell his dad's coworkers about his affair with his current wife because his dad won't budge on strict custody arrangement: 'The whole time my parents have been broken up I wanted to live only with my mom.'

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‘He always made fun of my dad for being quiet and 'off the grid’': 28-year-old outdoorswoman denies her family's demands to give her entitled stepbrother the sentimental mountain cabin inherited from her father, drama ensues

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'Mothers are unique, you either have one or you don’t. Wives can be replaced': 36-year-old dad says he prioritizes his mom 1st, kids 2nd, and wife 3rd, claims his wife is overreacting when she considers divorce over that

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Job rescinds their offer to prospective employee after they inquired about time off: 'Your request for planned time off raised concerns regarding alignment with our current expectations'

Job rescinds their offer to prospective employee after they inquired about time off: 'Your request for planned time off raised concerns regarding alignment with our current expectations'

Roommates move out of apartment, receive invoice for $10k of renovations 3 months later: 'I don't believe we are responsible'

Roommates move out of apartment, receive invoice for $10k of renovations 3 months later: 'I don't believe we are responsible'

Every time employee takes a PTO day they still end up 40 hours/week to cover it, nullifying the PTO: 'I should've worked 24 hours but I worked double that'

Every time employee takes a PTO day they still end up 40 hours/week to cover it, nullifying the PTO: 'I should've worked 24 hours but I worked double that'

Employee expects promotion with performance review, upper management randomly select him as needing improvement: 'I have had an amazing year'

Employee expects promotion with performance review, upper management randomly select him as needing improvement: 'I have had an amazing year'

50-year-old father expects his four adult children to help him raise a newborn baby, whom he intends to gain custody of: ‘We all have our own lives going on’

50-year-old father expects his four adult children to help him raise a newborn baby, whom he intends to gain custody of: ‘We all have our own lives going on’

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (February 14, 2026)

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