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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (April 29, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

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'As a mother of a child with celiac disease, I am shocked': Parents drops off 9-year-old with gluten allergy at an acquaintance's house with no food instructions, won't reimburse them for food cost

JR Atkinson

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Dad withdraws 15-year-old daughter from competitive gymnastics against her mom's wishes because she doesn't want to be in the gym 14 hours a week and her body hurts: 'She thinks my daughter will be become lazy and want to hang out with friends'

Emmy Pratt

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Ex-husband demands to AirTag 8-year-old son while he's on Europe trip with mom, won't share his location with her: 'He will be at least 10 hours of travel away'

JR Atkinson

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‘[Mom] said I have no sense of familial obligation’: Condescending parents bail on their daughter after a breakup, she's forced to live in her car for months, then refuses to pay for a vacation to Florida for a family reunion; fallout ensues

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'This is my house, if you don't like my rules get out': Man defends kid and tells in-laws to leave after they publicly shame their 8-year-old for accidentally spilling a drink at family BBQ

Isabella Penn

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Entitled aunt demands her 22-year-old nephew share his $500 graduation gift with his dropout cousin, then Mom backs up his decision to refuse: 'Then maybe your kid should graduate first'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'My mom said I'm setting [my daughter] up for failure, I told her it's the 4th grade': Grandma berates dad for taking his 10-year-old daughter out of school for a week to go on a family vacation to Florida

Emmy Pratt

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Deadbeat dad uses his wife's tax return to pay $7000 worth of unpaid child support without telling her: 'I thought he was making regular monthly payments. We were expecting a refund, but only $175 was deposited.'

Emmy Pratt

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17-year-old cuts off remarried dad after he converts her bedroom into room for his mother-in-law: 'My mom woke me up at 5am and asked what I did'

Ally Perry

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18-year-old brings 38-year-old friend as date to family dinner to call out her 45-year-old dad for cheating on her mom with a 20-year-old: 'I know it's extremely immature of me, but I wanted to show him how it feels'

Emmy Pratt

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34-year-old man refuses to financially assist irresponsible sister in debt after she blows through a $20k loan under her father's name on a failed business: ‘[She] hadn't made a single payment on her loan in the past SIX MONTHS’

Lana DeGaetano

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Stepmom insists 16-year-old stepson is needed for babysitting his half-siblings while his dad is out of town for 3 weeks out of the month: 'I never wanted to be there when dad wasn't'

Emmy Pratt

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Entitled wife repeatedly leaves her husband to fend for himself with 3 kids, guilt-tripping him into staying behind so she can live her life: ‘She went on 3 trips abroad without me’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (April 22, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

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'Dad bought him for me, not her kid': 17-year-old goes no-contact with her mom after she gives away a sentimental heirloom toy from her late father to her 3-year-old half-sister, stepdad threatens to kick her out

Jesse Kessenheimer

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