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‘They think giving me up was temporary’: Adopted 18-year-old cuts contact with bio parents after years of dealing with their possessive behavior, they refuse to accept it

Bar Mor Hazut

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Aunt takes in 13-year-old nephew after his dad prioritized his 2 young stepchildren over him, dad criticizes aunt because he disagrees with what his son's therapist is saying: 'I reminded him he chose the therapist and I was helping him'

Emmy Ward

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'It seems like everyone but you is responsible': Dad accuses friend's kids of stealing his 8-year-old's toy, blames wife for not putting it away

JR Atkinson

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24-year-old refuses to take in 7-year-old half-sister fathered by late mom's affair partner, extended family protests: 'I just don't want to'

Ally Perry

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10-year-old son overhears his parents talking about how they love each other more than they love him, 8 years later he decides to cut contact: 'Leave me alone'

Bar Mor Hazut

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21-year-old gets full custody of her 6-month-old sister after parents abandon her, parents come back 3 years later demanding her back: 'My parents did the same with me, giving me to my grandmother till I was 5'

Emmy Ward

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'My dad asked me why I didn't want part of my family's history': family flips out when 27-year-old refuses to share future inheritance with 3 stepsisters, insists they aren't 'real family'

Ally Perry

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'This is our first Christmas as a real family': New stepmom insists 21-year-old stepdaughter cancel plans to visit her bio-mom so she can attend her holiday party, throws a fit when she declines

JR Atkinson

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Parents try to steal from their 18-year-old's college fund to pay for the Golden Child's wedding, then the college freshman refuses: 'That money [is] for my education'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'She's not my parent': 43-year-old stepmom who can't cook forces 'parental bonding' with 17-year-old stepson by asking him to teach her basic meals, son refuses to participate

JR Atkinson

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'The baby hasn't done anything to deserve being rejected': Man fathers a baby with his brother's girlfriend and tries to put brother's name on the birth certificate, brother's parents ask the jilted man to support the baby and her parents

Emmy Ward

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Mom books Disney cruise 2 weeks in advance of pregnant daughter-in-law's due date, daughter flips out since they were depending on her for childcare: 'This is their problem'

JR Atkinson

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The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (February 25, 2025)

Emmy Ward

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'I want my own life already': 30-year-old pays half of the family's rent then gets lectured by her freeloading little sister that her $700 contribution is no longer enough since she got a higher-paying job

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'[He said] he'd just buy us a new dog': Mooching brother-in-law loses his sister's 12-year-old dog after freeloading off of their generosity for over a year, then the husband snaps and kicks him out

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Dad insists on excluding 11-year-old daughter from 'guys only' trip with 13-year-old son and 12-year-old nephew, doesn't understand when she gets upset: 'He really wants this time without any women present'

Ally Perry

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