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Parents defend taking their kids out of school for family vacations: 'Booking flights 4 days later to match their school's vacation was going to cost me $7,000 more'

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Stay-at-home dad refuses to homeschool his 6-year-old daughter because she's failing 1st grade math, despite his wife's insistence: 'I want her to have a “normal” childhood'

Emmy Pratt

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Former straight-A student boasts about working a trade instead of going to college: 'I've been in the trades for 40 years, don't fall for the hype'

Ally Perry

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28-year-old refuses to pay for their 14 and 15-year-old step siblings' education, spends their savings on their bio siblings tuition instead as promised: 'Dad accused me of “punishing” his wife’s kids'

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Creepy landlord schools 19-year-old female tenant on etiquette and body language against her will: 'Bro, you’re not my father, you’re not my teacher, you’re just my landlord.'

Emmy Pratt

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'No screens, 6AM wakeup, bus ride, the whole nine yards': Homeschool kid begs mom to let him try public school, she insists they do 'trial day' at home

Ally Perry

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22-year-old Ivy League graduates lie about dropping out of college to start their tech startup: 'They’re bragging about how they didn’t need college to succeed and influencing younger kids to drop out of school.'

Emmy Pratt

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18-year-old homeschool graduate can't sound out words or do basic addition: 'She couldn't calculate 50% of $30. She couldn't count to 30 at her fast-food job.'

Emmy Pratt

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Homeschool mom brags about her 4-year-old not knowing her numbers and letters and her 8-year-old who can't read chapter books: 'So sick of this lazy hippie homeschooling mentality'

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23-year-old niece tries to help homeschooled 13-year-old cousin who can't do his times tables, enrages aunt who thinks her teaching is just fine: 'Charlie needs to learn to be accountable to someone besides his mommy'

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'Do not homeschool your kids. You are NOT up to it.': Former homeschoolers share why they think parents should not homeschool their kids

Emmy Pratt

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Dad asks ex-wife to unenroll their 10-year-old son from private school because he can't afford to send his 8 and 10-year-old stepchildren to private school: 'I won't deny my kids good things because they can't afford for her children.'

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'My 19-year-old can't spell or write': Unschooling mom with illiterate 12-year-old and adult kids calls herself a failure, the internet agrees

Emmy Pratt

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Parents don't congratulate 15-year-old daughter on making the national debate team finals, praises her older brother for doing his PE assignment instead: 'He did a compulsory assignment and he gets all the praise in the world'

Emmy Pratt

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Daycare teacher refuses to feed 2-year-old applesauce because it's 'too messy,' doesn't tell mom until she confronts them about it: 'A part of me understands. Another part of me feels like this is kind of lazy?'

Emmy Pratt

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25 Teacher Memes For Exhausted Educators Counting Down Until Spring Break

Emmy Pratt

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Employee purposefully slows down productivity to show how he's carrying the team, his coworkers flip out: 'I was the mug that covered for everybody and was then doing 5 peoples jobs, [then] I decided to work at the pace of everyone else'

'My job is demanding, I can’t be her nurse': Work-from-home professional refuses to be a full-time caretaker for her 67-year-old mother-in-law after hip surgery, forcing her in-laws to step up

25+ 90s Kid Nostalgia Pictures To Take You Back (November 8, 2025)

Friend ends dog-sitting early after learning dog owner was tracking her every move, constantly questioning her whereabouts: 'You're at your ex's place?'

Burnt-out woman wants to take 1 week-long Hawaii vacation away from spouse, he doesn't think it's fair: 'He gets 1 week paid PTO and he used it as a staycation. He's not big on travel'

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Parents defend taking their kids out of school for family vacations: 'Booking flights 4 days later to match their school's vacation was going to cost me $7,000 more'

Stay-at-home dad refuses to homeschool his 6-year-old daughter because she's failing 1st grade math, despite his wife's insistence: 'I want her to have a “normal” childhood'

Former straight-A student boasts about working a trade instead of going to college: 'I've been in the trades for 40 years, don't fall for the hype'

28-year-old refuses to pay for their 14 and 15-year-old step siblings' education, spends their savings on their bio siblings tuition instead as promised: 'Dad accused me of “punishing” his wife’s kids'

Creepy landlord schools 19-year-old female tenant on etiquette and body language against her will: 'Bro, you’re not my father, you’re not my teacher, you’re just my landlord.'

'No screens, 6AM wakeup, bus ride, the whole nine yards': Homeschool kid begs mom to let him try public school, she insists they do 'trial day' at home

22-year-old Ivy League graduates lie about dropping out of college to start their tech startup: 'They’re bragging about how they didn’t need college to succeed and influencing younger kids to drop out of school.'

18-year-old homeschool graduate can't sound out words or do basic addition: 'She couldn't calculate 50% of $30. She couldn't count to 30 at her fast-food job.'

Homeschool mom brags about her 4-year-old not knowing her numbers and letters and her 8-year-old who can't read chapter books: 'So sick of this lazy hippie homeschooling mentality'

23-year-old niece tries to help homeschooled 13-year-old cousin who can't do his times tables, enrages aunt who thinks her teaching is just fine: 'Charlie needs to learn to be accountable to someone besides his mommy'

'Do not homeschool your kids. You are NOT up to it.': Former homeschoolers share why they think parents should not homeschool their kids

Dad asks ex-wife to unenroll their 10-year-old son from private school because he can't afford to send his 8 and 10-year-old stepchildren to private school: 'I won't deny my kids good things because they can't afford for her children.'

'My 19-year-old can't spell or write': Unschooling mom with illiterate 12-year-old and adult kids calls herself a failure, the internet agrees

Parents don't congratulate 15-year-old daughter on making the national debate team finals, praises her older brother for doing his PE assignment instead: 'He did a compulsory assignment and he gets all the praise in the world'

Daycare teacher refuses to feed 2-year-old applesauce because it's 'too messy,' doesn't tell mom until she confronts them about it: 'A part of me understands. Another part of me feels like this is kind of lazy?'

25 Teacher Memes For Exhausted Educators Counting Down Until Spring Break

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Employee purposefully slows down productivity to show how he's carrying the team, his coworkers flip out: 'I was the mug that covered for everybody and was then doing 5 peoples jobs, [then] I decided to work at the pace of everyone else'

'My job is demanding, I can’t be her nurse': Work-from-home professional refuses to be a full-time caretaker for her 67-year-old mother-in-law after hip surgery, forcing her in-laws to step up

25+ 90s Kid Nostalgia Pictures To Take You Back (November 8, 2025)

Friend ends dog-sitting early after learning dog owner was tracking her every move, constantly questioning her whereabouts: 'You're at your ex's place?'

Burnt-out woman wants to take 1 week-long Hawaii vacation away from spouse, he doesn't think it's fair: 'He gets 1 week paid PTO and he used it as a staycation. He's not big on travel'

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