family drama

‘She asked if she could stay with me again “just for a bit.” I told her no right away’: Older sister refuses to host her sister again after a “two-week” breakup stay turned into 9 rent-free months of mess, borrowed clothes, and eaten groceries

Etai Eshet

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Widow asks late husband's 18-year-old brother to invite her to family Thanksgiving after she got knocked up 4 months after her husband passed: 'My parents don’t want to get attached since it’s not their grandchild.'

Emmy Pratt

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Helicopter-mother demands that her sister let her sheltered teen daughter, Emily, move into her spare bedroom as a "practice dorm" for the 8 months before college, niece begs aunt to refuse, sparking family tension: 'Not giving Emily a safe transition'

Emma Saven

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17-year-old stepdaughter accuses stepmother of pretending to be poor because she refused to buy her a $1200 purse: 'I know you and Dad make bank'

Emmy Pratt

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‘Her behavior has gotten out of control. She yells at my mom for cooking my favorite meals’: Younger sister spirals over attention and money delusions, while her 29-year-old sister visits home on medical leave to recover

Etai Eshet

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Sibling backtracks on agreement to split gas cost with brother on family trip after brother “forces” them to wait in the car while he gets fast food: ‘He's not getting that money’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Groom left resentful after watching bride’s 24-year-old daughter make the first cut into his untouched wedding cake with the bride’s permission, despite his demands for her to stop and being completely ignored: 'I never received a real apology'

Emma Saven

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17-year-old refuses to cook meals for his estranged 28-year-old brother and his 3 kids after he ignored him his entire life: 'He ignores my birthdays, he ignores me at Christmas, he never invites me to parties.'

Emmy Pratt

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Stepmom expects 26-year-old son to fund her bills with his inheritance, loses it when he says no: 'my dad made it clear that money was for me'

Isabella Penn

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Woman asks for a special 40th birthday for a whole year, husband gives her coffee, flowers, and a Groupon instead, driving her to divorce him after years of being undervalued: ‘It’s not so much about the gift but about the effort’

Etai Eshet

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Entitled mother points out that her teen daughter’s “Gucci” birthday purse from her 15-year-old boyfriend is a fake, only for her husband to defend the boy and accuse her of being materialistic, sparking family tension: 'I felt like it was tacky'

Emma Saven

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‘They offered to buy the turkey’: Man with 14 children tries to manipulate his ex-wife into hosting Christmas, but she refuses, hoping to spare her 9 and 11-year-old the heartache of meeting their father's love children

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Grown daughter blocks her mom on a tracking app after surprise visits and nonstop monitoring that crosses from caring into control: ‘She drove 90 minutes and surprised me because she saw my dot at home’

Etai Eshet

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Sibling changes the lock to their house after parents give a key to 34-year-old unemployed brother, refusing to let him stay: ‘Then I gave him our parents' key'

Bar Mor Hazut

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34-year-old dad forbids ex-wife from putting a tracker on their 10-year-old son while he travels out of the country with him: 'I think she wants to be able to track me.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom demands healthcare worker sister-in-law drives 6-year-old daughter to school, gets upset when she refuses: 'She knows I work irregular shifts'

Ally Perry

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