family dynamics

29-year-old tech-savvy son threatens to remove mother from family cell plan after she continually responds to scam texts, triggering fraud locks on his accounts: ‘[She] asked me to stop being dramatic’

Lana DeGaetano

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College student sister refuses to allow visiting family member to stay in her room while she's away, so her parents force their 25-year-old live-in son to sacrifice his room and sleep on the floor: ‘She was being unreasonable’

Lana DeGaetano

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Mother refuses to take accountability for her part in ruining Christmas Day lunch, her children refuse to host holidays moving forward: ‘My mom… accused me of taking sides’

Lana DeGaetano

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Soon-to-be stepmom pressures her fiancé's 10-year-old son to consider her his mother, fiancé proposes they break up instead: ‘I won't force him’

Lana DeGaetano

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Stepmom refuses to hand over her stepson's family heirloom gold rings after holding onto them for ‘safekeeping,’ then tries to give him other rings as a replacement: ‘This is a huge betrayal of trust’

Lana DeGaetano

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Irresponsible mom abandons two babies with her 23-year-old sister, then comes back 6 years later with a new family, demanding involvement in the babies' lives again: ‘I looked after these children myself’

Lana DeGaetano

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23-year-old living at home installs lock on his mini fridge to stop himself from eating too much junk food, his parents call him disrespectful for locking up his belongings: ‘They're upset [you] created a boundary’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘She was always a selfish and neglectful parent’: Retired 63-year-old mom expects her 30-year-old daughter to become her full-time caretaker in old age, but daughter refuses

Lana DeGaetano

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Spoiled twin lies to mother about her cousin not letting her use her room or TV, mother takes her anger out on the cousin: ‘I barely go to her house anymore’

Lana DeGaetano

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Man's grandfather has medical emergency and he informs his girlfriend, only for her to complain about his family members' failure to reach out to her too: ‘She seems more concerned about the optics of her concern’

Lana DeGaetano

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Aunt harvests all produce from her niece's garden to take home, her niece's mother gave her the green light to do it: ‘Who needs enemies when you have family’

Lana DeGaetano

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Clinic nurse mutes family group chat while she's on shift, a family member spams her phone about an ‘emergency’ but just needed a ride to the dentist: ‘I was on triage’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘They are old enough to realize what's wrong’: Stepmom tells 13 and 16-year-old stepdaughters to stop calling her ‘Mom’ after she realizes they only consider her a parent when their biological mother isn't around

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I… promised I'd protect it’: Dad refuses to tell his new wife how much money is in his son's savings, which was left to him by his late mother, but his wife won't back down

Lana DeGaetano

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26-year-old woman tells mooching in-laws to move out after they move with her from a 1-bedroom apartment to her and her husband's new home: ‘We are in the house and not talking at all’

Lana DeGaetano

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Husband tells parents they aren't allowed in the delivery room immediately after his wife gives birth, his mother reacts poorly: ‘I do want to protect my wife's peace’

Lana DeGaetano

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