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‘It was a family vacation, and they're not my family’: Father refuses to bring his daughter's half-siblings on a family vacation because his ex-partner never includes their daughter in any trips she plans with her husband and kids

Pregnant 28-year-old daughter tells father she and her partner are moving out of his home after shouldering the cost of all household expenses for years, he tries to guilt her into staying

Pregnant 28-year-old daughter tells father she and her partner are moving out of his home after shouldering the cost of all household expenses for months, he tries to guilt her into staying: ‘He didn’t talk to me for days’

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Parents demand their 18-year-old daughter complete her chores despite her living in college dorms, then retaliate by blocking their home's Wi-Fi from all her devices

Parents demand their 18-year-old daughter complete her chores despite her living in college dorms, then retaliate by blocking their home's Wi-Fi from all her devices: ‘I just can't help but feel bitter’

Entitled mother spends 10+ years criticizing her now 22-year-old daughter's weight, then stands firm in her critical behavior when her daughter calls her out

‘I'm desperately trying to love myself without constantly hearing her voice in my head’: Entitled mother spends 10+ years criticizing her now 22-year-old daughter's weight, then stands firm in her critical behavior when her daughter calls her out

Man's girlfriend goes into labor during a visitation with him and his ex's 4-year-old son, he demands his ex come get the child, then loses it when she refuses because she'd been drinking

Man's girlfriend goes into labor during a visitation with him and his ex's 4-year-old son, he demands his ex pick up the child, then loses it when she refuses because she's been drinking: ‘It would be irresponsible of me to drive’

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Man urges fiancée to kick her 23-year-old son out of the house after he blows through his $1k+ student loan, claiming she is enabling his irresponsible behavior

‘He's proven he has no intention of getting his life together’: Man urges fiancée to kick her 23-year-old son out of the house after he blows through his $1k+ student loan, claiming she is enabling his irresponsible behavior

Parent refuses to force their 11-year-old daughter to invite her 6-year-old cousin to her birthday party due to her frequent tantrums and attention-seeking behavior

‘She will try to push herself into the spotlight’: Parent refuses to force their 11-year-old daughter to invite her 6-year-old cousin to her birthday party due to her frequent tantrums and attention-seeking behavior

Aunt-in-law isolates herself from family after her siblings-in-law unintentionally leave her out of a family decision concerning their mother's housing situation

Aunt-in-law isolates herself from family after her siblings-in-law unintentionally leave her out of a family decision concerning their mother's housing situation: ‘Now we’re stuck in this cold silence’

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16-year-old daughter refuses to check on father's pregnant new wife during her mother's custody weeks, citing her father's affair with the woman going back 4+ years

‘He chose her over us’: 16-year-old daughter refuses to check on father's pregnant partner during her mother's custody weeks, citing her father's affair with the woman going back 4+ years

Family member informs their cousin's husband that their cousin inherited a large sum of money from their grandparents while he has been working 3 jobs to keep their family afloat

‘He felt like his entire life was a lie’: Family member informs their cousin's husband that their cousin inherited a large sum of money from their grandparents while he has been working 3 jobs to keep their family afloat

Entitled grandparents insist that they bring couple's daughter to Disney with them against the couple's wishes, then feed the fire by repeatedly mentioning it in front of the child

Entitled grandparents insist that they bring couple's daughter to Disney with them against the couple's wishes, then feed the fire by repeatedly mentioning it in front of the child: ‘Safety is our number one priority’

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15-year-old acts cruelly toward her stepmother after she tries to replace her late biological mother, her uncle decides to become her legal guardian so she can heal

15-year-old acts cruelly toward her stepmother when her father remarries 2 years after her biological mom's passing, her uncle decides to become her legal guardian so she can heal: ‘She's happy to no longer live with her’

Man offers to take his sick friend's 8-year-old daughter to Disneyland Paris because they are financially struggling, his sister-in-law thinks that this means he'll take her 3 teenagers on the trip too

‘I would not take her spoiled brats anywhere’: Man offers to take sick friend's 8-year-old daughter to Disneyland Paris with his family, his sister thinks her 3 teenagers get a free invitation

Entitled cousin-in-law makes married couple front the bill for her 4-day stay at the couple's home, including transportation and countless meals out

Entitled cousin-in-law pressures married couple to front the bill for her 4-day stay at the couple's home, including transportation and countless meals out: ‘I never even heard a thank you’

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17-year-old son refuses to miss work and babysit his 3 younger siblings after his father insists his job isn't important, causing his stepmother to miss an appointment

‘She tried calling me but I kept walking’: 17-year-old son refuses to miss work and babysit his 3 younger siblings after his father insists his job isn't important, causing his stepmother to miss an appointment

Parents praise their oldest golden child and ostracize their ‘black sheep’ son for years

Parents praise their oldest golden child and ostracize their ‘black sheep’ son for years: ‘I'm chasing the shadow of my family's approval’