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The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (June 16, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

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Only child confronts parents after they refuse to fund his college education, insisting he must get a scholarship or student loans: ‘They don't have anything saved for me’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Woman refuses her mom’s demands for comfort and a place to stay after her golden-child younger brother, Luke, finally moves out and ghosts their mother, forcing her to face her own favoritism: ‘she’s all alone now and suddenly wants to “reconnect”’

Etai Eshet

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55-year-old mom schedules family cruise right before her 30-year-old daughter's grad school graduation, forcing the family to chose which event to attend: 'Many have already said they can't afford both'

Emmy Pratt

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13-year-old sister forced to raise 1, 3, and 4-year-old siblings instead of parents, she cuts contact completely 7 years later, refuses to reconnect despite their attempts: ‘I’m not your mom’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'We paid for your childhood, now it's your turn': Entitled mom expects 26-year-old daughter to pay her bills and cover the cost of flights and hotels for a European family vacation because she paid for her as a kid

Emmy Pratt

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22-year-old daughter sues dad after he uses the inheritance mom left her to start a business with his new wife, family demands she drop it for the sake of her stepsiblings: 'I don't owe those kids that'

Bar Mor Hazut

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23-year-old refuses to let mom and 5-year-old daughter cut her in line for ice cream after she'd already waited 20 minutes: 'The mom this big passive-aggressive sigh and said, "Some people just don’t have empathy."'

Emmy Pratt

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18-year-old lies about which college she's attending to make sure her codependent step-sister doesn't follow her to the same school: 'Mom told me I wasn't thinking of what was best for Charlotte'

Emmy Pratt

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'She just left her two toddlers in my apartment': Mom expects neighbor to babysit her kids while working from home, leaves them at the doorstep without asking and refuses to come back

Bar Mor Hazut

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29-year-old man refuses to pay his 26-year-old cousin’s rent after she ignores his warnings and leases a house she can’t afford while burning cash on daily $6 lattes and fancy takeout: ‘She insisted she “deserved a nice place”’

Etai Eshet

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22-year-old raises 7-year-old sister alone after their mom leaves, almost gives in to the stress, until sister hands her a Mother's Day card: ‘I'm doing my best, she sees it’

Bar Mor Hazut

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18 year-old hides dream-college acceptance letter from controlling mother who has made it clear she wants them to work in her cafe: ‘Every time I imagine telling her, I hear her guilt tripping me’

Emma Saven

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‘You want me to arrive like some classless girl?’: Entitled cousin Lena demands her cousin’s brand new SUV to impress high-profile rich classmates as she "can't be seen arriving on foot or on public transport"

Etai Eshet

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Dad leaves everything in his will to 28-year-old son, and nothing to broke 32-year-old daughter, she demands brother for a share of the inheritance for her kids, he refuses: ‘It’s not on me to fix the mess our dad made’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Woman refuses to pay for her 82-year-old mother-in-law’s expensive birthday dinner, sparking a restaurant meltdown followed by Facebook accusations: ‘It wasn’t in the budget...We’re not paying. We can’t’

Etai Eshet

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