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17-year-old boy refuses to shave his head after his 7-year-old cousin's cancer diagnosis, then his aunt corners him with sheers in-hand: ‘[My hair] is pretty much the only thing about myself I love’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Future mechanical engineer promises to help little brother pay for college, but is worried that their siblings will be jealous and ruin everything: ‘It's really just a matter of wanting to make sure he has the same opportunities we all got to succeed’

Lana DeGaetano

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25-year-old brother revokes his $2000 pledge towards his sister's wedding when she uninvites him for making a joke about the groom: 'If I'm not good enough for her wedding, then my money isn't either'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Accountant advises his parents to exclude his financially incompetent sibling from their will after sibling leaves them stuck with a $100k student loan: ‘My dad started getting harassed by the loan servicer’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘All I see is blatant irresponsibility’: Parents of 4 refuse to provide financial assistance to their financially inept son, who deprioritizes household necessities and, instead, unwisely spends his money on things like $600/mo DoorDash orders

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I’ve always been ‘Auntie’… that’s all she ever knew': Investigative 25-year-old unearths proof that her biological mother is her mom's best friend, who helped her parents with their infertility; family drama ensues

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'They're losing their free help': Aunt and uncle expect their adopted 19-year-old niece to be the unofficial caregiver for troubled foster kids, so she moves out

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Teen saves up cash to take entire family on a trip to Florida, ungrateful mother tries to switch the original vacation plan to a Disney trip: ‘At this point I’m over it because she’s changed hotels 3 times’

Lana DeGaetano

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25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (July 24, 2025)

JR Atkinson

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14-year-old admits to stealing cash from his brother's room for over 2 years, so the brother considers demanding his enabling parents to pay back what he stole in full: ‘It's frustrating to have to hide my own things in my own room’

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled mother threatens to kick out 17-year-old daughter and boasts she will receive 100% of her husband's assets if he passes, daughter begs to differ: ‘Staying silent feels unbearable’

Lana DeGaetano

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Teen son refuses to apologize for his ‘part’ in his father missing the birth of his half-brother, who was born while the teen and his dad were having quality bonding time away from his stepmom

Lana DeGaetano

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Stepmother demands custody of her estranged 16-year-old stepson so she can have help babysitting his half-siblings; he refuses: 'She said she raised me for 9 years and should be allowed to 'keep me''

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘It feels like my space is never really mine’: 18-year-old puts a lock on his bedroom door and stocks up on food while his mother is abroad due to his extended family, who are living with him, repeatedly invading his room and belongings

Lana DeGaetano

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'I told them they can’t come back': Mom bans the neighborhood kids from her house after they let her dog escape 4 times, teaching them the consequences of their negligence

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘[He] isn't my dad… I never got to meet my dad’: 17-year-old daughter tells stepdad that he isn't her real father, her mother continually tries to pressure her into having a father-daughter relationship with him

Lana DeGaetano

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