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11-year-old asks 20-year-old babysitter for a cup of coffee, babysitter asks her dad if she's allowed to have it, leaving dad enraged that he questioned her: 'Did you think my daughter is a liar?’

Emmy Ward

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'SIL looks like she's ready to cry "Well...I feel selfish"': Mom of infant asks brother-in-law to change her baby's diaper even though she is right there, brother refuses and gets iced out

JR Atkinson

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Husband calls out wife for enabling and inciting 16-year-old daughter's newfound unhealthy habits, accuses her of being a friend more than a parent: ‘For God's sake, she's your child, not just a friend!’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘She was always one of the villains in my eyes’: 25-year-old daughter refuses to empathize with half-siblings and bio dad's mistress-turned-wife after he cheats again

Lana DeGaetano

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (April 29, 2025)

Emmy Ward

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'As a mother of a child with celiac disease, I am shocked': Parents drops off 9-year-old with gluten allergy at an acquaintance's house with no food instructions, won't reimburse them for food cost

JR Atkinson

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Dad withdraws 15-year-old daughter from competitive gymnastics against her mom's wishes because she doesn't want to be in the gym 14 hours a week and her body hurts: 'She thinks my daughter will be become lazy and want to hang out with friends'

Emmy Ward

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (April 28, 2025)

Emmy Ward

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Uncle promises to help pay for niece's college tuition, goes back on his word 8 years later now that he has his own child: 'Michael Scott did the exact same as you'

JR Atkinson

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Ex-husband demands to AirTag 8-year-old son while he's on Europe trip with mom, won't share his location with her: 'He will be at least 10 hours of travel away'

JR Atkinson

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Mom bans her 6-year-old son's friend from coming over for play dates because the friend is still not fully potty trained: 'He told me he needs me to wipe'

Emmy Ward

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'This is my house, if you don't like my rules get out': Man defends kid and tells in-laws to leave after they publicly shame their 8-year-old for accidentally spilling a drink at family BBQ

Isabella Penn

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34-year-old man refuses to financially assist irresponsible sister in debt after she blows through a $20k loan under her father's name on a failed business: ‘[She] hadn't made a single payment on her loan in the past SIX MONTHS’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I was their judge. I was their jury’: 36-year-old son claps back at family after they try to worm their way back into his life despite disowning him 15 years prior

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled wife repeatedly leaves her husband to fend for himself with 3 kids, guilt-tripping him into staying behind so she can live her life: ‘She went on 3 trips abroad without me’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (April 22, 2025)

Emmy Ward

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