Parenting Fail

Parents buy 16-year-old daughter a new car for her birthday, give 19-year-old son a book and a gift card after refusing to help him buy a used car: 'They accused me of being jealous of my sister'

Emmy Pratt

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Mother drags 17-year-old teen away from hometown because of her new husband and stepchildren, teen forms a plan to move in with grandparents: ‘She said I was totally selfish’

Lana DeGaetano

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Mom feeds 13-year-old girls pizza, donuts, and chips at sleepover, other moms call her a 'lousy mother' for feeding them junk: '[She said] her daughter would no longer be coming to any events at my home'

JR Atkinson

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40-year-old dad tells wife he's traveling 10,000 miles to go to Burning Man in South Africa while she stays home with their 5-month-old baby: 'He needs a break and parenthood'

Emmy Pratt

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (March 31, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

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Entitled wealthy sister demands Christmas gifts for her 16-year-old and 14-year-old children but won't buy them for her 6-year-old and 4-year-old niece and nephew because she's "saving up" for a vacation: 'I expect her to get my kids something'

Brad Dickson

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Mom moves 13-year-old daughter away from her grandparents, aunts, and uncles to be closer to her husband's family, gets angry when she wants to move back after she turns 18: 'Mom said most teenagers would kill for the stuff they gave me since we moved'

Emmy Pratt

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Grandma sneakily puts 27-year-old granddaughter's home in her name but refuses to make her half of the payments, granddaughter sneakily removes Gran's name years later: ‘[She] does any and everything in her power to keep you down’

Lana DeGaetano

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18-year-old woman forced to take 16-year-old stepsister on her Spring Break trip with friends after dad and stepmom invite her without asking : 'Now my dad’s wife is texting me, saying I’m being selfish and that my stepsister is devastated'

Brad Dickson

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'My kid is 3.5 and we aren’t potty training': Daycare teachers discuss why parents are proud of not teaching their kids developmentally appropriate lessons

Emmy Pratt

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Mother tells 16-year-old daughter she's not "celebrated" because she doesn't do anything worth celebrating, teen gets even more upset: '[She] said she feels like it’s unfair we celebrate [her brother]'

Brad Dickson

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (March 25, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

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Estranged mother admits to intercepting her son's college acceptance letters 15 years ago and lying that he did not get into any colleges: 'She didn't want me to succeed at something before my brother did'

Emmy Pratt

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16-year-old son rejects mother's apologies after she abandoned him and his younger brother for her affair partner's kids: ‘She didn't just cheat on dad but she was picking the guys kids over her own’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘She was not happy’: 21-year-old daughter refuses to inform controlling mother of an internship she landed abroad due to her mother's reaction to her last opportunity

Lana DeGaetano

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'I ended up using a Cash App loan to cover the meal': Mom insists son take her to Chili's, forks the bill over despite him not having money to pay it, leaving him with $.30 in his bank account

JR Atkinson

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