Parenting Fail

Woman bars stepdad from going by a name that means ‘father’ with her newborn son: ‘[We] are uncomfortable with our son calling him this’

Lana DeGaetano

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17-year-old son repeatedly reminds new stepmother, formerly his late mother's best friend, of her part in his father's infidelity: ‘She was supposed to be mom's best friend and she was a backstabber who cheated with my dad instead’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I wasn't living with him and his kids’: 17-year-old kid moves in with grandparents after neglectful mother allows her boyfriend and his 2 children to ‘trash’ their room repeatedly without consequence

Lana DeGaetano

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Single mom expects her 26-year-old sister to leave work 15 minutes into her shift so she can help watch her two children, sister refuses and sets strict boundaries: ‘I was yelled at and then hung up on’

Lana DeGaetano

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Grandparents introduce son's affair partner as 'the mother of our precious grandson,' son flips out that she didn't correct them even though it's true: 'I just didn't want to cause a scene or embarrass anyone'

JR Atkinson

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‘Not a single moment of their trip had been about me’: Entitled family living abroad leaves 23-year-old woman's graduation early after ignoring her for majority of their visit, woman decides to call off her trip to visit them in Germany as payback

Lana DeGaetano

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22-year-old daughter refuses to give stepmom, formerly her father's affair partner, a ticket to her college graduation because she only wants those ‘important’ to her to attend: ‘It was my graduation and I was going to be selfish about it’

Lana DeGaetano

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American godmother refuses to help Vietnamese godchild apply to American universities, but helps her younger sister with worse grades: '[She used] her husband's connection to ask for scholarship'

JR Atkinson

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‘"You don't own a name"’: Entitled sister-in-law claims she will name her baby after woman's late 7-year-old daughter, then doubles down when woman calls her out

Lana DeGaetano

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'It's incredibly unsafe and illegal to have a baby in the front seat like that': 24-year-old drive-thru worker confronts customer with baby in front seat with no car seat, mom claims she did it because the baby was crying

Emmy Pratt

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16-year-old mom stops her family from seeing her baby after her 30-year-old sister took her 4-month-old to the beach without applying sunscreen: 'My parents said I was too young to know what's best'

Emmy Pratt

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Stepmother refuses to miss 17-year-old stepson's graduation despite kid's bio mom telling the school that she is not allowed to attend: ‘Her son still wants me there’

Lana DeGaetano

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (May 19, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

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‘I don't want to feel like I'm raising someone else's legacy’: Husband asks pregnant wife to name their child after his late ex-wife, she refuses because she wants her daughter to have her own identity

Lana DeGaetano

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Adult brothers make lame excuses to miss 17-year-old nephew's birthday party, attend 17-year-old sister's birthday later and shower her with gifts: 'A nephew may not be the same a sibling but it's still pretty high up'

JR Atkinson

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16-year-old sells her 37-year-old stepmother's vintage prom dress behind her back so she could buy new headphones: 'The dress is 100% silk, one of a kind, and the brand doesn't exist anymore'

Emmy Pratt

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