Parenting Fail

Strict father makes family take 'Navy showers' when visiting their house, call out son-in-law's 20 minute showers: 'This is a ridiculous rule for well-off people to impose'

JR Atkinson

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Controlling mom insists her 18-year-old son goes to a 5-year religious boarding school instead of college, cries when he tells her she can't control his life: 'I’ve sacrificed everything for you, and this is how you repay me?'

Emmy Pratt

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (January 7, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

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'I don't feel like I need to apologize or justify my choice': Mom gives son cash gift for finishing grad school, neglects to acknowledge daughter-in-law who graduated with him

JR Atkinson

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Step-grandmother continually posts pictures of 8-year-old and 5-year-old children despite being told not to, parents refuse to let her see them: 'Your kids, your rules'

JR Atkinson

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29-year-old woman goes no-contact with her two-faced family after they celebrate Christmas for the 2nd year in a row without telling her: ‘I've been ignored by my family for my whole life and I'm tired of trying’

Lana DeGaetano

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17-year-old confronts his father for being a better dad to his stepchildren than he was for him, his stepmom overhears and scolds him for not accepting her children: 'I told [my dad] I wanted him to ignore them and only care about me'

Emmy Pratt

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Wealthy family member buys $2500 sweater for teenage boy, his mom calls it the dumbest thing she's ever see: 'Should I have said that? Probably not. Should anyone on earth spend $2500 on a sweater? Probably not.'

Emmy Pratt

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Couple surprises parents with 10-day Italy vacation, 15-year-old sister throws a fit when she's not invited despite it being an adults-only trip: 'My parents have put us in an impossible situation'

JR Atkinson

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (December 31, 2024)

Emmy Pratt

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (December 30, 2024)

Emmy Pratt

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'The gift she got me was creepy and invasive': Pushy woman gifts boyfriend's pregnant daughter a videographer for her live birth, cries when daughter politely declines

JR Atkinson

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Successful adopted sister refuses to co-sign her unemployed grad-student younger sister's mortgage, despite their parents insisting she needs a house: 'My mom threatened to cut off any future financial help (like wedding money) if I don’t help right now'

Emmy Pratt

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Stepdad tells 15-year-old stepson that if he doesn't let him adopt him, he'll be the reason he gets divorced from his mother: 'He said he's tired of being dismissed as a dad, and if I don't accept him, then he's done'

Emmy Pratt

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Parents make daughter buy family's groceries since age 12, dad refuses to contribute and weaponizes incompetence when forced to: 'Your parents are terrible. Both of them'

JR Atkinson

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'You don't shame or hide things that should be celebrated': Mom lashes out when daughter-in-law announces pregnancy in front of her other, favorite daughter-in-law who has had trouble conceiving

JR Atkinson

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