Parenting Fail

'You're not responsible for taking care of your father's stepkids': Dad forces 16-year-old son to make food for his step siblings on days he's with his mom, balks when he refuses

JR Atkinson

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Demanding mother asks 25-year-old sister to abandon work meeting to pick up her child from school, lashes out when she refuses: 'She said that she wasn't free labour'

JR Atkinson

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Retired mom takes out $30,000 personal loan in her son's name to buy a boat, threatens to call CPS on him if he reports it to the police: 'They've missed 4 payments and [are] going to let it default since the boat can't be repossessed'

Emmy Pratt

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The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (August 27, 2024)

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Father of 2-month-old newborn refuses to cancel week-long 'bros trip' despite anxious wife's wishes: 'I really need him by my side'

JR Atkinson

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40-year-old calls herself 'first time mom' when new baby arrives despite having a 24-year-old son, son storms out: 'She said something that really hurt me'

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The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (August 26, 2024)

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'I hate being this responsible': Parents of 7 rely on 16-year-old to support their family, force him to help with an 8th child

JR Atkinson

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Deadbeat dad's new baby mama shows up unannounced to his 18-year-old daughters house, begs her to have a relationship with her half-brother: 'There was such a deep attempt to shame [me], all the mentions of her child being innocent'

Emmy Pratt

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Parents don't congratulate 15-year-old daughter on making the national debate team finals, praises her older brother for doing his PE assignment instead: 'He did a compulsory assignment and he gets all the praise in the world'

Emmy Pratt

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'Watch. Your. Kids': Entitled mom lets 4-year-old run wild at wedding and grab a chunk of cake, balks when bride flips out

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Egotistical father squanders his underaged son's inheritance from grandma, years later, the son gives him an ultimatum to pay back the $250,000 in exchange for a relationship with his grandkids: 'It's restitution'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Excessive screen time causes 10-year-old boy to lose his Australian accent, parents defend their parenting choices: 'The kid obviously is deteriorating'

JR Atkinson

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'You're raising spoiled brats': Parents let out-of-control 2-year-old ruin romantic date night after she refuses to stay with babysitter, get criticized for failing to set boundaries

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Family refuses to feed 5-year-old in their care after school, calls mom 'entitled' for complaining: 'Why would you intentionally leave a child out?'

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'Keeping batteries in the fridge': 20+ Weird habits our parents had that are definitely not normal anymore

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