Parenting Fail

Parents want 20-year-old daughter to move in with 24-year-old brother because they don't trust her to live independently, don't understand why brother refuses: 'I live with my fiancée and while we do have a spare bedroom, my fiancée is 4 months pregnant'

JR Atkinson

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Family hangout goes south when older sister tries to make her brother the ‘peacemaker’ for their parents: ‘"I'm coming to eat and talk, not play mediator"’

Lana DeGaetano

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Parents call the police every time their 19-year-old college student daughter goes dark on Life360: ‘I feel like I'm being suffocated’

Lana DeGaetano

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35-year-old daughter refuses to pay mom back $12k, which was gifted to her for a wedding that didn't happen: ‘My fiancé ghost[ed] me’

Lana DeGaetano

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'She does not "play" with toys, she engages in tactile experiences': Mom forbids daughter from attending 6-year-old's birthday party because of her insane gift wish list

JR Atkinson

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30-year-old man confronts mom after she holds his college degree hostage for nearly 10 years: ‘She claimed ownership of something… I worked hard for’

Lana DeGaetano

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Parents pressure teenage daughter go to expensive out-of-state school instead of her in-state choice, call her a 'spoiled brat' for accepting their help: 'I want to know I can stand on my own two feet'

JR Atkinson

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38-year-old mom of 5 keeps her part-time job a secret from her husband, he claims he doesn't care to learn: 'NEWSFLASH! It's not all about you, bro!'

JR Atkinson

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Husband accuses wife of favoritism on Christmas, after she secretly buys $1,200 iPad Pro for daughter without consulting him, while claiming a $500 Nintendo Switch for their son a "very big" gift: 'This will only make the situation between our kids worse'

Emma Saven

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‘She had broken my trust again’: Helicopter mom digs through her 27-year-old son's things when she visits his apartment, so her son puts a lock on his bedroom to deter her

Lana DeGaetano

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Family members expect stay-at-home parent to watch their newborn without asking them first: ‘You want me to give up my free time, but you won't?’

Lana DeGaetano

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Dad forces his 5 sons to play sports, gets angry when his 8-year-old prefers studying gemstones over playing baseball: 'He told me he doesn't want to play sports and started crying.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom cries after 16-year-old daughter spills a dollop of sauce on the placemat, gets angry when her daughter laughs at her tears: 'She said I was laughing at her misfortune and I’m creating so much more work for her.'

Emmy Pratt

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Child on airplane demands to use stranger's $1300 gaming device, his mother insists he play with it: 'The kid starts screaming and wakes up everyone'

JR Atkinson

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Single mom resents 17-year-old daughter for going on a school trip and leaving her alone for her 60th birthday: 'She hasn’t acknowledged the fact that I will be completely alone for my birthday.'

Emmy Pratt

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Dad forces 15-year-old son to drop out of high school and work for the family business, tells the state he's homeschooling him: 'He was bragging about how our state doesn’t check that an education is actually being provided.'

Emmy Pratt

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