Parenting Fail

17 y/o son refuses to be a part of his estranged father's new family after losing his mother: ‘I was forced to be [in the family] against my will’

Lana DeGaetano

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Grandma throws monthly birthday parties for infant granddaughter, gets mad when her son and wife refuse to attend: 'She has expressed great disdain and anger when we don't comply with her expectations'

JR Atkinson

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Deadbeat mom insults 16-year-old son for saying his 14-year-old sister is his only sibling, despite his 3 half-siblings: 'I told her my sister is the one who counts, not her other kids.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom forces 16-year-old daughter to take 700 mg of magnesium per day, gets angry when doctor agrees with daughter's claim that she should only take 350 mg a day: 'I turned to my mom and said "I told you so."'

Emmy Pratt

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Daughter refuses to attend Thanksgiving at her mother's girlfriend's apartment after months of emotional turmoil: ‘Feels so odd’

Lana DeGaetano

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Aunt unfollows 13-year-old niece on TikTok, mom scolds her for hurting her teenage daughter's self-esteem: 'I unfollowed you because I don’t want a 13-year-old dancing on my page'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom forces 16-year-old daughter to get a job to support the family after her husband lost his job: 'Why can your daughter get a job but not your husband?'

Emmy Pratt

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18-year-old son refuses to babysit his dad's girlfriend's 5, 7, and 10-year-old kids after she tries to guilt him into it: ‘I stood by my answer’

Lana DeGaetano

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16-year-old homeschooler refuses to speak to her parents until they enroll her in public school: 'They didn't teach me anything, I only know the very basics that you would give a kindergartener.'

Emmy Pratt

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Free-range mom blames a retail worker for their 5-year-old's public meltdown when the employee refuses to let the child rummage in the sharp tools bin behind the counter: 'The joy of retail'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Parent stalls returning a bento box that a teacher accidentally sent home with her kid in hopes she could keep it: ‘She was playing games with me’

Lana DeGaetano

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Mom and stepdad force 18-year-old to pay £150 a month in rent, forbid her from watching TV without permission or eating takeout in front of her younger brother: 'I'm not allowed to lie down on the couch'

Emmy Pratt

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Mother's several-week stay at 26-year-old son's apartment turns into a 4-month residency, he refuses to let her stay any longer: ‘I'm starting to feel like a guest in my own home’

Lana DeGaetano

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Parents worth $3M ask to borrow $1200 from their 20-year-old to pay for his 17-year-old brother's braces: 'I don't know if they can even repay me, or meet their bills'

Emmy Pratt

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Toxic family vilifies woman for refusing to attend their Thanksgiving celebration for the 3rd year in a row because of how they treated her in the past: ‘[They said] I was intentionally trying to hurt my mom’

Lana DeGaetano

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67-year-old refuses to pay for his brother-in-law's kid's college tuition after he steals $30k from him: ‘I was done helping him forever’

Lana DeGaetano

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