Parenting FAILS

‘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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'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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‘I just feel like I was robbed of a moment I worked hard for’: Golden child older brother proposes during 23-year-old sister's college graduation dinner, parents claim she's overreacting

Lana DeGaetano

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18-year-old girl neglects to pay $100 to retrieve her towed car, her father pays if for her and her mom flips out, takes away her keys: 'Her dad thinks I am being too harsh'

JR Atkinson

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Mom demands 16-year-old take care of his 2 half-siblings and 5 step-siblings and share a room with 3 of them, gets angry when he decides to move in with his dad instead: 'She told me now I was being extra selfish'

Emmy Pratt

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60-year-old grandma plans vacation for herself while 12 and 10-year-old grandchildren are in school, daughter chews her out for not being available to babysit: 'She should not be assumptive'

JR Atkinson

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14-year-old puts fake spider in his shared bathroom to scare his 17-year-old sister who spends hours getting ready and taking selfies before school, making him late: 'My parents are saying I traumatized her'

Emmy Pratt

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‘I want my privacy’: Daughter refuses to sleep on Airbnb couch with her boyfriend during 6-night family vacation, parents accuse her of ruining the trip if she books another place to stay

Lana DeGaetano

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