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‘My mom said I was ungrateful’: Parents expect their 24-year-old to pay their bills after he moves out, but he refuses so he can finally become independent

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Unemployed 20-year-old son refuses to pay parents back after he uses their emergency credit card while they are on vacation, they kick him out in response: 'He left without a word'

Bar Mor Hazut

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25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (October 16, 2025)

JR Atkinson

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Parents defend taking their kids out of school for family vacations: 'Booking flights 4 days later to match their school's vacation was going to cost me $7,000 more'

Emmy Pratt

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Parents ask college-aged kid to take care of their farm animals while they're on 10-day vacation despite previously inviting them on the trip: 'I'm trying to set boundaries and do what's best for me'

JR Atkinson

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Mom of high school and preschool student considers leaving 17-year-old behind when doing school pick up: 'I have to leave my house 4 times a day'

Ally Perry

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32-year-old man berates his parents for having him when they were 44 and never giving him a sibling: 'He’s a spoiled brat who doesn’t work and lives with his girlfriend'

Emmy Pratt

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Husband tells parents they aren't allowed in the delivery room immediately after his wife gives birth, his mother reacts poorly: ‘I do want to protect my wife's peace’

Lana DeGaetano

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Aunt demands family-owned apartment back from her niece after 4 years of poor tenancy, but her parents refuse to kick her niece out: ‘I'm honestly just done’

Lana DeGaetano

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'I'm not punishing my kid for doing something hilarious': Teen gets in trouble for outsmarting school's IT director and hacking the firewall, mom applauds her son's intelligence

Elna McHilderson

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Parents spend every cent of 23-year-old daughter's $1400 graduation gift from her grandmother, refuse to give it back to her: 'Your father committed breach of trust'

JR Atkinson

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Parents kick 16-year-old son out of their home, wait 4 days to find him and bring him back: 'They abandoned me when I needed them the most'

Emmy Pratt

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Aunt demands 22-year-old niece skip her college graduation to babysit her kids: 'It's not like missing one ceremony will ruin your life'

JR Atkinson

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Woman discovers resort waitress was adding extra meals to family's dinner bills to feed her kids, husband confronts her and quietly accepts cash repayment, but his wife reports it, causing waitress to be fired: 'I feel terrible'

Emma Saven

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Mom demands ex-husband pay for her stepson's hockey lessons along with their own son, ex-husband refuses to spend money on someone else's kid: 'She accused me of buying my son's love'

Bar Mor Hazut

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32-year-old mom rents a room in friend's house, wants to ban friend from bringing men around her 12-year-old son: 'If you don't like who she brings home, you need to move out'

JR Atkinson

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