parenting

'I'm family now': Future mother-in-law invites herself to live in her daughter-in-law's new home; she refuses then gets berated by her fiancé for being unsupportive

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Parents force older siblings to pay for 20-year-old sister's flight to Disney, she refuses to go out of solidarity for siblings: 'My parents are extremely wealthy doctors who own their own business. None of us kids are financially comfortable.'

JR Atkinson

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22 Back-To-School Posts for Parents Who Still Remember the Scholastic Book Fair

Isabella Penn

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25-year-old germaphobe dreaming of motherhood thinks she'll be able to train her future children not to be dirty and gross: 'She thinks if we just work at it, we have a spotless house and a spotless kid.'

Emmy Pratt

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Stepdad walks 23-year-old daughter down the aisle, she posts the picture online, only to have bio father complain it's disrespectful: ‘You weren't even in the wedding’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Stay-at-home dad dyes 14-year-old son's hair purple, pushes back when working wife complains about them making memories without her: 'My son isn't even comfortable with her anymore'

Ally Perry

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28-year-old son refuses to take on $250k debt from his parents’ two unstable family businesses, but might end up to selling their family home to make ends meet: ‘If I co-sign for this debt, I'm legally responsible for it’

Lana DeGaetano

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31-year-old divorced mom of a 9 and 11-year-old refuses to meet with ex-husbands 2nd wife who wants to usurp her as the mother figure in her children's lives: 'They told me to get used to hearing her called mom because they would not stop it.'

Emmy Pratt

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21-year-old daughter refuses to sign on as a potential legal guardian to her estranged dad's new 4-year-old stepchild: ‘My life is separate from them... I have no wish for anything closer’

Lana DeGaetano

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Stepdad Patrick forbids 28-year-old stepson Chris from sharing a hotel room with his mom, claims it's inappropriate: 'My mom said she was scared to stay alone at a hotel'

Emmy Pratt

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17-year-old reveals to high school counselor his plans to go no contact with his parents after graduation, counselor tells parents, who confront their son: 'Why would you cut off your family?'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Single mom allows her kids to skip their uncle's celebration of life because their father's new girlfriend will be in attendance: ‘[My son] expresses that he does not want her there’

Lana DeGaetano

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'Get back to school!': Laugh away the fatigue of a never-ending summer with 22 memes for parents

Jesse Kessenheimer

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16-year-old plans end of summer party, gets upset when mom changes the seating arrangement without asking: 'She said I had ruined her vision'

Ally Perry

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (August 16, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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‘I realized… my role as a parent’: Mom shares the wholesome moment her child made her understand just how important trust is as a parent

Elna McHilderson

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