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17-year-old girl refuses to share late mother's cherished recipe notebook with her dad’s new wife, who demands using it to cook for their blended family, sparking family feud when dad pressures her to share it for 'bonding purposes'

'Told me to grow up': 17-year-old girl refuses to share late mother's cherished recipe notebook with her dad’s new wife, who demands using it to cook for their blended family, sparking family feud when dad pressures her to share it for 'bonding purposes'

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Parents refuse to let college-aged kid take 2-week vacation with his own money since they're paying his tuition: 'Imagine being so miserly and controlling you deny your child one little vacation that he's saved to pay for'

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26-year-old woman refuses to keep babysitting niece for free after her sister repeatedly breaks promises to pay, causing family division as mother defends her sister, despite father telling her to maintain boundary

'You’re putting a price on your niece?': 26-year-old woman refuses to keep babysitting niece for free after her sister repeatedly breaks promises to pay, causing family division as mother defends her sister, despite father telling her to maintain boundary

story about a stepmom who asks 13 and 16-year-old stepdaughters to stop calling her ‘Mom’ after she realizes they only consider her a parent when their biological mother isn't around

‘They are old enough to realize what's wrong’: Stepmom tells 13 and 16-year-old stepdaughters to stop calling her ‘Mom’ after she realizes they only consider her a parent when their biological mother isn't around

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Mom expects 5-year-old daughter to sleep from 3 PM until morning without dinner, gets angry when aunt gives her an apple at 7 PM: 'Who's the parent?'

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20-year-old refuses to be legal guardian of her 4, 5, and 7-year-old half siblings in the event of her mom and stepdad's passing: 'I would be a bad fit for the role'

61-year-old dad secretly pays off kid's student loans, who finds out their dad did it by selling his beloved Harley: ‘He used every penny'

61-year-old dad secretly pays off kid's student loans, who finds out their dad did it by selling his beloved Harley: ‘He used every penny to clear my debt’

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'She wants [me] to pay thousands so she can use [my] kids as props': Mom refuses to pay $6000 to attend to her sister-in-law's wedding abroad when she finds out her 4 young kids aren't invited to the reception

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Grandson learns inheritance will be split evenly among grandkids, so he steals grandpa's car and lands himself in jail and out of the will: 'His parents refuse to bail him out'

story about a dad who refuses to tell his new wife how much money is in his son's savings, which was left to him by his late mother, but his wife won't back down

‘I… promised I'd protect it’: Dad refuses to tell his new wife how much money is in his son's savings, which was left to him by his late mother, but his wife won't back down

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Wife calls out husband for making their 8, 10, and 14-year-old kids earn $10/hr learning industrial engineering: 'They've been spoiled brats up till now'

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26-year-old works in tattoo shop while living with mom, moves out when mom tries to ground her for a job she doesn't approve of: 'Under my roof, you'll live by my rules'

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (October 18, 2025)

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Late mom saves medical compensation money for 16-year-old son, husband's new wife protests when he refuses to disclose how much he has saved: 'What my son has is not going to be shared'

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Couple diligently repays a $10,000 loan from the husband’s parents until their father-in-law suddenly demands an additional $9,500 for “skipped” payments and unsolicited gifts: ‘I don’t want to pay him a cent more’

Jesse Kessenheimer

30-year-old woman refuses to babysit sister's daughter while she is working abroad, claiming the father should be taking care of the child

30-year-old woman refuses to babysit sister's daughter while she is working abroad, claiming the father should be taking care of the child, sister protests: ‘You have no consideration’

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Dad, working 50-60 hours a week, tells expecting stay-at-home mom that he doesn't feel supported because she doesn't cook for him: 'I have been very sick, and I’ve been struggling to cook because of the smells.'

Dad, working 50-60 hours a week, tells expecting stay-at-home mom that he doesn't feel supported because she doesn't cook for him: 'I have been very sick, and I’ve been struggling to cook because of the smells.'

Employee drives 2 hours into office to find that nobody else is there, coworkers didn't tell them not to come in: 'Even the newer staff knew not to come in, but nobody is answering'

Employee drives 2 hours into office to find that nobody else is there, coworkers didn't tell them not to come in: 'Even the newer staff knew not to come in, but nobody is answering'

71-year-old manager refuses to retire, leaving 36-year-old employee of 5 years with no room to get a promotion: 'What am I supposed to do? Just wait until I’m 40 for my first promotion?'

71-year-old manager refuses to retire, leaving 36-year-old employee of 5 years with no room to get a promotion: 'What am I supposed to do? Just wait until I’m 40 for my first promotion?'

Manager calls out employee for using phone while on lunchbreak in company cafeteria: 'That's not a professional look'

Manager calls out employee for using phone while on lunchbreak in company cafeteria: 'That's not a professional look'

Aunt refuses to homeschool nephew after discovering he struggles with school, despite being a homeschool teacher for her own kids, his dad calls her out

Aunt refuses to homeschool nephew after discovering he struggles with school, despite being a homeschool teacher for her own kids, his dad calls her out

Loyal employee is denied PTO request for their birthday, rewards it instead to employee who asked for it verbally because it's 'tradition': 'She had multiple weekends off [...] but my request was denied'

Loyal employee is denied PTO request for their birthday, rewards it instead to employee who asked for it verbally because it's 'tradition': 'She had multiple weekends off [...] but my request was denied'

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