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'I bet you analyze everyone you meet': 9-year-old classmates have schoolyard disagreement, mom accuses other mom of being 'failed parent' because she's a therapist

Ally Perry

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Stay-at-home mom reveals she does son’s English homework as he dislikes the subject, sparking conflict with her retired school-counselor mother, who fears her dismissal of his academics and college plans: 'They don't talk about college in their home'

Emma Saven

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Teacher confiscates 13-year-old diabetic student's glucose monitor because it went off during class, signaling a health crisis: ‘No electronics, period’

Lana DeGaetano

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Parents demand 16-year-old daughter allow her 15-year-old sister to use her prom dress, daughter insists she should be the one to decide: 'It's my dress, I bought it'

Bar Mor Hazut

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24-year-old brother hides car keys from 21-year-old sister, after she constantly takes his car without permission for hours, never refills the gas, and then tells parents he’s dramatic: ‘Says I should just be supportive of her freedom’

Emma Saven

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New mom wakes from a nap to find her newborn missing because her mother-in-law snuck in to “help” with the baby, MIL forced to return her emergencies-only key: 'She can't just let herself in'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘Flight attendant was not in the mood to play’: Family tries to trick international flight passenger into middle seat and row next to their toddler by lying to staff but gets called out and the passenger gets upgraded to business class

Etai Eshet

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Parents praise their oldest golden child and ostracize their ‘black sheep’ son for years: ‘I'm chasing the shadow of my family's approval’

Lana DeGaetano

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Woman receives an angry email from her sister-in-law, detailing her 7-year-old daughter's food mess that she left under their dining room table earlier that evening: ‘I… was quite shocked and offended by the intensity of judgment and shaming’

Lana DeGaetano

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Mom sells $20k worth of son's baseball cards without telling him, he cuts her off until she pays him back: 'She offered me $2,000 to “make it even,” which felt like a slap in the face'

JR Atkinson

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Father refuses to allow ex-wife's new husband to take his 10-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son out alone, citing child safety risks: ‘To me he's just a stranger’

Lana DeGaetano

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Stepmom invites herself to mother-son dinner with 15-year-old stepson's football team, biomom wants her to stay away: 'This is going to be really really hard for you'

JR Atkinson

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26-year-old sister refuses to give $20,000 of her inheritance to the oldest sibling to bankroll her exorbitant wedding, family feud ensues over their late father's will: ‘She said Dad would want me to ‘share’'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (September 20, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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'I am perhaps being petty, but I don't want to give him the money': Stepdad refuses to contribute to stepson's college fund despite funding his 3 biokids, stepson flips out

JR Atkinson

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Fiancé protests when partner refuses to use $600 of 15-year-old son's social security benefits to contribute towards rent: 'It feels like he's trying to make me subsidize the household'

Ally Perry

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