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'I haven’t heard a thank you': 23-year-old woman pays $360 to save older sister’s storage unit from auction, after learning it holds dining set their grandparents promised to her, restricting older sister's access until she refunds her, sparking tension

Emma Saven

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Eldest Golden Child says his sister-in-law isn't "real family," so the youngest brother protects his wife and cancels the family vacation: 'This isn't the first time he's said something like that'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Dad refuses to take 14-year-old stepdaughter along to Billie Eilish concert for his 16-year-old daughter's birthday, claims her own dad can take her: ‘She’s always hated me’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'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'

Emma Saven

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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'

JR Atkinson

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'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

Emma Saven

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‘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

Lana DeGaetano

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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?'

Emmy Pratt

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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'

Emmy Pratt

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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’

Bar Mor Hazut

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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'

Isabella Penn

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‘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

Lana DeGaetano

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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'

JR Atkinson

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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'

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 (October 18, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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