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The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (April 7, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

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Eldest brother cuts off his ‘struggling’ siblings after he finds out they've been freeloading for years despite a secret stash of money: ‘[I was] paying for their education, food, and other necessities while working to keep myself afloat’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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18-year-old sibling set a firm boundary by shutting down relatives after refusing to be her younger brother’s second mom: 'They decided to have a baby, so they should take care of him'

Isabella Penn

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'What exactly where they expecting?': Wife kicks out her husband's cousins after she becomes the punchline of an unfunny April Fool's joke, he supports her completely and they break contact with the family

Jesse Kessenheimer

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16-year-old graciously cooks his family's nightly dinner, stops when his dad and siblings incessantly criticize his meals: 'Too spicy, wanted rice instead of noodles, didn't want soup'

Emmy Pratt

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'Left her on read': Entitled mom RSVP's 'Yes' to a kids party then demands 3-days prior that her fellow parent change the date because her kid suddenly has better plans

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Childfree 24-year-old aunt refuses to babysit for her sister's energetic 2, 4, and 7-year-olds while she's working from home, gladly babysits her brother's calm 6-year-old twins: 'I can’t watch a difficult kid while I work.'

Emmy Pratt

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Woman tricked into a SAHM role after her MIL conspires with her husband, brainwashing him into forgetting their pre-baby agreements to maintain both careers and get a nanny: 'Now my husband refuses to lift a finger because he's the ‘provider’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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21 Best Parenting Memes of the Week for Witty Moms and Dads That Are Funny and Doing the Best They Can (April 5, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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Mother threatens to disinvite brother-in-law from family vacation if he doesn’t quit picking on her 9-year-old and 16-year-old kids: ‘He has to stop NOW or he’s not coming’

Lana DeGaetano

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Stepdad forces 10 and 12-year-old stepkids to never mention their late father in front of him, mom can't understand why they don't want a relationship with him 17 years later: 'Frank yelled at my sister because she mentioned dad in her graduation speech.'

Emmy Pratt

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Estranged father demands son allow him to see his grandson, son agrees only if dad's new wife stays out of it, dad refuses: ‘You're trying to keep him away from me’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Soon-to-be dad tells estranged family to get lost after they try to weasel back into his life solely because he and his wife have a kid on the way: ‘Where were they when I needed them?’

Lana DeGaetano

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Grandma sneaks off with her 6-month-old grandchild to get a secret baptism against the parents' will, loses babysitting rights as soon as Mom and Dad find out: ‘She had no right to take my child anywhere without telling me’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Suddenly I owned 50% of my parent's apartment': 24-year-old inherits property after his estranged bio father passes, claiming what's his after a lifetime of being sidelined by his mother's favoritism for his half-brother

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘The house is in shambles’: Stepson poorly renovates a home his stepmom fixed up for him, so she gives her bio children bigger homes and refuses to satisfy his request for a better house

Lana DeGaetano

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