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Stepmother demands custody of her estranged 16-year-old stepson so she can have help babysitting his half-siblings; he refuses: 'She said she raised me for 9 years and should be allowed to 'keep me''

Jesse Kessenheimer

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24-year-old refuses to forgive her deadbeat dad who hasn't seen her since she was 10 years old: 'He messaged me, said he misses his little girl and wants to reconnect.'

Emmy Pratt

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Babysitter gets injured looking after 16-year-old and 8-year-old, faces pushback for refusing to allow teen in her house again: 'She constantly creates drama'

Ally Perry

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60-year-old boyfriend insists mom should charge her 15 and 17-year-old sons rent to live at home once they turn 18: 'He believes kids should be charged $600 per month rent as long as they’re not going to school'

Emmy Pratt

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'I told them they can’t come back': Mom bans the neighborhood kids from her house after they let her dog escape 4 times, teaching them the consequences of their negligence

Jesse Kessenheimer

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41-year-old mom and her 20-year-old son move in with her 38-year-old boyfriend, son constantly disrespects boyfriend and refuses to do chores or pay rent: 'He acts like he’s doing me a favor by just existing here'

Emmy Pratt

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17-year-old uncle raises his baby niece alone until her mom decides to take over, he accidentally reveals the truth to niece years later: ‘Your mom tried to give you away as a baby’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I pay for everything': Man threatens to charge his long-time girlfriend $900 in rent for her two kids after he gets yelled at for sharing his parenting opinions

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘[He] isn't my dad… I never got to meet my dad’: 17-year-old daughter tells stepdad that he isn't her real father, her mother continually tries to pressure her into having a father-daughter relationship with him

Lana DeGaetano

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'This set off a domino effect': Mom bans kids from bringing their expensive toys over step-sibling jealousy, so they choose to live with dad who respects their boundaries

Isabella Penn

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Twin gets snubbed out of his brother's engagement celebrations and repeatedly left out of family events after moving to Portland, so he skips the wedding entirely: 'I was only invited for optics'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Mom refuses to let dad of a 7-year-old and 8-month-old twins go on a solo trip without the rest of the family: 'I’m working, we don’t have full time child care, and it’s honestly just a lot with the 3 kids'

Emmy Pratt

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17-year-old son refuses to attend mom's 40th birthday party after mom confronts him about breaking up with his girlfriend, dad takes son's side: ‘You owe him an apology’

Bar Mor Hazut

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20-Parenting Laughs of the Week for the Funniest Mom and Dad (July 19, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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13-year-old stepdaughter cries after her step-mother puts more effort into decorating her 3-year-old brothers room than her room: 'She accused me of playing favorites because he's “actually mine."'

Emmy Pratt

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Daughter refuses to buy a new car after parents give hers to her brother, parents demand she figure out a way to still drive them around: ‘I just roll my eyes now’

Bar Mor Hazut

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