parenting

40-year-old mom hides her birthday form her boyfriend of 8 months, refuses to tell him she doesn't want to celebrate: 'The kids are telling me I should'

JR Atkinson

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Mother lies to 19-year-old son about his estranged biological father's neglect, only to have her lies exposed when the son does a DNA test and finds out his father didn't know he had a child: ‘He denied my bio father and me the chance to know each other’

Lana DeGaetano

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18-year-old cries after her dad made her childhood bedroom into a guest room as soon as she left for college: 'If I knew he was going to pack up my things and get rid of my room I wouldn't have gone to this college.'

Emmy Pratt

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21-year-old man warned a family about a nearby jellyfish while snorkeling in Spain, parents got angry when their kids became scared and denied it, then claimed he ruined their beach day: ' They would not stop whispering and glaring at me'

Emma Saven

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'Here's a Lunchable and a Pop-Tart and good luck': 25 Back-to-school memes for parents dreading waking their kids up early

JR Atkinson

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18-year-old moves out, works, and saves for college, family gets offended when she won't give college money to parents to pay their rent: 'My parents have wronged me many times in my life'

Ally Perry

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16-year-old eldest daughter refuses to babysit 7 younger siblings without proper payment, parents claim they pay her enough by providing shelter, food, and clothes: ‘That is all you need’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (September 6, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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'This is exactly why I'm against large families': Parents force 17-year-old son to share a room with toddler, be responsible for his bedtime routine and criticize him when it goes wrong

JR Atkinson

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Parents travel to attend their daughter's law school graduation abroad, only for the mother to make the entire day about herself: ‘I felt scolded, embarrassed, and overshadowed throughout the day’

Lana DeGaetano

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Stay-at-home mom books Europe trip to buy herself a $40k horse, husband suggests he and the kids join the vacation, she refuses: 'The kids might spook the horses'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Little girl's dress is ruined after she runs into a stranger and knocks a chocolate cake out of their hands, girl's entitled mom sues the stranger for a new dress: ‘I'm not paying for it’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Parents debate whether rise in competitive youth sports has led to decline in children's physical fitness: 'I hear they're doing tryouts for 3rd graders now'

Emmy Pratt

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'I can't shake the feeling that I lost my son again': Wife considers living in Kentucky while husband moves to Montana so she and her 9-year-old daughter can be closer to 13-year-old son

Ally Perry

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Mom complains that her 2-year-old can't properly use an iPad yet: 'My 4-year-old has always used a tablet for games and occasional tv time and has never problems'

Emmy Pratt

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Future MIL secretly prints and mails new wedding invites, bride finds out and sets the record straight to the whole family: 'It had a different dress code and start time'

Isabella Penn

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