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New parents ruin their friend's adult-only birthday celebration, refusing to get a babysitter then getting upset when parenting a 1-year-old gets in the way of the fun: ‘We missed out on a lot’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Toxic parents defend a thieving son-in-law, but his brother-in-law refuses to let him return to his house after catching him "borrowing" money without permission: ‘He stole from me’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘She acts entitled. Like she is OWED this’: Ungrateful 16-year-old niece acts out and berates her aunt, who drives her to school and supervises her when her parents are unable to, and parents refuse to discipline her

Lana DeGaetano

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Childfree friends tell mom of a 12-day-old baby that she's spoiling her by holding her while she sleeps: 'How does one spoil a newborn baby???'

Emmy Pratt

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28-year-old refuses to pay for their 14 and 15-year-old step siblings' education, spends their savings on their bio siblings tuition instead as promised: 'Dad accused me of “punishing” his wife’s kids'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘[It] started feeling like surveillance with a smile’: Clingy older sibling repeatedly follows their younger sibling using location sharing on Life360, so the youngest decides to stop sharing their whereabouts with the whole family

Lana DeGaetano

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33-year-old sister refuses to host a big Thanksgiving again after her entitled siblings contribute nothing to the family feast: ‘My sister “helped” by bringing one store-bought pie’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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30-year-old daughter-in-law working for mother-in-law's family farm business quits job after MIL accuses her of trying to take over, leading to a family dispute: ‘I’ve stepped back completely’

Bar Mor Hazut

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25 of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (September 18, 2025)

JR Atkinson

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'Your mother sounds insufferable': Mom sneaks cinnamon in apple crumble 18-year-old is baking despite their known hatred of it

JR Atkinson

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14-year-old shortens her name to mirror her late mother's name, only for her father, who encouraged the name change prior, to forbid it when he remarries a jealous woman: 'She wanted that extra connection to her mom'

Lana DeGaetano

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'Choices have consequences': Divorced dad plans family vacation, refuses to take 14 and 16-year-old kids because they sided with ex in custody dispute

Ally Perry

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Unemployed 28-year-old lives on his dad's farm rent-free, assumes he'll be able to move into his brother's house after their dad kicks him out: 'I can't see him homeless, but I can't take him in either.'

Emmy Pratt

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She texts me from random numbers asking for money’: Man cuts contact with narcissistic mother after she racks up nearly $50k in credit card debt in his stepfather's name, gets into a screaming match with his wife, and irresponsibly purchases an $1800 dog

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Guess who's not invited ever again?’: Couple briefly meets a woman while on vacation in Japan and a year later, she demands to stay at their NYC home for five nights and wants payment for souvenirs she bought them

Etai Eshet

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'4 people could easily kick in $6 a month': Mooching sister-in-law hands out her family's Netflix password to all of her college roommates, so her brother's wife kicks her out of the account

Jesse Kessenheimer

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