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Woman receives an angry email from her sister-in-law, detailing her 7-year-old daughter's food mess that she left under their dining room table earlier that evening: ‘I… was quite shocked and offended by the intensity of judgment and shaming’

Lana DeGaetano

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Mom sells $20k worth of son's baseball cards without telling him, he cuts her off until she pays him back: 'She offered me $2,000 to “make it even,” which felt like a slap in the face'

JR Atkinson

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Father refuses to allow ex-wife's new husband to take his 10-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son out alone, citing child safety risks: ‘To me he's just a stranger’

Lana DeGaetano

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Stepmom invites herself to mother-son dinner with 15-year-old stepson's football team, biomom wants her to stay away: 'This is going to be really really hard for you'

JR Atkinson

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26-year-old sister refuses to give $20,000 of her inheritance to the oldest sibling to bankroll her exorbitant wedding, family feud ensues over their late father's will: ‘She said Dad would want me to ‘share’'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (September 20, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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'I am perhaps being petty, but I don't want to give him the money': Stepdad refuses to contribute to stepson's college fund despite funding his 3 biokids, stepson flips out

JR Atkinson

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Husband and his family try to guilt his pregnant wife into bringing their 4-year-old daughter to soccer practice every Saturday morning, despite the wife's busy schedule and chronic illness: ‘I’m at my personal capacity’

Lana DeGaetano

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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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