raising teens

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 9, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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Stepmom demands 15-year-old quit one of his 4 extracurricular activities because they leave no time for her 2 kids: 'I told her that she is not paying for my classes, so it's none of her business.'

Emmy Pratt

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Single dad charges 19-year-old daughter $150-200 in monthly rent and saves it for her future, dad's girlfriend criticizes him for taking her money: 'I would be happy if she used it for school, or a down payment on a house.'

Emmy Pratt

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‘The dynamic is going to change’: Single mom benevolently includes deadbeat dad's mom in her daughter's life, forced to draw the line at Christmas

Elna McHilderson

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16-year-old mom-to-be demands her stepmother take care of her baby during the day while she's at school: 'Everyone has told her multiple times that they aren't going to help her'

Emmy Pratt

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 1, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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Homeschooled 15-year-old does math at a 5th-grade level, mom refuses to put her in public school, no matter how much she begs: 'I have NO IDEA WHAT TO DO!'

Emmy Pratt

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17-year-old refuses to wake up his lazy 15-year-old brother in the mornings, causing him to miss school, demands parents find another way: ‘I’m tired of having to wake him up’

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 (October 25, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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16-year-old refuses to cook meals for his 9, 10, and 13-year-old siblings and his parents despite their insistence: 'I don't want to make 4 meals every dinner and I know nobody would appreciate'

Emmy Pratt

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15-year-old made cilantro rice for family dinner, despite her 16-year-old sister being severely allergic to cilantro: 'Everyone else in the family likes cilantro. I don’t see why you can’t just eat something else if you don’t want to at least try it'

Emmy Pratt

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (October 18, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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18-year-old goes on a hunger strike because his single mother refuses to make him different meals or let him cook: 'We are not poor'

Emmy Pratt

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'I'm not punishing my kid for doing something hilarious': Teen gets in trouble for outsmarting school's IT director and hacking the firewall, mom applauds her son's intelligence

Elna McHilderson

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Parents kick 16-year-old son out of their home, wait 4 days to find him and bring him back: 'They abandoned me when I needed them the most'

Emmy Pratt

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17-year-old couple refuses to break up after his dad gets in a relationship with her mom: 'Her mom called us sick and disgusting'

Emmy Pratt

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