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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (October 11, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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Family forces 17-year-old to share her birthday party with her grandma, refuses to let her invite 1 or 2 friends: 'My grandma doesn't want strangers in her home'

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (October 4, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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Unemployed dad demands his 17 and 19-year-old sons stop eating so healthy and start eating more ramen and cereal: 'I don't believe I should ask them to do that because both of those things tend to be unhealthy'

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (September 27, 2025)

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (September 27, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers

‘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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16-year-old quits photography class after his parents force his 14-year-old sister and 12-year-old brother to join it too: 'I'm not allowed to do anything with friends or go anywhere without my siblings'

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (September 13, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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High school head cheerleader claims a specific student parking space, demands soccer captain move her car and brings her entitled mom as backup when she hears “no”: ‘The cheerleader sees herself as queen bee’

High school head cheerleader claims a specific student parking space, demands soccer captain move her car and brings her entitled mom as backup when she hears “no”: ‘The cheerleader sees herself as queen bee’

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22-year-old refuses to babysit her mom's boyfriend's 15-year-old son while they're on a cruise because he has screamed at her and stolen from her: 'Her boyfriend called me yesterday saying I'm making things difficult and that it's just 10 days.'

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14-year-old girl can't read above a 1st grade level, can't understand why literacy is necessary in life: 'When I’m an adult, I’ll just know how to read'

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers

‘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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8th grader takes career aptitude test, results say he'd be fit for working in gambling: 'Bookie was never a career choice when I took these tests in high school'

‘[I] feel better now knowing that our son can stand up for himself’: 6-year-old gets wholesome revenge against class tormentor with a bag of goodies and ingenuity

‘[I] feel better now knowing that our son can stand up for himself’: 6-year-old gets wholesome revenge against class tormentor with a bag of goodies and ingenuity

Elna McHilderson

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The ‘Broken Bone Theory’ Recycles Teen Angst So TikTokers Can Flaunt Their Inner Emo

Jesse Kessenheimer

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40-year-old stepdad screams at 16-year-old stepson at his birthday party for telling him he's not his dad: 'I shouldn't have to put up with this from such an ungrateful brat'