Father

Grandma hides kids' Christmas toys from Santa so they'll like her presents more, leading parents to forbid her from giving gifts altogether: ‘She wants the attention’

Bar Mor Hazut

Dad leaves his fortune to his daughter 5 years before he passes, leaving nothing to his son, who barely saw him for 12 years: 'My brother still thinks he is going to inherit a fortune and is already planning how to spend it.'

Emmy Pratt

72-year-old trust fund baby who retired at 50 tries to lecture younger relatives about work ethic, conveniently ignoring a life built on inherited monthly checks and zero work: ‘His sister in law asked: "Don't you have a trust fund?"’

Etai Eshet

Entitled mom refuses to let her son go to friend's birthday party after being told she can't bring the entire family to the event: ‘Either we all go or none of us go’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘I was the last one to figure out that Yogi was the puppy’s father and he was coming back to find his son.’: Devoted dog dad escapes adopted home several times because he couldn’t leave his canine child behind at the animal shelter he was rescued from

Laurent Shinar

63-year-old dad decides to “practice” retirement by moving in with daughter for a month, micromanaging her home and routine until she ends his visit cold: ‘After 5 days I told him I didn’t think the month-long trial run was going to work’

Etai Eshet

24-year-old plans a nostalgic Thanksgiving cabin trip, but her mother freaks out mid-restaurant dinner, pushing the daughter to cut holiday short: ‘She blew up this whole trip because of miscommunication’

Etai Eshet

Retired Army warrant officer loses it on Thanksgiving guests who mock his service and his wife, delivering a speech that clears the room: ‘My dad said something that just set me off’

Etai Eshet

17-year-old adopted son discovers parents set up college fund for 14-year-old sister, but not for him, he confronts them after they refuse to talk to guidance counselor: ‘That's none of your business’

Bar Mor Hazut

Son writes a poem about his late mom for school, then discovers his teacher sent it to his stepmom thinking it's about her, stepmom demands he apologize: ‘She got her hopes up’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘He asked me why I wasn’t helping financially. I answered honestly’: Oldest daughter refuses to help her brother pay parents' mortgage after being raised by her grandmother, explaining she does not feel she owes them

Etai Eshet

Cousin Janice calls 24 hours after Thanksgiving, demanding leftovers after she treated dinner like a drive-thru, showing up late and leaving early: ‘We were already heading to the concert, we weren’t home. She literally asked if we could come back’

Etai Eshet

‘If I pay for it, it's mine’: Daughter refuses to let mom read her therapy homework after mom claims she's entitled to it since she pays for therapy, mom reads it anyway

Bar Mor Hazut

Sister destroys $200 worth of Christmas gifts for 18-month-old nephew, then claims it was to force more charity giving, getting herself cut off: ‘[She said] we “went overboard” on the amount and “needed to be grateful and give more to charity”’

Etai Eshet

‘If Cheri wants to continue this toddler-like temper tantrum, she is welcome to stay home alone on Thanksgiving’: Grandmother refuses to take down family photos for her son’s new wife, who throws jealousy-fueled ultimatums

Etai Eshet

Aunt and uncle insist on getting custody of their 8-year-old niece for Thanksgiving and Christmas despite not contacting her for the entire year since her father's passing: 'They said I was keeping her away from them.'

Emmy Pratt