cute kids

Parents let 3-year-old daughter upstage 1-year-old niece's birthday, want her to blow out the candles instead: 'My niece started screaming and wouldn't let anyone sing happy birthday'

JR Atkinson

"Unschooling" aunt hires 23-year-old niece to tutor her homeschooled 13 and 9-year-old children, doesn't like it when she's told that she's the problem: ‘She started crying, said she didn’t feel very supported, and hung up’

Brad Dickson

Grandparents introduce son's affair partner as 'the mother of our precious grandson,' son flips out that she didn't correct them even though it's true: 'I just didn't want to cause a scene or embarrass anyone'

JR Atkinson

American godmother refuses to help Vietnamese godchild apply to American universities, but helps her younger sister with worse grades: '[She used] her husband's connection to ask for scholarship'

JR Atkinson

14-year-old brother tricks 17-year-old sister with fake spider because she treats the bathroom like her private selfie studio, sparking chaos in the family: 'She spends 30 to 45 minutes taking selfies in the mirror with like 6 different outfits'

Brad Dickson

Cat who used to sleep in parents' bed disappears at nights, parents investigate and discover him sleeping soundly in their son's arms: 'Clear sign of 100% trust of the child'

Ayala Sorotsky

Neighbor upset her kids weren't invited to 25-year-old mother's 7-year-old daughter's birthday party, begins posting passive-aggressive messages on community social media page: 'She's posting this heinous stuff about how teen moms are unfit parents'

Brad Dickson

60-year-old grandma plans vacation for herself while 12 and 10-year-old grandchildren are in school, daughter chews her out for not being available to babysit: 'She should not be assumptive'

JR Atkinson

Homeowner vigorously defends his lawn from neighbor's 9-year-old, who is digging holes in his yard while looking for “buried treasure,” parents get defensive and refuse to step in: ‘This is my yard. You can’t dig here’

Brad Dickson

16-year-old eats half of 14-year-old cousin's $140 birthday cake before the party, doesn't get invited back the next year, mom refuses to step in: ‘[The cake] cost me around $140’

Brad Dickson

'SIL looks like she's ready to cry "Well...I feel selfish"': Mom of infant asks brother-in-law to change her baby's diaper even though she is right there, brother refuses and gets iced out

JR Atkinson

18-year-old, oldest of 3 siblings, calls out her mom and 16-year-old brother for "parentifying" her and forcing her to be a de facto parent to him and their 12-year-old sister: 'My mom laughed'

Brad Dickson

Ex-husband demands to AirTag 8-year-old son while he's on Europe trip with mom, won't share his location with her: 'He will be at least 10 hours of travel away'

JR Atkinson

5-year-old guest takes birthday boy nephew's new toy, uncle takes it back despite parents' protests: 'I took the toy back and returned it to [my nephew]'

Brad Dickson

29-year-old mother tells off 26-year-old "fun auntie" sister for correcting her in front of her 6-year-old and feeding him candy before dinner

Brad Dickson

Husband asks wife and teen daughter to turn off music from a concert he insisted he join them for despite mom planning a girls night: 'So we ride home in silence'

JR Atkinson