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The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (February 25, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

Father refuses to meddle in his 22-year-old son's relationship despite girlfriend's demands, leading to a family dispute after an intense break-up: 'Tension has been high'

Bar Mor Hazut

'I want my own life already': 30-year-old pays half of the family's rent then gets lectured by her freeloading little sister that her $700 contribution is no longer enough since she got a higher-paying job

Jesse Kessenheimer

'[He said] he'd just buy us a new dog': Mooching brother-in-law loses his sister's 12-year-old dog after freeloading off of their generosity for over a year, then the husband snaps and kicks him out

Jesse Kessenheimer

Dad insists on excluding 11-year-old daughter from 'guys only' trip with 13-year-old son and 12-year-old nephew, doesn't understand when she gets upset: 'He really wants this time without any women present'

Ally Perry

30+ Dad Memes for Fathers Who Have Mastered Dad-hood

JR Atkinson

Wife refuses to give any more money to her in-laws after they spent cash she gave them for a "medical emergency" on a luxury vacation: 'My mother-in-law called us ungrateful and sobbed about how we’re abandoning them'

Emmy Pratt

Father refuses to walk daughter down the aisle on after finding out she asked her stepdad as well, he demands she chooses one: ‘No way I’m walking with him'

Bar Mor Hazut

Father refuses to force his 11-year-old son to play a sport against his wife's wishes, stops funding son's lessons to do what's best for his kid: ‘He was sad’

Lana DeGaetano

'[My MIL] told me I needed to do my duty as a wife': Working woman happily denounces 'trad-wife' duties after getting berated by her visiting mother-in-law for not cooking dinner after a long shift

Jesse Kessenheimer

Dad requests paternity test when 3-week-old daughter has darker hair than him, doesn't understand when wife gets offended: 'She'd still be my girl'

Ally Perry

Mother-in-law calls her son 73 times during his wife's C-section because she wanted him to leave the hospital and go to her because she's sick: 'I told her it's not my fault she married and had kids with a deadbeat and to leave us alone'

Emmy Pratt

Half-sister gets revenge on wealthy half-brother after he becomes deadbeat dad and avoids paying child support, now he has to pay more: ‘Pay for your child!'

Elna McHilderson

'I told my dad what happened, and he was livid': Dad stands up for daughter after teacher kicks her out of class for having cramps, student never returns and proudly gets an F

Isabella Penn

"You are raising your children in a different world than the one you grew up in": 30+ Reality checks for new parents strapping into the lifelong roller coaster of parenthood

Ely Bulnes

Mom pressures her 15-year-old daughter to change last name from her late father's last name to her stepfather's last name, can't understand why she refuses: '[My mom] doesn't think I should be hurting because of it'

Emmy Pratt