family drama

Stepmother refuses to miss 17-year-old stepson's graduation despite kid's bio mom telling the school that she is not allowed to attend: ‘Her son still wants me there’

Lana DeGaetano

Mother asks her 20-something-year-old son, who is still living at home after graduating, to help with cooking the family meals: 'He is not in school or working, he has a lot of free time'

Brad Dickson

16-year-old refuses to be free babysitter to his stepsiblings after mom’s remarriage, he goes to live with his dad instead: “You’re being selfish and hurting your 4 siblings”

Briana Viser

Friendship torched after a guy persuades his childhood friend to leave a stable job to help launch a construction business, ends up firing him via mail, then ghosting him: ‘My role has been eliminated due to 'streamlining''

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘I don't want to feel like I'm raising someone else's legacy’: Husband asks pregnant wife to name their child after his late ex-wife, she refuses because she wants her daughter to have her own identity

Lana DeGaetano

Mom refuses to straighten 1.5 year old daughter's curly hair for sister-in-law bride that demands matching flower girls: "It's a ridiculous request for a toddler!"

Ely Bulnes

Entitled brother-in-law expects to stay expense-free in husband and wife's Honolulu home indefinitely, wife demands he pay $150/week moving forward: ‘That's way less than what it's costing us’

Lana DeGaetano

Bride refuses to pay $3,000 to wedding photographer brother after he promised to take photos for free as a gift, parents urge her to keep the peace by paying: "It's unfair to backpedal"

Ely Bulnes

Entitled 28-year-old demands that younger sister hand over expensive designer handbag gifted by godmother, mom advises to let her have it: "It would suit me better"

Ely Bulnes

19 and 20-year-old bio sisters abandon their 9-year-old stepsister, mom gets tough love from her sister about it: “If you hadn’t lied to your daughter, then maybe she wouldn’t be hurting”

Briana Viser

Estranged bio mom tries to force 17-year-old to reconnect with her, her new husband, and kids through lawyers and legal threats, but he refuses any relationship, crushing her blended family fantasy: ‘I don't feel guilty, we're not family’

Etai Eshet

17-year-old son refuses to go on family cruise with parents, his mom demands $2,000 to reimburse for the ticket, sparking backlash from him: “I won’t be moving back with you”

Briana Viser

17-year-old tells her 9-year-old foster sister that she ruined Mother's Day because she clung to her mom the whole day: 'Lola was overwhelmed, so she made my mom stay in her room with her.'

Emmy Pratt

Single 29-year-old woman expected to pay for distant cousin's wedding just because she doesn't have kids and isn't married: "You have no major expenses"

Ely Bulnes

Woman cuts ties with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law after grandma secretly adds peanuts to a pie to test her allergic 14-year-old’s “resilience,” resulting in an ER trip: ‘I was quick to grab the EpiPen. We were rushing to get Macy to the hospital’

Etai Eshet

21-year-old refuses to host bratty 13-year-old stepsister in his spare room while dad is away on his honeymoon: "My dad's not backing down, but neither am I"

Ely Bulnes