family drama

6-year-old granddaughter opens Christmas presents from her grandma a week before Christmas, grandma refuses to buy her more presents despite her mother's insistence: 'The mother wants me to let her take the original presents home.'

Emmy Pratt

Dad installs mini fridge in his 14-year-old son's room after his sister's two teen sons continually eat his food, which he buys with his own money: ‘Everyone's giving me and Dylan the silent treatment’

Lana DeGaetano

33-year-old begrudgingly brings 6-year-old to absent father's Christmas party, where his delusional new spouse claims the daughter as her own: 'Stay away from my daughter!'

Ben Weiss

Sister Kate converts Secret Santa into a mandatory Sephora and Lululemon gift wishlist, enforces the brand-name requirements, leading brother to opt out: ‘I’m not broke, but I’m also not out here buying brand-name things just because they have a logo’

Etai Eshet

Cheating father declares he's bringing the other woman to family Christmas, 28-year-old daughter hosting refuses and cancels the festivities: ‘[My] dad turned my home into a test of loyalty…’

Elna McHilderson

16-year-old decides to live with her dad because her mom forced her to share a bedroom with her 7 and 10-year-old half sisters: 'My mom told me I'm destroying so many of my relationships with my childish brain.'

Emmy Pratt

'She asked me if I would pick her daughter up every Friday and babysit until 8 p.m.': Mom shuts down ex-husband and his mistress after they demand free childcare for his affair partner’s kid

Isabella Penn

Entitled family expects 18-year-old daughter to continue being the go-to caretaker for her grandmother, but she refuses to continue the cycle: ‘I'm tired of doing everything’

Lana DeGaetano

Son refuses to help with his sister’s kitchen remodel after years of being the family’s unpaid helper, and his parents label him selfish for finally refusing favoritism: ‘[They] always joked that she was the "golden child" and I was the "easy one"’

Etai Eshet

Facebook comment sends irresponsible woman into a frenzy, which leads her to cut off her caring, helpful older sister: ‘I moved across the country to help [her]’

Lana DeGaetano

Mother-in-law schedules Christmas party 3 days before her daughter-in-law’s, with the same guests, starting a festive standoff over who gets to host the family celebration, pushing the 53-year-old wife to boycott the dinner

Etai Eshet

Mom forces 19-year-old daughter to use her $7000 of scholarship money to buy her grandma a new trailer home: 'She says she will pay me back, but I don't trust her.'

Emmy Pratt

Dad promises 14-year-old son a Japan trip if he maintains a 3.5 GPA and saves $3000 by the time he's 18, reneges on offer after he maintains a 3.7 GPA and saves $5000: 'Let's do a road trip somewhere in the US instead.'

Emmy Pratt

28 Relatable Posts for the Siblings Forced to Share a Room Over the Holidays

Isabella Penn

'She asked me if I would pick her daughter up every Friday and babysit until 8 p.m.': Mom shuts down ex-husband and his mistress after they demand free childcare for his affair partner’s kid

Isabella Penn

‘She submitted paperwork claiming she’d raised me’: Estranged aunt Linda shows up at her niece’s home after vanishing for 12 years, demanding she lie to help her get a caregiver credit government program money, but the niece refuses

Etai Eshet