family drama

Sister contacts adopted sibling's bio mom against her wishes, bio mom asks her for money instead of a relationship: ‘You don't get to give me away and then think I owe you something’

Lana DeGaetano

Grandma draws the ire of "unschooling" daughter-in-law after giving her iPad-kid 4th-grade granddaughter a real book to read instead of her iPad: 'She actually needs to practice reading not listening'

Brad Dickson

Woman disputes $1,500 vacation rental charge after her cousin uses her credit card without permission for an anniversary trip and refuses to pay it back

Etai Eshet

21-year-old totals car, refuses to pay when mom's boyfriend fixes it as 'surprise' and demands $700 for repairs: 'I explicitly said I didn’t want to put more money into it'

Ally Perry

18-year-old refuses to give her parents her car keys after they demand she leave her job to drive her 16-year-old and 14-year-old siblings around as a punishment for violating her strict curfew: 'The car is mine, a gift from my grandmother that I pay for'

Brad Dickson

Aunt posts adoption notice for niece's dog on Facebook without owner's knowledge: 'You have 2 days or I'll find a shelter that will take this mutt'

JR Atkinson

Mom refuses to change her baby's name because her father-in-law hates the name: 'Her name is Elena. If you can’t use her actual name, we’re going to have a problem.'

Emmy Pratt

Daughter refuses to help retired parents with another cash‑out refinance after years of paying their bills and cleaning up their bad financial decisions while they keep taking expensive yearly trips they cannot afford

Etai Eshet

Husband defends wife’s rights and privacy after his mom pressures them and insults her while living with them: 'The issue is my mom desperately wants a grandchild'

Etai Eshet

In-law accuses woman's 16-year-old foster child of stealing his watch during his Super Bowl party, woman stands up for the teen: ‘I'm not forgiving him’

Lana DeGaetano

20-year-old pays for multiple streaming services using 27-year-old brother's card, protests when he cancels them without warning: 'I saw several charges I didn't recognize'

Ally Perry

Brother totals sister's car, then demands to get the money from the insurance payout, she refuses, parents take brother's side: ‘I fail to see how you're entitled to any of it’

Bar Mor Hazut

Mom offers to gift son and daughter-in-law $1000 furniture set, daughter-in-law protests when she makes them finance the purchase: 'We never asked for this'

Ally Perry

Aunt saves money for her 4‑year‑old nephew in a separate account and refuses to let her financially irresponsible brother use it for bills and groceries

Etai Eshet

Husband allows niece to take his wife's souvenir Sanrio coloring book from Japan, she demands it back: ‘[He] said I was petty and childish’

Lana DeGaetano

Younger sister refuses to pay for $600 wedding cake she had offered to cover after bride-to-be uninvites her boyfriend of 3 years from her wedding

Etai Eshet