family

‘The dynamic is going to change’: Single mom benevolently includes deadbeat dad's mom in her daughter's life, forced to draw the line at Christmas

Elna McHilderson

Sister demands sibling give their college fund to her daughter after they get a scholarship, sibling refuses, uses the money for housing and bills instead: ‘I have been saving up for years’

Bar Mor Hazut

29-year-old tech-savvy son threatens to remove mother from family cell plan after she continually responds to scam texts, triggering fraud locks on his accounts: ‘[She] asked me to stop being dramatic’

Lana DeGaetano

Brother demands that younger sister use $30,000 inheritance for his wedding, her refusal to share ignites dispute within family: "It's just money, but a wedding is once in a lifetime."

Ely Bulnes

'[I thought it was] gesture of goodwill for borrowing my car:' 24-year-old woman’s uncle borrows her car without permission, changes two of her tires without her request, then goes on to demand she repay him $120, tension rises when she refuses

Emma Saven

6-year-old Thanksgiving tradition put on hold when woman refuses to cook or share recipes after husband's family disparages her cooking: 'Don't bite the hand that feeds'

Ely Bulnes

16-year-old girl from blended family never invites stepsister to visit grandparents, causing further family divide: 'My grandma and aunts would take me and my girl cousins out for girly days. My stepsister started getting jealous'

Briana Viser

'He can't come... that defeats the whole point': 20-year-old excludes her mom's new boyfriend when the 46-year-old parent invites him to their mother-daughter bonding getaway

Jesse Kessenheimer

College student sister refuses to allow visiting family member to stay in her room while she's away, so her parents force their 25-year-old live-in son to sacrifice his room and sleep on the floor: ‘She was being unreasonable’

Lana DeGaetano

52-year-old daughter visits Germany but cancels plans to visit parents, after father refuses to drive 30 km to fetch her from train station, despite regularly traveling farther for his hobby, sparking family drama: '[He] says I'm playing the victim'

Emma Saven

Wife demands husband sell the house he owns with his ex-wife, but he refuses, leading to a family dispute: ‘She wants it gone’

Bar Mor Hazut

Mother refuses to take accountability for her part in ruining Christmas Day lunch, her children refuse to host holidays moving forward: ‘My mom… accused me of taking sides’

Lana DeGaetano

'I texted, called, DM’d… Nothing': Cousin parks in their relative's driveway, blocking them in for 24 hours, then they get towed after hundreds of messages go ignored

Jesse Kessenheimer

20-year-old disinvites 46-year-old mother to "mother daughter vacation" after she insists on bringing her new boyfriend: 'I wanted time with her, not the two of them!'

Ben Weiss

'I’m not funding that fever dream': 27-year-old man refuses to attend or pay for his father’s wedding after discovering his dad is engaged to his serious ex-girlfriend Maya’s mother, sparking major family drama as the exes become step-siblings

Emma Saven

'How will we be able to support the baby?': Pregnant wife considers leaving husband when he gives his job an ultimatum, his family turns on her for her decision

Briana Viser