family

‘My husband witnessed a dog get dumped on our street.’: A heartless holiday season act of abandonment is thwarted by a Texan couple who rescued a dog, eventually finding him loving home with extended family after there was no room at the rescue

Laurent Shinar

Siblings refuse to spend Christmas with younger sister who lost their father at 10 years old and calls their stepdad 'dad': 'It's not him I dislike'

Ally Perry

17-year-old stands firm against influencer mom, refuses to let her post pictures of him on social media, putting strain on their relationship

Ely Bulnes

Aunt met with indignation for taking her 11-year-old niece on 10 day vacation when her parents take 4 brothers on vacation to Mexico, leaving her behind: 'We spent a day in Disney World, went to 2 Broadway shows, spent most of our time [...] on the beach'

Brad Dickson

Woman cancels Thanksgiving instead of giving into sister-in-law's demands to follow another strict fad diet for dinner: 'Every year she sends me a list of foods she can't eat'

Ely Bulnes

Mom squanders her 17-year-old's college fund, so the teen puts herself through school, then when mom asks to move in with her, she refuses: 'I worked full-time, took out loans, and it took me 6 years to get my degree'

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘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