high school

Divorced mom refuses to attend her 17-year-old son's sporting events after he starts ignoring her: 'I cry from the rejection.'

Emmy Pratt

Teen paints the principal's door hot pink after they backpedal on their deal or free lunches in exchange for painting the office: '[Don't] make me do labor for free'

Jesse Kessenheimer

16-year-old informs his teachers that he is not required to do any of the schoolwork they assign him: 'You can still give me the work if you choose, but it won't get done.'

Emmy Pratt

Employee gets job with high school diploma, company cuts hourly rate by $6 after 4 years because he doesn't have a degree: 'Suddenly, it's a huge issue'

Ally Perry

High school student confronts teacher after they give her the lowest grade on a group project she did all the work for: ‘I should've gotten the grade I deserved’

Bar Mor Hazut

High school night-shift custodian snaps at a phone-obsessed coworker, Bill, then worries she crossed a line by judging his personal life, talking about his younger sister: ‘I'm starting to think I should have kept my mouth shut’

Etai Eshet

High school principal goes on 3-hour rant reprimanding teachers for taking sick days and not working after hours: 'She also made us stand for the whole thing and clap for her after every point'

Ben Weiss

Entitled high schooler hands his teacher an invoice demanding a higher grade as payment for his emotional labor in a project he didn’t submit: ‘I know teens can be dramatic, but this one still makes my eye twitch’

Etai Eshet

Entitled high school student misses presentation deadline, gives 'invoice' to teacher petitioning for passing grade: 'Emotional labor during class: 2 hours'

Ally Perry

17-year-old begs dad not to date until she goes to college after years of him cycling through girlfriends: 'I just want him and I to spend time together.'

Emmy Pratt

Manager schedules 18-year-old high schooler to work from 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM on Christmas Day: 'Since there was no school, he'd ignore their set availability.'

Emmy Pratt

High school teacher reveals that SAT reading section contains 25 word 'micropassages', offers obvious answers: 'I would have gotten into an Ivy if the SAT was like this in 2007'

Ally Perry

18-year-old high schooler boards flight alone, leaving mom, stepfather, and 3 and 6-year-old half-siblings behind: 'I was basically expected to take over my mom's part of the parenting'

Remy Millisky

Parents scold 15 and 19-year-old kids for only getting 2 tubs of ice cream for family ice cream night: 'My mom calls me selfish because apparently getting 2 tubs meant that I only wanted me and my brother to eat and have them just watch.'

Emmy Pratt

43-year-old mom insists on wearing pimple patches to her sister-in-laws wedding to show her 13-year-old daughter that it's okay to have acne: 'She has struggled with cystic acne her whole teenage and adult life.'

Emmy Pratt

Single mom resents 17-year-old daughter for going on a school trip and leaving her alone for her 60th birthday: 'She hasn’t acknowledged the fact that I will be completely alone for my birthday.'

Emmy Pratt