kids

12-year-old boy's school librarian refuses to give him ‘The Hunger Games’ book because it's above his reading level, so his father buys him the series box set: ‘It broke my son's heart’

Lana DeGaetano

25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (October 23, 2025)

JR Atkinson

'Nothing like a little chill to match their cold hearts': Retirement home employee teaches neglectful family a lesson by turning down the thermostat to get them to leave so grandma can enjoy her holiday in peace

Isabella Penn

23-year-old single mom of a 1-year-old refuses to take in her friend's 1, 3, and 7-year-old kids after they get taken away by CPS: 'She insinuated that if her kids got placed with the state, it would basically be my fault'

Emmy Pratt

Brother refuses to pay $700 to cover his entitled 31-year-old sibling's utility bill after he threatens to sue him over usage of a $60/month storage locker: 'I thought he was joking, but he wasn’t'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Dad boasts of in-laws who babysit kids 2 to 3 times a week, criticizes Boomer grandparents who refuse to watch their grandchildren: 'I can’t imagine ever being that selfish'

Ally Perry

Substitute teacher sends kid to the principal's office for tapping her foot, her 30 classmates get even by doing the same thing until their teacher apologizes: 'Middle School is not for the weak'

Ben Weiss

Neighborhood parents expect homeowners to let kids use their backyard as a personal play area: ‘I don't want all these kids in my backyard if I'm not there’

Lana DeGaetano

Mom scolds other mom for sharing water bill with teenage kids to stop them taking long showers: 'I don't see showing them as a bad thing'

Ally Perry

Eldest Golden Child says his sister-in-law isn't "real family," so the youngest brother protects his wife and cancels the family vacation: 'This isn't the first time he's said something like that'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Dad refuses to take 14-year-old stepdaughter along to Billie Eilish concert for his 16-year-old daughter's birthday, claims her own dad can take her: ‘She’s always hated me’

Bar Mor Hazut

Wife refuses to give up the dog she bought behind husband's back, despite already having three cats and a ferret they can barely afford, he moves out as a response: ‘I packed my bags and left’

Bar Mor Hazut

Parents refuse to let college-aged kid take 2-week vacation with his own money since they're paying his tuition: 'Imagine being so miserly and controlling you deny your child one little vacation that he's saved to pay for'

JR Atkinson

‘They are old enough to realize what's wrong’: Stepmom tells 13 and 16-year-old stepdaughters to stop calling her ‘Mom’ after she realizes they only consider her a parent when their biological mother isn't around

Lana DeGaetano

61-year-old dad secretly pays off kid's student loans, who finds out their dad did it by selling his beloved Harley: ‘He used every penny to clear my debt’

Bar Mor Hazut

'She wants [me] to pay thousands so she can use [my] kids as props': Mom refuses to pay $6000 to attend to her sister-in-law's wedding abroad when she finds out her 4 young kids aren't invited to the reception

Jesse Kessenheimer