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Kind person wanted to take stray cat in for a quick TNR, but it was too late, so they brought the kitty home, and before they knew it, she gave birth to 5 colorful kittens

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I told him the day he was born was the worst day of my life': 62-year-old sister who helped deliver her younger brother 55 years ago gets upset when he tells the story of his birth at her 40th anniversary party

Emmy Pratt

20+ Poignant Parenting Posts That Hit Home This Week

Ely Bulnes

Grandparents refuse to let their 3-year-old grandson take his Christmas and Birthday gifts home with him: 'They paid for it, it's theirs, they want him to have it at their home.'

Emmy Pratt

Former homeschooler begs parents not to homeschool their kids: 'If you think you'll be a good teacher, you're wrong'

Remy Millisky

28-year-old exposes her parents' favoritism by hiding her job promotion from them so they never have a chance to make it about the Golden Child older sibling: 'Oh, your brother could afford a house at your age'

Jesse Kessenheimer

'If I do nothing, then I'll do just that': Stepdad accuses 17-year-old of doing nothing around the house, gets angry when she stops doing chores afterwards

Ally Perry

Wife safeguards her home from a freeloading 26-year-old brother-in-law, then her husband insists otherwise, so she leaves him in charge of babysitting the guests: 'He's responsible for cleaning, meals, entertainment, etc.'

Jesse Kessenheimer

16 and 18-year-old turn against Dad's new wife when she threatens to end the co-operative coparenting rhythm between their bioparents:

Jesse Kessenheimer

20-year-old financially supports his mom, 28-year-old brother, and 2 younger siblings for years, family turns on him when he moves to pursue an internship in London: 'They all called me selfish'

Emmy Pratt

Stay-at-home dad refuses to homeschool his 6-year-old daughter because she's failing 1st grade math, despite his wife's insistence: 'I want her to have a “normal” childhood'

Emmy Pratt

Boyfriend of 10 months asks girlfriend to lend him $7K from her 401K despite not paying her back the $250 she already lent him: 'The first loan was a test'

Emmy Pratt

Dad pesters his half-unconscious wife with a 104-degree fever, asking her how to get their 4 kids ready for bed: 'I just snapped and told him to figure it out on his own'

Emmy Pratt

Mom of 4-month-old leaves home for an hour, husband sends her voice note of the baby crying: 'I thought you would text me if something was wrong'

Ally Perry

'I told her if she’s not ready by 7:30, I’ll just leave': 34-year-old aunt becomes chronically late to work after offering to drive her niece to school because her tardy sister doesn't respect her time

Jesse Kessenheimer

Dad stops paying child support for his 6-year-old daughter when his ex-wife starts using the money for dating, sparking debate in the comments about parental responsibility: ‘Be a man, support your kid’

Jesse Kessenheimer