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Mom forbids 18-year-old from continuing birthday restaurant tradition because of stepdad and stepsibling's allergies, he books the restaurant for him and his sister anyway: 'I told her I didn't need them there'

Ally Perry

19, 21, and 22-year-old siblings stand with their biomom when stepmom gives them an ultimatum, revealing the truth to Dad about a divisive childhood: 'She said if we chose mom she would never forgive us'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Grandparents disparage adopted 4-year-old, get upset when daughter bans them from seeing her: 'My dad joked real relatives matter more'

Ally Perry

18-year-old pays rent to boyfriend's parents, protests when told to stay out of the house 5 days a week because his stepdad is 'uncomfortable': 'I spend 90% of my time in our bedroom'

Ally Perry

Daughter takes her mom's dream vacation to Scotland with her mom's least favorite sister after being excluded from family trips and used as a house sitter, sends her daily photos from the trip

Etai Eshet

Daughter changes locks and refuses to let Mom move back in after she abandoned her 4 kids for 5 years to live with a boyfriend, and expects to just reclaim her old room

Etai Eshet

16-year-old refuses to let her stepmom take on a maternal role in her life after 8 years of knowing her: 'I told her I didn't want another mom figure and I liked her as Hannah.'

Emmy Pratt

"Can my son sit in first class?": Mom of 15-year-old teenager begs flight attendant for first-class treatment

Remy Millisky

Mom gifts 30-year-old daughter $400k rental property in Sacramento, boyfriend protests that it's in her name only: 'He wants me to turn down the gift'

Ally Perry

Dad teaches 12-year-old daughter practical skills on weekends, mom complains he's making her too masculine: 'I was undermining her feminine development'

Ally Perry

Stepdad berates 17-year-old stepdaughter for letting her friend ask him for replacement batteries for the remote control: 'My mom said that I could’ve done it myself.'

Emmy Pratt

32-year-old aunt schedules last-minute wedding the weekend after her 18-year-old nephew's high school graduation, freaks out when her sister, her nephew's mom, refuses to attend

Emmy Pratt

17-year-old attends family therapy with dad and stepmom, faces pushback for expressing true feelings: ' My dad decided seeing my family wasn't okay'

Ally Perry

Actress daughter cuts ties with unsupportive mom after she invites her on an extravagant vacation over helping her with student loans: ‘Would it hurt you to be a little bit supportive of your child?’

Elna McHilderson

16-year-old refuses to give his unemployed 53-year-old father $200 a month for gas money: 'If you weren’t this bad off before I got a job, why are you now?'

Emmy Pratt

Trendy Helicopter Parenting is the Worst Deal for Both Kids and Parents

Ally Perry