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Father buys son a luxury car for his 16th birthday, then his ex-wife scolds him for refusing to financially contribute to her new family: ‘Why would I be the one to buy them a car?’

Lana DeGaetano

17-year-old forced to babysit stepmother's kids for 6 hours on his day off, he leaves the house instead, forcing the stepmother to cancel her plans: 'She was trying to guilt-trip me about canceling'

Brad Dickson

28-year-old son refuses to take on $250k debt from his parents’ two unstable family businesses, but might end up to selling their family home to make ends meet: ‘If I co-sign for this debt, I'm legally responsible for it’

Lana DeGaetano

25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (August 14, 2025)

JR Atkinson

Single mom allows her kids to skip their uncle's celebration of life because their father's new girlfriend will be in attendance: ‘[My son] expresses that he does not want her there’

Lana DeGaetano

Parents pressure 32-year-old daughter to fix the rift between her 36-year-old estranged identical twin sisters: 'They said I'm the person who could bring them together'

Emmy Pratt

‘It is not my responsibility to fund someone else's child’: Self-supporting woman refuses to make monthly financial contributions to her brother and his pregnant wife, her mother ostracizes her as a result

Lana DeGaetano

Catsitter unearths a "biohazard" of mess in her proud sister-in-law's kitchen, hilariously blames the cat's mischief so she can clean and avoid any family drama: 'I have no energy for family gossip'

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Family should share': Teen hijacks his brother's car for a late-night joyride then leaves his older brother stranded for work, so the eldest sets up a trap for the next time he tries to hijack his car

Jesse Kessenheimer

Dad promises $15,000 towards a down payment on his 28-year-old daughter's first house, but when he changes his mind at the last minute, she refuses to give the money back: 'We lose the house and thousands in fees'

Jesse Kessenheimer

17-year-old refuses to invite her stepmother to her graduation party, leading to the resurfacing of older disagreements in the family: '[Her dad is] threatening not to show up at all if [her stepmother] isn’t welcome'

Brad Dickson

15 Mommy Must-Haves for an Easier Back-to-School

Ely Bulnes

‘Feral Child Summer’ is the Millennial Parenting Antidote to iPad Babies

JR Atkinson

28-year-old freeloader brother expects successful sibling to let him live rent-free in their apartment while they're abroad, then gets their parents to pressure them, too: ‘He acts like it's already decided’

Lana DeGaetano

‘Over a missed WhatsApp message’: Woman accidentally forgets to wish her 4-year-old niece a happy birthday on the family group chat, gets snubbed by the girl's mom, then fights fire with fire at the next family event

Jesse Kessenheimer

'It's beginning to exhaust me': Aunt babysits her sister's 3 and 6-year-old 3x per week, then sets healthy boundaries after realizing her family is taking advantage of her; chaos ensues

Jesse Kessenheimer