Parenting Fail

Woman abroad refuses to cancel a holiday trip with her best friend when her mother books a non-refundable plane ticket to visit her, all because she couldn't afford a Christmas flight home this year: ‘[She] didn’t even consult me before booking’

Lana DeGaetano

32-year-old coworker demands that 25-year-old employee give her his scheduled PTO days so that she can vacation with her 2 young children, telling him it's more important for her cause she's a parent: 'It's not my responsibility to fix her mistake'

Brad Dickson

Parents pressure 24-year-old lawyer to live at home and take care of her 4-year-old brother indefinitely: 'I feel obligated to rush home and help my parents.'

Emmy Pratt

12-year-old stepson admits he is tired of being a vegetarian after having been raised meat-free, so his stepdad encourages him to change his diet but his biological vegetarian mom forbids him: ‘[He] still really wants to eat meat’

Lana DeGaetano

14-year-old girl can't read above a 1st grade level, can't understand why literacy is necessary in life: 'When I’m an adult, I’ll just know how to read'

Emmy Pratt

'My parents (retired) are going on their 10th+ vacation this year:' Entitled parents ask 31-year-old son to move home for a month to dog sit for free, despite it forcing a 2+ hour commute

JR Atkinson

School sends home a note about packing 'healthy lunches' after mom sends her kid with a slice of pizza: 'Boyfriend is convinced they sent that out because of me'

JR Atkinson

Overbearing parents insist college-bound teen to keep her Life360 location on so they can see what she's doing at all times, teen wants to disable the feature so she can stop feeling surveilled: ‘They're a bit overbearing and controlling about where I go’

Lana DeGaetano

40-year-old mom hides her birthday form her boyfriend of 8 months, refuses to tell him she doesn't want to celebrate: 'The kids are telling me I should'

JR Atkinson

Mother lies to 19-year-old son about his estranged biological father's neglect, only to have her lies exposed when the son does a DNA test and finds out his father didn't know he had a child: ‘He denied my bio father and me the chance to know each other’

Lana DeGaetano

Parents force to 19-year-old college student daughter to keep her Life360 tracking app turned on, she tells them that she is turning it off after they track her every movement: 'It's uncomfortable knowing that wherever I am, they're probably looking'

Brad Dickson

'This is exactly why I'm against large families': Parents force 17-year-old son to share a room with toddler, be responsible for his bedtime routine and criticize him when it goes wrong

JR Atkinson

Parents travel to attend their daughter's law school graduation abroad, only for the mother to make the entire day about herself: ‘I felt scolded, embarrassed, and overshadowed throughout the day’

Lana DeGaetano

Parents debate whether rise in competitive youth sports has led to decline in children's physical fitness: 'I hear they're doing tryouts for 3rd graders now'

Emmy Pratt

Mom complains that her 2-year-old can't properly use an iPad yet: 'My 4-year-old has always used a tablet for games and occasional tv time and has never problems'

Emmy Pratt

Entitled 30-year-old woman demands younger sister babysit her newborn 20+ hours a week for free, after she refuses due to working a full-time job, her whole family turns against her: 'Family doesn’t charge family'

Emma Saven