Parenting Fail

20+ Tried and Tested Parenting Hacks Moms and Dads Wish Someone Had Told Them Earlier

Ely Bulnes

Woman attends family friend's funeral instead of brother's baby shower, her mother gives her the silent treatment despite brother confirming he's not upset: ‘She's hurt this was my choice’

Lana DeGaetano

38-year-old stepmom plans a 10-day family vacation without 16-year-old stepdaughter Kayla, dad grows furious and refuses to exclude daughter: "She'll spend the whole trip sulking"

Ely Bulnes

Dad encourages his kid to kick a stranger's chair on a plane because he wouldn't give up the window seat, then the traveler gets payback upon disembarking: 'Mr. Kicker just acts like I've inconvenienced HIM the entire flight'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Babysitter cuts neighbor's 6-year-old daughter's hair without her permission, gets upset when mom revokes babysitting privileges: 'Chopped off 8 inches of her beautiful curly hair'

JR Atkinson

Stepmother gets shut down by 17-year-old stepdaughter after forcing her to go to family therapy to get the teen to admit that she is an adequate replacement for her mother: 'She was never second best [...] because she was never in the running'

Brad Dickson

Parents discuss why rich parents spend thousands of dollars annually on their children's sports teams: 'If you're wealthy then $20K is a small price to pay'

Emmy Pratt

Self-centered 42-year-old mom refuses to tone down her outfit for her 18-year-old daughter's high school graduation: 'It's an objective fact that I'm pretty according to most people.'

Emmy Pratt

Dad restricts 19-year-old daughter's laptop use because he doesn't believe she's spending 8-10 hours a day doing homework: 'I don't understand why every assignment needs a computer or laptop.'

Emmy Pratt

23-year-old daughter lies about income to keep her parents from taking 40% of it for living expenses: 'I've gained thousands in credit card debt to keep up'

JR Atkinson

‘Why do I have to be punished because of their allergies’: Mom and stepdad only allow kid to eat what their dairy and shellfish-allergic step-siblings eat, even on special birthday occasions

Lana DeGaetano

Dad passes off $10,000 gift to 18-year-old daughter as her inheritance, she later finds out it was the child support that he refused to pay her mother: "[My mom] never saw a dime of it"

Ely Bulnes

‘He was never going to tell her’: Kid exposes father's affair to their mom while on an upstate family vacation, father blames kid for ‘destroying the family’

Lana DeGaetano

31-year-old man tells 3-year-old son about his late bio grandmother, his father tries to force him into keeping quiet about the past to spare his second wife's feelings: ‘He's going crazy’

Lana DeGaetano

"I looked like the worst mom today": Mom stops including fruit in 7-year-old daughter's school lunches because they just end up in the trash, teacher berates her for packing only processed food

Ely Bulnes

22-year-old lets pregnant friend stay at apartment rent-free, friend insists host get rid of beloved cats: 'You need to do something about the cats'

JR Atkinson