Parenting Fail

Parents call the police every time their 19-year-old college student daughter goes dark on Life360: ‘I feel like I'm being suffocated’

Lana DeGaetano

21-year-old brother refuses to let 27-year-old sister take over his apartment after her breakup, parents side with the sister: '[Am I wrong] for saying no?'

Ben Weiss

35-year-old's helicopter parents refuse to let him accept an offer that pays $23,000 more than his last job: 'They want me to turn this opportunity down [...] and keep looking for local jobs in Kansas'

Ben Weiss

35-year-old daughter refuses to pay mom back $12k, which was gifted to her for a wedding that didn't happen: ‘My fiancé ghost[ed] me’

Lana DeGaetano

'She does not "play" with toys, she engages in tactile experiences': Mom forbids daughter from attending 6-year-old's birthday party because of her insane gift wish list

JR Atkinson

30-year-old man confronts mom after she holds his college degree hostage for nearly 10 years: ‘She claimed ownership of something… I worked hard for’

Lana DeGaetano

Parents pressure teenage daughter go to expensive out-of-state school instead of her in-state choice, call her a 'spoiled brat' for accepting their help: 'I want to know I can stand on my own two feet'

JR Atkinson

38-year-old mom of 5 keeps her part-time job a secret from her husband, he claims he doesn't care to learn: 'NEWSFLASH! It's not all about you, bro!'

JR Atkinson

Entitled parents demand that their independent son give them access to his bank account, when he refuses they accuse him of "secrecy", claiming that he must be hiding something: 'They continued to push the issue'

Emma Saven

Husband accuses wife of favoritism on Christmas, after she secretly buys $1,200 iPad Pro for daughter without consulting him, while claiming a $500 Nintendo Switch for their son a "very big" gift: 'This will only make the situation between our kids worse'

Emma Saven

‘She had broken my trust again’: Helicopter mom digs through her 27-year-old son's things when she visits his apartment, so her son puts a lock on his bedroom to deter her

Lana DeGaetano

Family members expect stay-at-home parent to watch their newborn without asking them first: ‘You want me to give up my free time, but you won't?’

Lana DeGaetano

Dad forces his 5 sons to play sports, gets angry when his 8-year-old prefers studying gemstones over playing baseball: 'He told me he doesn't want to play sports and started crying.'

Emmy Pratt

Mom cries after 16-year-old daughter spills a dollop of sauce on the placemat, gets angry when her daughter laughs at her tears: 'She said I was laughing at her misfortune and I’m creating so much more work for her.'

Emmy Pratt

Child on airplane demands to use stranger's $1300 gaming device, his mother insists he play with it: 'The kid starts screaming and wakes up everyone'

JR Atkinson

Single mom resents 17-year-old daughter for going on a school trip and leaving her alone for her 60th birthday: 'She hasn’t acknowledged the fact that I will be completely alone for my birthday.'

Emmy Pratt