Parenting Fail

14-year-old brother tricks 17-year-old sister with fake spider because she treats the bathroom like her private selfie studio, sparking chaos in the family: 'She spends 30 to 45 minutes taking selfies in the mirror with like 6 different outfits'

Brad Dickson

‘I don't want to feel like I'm raising someone else's legacy’: Husband asks pregnant wife to name their child after his late ex-wife, she refuses because she wants her daughter to have her own identity

Lana DeGaetano

Stepmother refuses to miss 17-year-old stepson's graduation despite kid's bio mom telling the school that she is not allowed to attend: ‘Her son still wants me there’

Lana DeGaetano

Adult brothers make lame excuses to miss 17-year-old nephew's birthday party, attend 17-year-old sister's birthday later and shower her with gifts: 'A nephew may not be the same a sibling but it's still pretty high up'

JR Atkinson

'My parents charge me rent': Entitled parents try to increase 16-year-old's rent from $600/month to $800, teenager moves out without warning

Ben Weiss

‘I just feel like I was robbed of a moment I worked hard for’: Golden child older brother proposes during 23-year-old sister's college graduation dinner, parents claim she's overreacting

Lana DeGaetano

18-year-old girl neglects to pay $100 to retrieve her towed car, her father pays if for her and her mom flips out, takes away her keys: 'Her dad thinks I am being too harsh'

JR Atkinson

17-year-old tells her 9-year-old foster sister that she ruined Mother's Day: 'She completely ruined Mother’s Day for us by clinging to my mom'

Brad Dickson

14-year-old puts fake spider in his shared bathroom to scare his 17-year-old sister who spends hours getting ready and taking selfies before school, making him late: 'My parents are saying I traumatized her'

Emmy Pratt

Bride-to-be refuses to do a father-daughter dance to please her absent father, family accuses her of being unnecessarily ‘cold’ to him: ‘Is it really wrong for me to not want to pretend...?’

Lana DeGaetano

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Emmy Pratt

Neighbor upset her kids weren't invited to 25-year-old mother's 7-year-old daughter's birthday party, begins posting passive-aggressive messages on community social media page: 'She's posting this heinous stuff about how teen moms are unfit parents'

Brad Dickson

'At least my kids still talk to me': Stepmom gifts family heirloom necklace to her 18-year-old stepdaughter she's raised since she was 4, aunt claims she shouldn't have gotten it because she's not biologically related

Emmy Pratt

60-year-old grandma plans vacation for herself while 12 and 10-year-old grandchildren are in school, daughter chews her out for not being available to babysit: 'She should not be assumptive'

JR Atkinson

‘I want my privacy’: Daughter refuses to sleep on Airbnb couch with her boyfriend during 6-night family vacation, parents accuse her of ruining the trip if she books another place to stay

Lana DeGaetano

Homeowner vigorously defends his lawn from neighbor's 9-year-old, who is digging holes in his yard while looking for “buried treasure,” parents get defensive and refuse to step in: ‘This is my yard. You can’t dig here’

Brad Dickson