Parenting Fail

'This is our first Christmas as a real family': New stepmom insists 21-year-old stepdaughter cancel plans to visit her bio-mom so she can attend her holiday party, throws a fit when she declines

JR Atkinson

'She's not my parent': 43-year-old stepmom who can't cook forces 'parental bonding' with 17-year-old stepson by asking him to teach her basic meals, son refuses to participate

JR Atkinson

25-year-old woman hides her 7-month-old baby from her boyfriend, sobs and bangs down his neighbor's doors after he breaks up with her: 'We had been seeing each other for a few weeks and I had no idea she had a baby'

Emmy Pratt

Mom books Disney cruise 2 weeks in advance of pregnant daughter-in-law's due date, daughter flips out since they were depending on her for childcare: 'This is their problem'

JR Atkinson

The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (February 25, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (February 24, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

19-year-old brother wins $50,000 gambling but won't pay brother back $2,000, brother cuts him and defensive parents off: 'This is about respect'

Ben Weiss

Father refuses to force his 11-year-old son to play a sport against his wife's wishes, stops funding son's lessons to do what's best for his kid: ‘He was sad’

Lana DeGaetano

Woman scolds stepson's bio mom's affair partner for giving stepson a buzzcut he didn't want, she refuses to take accountability: ‘Don't cut his hair again’

Lana DeGaetano

Mom berates aunt for letting her 28-year-old niece spend the weekend with because she was extremely stressed and depressed in college: 'She didn’t want to tell her mom she was at our house and asked us not to either'

Emmy Pratt

Mom pressures her 15-year-old daughter to change last name from her late father's last name to her stepfather's last name, can't understand why she refuses: '[My mom] doesn't think I should be hurting because of it'

Emmy Pratt

Impulsive mother sells house and quits job to travel, comes crawling back to 29-year-old son for financial help but he refuses: ‘She ignored everyone’s warnings’

Lana DeGaetano

'You better hope your fingers are broken or else I'm not helping you pay for anything': Mom is casually cruel college-aged daughter when she breaks 3 fingers, urges her to ignore it

JR Atkinson

32-year-old woman's elderly parents demand she cover their rent and hospital bills, woman refuses because of their actions years earlier: ‘They left me when I needed help’

Lana DeGaetano

The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (February 18, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

Freeloading uncle steals over $500 from his 4-year-old nephew's piggy bank, his sister calls out their mom for enabling his behavior: ‘I’m done with her condoning his foolishness’

Lana DeGaetano