Parenting Fail

Mom opens up a credit card in 20-year-old daughter's name 'as a birthday gift,' gets defensive when daughter calls her out: 'You didn't ruin a surprise gift, you outed that she's stolen your credit'

JR Atkinson

Stepmother pesters 15-year-old stepson to 'go out more,' father wants her to mind her business regarding his son's life: 'But she won't drop the topic, because she thinks it's not "healthy" for him'

JR Atkinson

Parents take away their 18-year-old daughter's mattress at 7 AM because she's sleeping in until 10 AM: 'I usually stay up until 2AM'

Emmy Pratt

Stepmother insists on homeschooling her 12-year-old stepdaughter because of her medical issues, going against her and her mom's wishes: 'We already homeschool our 6-year-old.'

Emmy Pratt

18-year-old drops hyphenated last name belonging to his stepfather, his mother tells him she's deeply ashamed of his decision: ‘It was forced on me’

Lana DeGaetano

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Brad Dickson

29-year-old mother of 6 demands her 34-year-old sister house, feed, and financially support her, her kids, and her husband: 'I cannot handle 8 children and 3 adults in my home. I cannot feed all those mouths.'

Emmy Pratt

Crazy man spits on 15-year-old on NYC subway train, mom can't understand why she's still affected by it 4 years later: 'She’s sworn to never go back to New York City.'

Emmy Pratt

Fully remote 22-year-old's mother doesn't believe he's employed, so he gets an in-person job overseas to spite her: 'All of this because my last straw was forcing me to send out job applications'

Ben Weiss

Father and stepmother-to-be demand that 15-year-old sign a "family contract" to "accept" and be a part of their new blended family: 'Dad is creating a new family, just not my new family'

Brad Dickson

Mom lets teenage son accompany 8-year-old brother to school 'dad's night,' ex-husband claims she is shutting him out of his life: 'He was not the only older sibling there'

JR Atkinson

Employee refuses to share bonus with entitled parents after they wasted money on luxury items they can't afford: 'They've mismanaged their finances, and now they want me to bail them out!'

Ben Weiss

Deadbeat mom insults 16-year-old son for saying his 14-year-old sister is his only sibling, despite his 3 half-siblings: 'I told her my sister is the one who counts, not her other kids.'

Emmy Pratt

Mom forces 16-year-old daughter to take 700 mg of magnesium per day, gets angry when doctor agrees with daughter's claim that she should only take 350 mg a day: 'I turned to my mom and said "I told you so."'

Emmy Pratt

Aunt unfollows 13-year-old niece on TikTok, mom scolds her for hurting her teenage daughter's self-esteem: 'I unfollowed you because I don’t want a 13-year-old dancing on my page'

Emmy Pratt

17 y/o son refuses to be a part of his estranged father's new family after losing his mother: ‘I was forced to be [in the family] against my will’

Lana DeGaetano