Parenting Fail

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

Family ridicules 21-year-old broke college student daughter for declining overseas wedding invite, force her to take care of their 7 geriatric pets: 'This is not free, it still has expenses that will make your life more difficult'

JR Atkinson

‘Actions are loud’: Parents of tantrum-throwing iPad-kid toddler kick sister and her husband out during a family trip, refusing to reimburse them for nearly $10k

Lana DeGaetano

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

Grandma throws monthly birthday parties for infant granddaughter, gets mad when her son and wife refuse to attend: 'She has expressed great disdain and anger when we don't comply with her expectations'

JR Atkinson

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

Daughter refuses to attend Thanksgiving at her mother's girlfriend's apartment after months of emotional turmoil: ‘Feels so odd’

Lana DeGaetano

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

Mom forces 16-year-old daughter to get a job to support the family after her husband lost his job: 'Why can your daughter get a job but not your husband?'

Emmy Pratt

18-year-old son refuses to babysit his dad's girlfriend's 5, 7, and 10-year-old kids after she tries to guilt him into it: ‘I stood by my answer’

Lana DeGaetano

Disgruntled neighbor has enough of the kids next door throwing toys into her backyard, so she stops returning them until their parents notice: 'These kids won't learn their lesson'

Ben Weiss

16-year-old homeschooler refuses to speak to her parents until they enroll her in public school: 'They didn't teach me anything, I only know the very basics that you would give a kindergartener.'

Emmy Pratt

Wife demands husband limit free time with nehpews after daughters start feeling left behind: 'I never said they weren't good kids'

Ely Bulnes

19-year-old confesses to his mother that he resents the fact that she remarried when he was a child: 'I resented her for remarrying when she made life worse by marrying a guy with more kids and all that debt'

Brad Dickson

Free-range mom blames a retail worker for their 5-year-old's public meltdown when the employee refuses to let the child rummage in the sharp tools bin behind the counter: 'The joy of retail'

Jesse Kessenheimer