Parenting Fail

17-year old tells her new stepmother that she doesn't want to be her "daughter": 'She has a photo frame in her home office that says mommy's girl and there's a photo of me in it'

Brad Dickson

Controlling mom insists her 18-year-old son goes to a 5-year religious boarding school instead of college, cries when he tells her she can't control his life: 'I’ve sacrificed everything for you, and this is how you repay me?'

Emmy Pratt

Woman accused of child endagerment when she fails to adhere to stepdaughter's irrational rules, refuses to babysit again when baby is rejected from every daycare

Ely Bulnes

30 Family Memes to Reminisce Road Trips With the Folks Hit Differently Than With Your College Girlies

melissa dilillo

The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (January 7, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

'I don't feel like I need to apologize or justify my choice': Mom gives son cash gift for finishing grad school, neglects to acknowledge daughter-in-law who graduated with him

JR Atkinson

Step-grandmother continually posts pictures of 8-year-old and 5-year-old children despite being told not to, parents refuse to let her see them: 'Your kids, your rules'

JR Atkinson

Friend brings her 4-year-old to a child-free wedding and lets him run wild, accusing bride of being a hypocrite for bringing her own child: 'It ruined the whole first part of my wedding'

Brad Dickson

29-year-old woman goes no-contact with her two-faced family after they celebrate Christmas for the 2nd year in a row without telling her: ‘I've been ignored by my family for my whole life and I'm tired of trying’

Lana DeGaetano

Sibling bans sister's 4-year-old twins from home after they destroy inherited leather-bound classic book collection, sister refuses to compensate: ‘I'm not having it’

Lana DeGaetano

17-year-old confronts his father for being a better dad to his stepchildren than he was for him, his stepmom overhears and scolds him for not accepting her children: 'I told [my dad] I wanted him to ignore them and only care about me'

Emmy Pratt

Wealthy family member buys $2500 sweater for teenage boy, his mom calls it the dumbest thing she's ever see: 'Should I have said that? Probably not. Should anyone on earth spend $2500 on a sweater? Probably not.'

Emmy Pratt

Parents kick 17-year-old brother out of house for telling 15-year-old sister that she's their favorite child: 'The favoritism mostly showed in them spoiling her and dedicating 1:1 time for her while they never made much of an effort with me'

Brad Dickson

Daughter Accuses Mother of Favoritism After She Forces Her to Do All Chores Instead of Splitting Them with Her 3 Brothers, Mother Reacts with the Silent Treatment

Bar Mor Hazut

Woman Asks Stranger to Babysit Her Kid for a Minute, Then Disappears Completely, Stranger Takes Kid to Security, Leading To a Dispute with the Mom

Bar Mor Hazut

Couple surprises parents with 10-day Italy vacation, 15-year-old sister throws a fit when she's not invited despite it being an adults-only trip: 'My parents have put us in an impossible situation'

JR Atkinson