Parenting Fail

The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (September 30, 2024)

Emmy Pratt

'The participation rate has been zero': Teacher pressured by helicopter parents to provide extra credit, she gets even by giving lengthy assignments involving parental participation

Ben Weiss

'Neighbors suddenly became silent at night': Entitled neighbors refuse to quiet down their kids at 3:00am, tenant accidentally gets payback

Ben Weiss

Irresponsible dad allows sick 3-year-old with a 7:30 bedtime to stay up until 9, sobs inconsolably from 8-10 before finally falling asleep: 'I told him I wasn't going to deal with that mess'

Emmy Pratt

Mom grounds her 25-year-old kid for wanting to go to a LARPing event that costs over $100: 'They owe us $350 in back rent due to us not charging them rent when they weren't working'

Emmy Pratt

16-year-old son of widower bonds with his dad's girlfriend who doesn't want to replace his mom, dad dumps her for woman who insists on filling the mom role for him: 'I told him I didn't want another mom and I loved Mara'

Emmy Pratt

14-year-old cries when his parents and older siblings speak only in Mandarin when he can barely understand it: 'I told my mom that she is bullying me for not knowing how to speak our native language'

Emmy Pratt

The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (September 24, 2024)

Emmy Pratt

Parents Demand Daughter Pay Her Own Way on Family Vacation While Covering Son's Expenses, Sparking Bitter Argument About Favoritism

Sienna Varady

The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (September 23, 2024)

Emmy Pratt

Man Refuses to Cover Sister’s Wedding Expenses After Discovering She Faked Financial Struggles to Gain Family Sympathy

Sienna Varady

Man Refuses to Pay His Wife's Late Fees After She Is Consistently Late Picking Up Their Son From Daycare: 'It's on you alone'

Ely Bulnes

Woman Kicks Sister Out of Home After Hurtful Comment About Daughter, Sparking Intense Family Showdown

Sienna Varady

After Revealing His Brother’s Secret and Having Him Disowned, Man Begs for Financial Help, but Brother Turns Him Away

Sienna Varady

Brother Sabotages Sister’s Wedding by Announcing Political Candidacy, Parents Side with Brother, Igniting Sibling Fuel and Intense Family Discussion About Favoritism

Sienna Varady

Parents expect 23-year-old pregnant daughter to take care of her young half-siblings, scold her when she sets boundaries: 'They pushed you one step too far'

JR Atkinson