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The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (November 26, 2024)

Emmy Pratt

Mom gives away 16-year-old daughter's favorite limited-edition t-shirt, sparking confrontation between the two: 'My mom says that I shouldn't be upset because [she] bought it'

Brad Dickson

Foster family decides 16-year-old adoptee's name is too short, tries to rename him: 'They don't like calling me Nico. So they call me Nicholas'

Brad Dickson

Dad lets 7-year-old daughter stay up late to teach her the importance of sleep, sparking disagreement with his wife: 'I thought the mission was a success but my wife questioned my parenting technique'

Brad Dickson

The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (November 25, 2024)

Emmy Pratt

Neurosurgeon mom criticizes 17-year-old daughter for entering and placing 2nd in a cooking competition, tells her to focus on school instead: 'She said I was wasting my time on hobbies'

Emmy Pratt

Woman puts overbearing mother and aunt on a "Schoolwide ‘Intervention Watch’ List" after they sneakily pull her 8-year-old daughter out of ‘unladylike’ classes and modify her diet

Lana DeGaetano

'Disrespectful. Spineless. Weak': Pushover husband allows sister's 5-year-old to run wild in their house, break wife's belongings with no apology, wife wants recourse

JR Atkinson

Stepmother encourages 19-year-old stepdaughter to put an end to joint family holidays with her husband's ex-wife

Brad Dickson

'Am I being unreasonable?': Overbearing grandparents want daughter-in-law to haul 2-year-old and 1-year-old's Christmas presents to their house on Christmas morning, don't understand why daughter-in-law is hesitant

JR Atkinson

'Blowing up on you like that on your birthday is unacceptable': Mom won't use 34-year-old daughter's real name and calls her 'Lyssy,' storms out of the room when daughter corrects her

JR Atkinson

Foster parents put strict restrictions on 15-year-old's phone and do the same when his biodad buys him a new one, 15-year-old complains that they're hypocritical: 'They have no choice'

JR Atkinson

'Your family is an unkind bunch. Don't fall for it': Selfish woman sends invitations to birthday party held at sister's new house without her permission, family calls sister 'selfish' for refusing to host

JR Atkinson

"Selfish" dad takes 6-year-old daughter's favorite cereal, starting an argument between her parents in front of her: 'He's had at least 1/3 of the entire box over those two bowls'

Brad Dickson

18-year-old student clashes with her mother over choice of university sparking exchange of harsh words: 'I then proceeded to tell her it was my choice not her decision'

Brad Dickson

'My mom walks away from me while still talking': 20 of the Most Annoying Parenting Habits

Ben Weiss