Parenting Fail

Parent stalls returning a bento box that a teacher accidentally sent home with her kid in hopes she could keep it: ‘She was playing games with me’

Lana DeGaetano

Parents worth $3M ask to borrow $1200 from their 20-year-old to pay for his 17-year-old brother's braces: 'I don't know if they can even repay me, or meet their bills'

Emmy Pratt

Entitled mom crashes private birthday party, demands free food from the buffet until she's kicked out: 'That doesn't matter, my kids want some food'

Ely Bulnes

Remote worker sends sister an invoice for childcare after she starts regularly dumping her 3 and 6 year old daughters at her house before dawn: 'I sat down and did the math'

Ely Bulnes

Modern parents weigh in on how to manage picky eaters : 'You don't have to eat it all, but you have to try'

Ely Bulnes

35-year-old mother feuds with 4-year-old son's classmate's mother for not returning her son's $50 lunch box: 'She apparently told some of the other parents that [...] I could have been more appreciative that she brought the lunch box back'

Brad Dickson

Mother's several-week stay at 26-year-old son's apartment turns into a 4-month residency, he refuses to let her stay any longer: ‘I'm starting to feel like a guest in my own home’

Lana DeGaetano

Toxic family vilifies woman for refusing to attend their Thanksgiving celebration for the 3rd year in a row because of how they treated her in the past: ‘[They said] I was intentionally trying to hurt my mom’

Lana DeGaetano

Pregnant mom gives early holiday present to 20-month-old daughter without consulting husband: 'With the new baby, I don't think I'll really get to enjoy watching my daughter getting her gift'

JR Atkinson

Dad sends 9 and 13-year-old kids to boarding school 10 miles away right before they lost their mother, stepmom demands they come home 2 years later despite their wishes: 'They finally felt their boarding school was home to them.'

Emmy Pratt

30-year-old son lives rent-free off his mom and her husband for 2 years, mom refuses to stand up to him when he yells at her husband: 'My wife thinks I’m overreacting and should just ignore his behavior.'

Emmy Pratt

Aunt met with indignation for taking her 11-year-old niece on 10 day vacation when her parents take 4 brothers on vacation to Mexico, leaving her behind: 'We spent a day in Disney World, went to 2 Broadway shows, spent most of our time [...] on the beach'

Brad Dickson

17-year-old stands firm against influencer mom, refuses to let her post pictures of him on social media, putting strain on their relationship

Ely Bulnes

16-year-old mom-to-be demands her stepmother take care of her baby during the day while she's at school: 'Everyone has told her multiple times that they aren't going to help her'

Emmy Pratt

Mom forces 18-year-old daughter to shoplift from Target for her, gets angry when she refuses to visit home after she got arrested: 'I almost lost everything because I trusted my mom'

Emmy Pratt

67-year-old refuses to pay for his brother-in-law's kid's college tuition after he steals $30k from him: ‘I was done helping him forever’

Lana DeGaetano