Parenting Fail

Mom kicks out 22-year-old daughter and forces her to sell their mobile home, chews her out for not taking pictures of the title: 'I was paying all the bills at the house'

JR Atkinson

Mom tries to force 19-year-old daughter to give up her $300 vintage tracksuit to 12-year-old niece because she 'really likes it,' daughter refuses and is iced out by the whole family: 'She stole it from you'

JR Atkinson

Homeschooled 15-year-old does math at a 5th-grade level, mom refuses to put her in public school, no matter how much she begs: 'I have NO IDEA WHAT TO DO!'

Emmy Pratt

College student sister refuses to allow visiting family member to stay in her room while she's away, so her parents force their 25-year-old live-in son to sacrifice his room and sleep on the floor: ‘She was being unreasonable’

Lana DeGaetano

18-year-old girl refuses dad’s last-minute request to babysit half-siblings so he can go on date-night, as she only has a 4-day college break and doesn't want to sit home alone, knowing he can afford a babysitter instead: 'Now [he's] called me selfish'

Emma Saven

'I’m not funding that fever dream': 27-year-old man refuses to attend or pay for his father’s wedding after discovering his dad is engaged to his serious ex-girlfriend Maya’s mother, sparking major family drama as the exes become step-siblings

Emma Saven

Parents refuse to let 23-year-old son to move out of the house because he takes care of his 15 and 16-year-old siblings: 'Who's gonna drive Jake to chess?'

JR Atkinson

Irresponsible mom abandons two babies with her 23-year-old sister, then comes back 6 years later with a new family, demanding involvement in the babies' lives again: ‘I looked after these children myself’

Lana DeGaetano

Parents charge young adult $87k in "back rent" they claim was accrued over 5 years of living with them: 'They don’t need the money, and I genuinely thought the “rent” was a budgeting exercise'

Brad Dickson

Mother refuses to take accountability for her part in ruining Christmas Day lunch, her children refuse to host holidays moving forward: ‘My mom… accused me of taking sides’

Lana DeGaetano

Stepmom refuses to hand over her stepson's family heirloom gold rings after holding onto them for ‘safekeeping,’ then tries to give him other rings as a replacement: ‘This is a huge betrayal of trust’

Lana DeGaetano

Woman learns her mother-in-law is rearranging her kitchen while she's 5,000 miles away on vacation for her anniversary: 'She’s just casually Marie Kondo-ing my workspace,sa she’ll spend a week in'

Brad Dickson

Grandparents treat their son's kid as an afterthought, son threatens to keep her away from them if they don't spend one-on-one time with her: 'In 3 years [...] my parents have had my daughter overnight fewer than ten times'

JR Atkinson

23-year-old living at home installs lock on his mini fridge to stop himself from eating too much junk food, his parents call him disrespectful for locking up his belongings: ‘They're upset [you] created a boundary’

Lana DeGaetano

Pregnant mom blocks fellow community parent after she insists that she watches her 9, 10, and 15-year-old kids for free so she can get her nails done and get a tattoo: ‘I immediately blocked her’

Lana DeGaetano

Stepmom and dad refuse to let 19-year-old college student come home for Thanksgiving, says she has to find her own place to live during summer vacation: 'Nobody told me I was completely on my own now'

Emmy Pratt