Parenting Fail

14-year-old shortens her name to mirror her late mother's name, only for her father, who encouraged the name change prior, to forbid it when he remarries a jealous woman: 'She wanted that extra connection to her mom'

Lana DeGaetano

She texts me from random numbers asking for money’: Man cuts contact with narcissistic mother after she racks up nearly $50k in credit card debt in his stepfather's name, gets into a screaming match with his wife, and irresponsibly purchases an $1800 dog

Lana DeGaetano

Divorced parents refuse to be in the same room as each other and their new partners, even if it means missing their 16-year-old son's competition: ‘I want mom AND dad’

Lana DeGaetano

Identical twin sister decides to start a life of her own after her parents encouraged an unhealthy, codependent familial relationship for years, family implodes as a result: ‘I just can't be enmeshed with her for the rest of my life’

Lana DeGaetano

Host refuses to give every child a prize at daughter’s 7th birthday party, one guest's mom furious her daughter didn't win any games: ‘You’ve made her cry twice this week’

Ely Bulnes

Woman abroad refuses to cancel a holiday trip with her best friend when her mother books a non-refundable plane ticket to visit her, all because she couldn't afford a Christmas flight home this year: ‘[She] didn’t even consult me before booking’

Lana DeGaetano

32-year-old coworker demands that 25-year-old employee give her his scheduled PTO days so that she can vacation with her 2 young children, telling him it's more important for her cause she's a parent: 'It's not my responsibility to fix her mistake'

Brad Dickson

Parents pressure 24-year-old lawyer to live at home and take care of her 4-year-old brother indefinitely: 'I feel obligated to rush home and help my parents.'

Emmy Pratt

12-year-old stepson admits he is tired of being a vegetarian after having been raised meat-free, so his stepdad encourages him to change his diet but his biological vegetarian mom forbids him: ‘[He] still really wants to eat meat’

Lana DeGaetano

14-year-old girl can't read above a 1st grade level, can't understand why literacy is necessary in life: 'When I’m an adult, I’ll just know how to read'

Emmy Pratt

'My parents (retired) are going on their 10th+ vacation this year:' Entitled parents ask 31-year-old son to move home for a month to dog sit for free, despite it forcing a 2+ hour commute

JR Atkinson

School sends home a note about packing 'healthy lunches' after mom sends her kid with a slice of pizza: 'Boyfriend is convinced they sent that out because of me'

JR Atkinson

Overbearing parents insist college-bound teen to keep her Life360 location on so they can see what she's doing at all times, teen wants to disable the feature so she can stop feeling surveilled: ‘They're a bit overbearing and controlling about where I go’

Lana DeGaetano

40-year-old mom hides her birthday form her boyfriend of 8 months, refuses to tell him she doesn't want to celebrate: 'The kids are telling me I should'

JR Atkinson

Mother lies to 19-year-old son about his estranged biological father's neglect, only to have her lies exposed when the son does a DNA test and finds out his father didn't know he had a child: ‘He denied my bio father and me the chance to know each other’

Lana DeGaetano

Parents force to 19-year-old college student daughter to keep her Life360 tracking app turned on, she tells them that she is turning it off after they track her every movement: 'It's uncomfortable knowing that wherever I am, they're probably looking'

Brad Dickson