Parenting Fail

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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'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

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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

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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

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