Parenting Fail

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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‘She was always a selfish and neglectful parent’: Retired 63-year-old mom expects her 30-year-old daughter to become her full-time caretaker in old age, but daughter refuses

Lana DeGaetano

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5th grade math teacher refuses to plan homeschool reading curriculum for her 5-year-old nephew despite her sister-in-law's insistence: 'My sister-in-law is saying it’s my duty as a family member to help educate her son'

Emmy Pratt

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Spoiled twin lies to mother about her cousin not letting her use her room or TV, mother takes her anger out on the cousin: ‘I barely go to her house anymore’

Lana DeGaetano

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Mom expects 5-year-old daughter to sleep from 3 PM until morning without dinner, gets angry when aunt gives her an apple at 7 PM: 'Who's the parent?'

Emmy Pratt

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Aunt harvests all produce from her niece's garden to take home, her niece's mother gave her the green light to do it: ‘Who needs enemies when you have family’

Lana DeGaetano

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Parents force homeschooled 16-year-old to constantly play with his 11-year-old brother, refuse to let him make friends his own age: 'I’ve only ever had one friend'

Emmy Pratt

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Parents refuse to let college-aged kid take 2-week vacation with his own money since they're paying his tuition: 'Imagine being so miserly and controlling you deny your child one little vacation that he's saved to pay for'

JR Atkinson

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Aunt demands family-owned apartment back from her niece after 4 years of poor tenancy, but her parents refuse to kick her niece out: ‘I'm honestly just done’

Lana DeGaetano

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