Parenting FAILS

‘It feels like my space is never really mine’: 18-year-old puts a lock on his bedroom door and stocks up on food while his mother is abroad due to his extended family, who are living with him, repeatedly invading his room and belongings

Lana DeGaetano

‘[He] isn't my dad… I never got to meet my dad’: 17-year-old daughter tells stepdad that he isn't her real father, her mother continually tries to pressure her into having a father-daughter relationship with him

Lana DeGaetano

Grandfather sticks up for 16-year-old after his parents criticize him for his video game career aspirations, his golden child 14-year-old brother refuses to accept he's not everyone's favorite: ‘He gets spoiled rotten’

Lana DeGaetano

‘Nothing would make me share the same airspace as him again’: 21-year-old son refuses to reconcile with his older stepbrother, who terrorized him to no end when they were children

Lana DeGaetano

Mom demands that her 25-year-old daughter share her location with her, daughter refuses to compromise her privacy: 'All the other moms have their kids’ locations.'

Emmy Pratt

‘"You’re the only one not on your phone tonight"’: 30-year-old daughter puts cellphone on ‘Do Not Disturb‘ during a family dinner, her mother scolds her for refusing to get her phone to share photos of her recent travels

Lana DeGaetano

'I have zero interest in ever meeting her new husband': Estranged mom tries to use gift from her affair partner as an olive branch at son's wedding, is upset when son refuses to accept it

JR Atkinson

Parents discuss why rich parents spend thousands of dollars annually on their children's sports teams: 'If you're wealthy then $20K is a small price to pay'

Emmy Pratt

Babysitter cuts neighbor's 6-year-old daughter's hair without her permission, gets upset when mom revokes babysitting privileges: 'Chopped off 8 inches of her beautiful curly hair'

JR Atkinson

Self-centered 42-year-old mom refuses to tone down her outfit for her 18-year-old daughter's high school graduation: 'It's an objective fact that I'm pretty according to most people.'

Emmy Pratt

24-year-old and their fiancé contemplate moving out of shared home because their parents and adult siblings turned a short stay into a permanent living situation: ‘It's time to finally move forward with our own life’

Lana DeGaetano

Dad restricts 19-year-old daughter's laptop use because he doesn't believe she's spending 8-10 hours a day doing homework: 'I don't understand why every assignment needs a computer or laptop.'

Emmy Pratt

‘Do they honestly think I would give up my career with zero safety net?’: Traditional in-laws try to convince woman to quit her $170k role so she doesn't ‘emasculate’ her lower-earning husband, woman suggests they pay her the same amount and then some

Lana DeGaetano

Woman attends family friend's funeral instead of brother's baby shower, her mother gives her the silent treatment despite brother confirming he's not upset: ‘She's hurt this was my choice’

Lana DeGaetano

Dad encourages his kid to kick a stranger's chair on a plane because he wouldn't give up the window seat, then the traveler gets payback upon disembarking: 'Mr. Kicker just acts like I've inconvenienced HIM the entire flight'

Jesse Kessenheimer

23-year-old daughter lies about income to keep her parents from taking 40% of it for living expenses: 'I've gained thousands in credit card debt to keep up'

JR Atkinson