parenting

40-year-old daughter refuses to sign her 65-year-old mother's POA when her mother refuses to provide the complete document and explain blank sections: 'She also hadn’t signed'

Brad Dickson

Mom calls 16-year-old son a psychopath because he was upset that he was getting a sister instead of a brother when he was 2-years-old: 'My dad told me I needed to stop being such a baby and act like a man.'

Emmy Pratt

10-year-old sister steals $300 from her 19-year-old sibling: 'I told her it could've been $3000 that she stole, so I wasn't that mad at her.'

Emmy Pratt

31-year-old son refuses to eat with sheltered mom who asks for 'ferret sauce' at a Mexican restaurant: 'I think she comes off as ignorant and I get so embarrassed'

JR Atkinson

Parents leave unruly teen kids to sit alone in coach to torture other passengers while they enjoy business class for an 8-hour flight, karma teaches them all a life lesson: ‘[Parenting] red flag!’

Elna McHilderson

20-year-old daughter refuses to keep paying for parents' internet bill despite them claiming they can't afford it without her: ‘We are in bankruptcy’

Bar Mor Hazut

Lawyer mom helps 23-year-old son win his personal injury lawsuit, asks for 15% of the money, and for him to reimburse her for his college tuition: '15% is a massive amount of money to give away.'

Emmy Pratt

29-year-old joins family vacation, leaves early when she becomes designated babysitter: 'You're here, we finally get an adult night'

Ally Perry

Dad refuses to punish 10-year-old son for breaking his Uncle's $500+ action figures

Remy Millisky

Parents scold 25-year-old son for refusing to babysit his 18-year-old sister for a weekend: 'She is a fully functioning 18-year-old. My wife and I also live about a 5-minute drive away from their house.'

Emmy Pratt

Neighbor throws away couple's Halloween doormat, claims it's because her 4-year-old son is scared of it: 'The kid was acting completely fine'

Ally Perry

Mom invites family to 6-year-old's music performance, gets disappointed when none of them show: 'One hour before, her aunt, uncle, and grandpa canceled'

Ally Perry

Family sells paid-off house to fund luxury vacation, then returns home after running out of money and demands to stay at sister's house, she refuses: ‘My house is not a fallback plan’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': 21 Parenting laughs for witty mothers and fathers (May 2, 2026)

Elna McHilderson

Dad discourages Mom from taking 2 business trips because he'll have to take care of their 6-month-old baby 3-4 times a night: 'He feels it’s unfair to leave him responsible for overnight care while I’m gone.'

Emmy Pratt

'You can take this mom out of the 90s, but you can't take the 90s out of this mom': 25+ of the funniest parenting tweets of the week

JR Atkinson