parenting

The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (April 7, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

Eldest brother cuts off his ‘struggling’ siblings after he finds out they've been freeloading for years despite a secret stash of money: ‘[I was] paying for their education, food, and other necessities while working to keep myself afloat’

Jesse Kessenheimer

 “We're not willing to accept that man she calls a husband”: Stepdad alienates stepdaughters from their late father's side of the family, they go no-contact when mom issues ultimatum

Ely Bulnes

22-year-old spurns dad's affair partner at family dinner after she makes Facebook posts exaggerating her role in her life and downplaying her bio mom: "She's rewriting history"

Ely Bulnes

18-year-old sibling set a firm boundary by shutting down relatives after refusing to be her younger brother’s second mom: 'They decided to have a baby, so they should take care of him'

Isabella Penn

25-year-old man claims he’s an “only child” after siblings have no relationship with him, cousin calls his bluff at family party: “You’re childish and a liar”

Briana Viser

'What exactly where they expecting?': Wife kicks out her husband's cousins after she becomes the punchline of an unfunny April Fool's joke, he supports her completely and they break contact with the family

Jesse Kessenheimer

27-year-old birthday girl kicks friend out of her party for bringing along her crying 7-month-old baby: 'Everything was going fine until my friend showed up with her 7-month-old baby'

Brad Dickson

'Left her on read': Entitled mom RSVP's 'Yes' to a kids party then demands 3-days prior that her fellow parent change the date because her kid suddenly has better plans

Jesse Kessenheimer

Childfree 24-year-old aunt refuses to babysit for her sister's energetic 2, 4, and 7-year-olds while she's working from home, gladly babysits her brother's calm 6-year-old twins: 'I can’t watch a difficult kid while I work.'

Emmy Pratt

28-year-old disowned by parents for refusing to drop everything for golden child sister's wedding, turn all but one family member against her on social media: “She's seen this favoritism play out years ”

Ely Bulnes

Woman tricked into a SAHM role after her MIL conspires with her husband, brainwashing him into forgetting their pre-baby agreements to maintain both careers and get a nanny: 'Now my husband refuses to lift a finger because he's the ‘provider’

Jesse Kessenheimer

21 Best Parenting Memes of the Week for Witty Moms and Dads That Are Funny and Doing the Best They Can (April 5, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

Mother threatens to disinvite brother-in-law from family vacation if he doesn’t quit picking on her 9-year-old and 16-year-old kids: ‘He has to stop NOW or he’s not coming’

Lana DeGaetano

56-year-old mother "borrows" and ruins 19-year-old daughter's makeup by mixing it together: 'She has a history of using my makeup without asking me and 99% of the time she uses products incorrectly and damages them'

Brad Dickson

Stepdad forces 10 and 12-year-old stepkids to never mention their late father in front of him, mom can't understand why they don't want a relationship with him 17 years later: 'Frank yelled at my sister because she mentioned dad in her graduation speech.'

Emmy Pratt