parenting

Aunt refuses to buy 13-year-old nephew a birthday present because he didn't acknowledge her birthday: 'He didn’t tell me happy birthday or acknowledge me in any sweet way'

Brad Dickson

The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (March 25, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

Golden child insists that her sister pitch $1000 to their dad's 70th birthday party at the last minute, gets pouty when she's stuck with the bill: 'We feel blindsided and ambushed'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Dad refuses to pay $100k for his youngest daughter to have a 'princess wedding,' blames the in-laws for pressuring a frivolous formal event: 'The in-laws want a big splash'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Mom brings 7-month-old baby to 27-year-old's birthday party, gets offended when she asks her to leave: 'The crying continued for almost an hour'

Ally Perry

Estranged mother admits to intercepting her son's college acceptance letters 15 years ago and lying that he did not get into any colleges: 'She didn't want me to succeed at something before my brother did'

Emmy Pratt

21 Memes for Amazing Moms Who Love To Stay at Home and LOL

Lana DeGaetano

18-year-old daughter stands up to stepmom after she claims to be a better mother than her bio mom, dad takes stepmom's side: ‘The whole table went silent’

Bar Mor Hazut

"She's a little clepto in the making": Aunt refuses to return niece's belongings until she gives back decorations that she stole from her home, teaches her a lesson herself when mom doesn't take theft seriously

Ely Bulnes

New mom's in-laws take it personally when she refuses to take a 22 hour train ride with them and her 1-year-old son: "I really don't want to be in a confined space with my in-laws for that long"

Ely Bulnes

24-year-old musician forbids parents from bringing his 10-year-old and 7-year-old siblings over to his place because they break his belongings: 'My parents are hurt saying that my brother and sister should be more important than money/possessions'

Brad Dickson

18-year-old stepdaughter schools stepmother after she tries to declare that she's her "real" mother now: 'Technically I’m your mom now. I’ve done more mothering in the last 8 years than she did in 10'

Brad Dickson

16-year-old reprimanded by stepmother for not including 10-year-old stepbrother in thoughtful birthday gift for dad, excaberating tension in new family: “I see him as someone I tolerate because I love my dad”

Ely Bulnes

Parents force 17-year-old girl to watch 4, 7, and 8 year old siblings despite the fact that she works 3 jobs: 'I finally put my foot down and told my parents off how their kids are not my kids and I should not be expected to parent them'

Brad Dickson

Dad criticizes his 26-year-old son's summer wedding date because his 6, 7, and 9-year-old stepchildren stay with their dad during the summer: 'There were tears when they found out they wouldn't be able to come'

Emmy Pratt

17-year-old's mother calls security to kick entitled woman's screaming kids out of the store: 'How dare you teach ME how to parent!'

Ben Weiss