parenting

Cousin babysits 11-year-old from vegan family, feels conflicted when he chooses to eat meat pizza: 'He's told me not to tell his parents'

Ally Perry

Mom pressures 16-year-old son to see his 16-year-old stepsister as his sibling because she's paranoid they'll start dating if they don't feel like siblings: 'They treat us like siblings and want us to feel like siblings, but we don't.'

Emmy Pratt

German parents force 18-year-old to use $4K of his birthday money on his drivers license, let his twin sister keep all $4,500 of her birthday money: 'They’ve always told me that they‘d pay for my driver's license for me.'

Emmy Pratt

Brother becomes legal guardian of his little sister and raises her as his own, his wife demands he kick sister out when she turns 18: ‘She's a burden on us’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘I don’t want them to feel unwanted or less loved': Grandma keeps ‘jokingly’ telling the grandkids on her daughter-in-law's side that they are not her favorite, mom goes scorched earth

Elna McHilderson

'Don’t correct him, it disrupts his autonomy': Gentle-parenting mom lets her 5 and 3-year-old destroy her sister's house, until the aunt finally snaps after her nephew pours orange juice on her carpet

Jesse Kessenheimer

Sister refuses to attend family vacation after discovering her sisters expect her to cover ¼ of the cost, despite being the only sibling without kids: 'It is unfair to charge me the same as a family of 4'

Bar Mor Hazut

Parents take away their 18-year-old daughter's mattress at 7 AM because she's sleeping in until 10 AM: 'I usually stay up until 2AM'

Emmy Pratt

Stepmother insists on homeschooling her 12-year-old stepdaughter because of her medical issues, going against her and her mom's wishes: 'We already homeschool our 6-year-old.'

Emmy Pratt

Parent excludes son's wife from kayaking trip because she can't swim, she takes it personally despite valid safety concerns: 'If she learns how to swim, she can come next year'

Ely Bulnes

'Budgeting isn't 'being poor' it's just... responsible': Wealthy 41-year-old parent refuses to buy her stepdaughter a $2100 designer handbag, then the spoiled teenager accuses her of pretending to be poor

Jesse Kessenheimer

17-year-old takes grieving mom for birthday dinner, leaves restaurant when she berates the server: 'The waitress was crying'

Ally Perry

21-year-old woman clashes with her boyfriend’s overbearing mom, who constantly cleans, reorganizes, and treats their apartment like her own, she finally confronts her, causing relationship drama: 'I feel like the place I pay for doesn't belong to me'

Emma Saven

Son moves in with dad even after finding out he is not his biological father, mom demands he get to know his real dad, son refuses: 'He ran away'

Bar Mor Hazut

‘Food is love. And James and Erica have never loved [me]’: 17-year-old refuses to meal prep for his estranged older brother’s family despite pressure from parents who always played favorites

Jesse Kessenheimer

'I pay all the bills': 25-year-old breadwinner puts a ‘Do Not Disturb' sign the door of her home office after repeated intrusions from her distracting, freeloading family members

Jesse Kessenheimer