parenting

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

Elna McHilderson

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27-year-old refuses to watch 22-year-old sister's baby: 'I am not his second parent'

Remy Millisky

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Husband and wife stay out until 3 AM, are accosted by mother-in-law who was watching their 12 and 16-year-old: 'I don’t like [...] being treated like a child sneaking in'

JR Atkinson

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High school teacher reveals the emails sent by concerned parents: 'The seating plan seems emotionally restrictive'

Ally Perry

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Grandma draws the ire of "unschooling" daughter-in-law after giving her iPad-kid 4th-grade granddaughter a real book to read instead of her iPad: 'She actually needs to practice reading not listening'

Brad Dickson

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'Why do kids cry when they wake up': 25+ of the funniest parenting tweets of the week

JR Atkinson

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Mom refuses to change her baby's name because her father-in-law hates the name: 'Her name is Elena. If you can’t use her actual name, we’re going to have a problem.'

Emmy Pratt

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17-year-old moves in with his grandparents because he doesn't want to follow his dad's girlfriend's rules: 'I told her she's not my parent and she doesn't get to demand respect.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom brings 2-year-old on mom friend's childfree vacation, gets annoyed when she doesn't want to babysit: 'I just want a break'

Ally Perry

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Single mom refuses to let her 4-year-old daughter's friend play at her house, even though the friend's mom has let her daughter play at her house: 'My kid isn’t allowed over there because the mom doesn’t want to clean up the mess.'

Emmy Pratt

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Aunt refuses to drive her 14-year-old nephew to his sports practice after he repeatedly screams at her: 'My sister-in-law said he has been like that at home too.'

Emmy Pratt

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Parents buy their lazy 36-year-old son a house, refuse to help hardworking 34-year-old daughter with finances: 'I'm working 60-80 hour weeks, living with my partner in a small 1 bedroom apartment.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom refuses to let 21-year-old daughter take her stepson's bedroom after she got kicked out of her dad and stepmom's house: 'Under NO circumstances would I EVER kick out my stepson from his room because she “wanted” it.'

Emmy Pratt

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Dad scolds mother-in-law for telling school employee that she's her 6-year-old grandson's guardian: 'No. You’re his grandmother. I’m his dad, and this is his mother.'

Emmy Pratt

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Mom is furious after teacher embarrasses her 7th grader in front of classmates by forcing her to apologize publicly for being “bossy” during a group project

Etai Eshet

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Dad tells son's friend to ‘stop acting like a brat’ after he repeatedly whines about not getting the last sesame bagel at breakfast: ‘He asked me to go back and get him [one]’

Lana DeGaetano

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