parenting

'Elizabeth's a brat': 21-year-old refuses to babysit entitled 13-year-old stepsister for a week while his dad goes on his honeymoon, sparking family drama

Ben Weiss

24-year-old daughter plans for parents to stay in her shared apartment for over a month, 23-year-old roommate puts her foot down and speaks to property managers: "She clearly does not respect our space"

Ely Bulnes

Server given surprise table of 24 parents and kids shows why Mother's Day is the worst day for service industry workers: ‘[I] had to put up with some diabolical buffoonery!'

Elna McHilderson

17-year-old tells her 9-year-old foster sister that she ruined Mother's Day: 'She completely ruined Mother’s Day for us by clinging to my mom'

Brad Dickson

Childless dog mom chastises 64-year-old mother-in-law for sending Mother's Day gift baskets to other moms and not her: 'She clarified I have two grandkids by her already'

Ally Perry

Neighbor upset her kids weren't invited to 25-year-old mother's 7-year-old daughter's birthday party, begins posting passive-aggressive messages on community social media page: 'She's posting this heinous stuff about how teen moms are unfit parents'

Brad Dickson

60-year-old grandma plans vacation for herself while 12 and 10-year-old grandchildren are in school, daughter chews her out for not being available to babysit: 'She should not be assumptive'

JR Atkinson

‘You have to cancel your wedding and pay for mine’: Baby sister calls dibs on a summer wedding but never plans anything, then retaliates when her sister ‘steals her idea' of a summer nuptial

Jesse Kessenheimer

16-year-old boy quits job after parents spent 3 years giving money to his 5, 7, 8, and 10-year-old siblings: 'My parents are bad with money and they spoil my younger siblings'

Remy Millisky

‘I want my privacy’: Daughter refuses to sleep on Airbnb couch with her boyfriend during 6-night family vacation, parents accuse her of ruining the trip if she books another place to stay

Lana DeGaetano

30-year-old husband leaves 29-year-old wife stranded at the hospital after surgery, goes on a hike with his mom instead: “She was here for support, not vacation”

Ely Bulnes

Family therapist fires dad and his 2nd wife for treating his 16-year-old son so poorly, teen tells entire family about the firing: '[My dad] told me I'm trying to humiliate them' '

Emmy Pratt

The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (May 13, 2025)

Emmy Pratt

Parents get upset with 19-year-old au pair for refusing to share her own food with their children: 'I get [paid] $196 per week'

Brad Dickson

'At least my kids still talk to me': Stepmom gifts family heirloom necklace to her 18-year-old stepdaughter she's raised since she was 4, aunt claims she shouldn't have gotten it because she's not biologically related

Emmy Pratt

Woman refuses to pay half of mortgage after fiancé insists in front of broker that only his name will be on the house: 'He said it's only fair he has rights house in case we end things'

Isabella Penn