parenting

20 Parenting Posts That Perfectly Capture the Transition Between Summer Chaos and the Back to School Routines

Ely Bulnes

'He has not contributed a single cent': Eldest sister asks her freeloading brother to pay $200 in rent after his “temporary” stay at her family's house exceeds 3 months, he refuses and threatens to go live in his car

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (August 23, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

Mom treats 10-year-old son's birthdays like an afterthought compared to teenage daughters' elaborate parties, dad secretly plans a surprise party for him to counter her blatant favoritism: ‘I want him to feel as precious as his sisters’

Ely Bulnes

‘I’ll never let you adopt me’: 16-year-old stands firm against stepmom’s attempts to legally force a relationship with her, despite dad taking his wife’s side

Briana Viser

A Hilarious List of Parenting Funnies to Scroll While Sipping on Your Morning Coffee

Briana Viser

'It gets hot and sweaty, I don't like it':Teenager removes the ladder from top bunk bed to stop scared 5-year-old niece from crawling into her bed nightly, after her 24-year-old sister moves back into family home and forces them to share a room

Emma Saven

'Let my kid have her moment': Attention-seeking sister-in-law hijacks her niece's birthday party, until the protective mom stands up for her daughter and tells her SIL to stop stealing the spotlight

Jesse Kessenheimer

17-year-old gets forced out of the house by his parents for telling his 15-year-old sister that she is their favorite child: 'Sometimes they just let my sister choose what we should do for my birthday'

Brad Dickson

Entitled mother demands adult child to invite her casual boyfriend and his kids to their child's first birthday party, then refuses to attend the party alone when the parents refuse to extend the invitation: ‘That's her loss’

Lana DeGaetano

'I had zero remorse': Mother treats her daughter to Korean BBQ because they both share a love for Asian cuisine, but her husband insists the rest of the family attend and tries to ruin their dining experience

Lana DeGaetano

‘I even wore a suit’: Ex tries one last time to get back together with his girlfriend by presenting a professional PowerPoint, makes her father cry instead, does not reunite

Elna McHilderson

Café employee left suddenly in charge of taking care of a stranger's toddler mid-shift, chasises the mom when she returns after 15 minutes: 'I'm not responsible for him'

Ely Bulnes

Entitled family expects pregnant woman to sacrifice half of her $50k house deposit to buy her sister an apartment, she refuses: ‘We wouldn’t be able to buy our house as the mortgage repayments would be too expensive’

Lana DeGaetano

4 and 6-year-old call 19-year-old bio brother 'uncle' because he was raised by grandparents and not mom, she freaks out and demands they call him 'brother'

Briana Viser

Neighbor demands homeowner buy her 8-year-old son a new bike because her son left his bike in the homeowner's yard overnight and "ruined" it when his sprinklers turned on: 'She threatened to call the cops, and I said go ahead'

Brad Dickson