parenting

Dad and stepmother insist 17-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter cut ties with dad's ex-girlfriend, with whom they have a deep connection: 'Me and my sister never got close to [my stepmother] like we did [with dad's ex-girlfriend]'

Brad Dickson

12-year-old enrolls in advanced math class, aunt demands she be removed as it makes her cousin feel insecure: 'Her son feels inferior'

Ally Perry

7-year-old purposefully dumps water on babysitter's $1000 laptop, parents don't offer to replace it: 'I freaked out and told the parents'

JR Atkinson

‘A tiny voice inside me said “not today"…': Non-confrontational dad swells with pride after standing up to a passive aggressive couple at a restaurant in front of his kids

Elna McHilderson

‘She tried calling me but I kept walking’: 17-year-old son refuses to miss work and babysit his 3 younger siblings after his father insists his job isn't important, causing his stepmother to miss an appointment

Lana DeGaetano

Father refuses to let 14 and 16-year-old kids join his vacation to Europe after they side with their mom during the custody dispute: ‘You chose to spend your time with your mother, you got what you wanted’

Bar Mor Hazut

25 Parenting Memes That Prove Girls Aren’t Always Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

Ely Bulnes

24-year-old girl blindsided as father claims she owes him $20000 two years after graduating college, despite him offering to pay tuition as a gift, now calling it an “investment”, trying to gain financial power over her: 'It always came with strings'

Emma Saven

52-year-old husband forces wife to cook restrictive meals for his 17-year-old daughter, leaving her kids to only eat what she does: 'My kids are sick of it and so am I'

JR Atkinson

'Sorry I didn't call Dr. House personally': Mom forgets daughter's name, gets defensive about turning to AI for comfort

Ally Perry

'[It's] our college fund': Grandparents save $250,000 for their 15 and 17-year-old grandkids, but their former daughter-in-law sues them to claim the money for her new family's medical treatment

Jesse Kessenheimer

Daughter refuses to pick her parents up from the airport after they yell at her for making them wait 30 minutes, she tells them to get a taxi instead: ‘They have stonewalled me since’

Bar Mor Hazut

Impatient parents balk at waiting 35 minutes at the airport, busy daughter tells them to get a taxi instead and refuses to pick them up: 'If you had been nice you would be home already'

Ely Bulnes

'She felt disrespected because I chose a kid's party over our relationship milestone': Fiancée protests when man cancels date night to attend 7-year-old son's birthday party

Ally Perry

Mom demands 7-year-old son apologize to their cat after yelling at it for stealing his food from his plate, dad claims she took it too far: ‘I’m teaching him empathy’

Bar Mor Hazut

'I bet you analyze everyone you meet': 9-year-old classmates have schoolyard disagreement, mom accuses other mom of being 'failed parent' because she's a therapist

Ally Perry