parenting

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

Mom opens up a credit card in 20-year-old daughter's name 'as a birthday gift,' gets defensive when daughter calls her out: 'You didn't ruin a surprise gift, you outed that she's stolen your credit'

JR Atkinson

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

Mom demands ex-husband takes 4-year-old son with different partner on vacation with long-distance girlfriend and kids, gets upset when they don't want to take him: 'The kids don't want to babysit on all our trips'

Ally Perry

‘I am not rich. I'm a tour guide’: Group skips paying their friend back for an organized trip he planned, then accuse him of public shaming when he posts receipts in their group chat

Etai Eshet

Stepmother pesters 15-year-old stepson to 'go out more,' father wants her to mind her business regarding his son's life: 'But she won't drop the topic, because she thinks it's not "healthy" for him'

JR Atkinson

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

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

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

18-year-old drops hyphenated last name belonging to his stepfather, his mother tells him she's deeply ashamed of his decision: ‘It was forced on me’

Lana DeGaetano

16-year-old refuses mom's demands to use her weekend job earnings to buy essentials for stepsiblings, grandparents get involved: ‘I didn't give her any money’

Bar Mor Hazut

Future stepmom demands dad put a stop to his daughter's picky eating habits by following her parenting rules, considers leaving him when he refuses: ‘This is how I become the evil stepmother’

Bar Mor Hazut

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

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

25-year-old daughter provides for her family while working full-time from home, gets criticized by mom for putting a “Do Not Disturb” sign at her door: ‘She just barges in to talk’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Elna McHilderson