parenting

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

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

JR Atkinson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (February 14, 2026)

Elna McHilderson

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

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

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

Dad wins $30k on a Super Bowl bet, offers $500 to son, son is offended and wants to turn it down: 'Acting like he's paying my mortgage'

JR Atkinson

Mom refuses to let her 13-year-old daughter sleep at a friend’s house after meeting the girl’s stepdad, and gets accused by the friend’s mom of lying and judging her family

Etai Eshet

50-year-old father expects his four adult children to help him raise a newborn baby, whom he intends to gain custody of: ‘We all have our own lives going on’

Lana DeGaetano