parenting

Parents refuse to let college-aged kid take 2-week vacation with his own money since they're paying his tuition: 'Imagine being so miserly and controlling you deny your child one little vacation that he's saved to pay for'

JR Atkinson

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‘I… promised I'd protect it’: Dad refuses to tell his new wife how much money is in his son's savings, which was left to him by his late mother, but his wife won't back down

Lana DeGaetano

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‘They are old enough to realize what's wrong’: Stepmom tells 13 and 16-year-old stepdaughters to stop calling her ‘Mom’ after she realizes they only consider her a parent when their biological mother isn't around

Lana DeGaetano

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17-year-old chooses college believing family will pay for it, breaks down when mom reveals she has to share college fund with her 16-year-old brother: 'Dad said it's all for me'

Ally Perry

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20-year-old daughter pays $600 for rent at her mom's house and looks after her untrained dogs for free, but when her mother increases rent to $1,300 for a single bedroom, she contemplates moving into her own place: 'I've helped my mom with loads of money'

Emma Saven

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Entitled woman mistakes a blazer-wearing passenger for airport staff and starts making demands for an upgrade: ‘This woman in a tracksuit storms up to me dragging 2 suitcases looking like it was the end of her world’

Etai Eshet

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30-year-old woman refuses to babysit sister's daughter while she is working abroad, claiming the father should be taking care of the child, sister protests: ‘You have no consideration’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Unemployed 20-year-old son refuses to pay parents back after he uses their emergency credit card while they are on vacation, they kick him out in response: 'He left without a word'

Bar Mor Hazut

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20-year-old son goes no contact with parents after being told he needs to pay $500 per month rent, they question their decision when he accuses them of kicking him out

Briana Viser

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32-year-old man berates his parents for having him when they were 44 and never giving him a sibling: 'He’s a spoiled brat who doesn’t work and lives with his girlfriend'

Emmy Pratt

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (October 18, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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Mom of high school and preschool student considers leaving 17-year-old behind when doing school pick up: 'I have to leave my house 4 times a day'

Ally Perry

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Aunt demands family-owned apartment back from her niece after 4 years of poor tenancy, but her parents refuse to kick her niece out: ‘I'm honestly just done’

Lana DeGaetano

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Wife calls out husband for making their 8, 10, and 14-year-old kids earn $10/hr learning industrial engineering: 'They've been spoiled brats up till now'

JR Atkinson

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'She wants [me] to pay thousands so she can use [my] kids as props': Mom refuses to pay $6000 to attend to her sister-in-law's wedding abroad when she finds out her 4 young kids aren't invited to the reception

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘My mom said I was ungrateful’: Parents expect their 24-year-old to pay their bills after he moves out, but he refuses so he can finally become independent

Jesse Kessenheimer

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