parenting

22-year-old daughter refuses to go on family trip, after her family tells her she can bring her girlfriend, and then suddenly uninvites her days before leaving, claiming they wanted it to be “only family”

Emma Saven

16-year-old twin refuses to spend time with sister after she takes brother's ex's side about their breakup, parents get involved: 'She's still mad at me for not chasing after a girl who broke up with me'

Briana Viser

Mom leaves 9-year-old daughter's friend at school despite promising her dad she'd take her home, dad refuses to drive the daughter anywhere ever again: ‘She had to walk home while it was pouring rain’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (October 11, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

Wife safeguards her home from a freeloading 26-year-old brother-in-law, then her husband insists otherwise, so she leaves him in charge of babysitting the guests: 'He's responsible for cleaning, meals, entertainment, etc.'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Businessman refuses to give up window seat for entitled couple and their screaming baby for a 14 hour international flight: '[I] paid $125ish for a window seat!'

Ben Weiss

9 and 11-year-old homeschoolers stay up until 4 AM running and screaming, mom only cares because they're keeping her up: 'I wouldn't care if they didn't keep me up too.'

Emmy Pratt

'I told her if she’s not ready by 7:30, I’ll just leave': 34-year-old aunt becomes chronically late to work after offering to drive her niece to school because her tardy sister doesn't respect her time

Jesse Kessenheimer

27-year-old fathers 4 children by 4 mothers, his parents praise him for being responsible: 'I take care of my kids. None of their moms have to struggle.'

Emmy Pratt

Divorced woman refuses to let her 2 ex-stepchildren stay at her house when her biological daughter does, her ex-husband insists despite the children's rejection of her as a mother figure years ago: ‘[The children] told me I was cruel’

Lana DeGaetano

'These kids are being used as a cute front to fund luxuries that parents should be paying for': 5 and 6 year-old kids run lemonade stand every day into the school year, sparking neighbor's concern and suspicion

JR Atkinson

Dad stops paying child support for his 6-year-old daughter when his ex-wife starts using the money for dating, sparking debate in the comments about parental responsibility: ‘Be a man, support your kid’

Jesse Kessenheimer

'This is supposed to be fun, not a debt collection service': Family birthday tradition gets ruined when the group chat takes "mandatory" $25 donations too seriously

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘Pulling the “family” card, like what family?!’: Biomom abandons her 4-year-old son, then 17 years later asks him to donate money to help pay for her new family's medical treatment

Jesse Kessenheimer

Brother’s unwanted comments towards sister leave him without a babysitter, she refuses to provide free childcare after being labeled irresponsible

Ely Bulnes

Pregnant 28-year-old daughter tells father she and her partner are moving out of his home after shouldering the cost of all household expenses for months, he tries to guilt her into staying: ‘He didn’t talk to me for days’

Lana DeGaetano