parenting

25-year-old med student pet-sits an absurd amount of family pets while they go on vacation without her, and refuse to pay when they're back: 'I just know [my dad] would've paid the favorite sister without a second thought'

Ayala Sorotsky

‘Why should I have to pay?’: Mom refuses to give her ex $1000 so he can take their 15-year-old daughter on vacation with his new family, then she goes no contact

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘I wake up sometimes after she crawls in’: 15-year-old removes the ladder from her bunkbed after her 5-year-old niece continually climbs up to her bunk in the middle of the night, her 24-year-old sister refuses to acknowledge the safety hazard

Lana DeGaetano

‘She'll always be my daughter and needs help’: Caring father allows his pregnant 18-year-old daughter to move into his home after her mom kicks her out, then refuses to compromise with his newly-moved-in long-term girlfriend when she objects

Lana DeGaetano

Entitled grandma cuts 5-year-old granddaughter’s long, beautiful hair while babysitting, 33-year-old mom refuses to let her babysit ever again, sparking family tension

Briana Viser

Neighbor threatens to call cops after homeowner refuses to pay for 8-year-old kid's bike after his sprinkler got it wet: 'Maybe don't leave your stuff on other people's property'

Isabella Penn

38-year-old husband demands a divorce from his 34-year-old wife, changes his mind when he loses his job: 'Now he's going around saying I am a gold digger, leaving as soon as he loses his job'

Emmy Pratt

40-year-old snaps at "ungrateful" 16-year-old stepson on his birthday, gets dragged online: 'You’ve known this kid for 18 months and you’re already married to his mother'

Ben Weiss

20-year-old rejects his stepmother and her family after they treated him like an outsider since he was 5 years old, despite his dad's demands that he consider them family: 'I was left out and they were angry I was even there'

Brad Dickson

30-year-old woman gets “grounded” by her stepdad while visiting her parents for the weekend, but she refuses his authority and cuts her family visit short instead: ‘He told me to ’watch my attitude''

Jesse Kessenheimer

'That's tacky': Parents request guests at their 8-year-old daughter's birthday party give cash instead of presents

Emmy Pratt

‘He was humiliated in front of other kids just so they could “make an example of him”’: Step-parent considers confronting school administration after they wrongfully ‘punish’ their 13-year-old stepson for asking a question

Lana DeGaetano

20 Parenting Posts That Perfectly Capture the Transition Between Summer Chaos and the Back to School Routines

Ely Bulnes

'He has not contributed a single cent': Eldest sister asks her freeloading brother to pay $200 in rent after his “temporary” stay at her family's house exceeds 3 months, he refuses and threatens to go live in his car

Jesse Kessenheimer

Mom treats 10-year-old son's birthdays like an afterthought compared to teenage daughters' elaborate parties, dad secretly plans a surprise party for him to counter her blatant favoritism: ‘I want him to feel as precious as his sisters’

Ely Bulnes

‘I’ll never let you adopt me’: 16-year-old stands firm against stepmom’s attempts to legally force a relationship with her, despite dad taking his wife’s side

Briana Viser