parenting

'It just felt fake': Stepmom corners her 20-year-old stepdaughter into publicly declaring a ‘family pledge’ during her and Dad's vow renewal ceremony, ends up getting humiliated by her refusal

Jesse Kessenheimer

Mid-30s couple head towards divorce after Mother’s Day dinner turns out to be instant cup noodle ramen despite wife’s clear expectations for the holiday: "How does a grown human act like this?"

Ely Bulnes

Mom demands 16-year-old take care of his 2 half-siblings and 5 step-siblings and share a room with 3 of them, gets angry when he decides to move in with his dad instead: 'She told me now I was being extra selfish'

Emmy Pratt

3-year-old tries to blow out older sister's candles on her 10th birthday, parents squabble over relighting just to pacify him: “I won’t allow my son to be one of those spoiled kids”

Briana Viser

25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (May 15, 2025)

JR Atkinson

18-year-old daughter tells stepmom to back off trying to be her real “mom,” resulting in tears and her father reprimanding her: “He said I was cruel and should fix it”

Briana Viser

'Not now! Stand up': Woman gives her her man-child boyfriend of 2 years an ultimatum after he rudely steals his sister's spotlight at her wedding to publicly propose

Jesse Kessenheimer

Dad demands ex-wife raise his 4-year-old son as if he were her own, convinces son to call her ‘mom’, she refuses to go along: ‘I don't want him at my home’

Bar Mor Hazut

'Elizabeth's a brat': 21-year-old refuses to babysit entitled 13-year-old stepsister for a week while his dad goes on his honeymoon, sparking family drama

Ben Weiss

24-year-old daughter plans for parents to stay in her shared apartment for over a month, 23-year-old roommate puts her foot down and speaks to property managers: "She clearly does not respect our space"

Ely Bulnes

Server given surprise table of 24 parents and kids shows why Mother's Day is the worst day for service industry workers: ‘[I] had to put up with some diabolical buffoonery!'

Elna McHilderson

17-year-old tells her 9-year-old foster sister that she ruined Mother's Day: 'She completely ruined Mother’s Day for us by clinging to my mom'

Brad Dickson

Childless dog mom chastises 64-year-old mother-in-law for sending Mother's Day gift baskets to other moms and not her: 'She clarified I have two grandkids by her already'

Ally Perry

Neighbor upset her kids weren't invited to 25-year-old mother's 7-year-old daughter's birthday party, begins posting passive-aggressive messages on community social media page: 'She's posting this heinous stuff about how teen moms are unfit parents'

Brad Dickson

60-year-old grandma plans vacation for herself while 12 and 10-year-old grandchildren are in school, daughter chews her out for not being available to babysit: 'She should not be assumptive'

JR Atkinson

‘You have to cancel your wedding and pay for mine’: Baby sister calls dibs on a summer wedding but never plans anything, then retaliates when her sister ‘steals her idea' of a summer nuptial

Jesse Kessenheimer