parenting

Adult daughter withholds spare key to first home from her mother after growing up in a household with zero privacy: 'She'd go through my room constantly, read my journals, and treated my privacy like an inconvenience'

Ely Bulnes

Stepdad pushes 17-year-old stepson to accept him as his dad because he has been his father figure for 9 years and his late father was for merely 7 years: 'He said he deserves to be recognized instead of the ghost.'

Emmy Pratt

Entitled mom abroad insists she visit her daughter when she's unavailable, then tries to guilt-trip her by threatening not to visit at all: ‘She reacted negatively, exactly how I knew she would’

Lana DeGaetano

25-year-old freeloader tells 52-year-old mom who pays her bills that she won't take care of her when she gets old: 'You shouldn't expect me to do that. I didn't ask to be born'

Emmy Pratt

‘My brothers told my dad it was like they weren't there’: 16-year-old girl refuses to give her stepmom the ‘girl mom’ experience after she witnesses her stepmom emotionally neglecting her half-brothers

Lana DeGaetano

24-year-old woman gets entitled 48-year-old MIL kicked out after she "accidentally" dumps hot coffee in her luggage: 'My wife and I both knew she was lying'

Remy Millisky

Concerned mother discovers rebellious teen-daughter steals from their home and pawns belongings for thousands of dollars, she confides in sister and begs her to keep secret from rest of family: 'Our immediate family deserves a headsup'

Emma Saven

50-year-old mom moves in with 32-year-old son because she only has $200 a month after paying bills and debt: 'How do I do this without feeling guilty?'

Emmy Pratt

Mother-in-law insists that family wear the exact same matching outfits every day on vacation so she can capture the perfect "spontaneous" family photo, daughter-in-law- refuses to participate: 'We decided we would spend our vacation somewhere else'

Ely Bulnes

Indecisive fiancée demands partner move out of their shared home after an argument, she changes her mind months later, only to be told he is happier without her: 'Now she is begging me to move to the house'

Emma Saven

UPDATE: Childhood friend's family tries to sabotage a man's marriage to help their daughter win him back, so he cuts ties with them and saves his marriage, putting his wife first: 'I was ready to fight'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Abisko aurora borealis tour guide battles app-obsessed guests demanding refunds over low prediction percentages, drags them outside anyway, witnesses their shock when northern lights show up: ‘They were quite surprised to say the least’

Etai Eshet

Family-in-law criticize working mom for taking 3-year-old to daycare once a week, she tells them to get jobs: 'Some days I don't get to work all day and have to work into the night'

Ally Perry

20-year-old college student refuses to allow estranged stepsister to move into her shared off-campus apartment, her father tries to hold his financial contributions over her head: ‘He said I was being selfish and ungrateful’

Lana DeGaetano

'Let's just put on some Peppa Pig!': Rebellious moms confess which "parenting rules" they ended up breaking once they finally got a real taste of motherhood

Ely Bulnes

'You're an adult, figure it out': Estranged 24-year-old refuses to financially support his parents after they kicked him out of the house as a teen, matching their energy with cold spite

Jesse Kessenheimer