parenting

'Don’t correct him, it disrupts his autonomy': Gentle-parenting mom lets her 5 and 3-year-old destroy her sister's house, until the aunt finally snaps after her nephew pours orange juice on her carpet

Jesse Kessenheimer

Sister refuses to attend family vacation after discovering her sisters expect her to cover ¼ of the cost, despite being the only sibling without kids: 'It is unfair to charge me the same as a family of 4'

Bar Mor Hazut

Parents take away their 18-year-old daughter's mattress at 7 AM because she's sleeping in until 10 AM: 'I usually stay up until 2AM'

Emmy Pratt

Stepmother insists on homeschooling her 12-year-old stepdaughter because of her medical issues, going against her and her mom's wishes: 'We already homeschool our 6-year-old.'

Emmy Pratt

Parent excludes son's wife from kayaking trip because she can't swim, she takes it personally despite valid safety concerns: 'If she learns how to swim, she can come next year'

Ely Bulnes

'Budgeting isn't 'being poor' it's just... responsible': Wealthy 41-year-old parent refuses to buy her stepdaughter a $2100 designer handbag, then the spoiled teenager accuses her of pretending to be poor

Jesse Kessenheimer

17-year-old takes grieving mom for birthday dinner, leaves restaurant when she berates the server: 'The waitress was crying'

Ally Perry

21-year-old woman clashes with her boyfriend’s overbearing mom, who constantly cleans, reorganizes, and treats their apartment like her own, she finally confronts her, causing relationship drama: 'I feel like the place I pay for doesn't belong to me'

Emma Saven

Son moves in with dad even after finding out he is not his biological father, mom demands he get to know his real dad, son refuses: 'He ran away'

Bar Mor Hazut

‘Food is love. And James and Erica have never loved [me]’: 17-year-old refuses to meal prep for his estranged older brother’s family despite pressure from parents who always played favorites

Jesse Kessenheimer

'I pay all the bills': 25-year-old breadwinner puts a ‘Do Not Disturb' sign the door of her home office after repeated intrusions from her distracting, freeloading family members

Jesse Kessenheimer

Entitled 28-year-old brother gets miffed because his older sister only permits him to crash on her couch, claiming he deserves the privacy of her home office: 'There is no third room'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Father splits the assets in his will equally among his 2 daughters and son, wife says it's not fair because of wealth inequality: ‘They're all my kids’

Lana DeGaetano

Mom pressures teen daughters to give up extracurriculars their dad pays for, since she can't afford the same for her stepkids, daughters refuse: ‘I stopped going to her house’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 22, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

Fully remote 22-year-old's mother doesn't believe he's employed, so he gets an in-person job overseas to spite her: 'All of this because my last straw was forcing me to send out job applications'

Ben Weiss