parenting

Stepmother attempts to hijack stepdaughters' in memoriam dance for their late mother during their brother's wedding, bride kicks her out of the reception: ‘I told her she was never his mother’

Lana DeGaetano

Parents track 24-year-old daughter's location behind her back using her phone, she finds out and removes their access, they retaliate in response: ‘They want to control me’

Bar Mor Hazut

New mom brings 2-month-old son to brother's 'adults-only' party, ruins the evening with fussing baby: 'It made people uncomfortable'

Ely Bulnes

Brother cheats siblings out of their fair share of parents' $300,000+ condo: 'Just give it to me!'

Ben Weiss

34-year-old single dad hurt and grounds 16-year-old daughter after overhearing her confession that she "manipulates" him: 'She told her friends about how easy it is [...] so that she can get anything that she wants from me'

Brad Dickson

‘This is NOT normal’: 24-year-old married woman removes parental tracking from her phone after parents judge her comings and goings, they unjustifiably retaliate

Lana DeGaetano

Neglectful dad demands 16-year-old son spend more time with step-siblings, son moves out to live with grandparents instead: ‘If you wanted me to be their brother, you should have been a better dad’

Bar Mor Hazut

30-year-old daughter fakes pet emergency to get out of helping move 80-year-old grandma into a retirement community since she hates her grandma: 'Don't lie to your parents'

JR Atkinson

'It was a joke, lighten up': Mom cancels daughter's sweet 16 party after daughter claims she is not her ‘real mom’ in front of dad and his new wife

Bar Mor Hazut

Parents don't congratulate 15-year-old daughter on making the national debate team finals, praises her older brother for doing his PE assignment instead: 'He did a compulsory assignment and he gets all the praise in the world'

Emmy Pratt

‘I'm just tired of everything falling on me’: Mother of 6, 4, and 1-year-old children ‘blows up’ on husband after he fails to get their child to overnight camp on time

Lana DeGaetano

Farmer parents hilariously find out years later that their 16-year-old secretly rode her horse to school when she was grounded from driving: ‘All we could do is shake our head’

Elna McHilderson

8-months-pregnant woman snaps after finding out her husband spent $4300 of their baby fund on a last-minute, secret trip to visit his ailing mother: 'I woke up and he was just gone'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Dad forces 21-year-old son to take a DNA test to confirm suspicions during divorce proceedings, son cuts him off when results prove that he's the father: "I was nothing but a burden his entire life"

Ely Bulnes

27-year-old daughter takes in retired mom, allowing her to live in her room, only for entitled mom to criticise her about how ‘messy’ she is: ‘I feel small and unappreciated’

Bar Mor Hazut

The Most Entertaining Parenting Texts of the Week (April 8, 2025)

Emmy Pratt