parenting

18-year-old drops hyphenated last name belonging to his stepfather, his mother tells him she's deeply ashamed of his decision: ‘It was forced on me’

Lana DeGaetano

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (November 29, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

'My dad said it would be "just for two weeks". That was 4 months ago': Parents and older brother move their extra stuff into 29-year-old daughter's small house, call her 'selfish' for wanting it gone

JR Atkinson

‘I am not rich. I'm a tour guide’: Group skips paying their friend back for an organized trip he planned, then accuse him of public shaming when he posts receipts in their group chat

Etai Eshet

Mom opens up a credit card in 20-year-old daughter's name 'as a birthday gift,' gets defensive when daughter calls her out: 'You didn't ruin a surprise gift, you outed that she's stolen your credit'

JR Atkinson

Mom demands ex-husband takes 4-year-old son with different partner on vacation with long-distance girlfriend and kids, gets upset when they don't want to take him: 'The kids don't want to babysit on all our trips'

Ally Perry

Dad allows his 7-year-old daughter to stay up all night after she constantly resisted her 10 PM bedtime, cries from exhaustion during her after-school activities: 'My wife questioned my parenting technique.'

Emmy Pratt

Future stepmom demands dad put a stop to his daughter's picky eating habits by following her parenting rules, considers leaving him when he refuses: ‘This is how I become the evil stepmother’

Bar Mor Hazut

25-year-old daughter provides for her family while working full-time from home, gets criticized by mom for putting a “Do Not Disturb” sign at her door: ‘She just barges in to talk’

Bar Mor Hazut

Teenager lashes out after parent accidentally wakes him up an hour early after daylight saving time change: ‘He got upset and told me that I'm just making up excuses’

Etai Eshet

27-year-old vilified when she cancels a romantic vacation with her boyfriend to Japan because his mother decided to tag along: 'This is OUR trip, she invited herself without permission'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Stepmother pesters 15-year-old stepson to 'go out more,' father wants her to mind her business regarding his son's life: 'But she won't drop the topic, because she thinks it's not "healthy" for him'

JR Atkinson

Cousin babysits 11-year-old from vegan family, feels conflicted when he chooses to eat meat pizza: 'He's told me not to tell his parents'

Ally Perry

Mom pressures 16-year-old son to see his 16-year-old stepsister as his sibling because she's paranoid they'll start dating if they don't feel like siblings: 'They treat us like siblings and want us to feel like siblings, but we don't.'

Emmy Pratt

German parents force 18-year-old to use $4K of his birthday money on his drivers license, let his twin sister keep all $4,500 of her birthday money: 'They’ve always told me that they‘d pay for my driver's license for me.'

Emmy Pratt

Brother becomes legal guardian of his little sister and raises her as his own, his wife demands he kick sister out when she turns 18: ‘She's a burden on us’

Bar Mor Hazut