parenting

16-year-old informs his teachers that he is not required to do any of the schoolwork they assign him: 'You can still give me the work if you choose, but it won't get done.'

Emmy Pratt

Mom insists 15-year-old daughter be the bigger person after an argument with her 40-year-old stepdad: 'Ma'am, I am literally 15.'

Emmy Pratt

Mom stands up to her MIL, limiting babysitting privileges after she self-righteously derails the grandson's binky-weaning progress: ‘She didn't respect [my] rules'

Jesse Kessenheimer

40-year-old refuses to give in to her 3-year-old cousin's temper tantrums while babysitting her, mom scolds her for not giving her daughter exactly what she wants: 'How dare you try to discipline my child?'

Emmy Pratt

Dance teacher refuses to let the only boy in class quit lessons after he claims he's too busy to keep going, his dad stands up to teacher on his behalf: ‘We're leaving’

Bar Mor Hazut

18-year-old plans birthday trip with parents and siblings, stepdad complains of being excluded: 'We’ve built a real family over the years'

Ally Perry

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (January 31, 2026)

Elna McHilderson

Wholesome dad goes to pet store for dog food and comes home with a tiny gingy kitten: 'She follows me more than any dog I've ever had'

Briana Viser

21 Hissterical Memes of Cat Furmilies Bringing All the Feline Antics

Sarah Brown

Mom stands up to her daughter's preschool teacher when they start distributing her kid's backup clothes to the other students: 'I'm not OK with sharing'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Mom forbids 18-year-old from spending $30 of the $400 he earned from winning a competition: 'My mom said that since she paid for my travel expenses, it's not my money.'

Emmy Pratt

17-year-old refuses to delay college, so her dad can pay for her 11-year-old cousin's private schooling: 'My dad has said it will be a struggle to fund both of us simultaneously.'

Emmy Pratt

Parents want 20-year-old daughter to move in with 24-year-old brother because they don't trust her to live independently, don't understand why brother refuses: 'I live with my fiancée and while we do have a spare bedroom, my fiancée is 4 months pregnant'

JR Atkinson

17-year-old brother refuses to drive his sister's friend to school after she rejected his advances: 'Continuing to be around Melissa was making it harder for him to move on.'

Emmy Pratt

'She told me I was "erasing" her son's identity': New mom demands that everyone call newborn by his elaborate full name, considers limiting contact with 30-year-old brother for using nickname

Ely Bulnes

Daughter swears not to take care of parents in their old age after they refuse to forgive her for leaving med school to follow her passion: 'I told them flat out that won't be happening'

Ely Bulnes