parenting

17-year-old daughter refuses to play the role of big sister to dad's adopted 5-year-old son Mason, mom supports her decision to set boundaries against guilt-trip: "I don't want to fake enthusiasm I don't feel"

Ely Bulnes

Stepmother gets shut down by 17-year-old stepdaughter after forcing her to go to family therapy to get the teen to admit that she is an adequate replacement for her mother: 'She was never second best [...] because she was never in the running'

Brad Dickson

25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (July 10, 2025)

JR Atkinson

Florida theme park employee forced to push over-30 hygiene-avoidant roommate to leave after she turns their 6-girl apartment into a dirty dishes disaster zone: ‘. We couldn't bring people over anymore because of the situation’

Etai Eshet

Parents discuss why rich parents spend thousands of dollars annually on their children's sports teams: 'If you're wealthy then $20K is a small price to pay'

Emmy Pratt

23 Babysitting Memes to Distract You Until the Parents Get Home

Isabella Penn

36-year-old dad refuses to fix his broken-down car, instead uses girlfriend's car to take his kids to school, until she decides to put her foot down: ‘I’m starting to feel used’

Bar Mor Hazut

28-year-old brother refuses to loan money to older sister to help her pay rent, sister blames him for being ungrateful after she practically raised him: ‘You wouldn't be where you are if it wasn't for me’

Bar Mor Hazut

Stepdad drains his 19-year-old adopted son's college fund to give the money to his 16-year-old biokid instead, then he accuses the teen of 'breaking the family': 'No, dude, you did that all by yourself'

Jesse Kessenheimer

'They're just puppies, they don't know better': Father firmly pulls dog away from his 1-year-old baby when the puppy won't listen to its owner's commands, the neighbors make it all about themselves

Mariel Ruvinsky

Aunt agrees to babysit nephews for summer vacation, backtracks when sister-in-law insists on 3 hours of Bible study every day: 'I don't see myself doing all that'

Ally Perry

5-year-old refuses to eat until his foster parents buy him a $65 toy, fellow restaurant patron insists his foster parents should give into his demand: 'She argued I get paid to care for him and need to do whatever it takes to make sure he's happy'

Emmy Pratt

Legend Has It: How ‘Dad Lore’ romanticizes the pursuit of daring adventures for the sake of legendary storytelling

Jesse Kessenheimer

Dad bribes 18-year-old daughter's 21-year-old boyfriend with a car to break up with her, he agrees and ghosts her: "It's for your own good"

Ely Bulnes

Dad restricts 19-year-old daughter's laptop use because he doesn't believe she's spending 8-10 hours a day doing homework: 'I don't understand why every assignment needs a computer or laptop.'

Emmy Pratt

'I finally snapped': 20-year-old mom who practices "gentle parenting" with her 4-year-old lets the kid pull on her friend's cat's tail repeatedly without interfering, then plays the victim when her friend complains and asks her to leave her home

Mariel Ruvinsky