parenting

Mom berates aunt for letting her 28-year-old niece spend the weekend with because she was extremely stressed and depressed in college: 'She didn’t want to tell her mom she was at our house and asked us not to either'

Emmy Pratt

'I told my dad what happened, and he was livid': Dad stands up for daughter after teacher kicks her out of class for having cramps, student never returns and proudly gets an F

Isabella Penn

"You are raising your children in a different world than the one you grew up in": 30+ Reality checks for new parents strapping into the lifelong roller coaster of parenthood

Ely Bulnes

Woman has different upbringing than much younger sister, tells sister when she's old enough that she had no choice but to move out, mom gets mad: 'I don’t resent her for it, but it does make it hard for her to understand my perspective sometimes'

Baiz Hoen

Mom pressures her 15-year-old daughter to change last name from her late father's last name to her stepfather's last name, can't understand why she refuses: '[My mom] doesn't think I should be hurting because of it'

Emmy Pratt

New mom kicks mother-in-law out of house for refusing to call grandson by his real name, embroiders a blanket with the name “David” instead of "Elijah": "It's not even a nickname"

Ely Bulnes

Entitled new mom's relentless snide comments over sister's "dirty dog" get her kicked out of her home, family reprimands sister for not being more accommodating: "Don't bite the hand that feeds"

Ely Bulnes

Impulsive mother sells house and quits job to travel, comes crawling back to 29-year-old son for financial help but he refuses: ‘She ignored everyone’s warnings’

Lana DeGaetano

'You better hope your fingers are broken or else I'm not helping you pay for anything': Mom is casually cruel college-aged daughter when she breaks 3 fingers, urges her to ignore it

JR Atkinson

Single dad cuts contact with 16-year-old son after kicking him out, only to reach out 8 years later and beg to move in with him, son turns him away: ‘After all I did for you?’

Bar Mor Hazut

25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (February 20, 2025)

JR Atkinson

UPDATE: Ex-stepmom demands that her stepdaughter pay her rent, using her 15-year-old half-brother as collateral to live above her means, 32-year-old sets aside savings to help rescue her sibling: 'I love him, I'm always there for him'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Mom demands 15-year-old daughter change her last name to stepdad's, daughter insists on keeping late father's name, leading to a family dispute: ‘Don't tell me what to do’

Bar Mor Hazut

Ungrateful mom criticises friend for leaving toys out after babysitting for free on date night: "She should be nothing but thankful"

Ely Bulnes

32-year-old woman's elderly parents demand she cover their rent and hospital bills, woman refuses because of their actions years earlier: ‘They left me when I needed help’

Lana DeGaetano

34-year-old refuses to divvy up his lottery winnings with his money-grubbing extended family after getting guilt-tripped over setting aside savings for his kid's college fund: ‘My aunt said I was forgetting my roots’

Jesse Kessenheimer