parenting

Mom accuses her 11-year-old son's 5th grade teacher of being unprofessional for writing him a letter congratulating him on improving his class participation: 'She wrote something like, I am really proud of how brave you have been lately.'

Emmy Pratt

Recent college graduate gets job while living with parents, protests when they demand most of his income: 'I'm cutting everything I can'

Ally Perry

17-year-old begs dad not to date until she goes to college after years of him cycling through girlfriends: 'I just want him and I to spend time together.'

Emmy Pratt

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (December 27, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

‘Main character’ older sister spends entire life belittling her younger sister, so the youngest decides to clap back: ‘Something in me just snapped’

Lana DeGaetano

Mom forbids 6 and 8-year-old daughters from celebrating Christmas because her father passed away on Christmas in 2022: 'Why is she so keen to ruin the best time of our lives?'

Emmy Pratt

17-year-old refuses to contribute $250 of his own savings to his younger brother's present despite parents' guilt trips and ultimatums: 'I used to love [my family] but we're basically strangers who live under the same roof'

Brad Dickson

Entitled sister criticizes couple's parenting style, so they tell her she's no longer welcome to live under their roof: ‘[She said] that I'm too soft’

Lana DeGaetano

Dad defends his parenting tactics, clashing with his brother-in-law when he mocks the rules he set for his kids on family vacation: 'Go ahead and assume I never want parenting advice from you'

Jesse Kessenheimer

17-year-old refuses to accept the car her parents gifted her because they expected her to drive her 12 and 14-year-old siblings around: 'They told me I'm being ungrateful.'

Emmy Pratt

18-year-old daughter finds out mom spent $30,000 fund that was legally hers, she refuses to attend Christmas with mom in response: ‘She has a wide history of impulse spending’

Bar Mor Hazut

16-year-old son finds out the reason for his parents' divorce, leading him to move in with his dad full-time, mom accuses him of ruining the family: ‘You should have minded your own business ’

Bar Mor Hazut

Aunt takes in 20-year-old niece after her parents raise her rent fees, leaving parents furious at aunt after discovering she also demands rent: ‘I'm teaching her financial literacy’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (December 20, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

Grandma refuses to babysit her 4 and 6-year-old grandchildren on Christmas, so her son and daughter-in-law can go to a football game: 'They want me to watch the kids from noon until they come to dinner.'

Emmy Pratt

17-year-old's absentee father strictly forbids them from attending a concert, but the teen laughs and denies his authority: 'Now he wants to suddenly parent me during his twice-yearly visits?'

Jesse Kessenheimer