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‘I am not the backup child’: Parents demand 16-year-old son follow their strict life plan for him after his ‘golden child’ 18-year-old brother drops out of college, son refuses their ‘help’

Bar Mor Hazut

Entitled parents lash out at kids' 34-year-old aunt for not bringing them birthday presents despite never acknowledging her children's birthdays: "You don't punish kids for adult problems"

Ely Bulnes

Mom bans dad from reading bedtime stories to their kids after he renames fictional villains after her family members: 'My husband has never been on good terms with my family.'

Emmy Pratt

"You're just the most reliable": Second grade teacher takes advantage of 35-year-old mom's generosity by expecting her to pick up other parents' slack when they drop the ball on volunteering, turn nasty when she finally says no

Ely Bulnes

Dad misses 14-year-old daughter's ballet performance in favor of 1-year-old son's daycare drop off, mom demands he sort out his priorities: ‘He didn't show up at all’

Bar Mor Hazut

"I would never let a child go hungry in my house": 28-year-old brother caters to sister's picky eater children, she accuses him of undermining her parenting for refusing to let kids go without food

Ely Bulnes

‘She told me I had two choices: Give her a share, or get out’: 22-year-old daughter is kicked out after she hides cash savings from father and his wife

Lana DeGaetano

New parents secretly change their 4-month-old's name after the husband's sister-in-law steals their original name choice and gives it to her 7-month-old: ‘First, middle, and last name’

Lana DeGaetano

25-year-old son refuses to take in half-siblings so they would not be sent to foster care, despite family's claims he is the only one who should step up: ‘It made them angry with me’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘[I] showed up with food, not a shovel’: House guest gets a bait-and-switch, getting invited to a family BBQ just to be coerced into yard work; he refuses

Jesse Kessenheimer

25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (June 26, 2025)

JR Atkinson

'She’ll come when I say she will!': 38-weeks pregnant woman stands up to her overbearing mother-in-law who insists she 'hold the baby in' until she's ready to present herself as a grandma

Jesse Kessenheimer

Entitled mom demands that 22-year-old friend let her spoiled 6-year-old "try" her medical inhaler, friendship sours when she refuses to share her medication for fun: "I need this for breathing"

Ely Bulnes

17-year-old boy doesn't allow stepmother to legally adopt him, refuses to compromise his familial boundaries to spare her feelings: ‘After I turned down the adoption she tried to force the motherly stuff’

Lana DeGaetano

Parents demand 21-year-old daughter take 18-year-old sister along on her solo trip to Europe, daughter refuses, leaves alone without giving the family details: ‘I have worked hard for this'

Bar Mor Hazut

Parents throw tantrum when dog owner refuses to let their bratty kids ride his golden retriever: 'No asking, no eye contact, just an unspoken expectation that their children were entitled to use my living, breathing pet as a ride'

Emmy Pratt