sibling rivalry

Business owner refuses to give sister $15k raise after she helped them more than double their profits, claims $80k is enough: 'I gave her a $3.5k Christmas bonus'

JR Atkinson

Doctor aunt tells 16-year-old niece not to become a pediatrician, her sister reprimands her for 'discouraging' her daughter's practical career path: 'Just telling the truth'

JR Atkinson

38-year-old and pregnant girlfriend want to move into brother's 4-bedroom home for 6 months, tells the whole family he's moving in before brother agrees: 'I gave up my childhood for you. And you can’t even give us a few months of help?'

JR Atkinson

14-year-old yells at his 15-year-old brother for throwing away all the food in the house that has sugar in it because he's going on a diet: 'I need orange juice in the morning for my iron supplements.'

Emmy Pratt

38-year-old wants 24-year-old sister to skip her own birthday to celebrate her 5-year-old twins despite her already having plans: 'They live about 1.5 hrs in a rural part of the state'

JR Atkinson

Adult daughter refuses to bring $100 minimum plate for family Thanksgiving to match the cost of $300 turkey, decides not to attend instead to make a point: 'The way it was presented and the fact that it wasn't agreed to beforehand makes me upset'

Brad Dickson

Aunt takes 11-year-old niece on vacation after her parents take her 4 brothers on vacation to Mexico, leaving her behind: 'We spent a day in Disney World, went to 2 Broadway shows, spent most of our time [...] on the beach'

Brad Dickson

17-year-old refuses to cook meals for his estranged 28-year-old brother and his 3 kids after he ignored him his entire life: 'He ignores my birthdays, he ignores me at Christmas, he never invites me to parties.'

Emmy Pratt

Father and stepmother-to-be demand that 15-year-old sign a "family contract" to "accept" and be a part of their new blended family: 'Dad is creating a new family, just not my new family'

Brad Dickson

Woman changes locks while boyfriend is out of town after he secretly gives his sister a key to her house: 'I came home to find her in my kitchen cooking dinner'

Isabella Penn

16-year-old stops his chore of cooking for family 2 nights a week after his sister keeps destroying meals and parents except him to start over every time: 'She'll try over and over again until she can win'

Isabella Penn

19-year-old confesses to his mother that he resents the fact that she remarried when he was a child: 'I resented her for remarrying when she made life worse by marrying a guy with more kids and all that debt'

Brad Dickson

16-year-old avoids home because she shares a room with her 14-year-old sister, who constantly steals from her and fights her: 'I got double grounded then for saying I can't stand her.'

Emmy Pratt

28-year-old daughter refuses to get Christmas gift for brother-in-law of 9 years, says it's not her responsibility: 'All of his interests are childish and I don't want to waste my money on them'

JR Atkinson

Wife's late father leaves inheritance to her brother and mother only, husband pressures her to kick them both out of their home: 'My wife received nothing'

Ely Bulnes

Brother demands that younger sister use $30,000 inheritance for his wedding, her refusal to share ignites dispute within family: "It's just money, but a wedding is once in a lifetime."

Ely Bulnes