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'I paid for $1.00 worth of Ramen with a check at a grocery store. The check bounced.': Former broke people share the brokest things they did while living in poverty

Emmy Pratt

Aunt refuses to host future family events after her unruly 5-year-old nieces and nephews destroy an irreplaceable heirloom, entitled parents continue to push for ‘family-friendly’ gatherings: '[My] house isn't a daycare'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Mom plays favorites with her identical twin daughter's late sister, then the 24-year-old sets the lies straight after her mother paints her as the ‘evil twin’ in front of her future in-laws: ‘[Mom] pretends she was an angel who lit up our lives’

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘He always made fun of my dad for being quiet and 'off the grid’': 28-year-old outdoorswoman denies her family's demands to give her entitled stepbrother the sentimental mountain cabin inherited from her father, drama ensues

Jesse Kessenheimer

'I learned from the best, Dad': 18-year-old daughter brings a 38-year-old fake date to the family gathering to make a point about her dad's girlfriend being 25 years younger, revealing her family's hypocrisy in the process

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘[Mom] said I have no sense of familial obligation’: Condescending parents bail on their daughter after a breakup, she's forced to live in her car for months, then refuses to pay for a vacation to Florida for a family reunion; fallout ensues

Jesse Kessenheimer

Entitled aunt demands her 22-year-old nephew share his $500 graduation gift with his dropout cousin, then Mom backs up his decision to refuse: 'Then maybe your kid should graduate first'

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘It’s kinda my thing': 45-year-old eldest sister spends 10 years hosting every family event, then flips out when her sibling suggests a holiday at her house instead, childish feud ensues

Jesse Kessenheimer

Black sheep bride-to-be uninvites her family from her wedding after they all give lame, fake excuses to bail on their engagement party: 'It felt good to be free'

Jesse Kessenheimer

24-year-old mom reveals she secretly has a toddler after 3 years of hiding from her ‘reputation-obsessed' family, then they unsurprisingly make it all about themselves: ‘My sister [said] I 'ruined her wedding retroactively’'

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Dad bought him for me, not her kid': 17-year-old goes no-contact with her mom after she gives away a sentimental heirloom toy from her late father to her 3-year-old half-sister, stepdad threatens to kick her out

Jesse Kessenheimer

UPDATE: 'You will NEVER see a dime from me': Woman goes into 'Protective Mom Mode' when her ex-husband's new wife comes after her son for money to ‘pay back’ her student loans

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘My mom thought she'd get a grandkid out of it’: Pregnant stepsister comes back and steamrolls a 16-year-old girl's life, the teenager refuses to live with an evil tyrant and moves back in with Dad

Jesse Kessenheimer

Stepmother threatens to kick out her 19-year-old stepson when he refuses to blend families, he pulls an uno reverse and reminds her that he inherited their house from his late-biomom: 'I laughed at her audacity… It is my house'

Jesse Kessenheimer

'I didn't sign up to be their retirement plan': 19-year-old's parents demand she pays them 30% of her paycheck every month to reimburse them 'because they raised her', she refuses and gets deemed ungrateful

Jesse Kessenheimer

'I really don't know her or her kids': Father tries to force his 17-year-old son to accept his new step siblings after years of reminders that he is a parental burden, teen gives him a wedding ultimatum

Jesse Kessenheimer