teenagers

20-year-old rejects his stepmother and her family after they treated him like an outsider since he was 5 years old, despite his dad's demands that he consider them family: 'I was left out and they were angry I was even there'

Brad Dickson

‘I’ll never let you adopt me’: 16-year-old stands firm against stepmom’s attempts to legally force a relationship with her, despite dad taking his wife’s side

Briana Viser

40-year-old stepdad screams at 16-year-old stepson at his birthday party for telling him he's not his dad: 'I shouldn't have to put up with this from such an ungrateful brat'

Emmy Pratt

14-year-old begs 20-year-old sister who has 3 kids under 3 to not have a 4th baby: 'She doesn't clean up after kids. She leaves diapers everywhere.'

Emmy Pratt

17-year-old gets forced out of the house by his parents for telling his 15-year-old sister that she is their favorite child: 'Sometimes they just let my sister choose what we should do for my birthday'

Brad Dickson

Toronto 16-year-old can't find a job, despite applying to every retail and fast food establishment that's hiring: 'If teenagers can’t even land a dishwashing job, what happens when the real wave of desperation hits?'

Emmy Pratt

Boyfriend forces girlfriend to move out of their house every 2-3 weeks when his teenage children visit because they don't know she exists: 'I have to make it look like I do not even live there.'

Emmy Pratt

26-year-old legal guardian steals school-issued laptop from her 15-year-old ward, refuses to give it back: 'She tried to call me and pressure me into giving her partner the password and ID'

Emmy Pratt

Teenage boy snaps a photo of 32-year-old woman at the gym, she gets him banned for 6 months despite his mother defending his behavior: 'I saw him laughing with his friends'

Ely Bulnes

Boy mom forces son's 17-year-old girlfriend of 2.5 years to do chores while she's at their house, sits between the couple on the couch while watching movies: 'I'm pretty sure she adores me!!'

Emmy Pratt

'He said it looks like a shrine. Cult like': 29-year-old dad forces his 16-year-old brother to remove all the posters from his room before his 6-year-old arrives

JR Atkinson

16-year-old forced to give up bedroom for 6-year-old nephew's visit but refuses to remove "scary" posters, internet helps him find a middle ground: 'I'm not ripping down a permanent poster for people I don't want in my room'

Ely Bulnes

16-year-old finds out she is barred from "big brother" uncle's child-free wedding, he and fiance stop attending family events to avoid backlash from decision: 'If they waited one more year, [I'd] be able to go'

Ely Bulnes

Parents force older siblings to pay for 20-year-old sister's flight to Disney, she refuses to go out of solidarity for siblings: 'My parents are extremely wealthy doctors who own their own business. None of us kids are financially comfortable.'

JR Atkinson

13-year-old steals mom’s phone to bypass parental controls and sneakily use Instagram and Snapchat, she considers taking his phone until high school: ‘He resents us for not allowing him to have social media’

Ely Bulnes

Update: 16-year-old discovers that her father has taken $300 cash from savings jar on top of the rising rent that he has been charging her, her boss agrees to help her: 'He said that since I’m his daughter, he’s entitled to the money I make'

Brad Dickson