teenagers

American godmother refuses to help Vietnamese godchild apply to American universities, but helps her younger sister with worse grades: '[She used] her husband's connection to ask for scholarship'

JR Atkinson

17-year-old daughter agrees to let mom use her bedroom as home office in exchange for money, leading jealous 15-year-old brother to accuse mom of favoritism: ‘You're out of luck, son’

Bar Mor Hazut

Mom bans 16-year-old daughter from spring break trip with her 17 and 18-year-old friends: 'She's convinced the internet will be on her side'

Remy Millisky

16-year-old mom stops her family from seeing her baby after her 30-year-old sister took her 4-month-old to the beach without applying sunscreen: 'My parents said I was too young to know what's best'

Emmy Pratt

18-year-olds' plans to move out of their parents' houses for the first time hit a snag when their third 17-year-old friend declares she's not moving in right away and not paying rent: 'It doesn't make sense to pay for somewhere I don't even live'

Brad Dickson

Parents demand single mom pay them $800 because her 8th-grade son accidentally broke their son's glasses: 'I find it very difficult to believe that a child requires $800 glasses'

Emmy Pratt

13-year-old ice cream parlor employee gets cheated out of paycheck by owners, cue petty revenge: 'I realized that they were gonna stiff all of us - again!'

Ben Weiss

18-year-old decides to live with her stepmother instead of her own father after they split: 'She’s apologized, made an effort, and treats me like a human being'

Brad Dickson

17-year-old high schooler is pressured by friends Amanda and Sam to cover a $500 restaurant bill during a weekend trip after Amanda orders half the menu and claims she “forgot her card,” but the responsible teen refuses to foot the bill: ‘My meal was $26’

Etai Eshet

‘I didn’t want to fund a dream built on TikTok’: Gen X dad threatens to stop paying for his 19-year-old daughter's college education after finding out she lied about her ‘Content Creation’ major, sparks debate online about modern parenting

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Don't say anything and keep the kitty': Neighbors leave their 6-week-old kittens outside meowing for help, teen sneaks out to rescue them and never hears back

Blake Seidel

17-year-old tells her 9-year-old foster sister that she ruined Mother's Day because she clung to her mom the whole day: 'Lola was overwhelmed, so she made my mom stay in her room with her.'

Emmy Pratt

Job candidate drives 35 minutes and gets ghosted by job interviewer, teen employee tells them to "go home": 'You gotta be kidding me'

Remy Millisky

Adult brothers make lame excuses to miss 17-year-old nephew's birthday party, attend 17-year-old sister's birthday later and shower her with gifts: 'A nephew may not be the same a sibling but it's still pretty high up'

JR Atkinson

'My parents charge me rent': Entitled parents try to increase 16-year-old's rent from $600/month to $800, teenager moves out without warning

Ben Weiss

UPDATE: Coworker rescinds her offer to make $150 worth of decorations for her friend's daughter's Sweet 16 after a snappy remark from the 16-year-old sours the gift: ‘I’m broke—$150 is definitely something I don’t need to spend'

Jesse Kessenheimer