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Grown daughter blocks her mom on a tracking app after surprise visits and nonstop monitoring that crosses from caring into control: ‘She drove 90 minutes and surprised me because she saw my dot at home’

Etai Eshet

Woman excluded from stepdaughter’s Thanksgiving at her big new house, decides to host her own holiday dinner for her kids instead of attending the main family gathering: ‘It was very obvious she didn't really like that I was there’

Etai Eshet

Dad cut off his son’s college funds over a major change, now expects his financially stable son to bail him out of debt, but he refuses: ‘I said no. I explained [he] neglected me at a time when I needed him most’

Etai Eshet

Wife constantly criticizes her husband and daughter, but refuses to accept any feedback herself, leading to an ultimatum of counseling or divorce: ‘I just want to have a balanced, respectful relationship’

Etai Eshet

Single mom wants her sister to adopt her baby, but refuses any legal paperwork for proper adoption, so she can drop in or take the child back whenever she feels like it: ‘She got upset, said I’m treating her like a stranger’

Etai Eshet

‘I completely lost it on her. That chaos was my system’: Austin artist kicks out her sister, Vanessa, after she reorganizes her studio without asking, messing up her creative system and wrecking her workflow

Etai Eshet

11-year-old Lily tattles on her 13-year-old brother, Mark, nonstop, with mom always on her side, so dad takes his side and refuses to punish him just for wanting privacy: ‘He’s 13, and he deserves to have some space’

Etai Eshet

Late woman’s neighbor inherits her house and money after years of friendship, while her absent granddaughters storm in demanding a share they never tried to earn: ‘I plan to honor her wish and to donate the money to charity’

Etai Eshet

'World’s most polite theft ring': Woman thinks her packages are going missing, only to discover her neighbors have created a wholesome tradition of “take something, leave something” exchange system, after the constant mix-up of packages

Emma Saven

Wife pushes husband to retire as planned and cut off financially dependent adult kids who refuse to grow up, compromising parents’ retirement plans: ‘I want to be able to travel and enjoy life with my husband before we’re too old to do so’

Etai Eshet

‘I told her I pay half the bills and if she can’t respect me, she shouldn’t expect help’: 29-year-old refuses to let sister in-law Emily move in after being called a gold digger and looked down on for years

Etai Eshet

‘It was legally and intentionally left to only me’: Step-siblings Liam and Sophie push stepbrother to split the inheritance from his late biological mother against her will

Etai Eshet

‘I told her to leave immediately and said she was no longer welcome to stay with me’: 29-year-old refuses to let her sister move back in after discovering she secretly recorded a private therapy session

Etai Eshet

‘I’m sick of being lied to and ignored but used when they need something’: 37-year-old mom cuts off her 21-year-old son and sister after being left out of a secret birthday party and used as a fallback for favors

Etai Eshet

Man nearing retirement refuses to use his savings to fund in-laws' expensive lifestyle, unwilling to support them after years of their irresponsible spending: ‘I worked my whole life to save this money, I don’t feel like enabling this fantasy lifestyle’

Etai Eshet

In-laws ruin family Disneyland trip by excluding couple who gifted them the passes, forcing them to drive separately and cover their own expenses: ‘They basically planned our gift trip without including us’

Etai Eshet