Man secretly DNA tests brother’s child and accidentally exposes a family secret: ‘I bought a DNA test kit and swabbed Leo while I was babysitting’

DNA testing is an incredibly useful technology. It gives us the power to be more informed about our medical history, our genetic makeup, and where we come from. It’s something that we didn’t have access to 100 years ago, but we do now. So like any new(ish) technology, we’re still figuring out how to use …
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‘They tore open $40 worth of raw hamburger meat’: UPDATE: Mom’s untrained dogs are uninvited from the family lake house trip, but when she brings them anyway, chaos ensues

Why can’t parents just respect their children’s requests for once?  It seems like this mom was determined to ruin the family vacation because she couldn’t stand that her two untrained dogs were being left out. Despite having a dog-sitter lined up, this entitled mom brought her two pups along anyway—against her daughter’s adamant requests—and chaos …
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‘I won’t even be civil with him’: 16-year-old son refuses to acknowledge dad’s affair partner, tells him he doesn’t care about his new stepchildren

Kids should have more rights than we think they should. They get to have autonomy, especially when it comes to dealing with their parents. Sure, they have to abide by their parents’ rules while they live in their house and are provided for, but that doesn’t mean that they have no say in how their …
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‘Who is this?’: 20+ Hysterical Dad Responses To Their Children Calling To Say ‘I Love You’

What is it about our dads that make them so predictable? Is it their love for routine: bacon for breakfast, golf for lunch? Is it the fact that they’ve used the same dad jokes since we were in the womb: ‘You hear about that restaurant on the moon, great food. no atmosphere….’ Just no! Whatever, …
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18-year-old only child cuts off parents because they prioritized their disorderly foster kids over their own son: ‘My extended family told me it was disgusting to turn my back on my parents’

You know when you go on an airplane, and the safety instructions tell you to put your oxygen mask on first before helping others? That is not only important advice for flying, but also for life in general. You can’t properly help somebody out if you can’t breathe and function on your own! There’s a …
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Aunt and uncle call out 21-year-old niece for ‘flaunting her wealth’ in front of her 20-year-old cousin, call her a ‘brat’: ‘We came back to finding Danica crying in her hotel room’

It’s always awkward to talk about money. You never know who has how much, how they got it, and how they feel about it. This is especially true when it comes to family. And if you’re young, it’s even weirder. How much do your parents control your spending? Should they control it at all?  Living …
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Divorced dad shuts down ex-wife Marin’s demands to buy school supplies for her other kids after custody clash and cheating: ‘I told her I don’t care if they can’t afford their other kids’

Some people treat divorce like a subscription service where they assume continued access to their ex-partner’s wallet long after canceling the relationship contract, apparently operating under the delusion that adding more children to their household automatically expands their ex’s financial obligations to include the entire blended family roster. This particular brand of post-divorce entrepreneurship follows …
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Younger Generations are Using ‘Dad-core’ to Prioritize Goofiness and Gentleness Over Antiquated Militant Fathering Styles

He kicks off his workboots by the front door, tugs at the slightly-too-snug hem of his favorite t-shirt, then hijacks the remote before falling asleep on his favorite chair. He’ll never truly wrap his head around your tattoos and doesn’t really understand what you do at your «Internet job,» but he’s immeasurably proud of you …
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Mom exposes deadbeat ex when mother-in-law accuses her of misusing child support for 8-year-old son: ‘My ex didn’t make a single payment’

A couple going through a breakup when they have kids together is always more complicated than when it happens without. It means that they have individuals other than themselves to think about, although that appears to be the last thing on the minds of some parents in this situation. From custody agreements to child support, …
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Parents hide Yale and West Point athletic scholarships from their 17-year-old son, don’t tell him about them until he’s 24: ‘You aren’t that smart anyway’

I will never understand parents who intentionally clip their children’s wings for their own selfish reasons. They will sabotage career opportunities and relationships that can benefit their kids in the long run merely because it makes them temporarily upset or uncomfortable. I’m sure there are thousands of moms in the world who cry for months …
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