23-year-old daughter refuses to babysit 5-year-old sister after she is blamed for an ankle injury her younger sister sustained at a trampoline park, mother ‘coaches’ younger daughter into blaming the eldest: ‘I said I’d never watch her again’

When you’re an older sister, watching your younger siblings for free comes with the territory. It might be annoying to keep an eye on the troublesome tiny tots, but you gotta do what you gotta do for family. That is, only if they treat you with the respect you deserve. You should never feel like …
Seguir leyendo 23-year-old daughter refuses to babysit 5-year-old sister after she is blamed for an ankle injury her younger sister sustained at a trampoline park, mother ‘coaches’ younger daughter into blaming the eldest: ‘I said I’d never watch her again’

Entitled sister-in-law tells woman she doesn’t ‘deserve’ the new home she and her husband purchased because he is the breadwinner, sparking a family rift: ‘[Husband] was livid’

When you get into a serious relationship, it’s more than likely that you will eventually live together. Whether that means renting a rent-stabilized unit in New York City for the rest of your lives or packing up to the suburbs and living a picture-esque life in a $500k home, that’s up to you. Something to …
Seguir leyendo Entitled sister-in-law tells woman she doesn’t ‘deserve’ the new home she and her husband purchased because he is the breadwinner, sparking a family rift: ‘[Husband] was livid’

16-year-old daughter moves in with grandmother after 13-year-old live-in cousin steals her stuff and eats her food, sparking an allergic reaction that gets her kicked out: ‘[I’m] trying to protect my peace and live my life’

Butting heads with a family member you’re living with is upsetting, especially if that family member is technically a guest in your home. It could feel like what was yours doesn’t belong to you anymore, and the worst is yet to come. They touch your things, eat your food, and make you seem like the …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old daughter moves in with grandmother after 13-year-old live-in cousin steals her stuff and eats her food, sparking an allergic reaction that gets her kicked out: ‘[I’m] trying to protect my peace and live my life’

‘My mom thinks I’m her retirement plan’: Entitled mother insists 20-year-old daughter should start handing over her paychecks because she ‘had to make sacrifice[s] too’

When a couple decides to have children, it’s important that they know what goes into being parents. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows; they’re likely going to have to cut corners, financially and socially, and understand that sacrifices are made for their child’s best interest. That’s what it means to be a parent. Of course, …
Seguir leyendo ‘My mom thinks I’m her retirement plan’: Entitled mother insists 20-year-old daughter should start handing over her paychecks because she ‘had to make sacrifice[s] too’

Parents let 3-year-old daughter upstage 1-year-old niece’s birthday, want her to blow out the candles instead: ‘My niece started screaming and wouldn’t let anyone sing happy birthday’

It’s hard to sit by and watch somebody else’s bad parenting. Everyone is entitled to their own parenting styles, but that doesn’t mean you have to like it. But it can be incredibly difficult to just be passive while someone else is wrecking their child’s future. It’s even harder when your own child is mixed …
Seguir leyendo Parents let 3-year-old daughter upstage 1-year-old niece’s birthday, want her to blow out the candles instead: ‘My niece started screaming and wouldn’t let anyone sing happy birthday’

‘I’m not paying $200 for people who weren’t invited’: Fiancé’s family brings along uninvited guests to a pre-wedding dinner, then expects the groom to fork up the cash to pay for their meals

Crashing a wedding is only cute in the movies. In reality, it costs the bride and groom a small fortune to accommodate any new arrivals, and for a budget-conscious couple, not just anyone is privy to take part in their expensive nuptials. Uninvited guests forget that their microwaved airplane food is costing the couple $100s …
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‘It’s not ‘just a house,’ it’s MY house’: Entitled 30-year-old groom steamrolls his brother’s boundaries, inviting 14 friends over to his home just to save $200 on a hotel on the wedding day

When it comes to weddings, family traditions are significant. However, when your family’s supposed «tradition» is centered around mutual disrespect and boundary crossing, you have a problem on your hands whenever a cousin or sibling announces their engagement. With each family nuptial, your tolerance threshold for familial punishment gets lowered, until, of course, the inevitable …
Seguir leyendo ‘It’s not ‘just a house,’ it’s MY house’: Entitled 30-year-old groom steamrolls his brother’s boundaries, inviting 14 friends over to his home just to save $200 on a hotel on the wedding day

‘Like she owned the rights to every baby name in the family’: Entitled aunt insists new parents rename their baby and give him a more ‘biblical’ name, parents adamantly refuse

As children, some of you might have kept a list of baby names either in your noggin, on a piece of paper, or in your iPad’s Notes app. You probably used these names when you played «house» with Sally and Jimmy from next door. Having your mind set on names early on in your life …
Seguir leyendo ‘Like she owned the rights to every baby name in the family’: Entitled aunt insists new parents rename their baby and give him a more ‘biblical’ name, parents adamantly refuse

25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (June 5, 2025)

Summer vacation is breathing down our necks and we’re as excited as we are scared. We’re excited about trips to the beach and happy kids who we don’t have to help with homework. We’re scared of thighs sticking to chairs and the kids asking us to entertain them all day. We’re excited for the last …
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‘She stole a relationship with my dad from me’: 28-year-old son stops financially supporting mother after it is revealed that she never told his father that she was pregnant, and instead told her son that he left

If you grew up with a single parent, there’s probably a part of you that wonders what your childhood might have been like if you had both parents in the picture. Would you have been better off? Or would that have made your life so much worse? I’m sure the answer varies from person to …
Seguir leyendo ‘She stole a relationship with my dad from me’: 28-year-old son stops financially supporting mother after it is revealed that she never told his father that she was pregnant, and instead told her son that he left