Grandparents make excellent free babysitters, but for this 28-year-old, who thought she could always count on Mom and Dad for some much-needed childcare, a bridge was burned. Parents, as expected, are naturally protective of their kids, but you’d think that ever-present grandparent figures would cherish their 8-year-old granddaughter with equal fervor. But this family dynamic …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old goes no contact with her parents after they cut off her 8-year-old daughter’s eyelashes while babysitting, chaos ensues when the stepmom calls the child a liar: ‘Marie woke up with pink eye’
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25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (August 7, 2025)
One time for a school play where I was playing an ER nurse, the school took us to an actual hospital and let us have interviews with real doctors and nurses. The ER doctor told us, «Nothing in your life prepares you for the exhaustion of working a 12-hour shift at the ER and having …
Seguir leyendo 25+ of the Funniest Parenting Tweets of the Week (August 7, 2025)
Entitled mom abroad insists she visit her daughter when she’s unavailable, then tries to guilt-trip her by threatening not to visit at all: ‘She reacted negatively, exactly how I knew she would’
When you’re apart from family, you’re either filled with intense relief or a passive sense of longing. Some individuals come to realize that their familial relationships prosper and thrive when there’s a certain amount of distance between them and their loved ones, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If someone is mature enough to do …
Seguir leyendo Entitled mom abroad insists she visit her daughter when she’s unavailable, then tries to guilt-trip her by threatening not to visit at all: ‘She reacted negatively, exactly how I knew she would’
‘My brothers told my dad it was like they weren’t there’: 16-year-old girl refuses to give her stepmom the ‘girl mom’ experience after she witnesses her stepmom emotionally neglecting her half-brothers
A child who is experiencing their parents parting ways in divorce deserves some grace, especially if they’re at a young, impressionable age. Everything they thought they knew about love, family dynamics, and normalcy has been flipped on its head. They no longer see Mom and Dad as a unit, but rather two beings independent of …
Seguir leyendo ‘My brothers told my dad it was like they weren’t there’: 16-year-old girl refuses to give her stepmom the ‘girl mom’ experience after she witnesses her stepmom emotionally neglecting her half-brothers
UPDATE: Childhood friend’s family tries to sabotage a man’s marriage to help their daughter win him back, so he cuts ties with them and saves his marriage, putting his wife first: ‘I was ready to fight’
This woman’s husband must have been quite the catch because he had his childhood friend’s entire family chasing after him like he was «The one that got away.» What this entitled family didn’t realize was that he loved his wife far more than he loved his childhood memories, so chaos ensued when they tried to …
Seguir leyendo UPDATE: Childhood friend’s family tries to sabotage a man’s marriage to help their daughter win him back, so he cuts ties with them and saves his marriage, putting his wife first: ‘I was ready to fight’
20-year-old college student refuses to allow estranged stepsister to move into her shared off-campus apartment, her father tries to hold his financial contributions over her head: ‘He said I was being selfish and ungrateful’
Moving away for college is an experience that everyone should have. A young, scared student becomes a full-grown adult, self-actualized and bright-eyed, ready for the world with their heart on their sleeve. They no longer rely on Dad to pick them up from the football game or expect Mom to pack them lunch before school. …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old college student refuses to allow estranged stepsister to move into her shared off-campus apartment, her father tries to hold his financial contributions over her head: ‘He said I was being selfish and ungrateful’
‘You’re an adult, figure it out’: Estranged 24-year-old refuses to financially support his parents after they kicked him out of the house as a teen, matching their energy with cold spite
While we’re all technically «adults» at 18 years old, many teenagers are still children at heart. Even after a lifetime of being treated like a person way beyond his years, this 18-year-old still felt like a kid, but his parents didn’t seem to think so and, quite frankly, were tired of supporting him financially. Alas, …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re an adult, figure it out’: Estranged 24-year-old refuses to financially support his parents after they kicked him out of the house as a teen, matching their energy with cold spite
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 …
Seguir leyendo 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’
‘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 …
Seguir leyendo ‘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
‘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 …
Seguir leyendo ‘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