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HOA Karen reports her neighbor for doing yoga on their terrace, claiming they're ruining the family community with workouts that are ‘inappropriate for children to see’: ‘I practice at 6 AM, wear completely normal clothes, and make zero noise’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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19-year-old student asked to give up her room for 27-year-old sister's 5-year-old and 3-year-old: 'I don’t see why I should be the one to sacrifice my room when this situation isn’t my fault'

Brad Dickson

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'I'm not an ATM, and I'm not a fool': Entitled parents fail to convince son to pay for their favorite child's new home

Ben Weiss

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Mom refuses to attend family events after being told her 4-year-old 6-year-old children can't attend : 'My 6-year-old adores his extended family, and if he finds out he’s being excluded, it would break his heart'

Brad Dickson

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Mom won't let 17-year-old son quit volunteering at the local library where she works so that he can interview for jobs: 'She said i was selfish'

Brad Dickson

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Aunt refuses to buy 13-year-old nephew a birthday present because he didn't acknowledge her birthday: 'He didn’t tell me happy birthday or acknowledge me in any sweet way'

Brad Dickson

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24-year-old musician forbids parents from bringing his 10-year-old and 7-year-old siblings over to his place because they break his belongings: 'My parents are hurt saying that my brother and sister should be more important than money/possessions'

Brad Dickson

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18-year-old stepdaughter schools stepmother after she tries to declare that she's her "real" mother now: 'Technically I’m your mom now. I’ve done more mothering in the last 8 years than she did in 10'

Brad Dickson

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Parents force 17-year-old girl to watch 4, 7, and 8 year old siblings despite the fact that she works 3 jobs: 'I finally put my foot down and told my parents off how their kids are not my kids and I should not be expected to parent them'

Brad Dickson

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17-year-old forced by mother and stepfather to spend his inheritance on his step-siblings: 'The money is a lot. Like I could [easily] be debt-free going to college […] My mom knew about the money but can not access it.'

Brad Dickson

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16-year-old stepdaughter lays claim to stepmother's heirloom bracelet, says she already considers it to be hers after being told she couldn't have it: '[She] later told my husband I was treating her like she wasn’t family, and now he’s on her side too'

Brad Dickson

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15-year-old commanded by stepmother and father to sign a "family contract" declaring devotion to their new blended family: 'They want us to not only accept the wedding but to accept each other as family and commit to being close'

Brad Dickson

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Mom demands 21-year-old daughter covers her rent debt to keep her from getting kicked out, daughter refuses to help: ‘It's not my responsibility’

Bar Mor Hazut

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21-year-old woman helps her mother by shaming 11-year-old kid sister into cleaning her room, saddened to find their relationship changed: 'My sister now hates me, but if it makes Mum’s life easier, I can live with that'

Brad Dickson

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8-year-old son refuses to accept dad's new fiancée and attempts to sabotage their relationship, leading fiancée to consider canceling the wedding: 'Is it worth it to marry him?’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘I'm not taking some kid into my home without the parents knowing’: Man calls the cops on an unsupervised 2-year-old wandering around the neighborhood, gets scolded by a neighbor because he didn't assume guardianship of the toddler

Jesse Kessenheimer

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