family drama

16-year-old tells grandparents that he has "no family" after being let down by his parents and extended family: 'My parents used to fight [about who] had to take me'

Brad Dickson

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Stepmom reacts to 17-year-old's spa day rejection: '[I'm] refusing to recreate a girly family day with her'

Remy Millisky

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Step-grandma insists on pink-themed surprise party for 5-year-old despite her instance she hates the color, mom takes her home: 'We’re not coming. We’re taking the kids to McDonalds'

Brad Dickson

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Stepbrother demands teenage stepsister refuel car that he uses constantly, she refuses: 'I never drove the car again'

Remy Millisky

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Woman is excitedly engaged until her fiance's mother becomes over-involved in the wedding planning process, ends marriage over it: '[She] even suggested I wear her wedding dress'

Baiz Hoen

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Helicopter parents pressure 35-year-old son to stay home and turn down a better job offer: '[It pays] $23k more than my last job'

Ben Weiss

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Woman's sister reveals to her about her infidelity, woman then tells brother-in-law about the affair: 'I couldn’t just sit back and watch Tom live a lie'

Baiz Hoen

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'She gave me two options and one option is never happening': Man's new wife wants to adopt his daughter so ex-wife can no longer be in the picture, man says he'd rather divorce her than force his daughter into adoption

Baiz Hoen

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'I hate seeing [my step-brother] and knowing he gets the dad I lost': Boy gets neglected by father, decides not to attend his father and step-brother's birthday, father and step-mother blow up at him

Baiz Hoen

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82-year-old grandmother invites new boyfriend to dinner, family disapproves causing daughter to go no contact: '[He] wants to be called grandpa'

Ben Weiss

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15-year-old tells her parents that she doesn't regard her 6-year-old foster sister as a sibling, despite foster sister's wishes: 'Her birthday wish was that I loved her back'

Brad Dickson

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Woman's mother starts teaching her daughter about her weird religion, woman threatens to cut ties with mother over it: 'I just don’t want her indoctrinating my kid!'

Baiz Hoen

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Woman’s brother abandons kids at a young age, woman defends them when they don’t want to reconnect with him and new wife: ‘[They] had no business putting their mistakes on the girls.’

Baiz Hoen

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Woman and sister inherited grandfather’s house, sister wants to take it without paying woman her share: ‘It felt like she was guilt-tripping me into just giving up my share for nothing.’

Baiz Hoen

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16-year-old accused of "making a scene" at stepsister's birthday party after standing up for himself to her aunt: 'Things spiraled out of control pretty quickly'

Brad Dickson

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'I’ve resorted to using ChatGPT to be sure I reply with empathy without having to engage myself too much emotionally:' Woman receives difficult texts from mother about grandmother's health, starts using ChatGPT to respond

Baiz Hoen

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