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College graduate demands dad doesn't bring attention-seeking wife to her graduation dinner, after always having her milestones overshadowed by her, sparking family tension: 'Sent me message about how I’m erasing her from the family'

Emma Saven

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Dad and stepmother insist 17-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter cut ties with dad's ex-girlfriend, with whom they have a deep connection: 'Me and my sister never got close to [my stepmother] like we did [with dad's ex-girlfriend]'

Brad Dickson

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‘A tiny voice inside me said “not today"…': Non-confrontational dad swells with pride after standing up to a passive aggressive couple at a restaurant in front of his kids

Elna McHilderson

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'It was all built on lies': After secretly being suspended from school, a girl lied to her family about attending a study program in Edinburgh, used the money to travel instead, when family discovers the truth, her sister struggles to forgive her

Emma Saven

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29-year-old refuses to introduce estranged mother to her kid, sparking more family drama: ‘After 20 years of silence, she suddenly wants to play grandma?’

Ben Weiss

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Mom blames 17-year-old daughter for her divorce from teen's stepfather when the teen rejects her stepfather as a father, despite him being in her life since she was 10 years old: 'He told mom he couldn't live without being a parent'

Brad Dickson

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15+ Mildly infuriating museum visits: 'A history museum... is not your Instagram photo stage'

Remy Millisky

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'Everyone laughed except me and Leo': Woman walks out of family dinner after her father repeatedly insults her fiancé's job as an art teacher, causing tension between relatives who claim she's overreacting to "just jokes"

Emma Saven

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Family pressures relative who works in e-commerce company to misuse their work access to grant them favors, relative refuses to help: 'Following their demands would be a career-ending move'

Bar Mor Hazut

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17-year-old spends the entire summer babysitting her 26-year-old sister's two kids, only for the teen's sister to not pay her the $1500 she is owed: ‘I worked for that money’

Lana DeGaetano

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Controlling father kicks 19-year-old son out, 5 years later discovers son's success and demands he move back in with him to help pay rent due to financial issues, son refuses, causing family feud: 'She says I’m punishing him for the past'

Emma Saven

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'I don’t feel like paying rent right now': Newly-divorced woman cuts contact with "greedy" sister, after sister refuses to let her and her kids live in her RV rent-free, due to monthly travel plans and RV living expenses

Emma Saven

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Dad gives the family business to brother-in-law instead of his son, who has worked there for 17 years since he was 15 years old, son starts a new business, forcing dad to beg him to come back: 'The business is now 100% my brother-in-law’s'

Brad Dickson

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‘Prioritize your own peace’: Estranged dad tries to reconnect with eldest daughter from a pervious marriage, daughter ends connection after he throws a tantrum about a group chat

Elna McHilderson

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28-year-old tech employee vows to help pay for younger siblings' college, her father now pressures her to split the funds with new step-siblings she hasn't met: 'I don’t even know them!'

Ben Weiss

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‘This is definitely going in the wedding speech’: Normal first date turns unusual when girl's mom calls unable to find her little brother, date finds him at the mall, couple still together

Elna McHilderson

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