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Father of 4-year-old admits to wanting to play with child for "ten minutes each day," sparking parenting debate: 'The truth is I just don't like being around kids for very long'

Remy Millisky

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17-year-old refuses to contribute $250 of his own savings to his younger brother's present despite parents' guilt trips and ultimatums: 'I used to love [my family] but we're basically strangers who live under the same roof'

Brad Dickson

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21 Camping Memes for Moms Who are Mama Bears

Elna McHilderson

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'She asked me if I would pick her daughter up every Friday and babysit until 8 p.m.': Mom shuts down ex-husband and his mistress after they demand free childcare for his affair partner’s kid

Isabella Penn

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Family demands English-speaking daughter to be their translator for younger brother's shoplifting court hearing, but she refuses as her final exam is scheduled for the same day, sparking major family drama: 'I'm done being their 24-7 translator'

Emma Saven

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Son discovers his parents are paying "struggling" brother's NYC rent, but soon learns his brother has secretly saved thousands of dollars from their funding, so he tells their father, sparking family drama: '[Dad's] thinking of reducing the amount'

Emma Saven

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Mom cancels Thanksgiving after surviving the past 3 years of her sister-in-law's spoiled toddler wreaking havoc on everyone: ‘She poured a drink over my husband's head!’

Elna McHilderson

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Coworker demands employee cancel scheduled Christmas vacation so that she can spend leave with her children, escalates to false accusations forcing HR to get involved: '[She] has a meeting with HR on Friday and she will more than likely be fired'

Brad Dickson

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Employee social fund gets tense when 23-year-old fresh graduate new hire asks for evidence of costs, coworkers single her out for being "stingy" and not contributing: 'I told him I’d be happy to once I got the breakdown I’d asked for'

Brad Dickson

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"Auntie" sets hard boundary with her best friend, a mother of a 3-year-old and 5-year old, when she begins dropping the kids with her unannounced and with no food or supplies: 'She says her budget is tight and she figured I already have food in the house'

Brad Dickson

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'I pay all the bills': 25-year-old breadwinner puts a ‘Do Not Disturb' sign the door of her home office after repeated intrusions from her distracting, freeloading family members

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Entitled 28-year-old brother gets miffed because his older sister only permits him to crash on her couch, claiming he deserves the privacy of her home office: 'There is no third room'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Fully remote 22-year-old's mother doesn't believe he's employed, so he gets an in-person job overseas to spite her: 'All of this because my last straw was forcing me to send out job applications'

Ben Weiss

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Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Brad Dickson

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Employee refuses to share bonus with entitled parents after they wasted money on luxury items they can't afford: 'They've mismanaged their finances, and now they want me to bail them out!'

Ben Weiss

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Father and stepmother-to-be demand that 15-year-old sign a "family contract" to "accept" and be a part of their new blended family: 'Dad is creating a new family, just not my new family'

Brad Dickson

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