FAIL Blog
Advertisement

Parenting Fail

family drama entitled parents drama job work finance reddit story family feud parenting finances entitled people karma financial workplace entitled family paycheck reddit thread parent Reddit money Parenting Fail parents entitled people Parenting FAILS - 37804037

Daughter refuses to share hefty work bonus with financially incompetent parents, teaching them a lesson on financial literacy: ‘Now they want me to bail them out’

Her money, their problem
View List
family dynamics teens family drama aita AITAH kids teenagers siblings moms reddit story family feud parenting etiquette uncle family reddit thread parent raising kids Parenting Fail parents children - 37772549

16-year-old abandoned on birthday weekend to study for school while parents take 13-year-old brother on vacation: 'It wasn't right of her parents to exclude her'

Focusing on your kids' schooling and future is important, but it's easy to lose sight of the little things and moments along the way that are also important. Failing to nurture their unique skills and interests may cost them the chance to do something that they feel is fulfilling and rewarding and what they deem to be the success of their own lives. Also, pushing them too hard to be successful may be counterproductive and drive them into burnout, which takes years to recover from. Plus, we've s…
View List
Advertisement
 siblings stepmother stepchild blended family family dynamics aita AITAH Babies teens infant kids teenagers moms parenting pregnant reddit thread parent raising kids Parenting Fail parents children

Stepmother admonishes 16-year-old for taking her necklace away from 1-year-old sister, leading to public meltdown: 'She started lecturing me'

Learning boundaries is important, even if it means being disappointed—not everything is always going to go your way. Sure, when you're one year old, something you were interested in suddenly disappearing might be the worst thing that's ever happened to you, but it's important to learn that lesson now because once you're older, learning that same lesson gets a lot more inappropriate and embarrassing. There's a big difference between a 12-year-old throwing a public tantrum because they didn't get…
View List
entitled entitled people entitled parents karen karens family family drama Family feud wedding Weddings wedding drama brother siblings childcare aita kids moms parenting dad reddit thread parent Reddit raising kids Parenting Fail parents children

Mother appoints her brother to be her 3 under 10-year-old children's unpaid personal chef: '[She] expect[s] me to make something every day for the kids'

Meals are undoubtedly one of the most important daily chores, along with sleep. Being properly fed is one of the things that everything else in a successful and happy life stems from. But providing healthy meals for your family isn't cheap… Have you seen the price of groceries these days? And the time it takes to cook and clean for an entire family can't be understated. So, undoubtedly, the combination of those two things, the time and the price of the actual food, would be supremely valuable.…
View List
14-year-old daughter asks her mom to tell her the truth about how she looks, 39-year-old Karen mother does not mince her words: 'I told her she was average-looking'

14-year-old daughter asks her mom to tell her the truth about how she looks, 39-year-old Karen mother does not mince her words: 'I told her she was average-looking'

Sure, honesty may seem like the best policy, but this Karen of a mother took things way too far. At first, when reading about her seemingly genuine concern over her teenage daughter's body insecurity, one might think that this is an attentive, caring, and decent parent. However, when her daughter asked her to honestly tell her the truth about how she looks, this Karen thought it would be a good idea to tell her that she is, in fact, only average-looking. Her supposed point was to inform her dau…
View List
Advertisement
Family feud siblings sibling rivalry sister sisters teenagers childcare teens aita kids moms parenting dad reddit thread parent Reddit raising kids Parenting Fail parents children Parenting FAILS

'She has a temper [...] I hate her': 16-year-old girl refuses to tutor her terrible 15-year old sister despite parents' threats of punishment

We're often taught that you have an obligation to love your family and that “blood is thicker than water” and all of that
View List
'I loooove you': 38-year-old embarrasses mom in public after years of enduring the reverse

'I loooove you': 38-year-old embarrasses mom in public after years of enduring the reverse

Everyone's been embarrassed by their parents at some point growing up. More often than not, we accept these embarrassing moments as a part of the adolescent experience. Rarely do we see children grow up harboring a desire to recreate said embarrassing moments but with the roles reversed. Here, we have a playful and wholesome moment when a now 38-year-old Redditor decided to get even with her mother by telling her how much she loves her in a public setting, something her mother used to do when t…
View List
teens aita kids teenagers moms parenting dad pregnant reddit thread parent Reddit raising kids Parenting Fail parents children Parenting FAILS

Mom and stepdad force teen daughter to drive younger siblings around on her own dime, refusing to compensate her for gas or pay her for her time: 'I'm just working on the weekend for money to drive my younger sibling[s]'

Doing favors for people generally would be met with some sort of reciprocation or thanks, and you would generally expect to be compensated for any of your own resources you might spend helping them. Say, something like paying someone for gas when they've given you a ride or picked you up from the airport. It's not an equal transaction because you're not compensating them for their time or for the service they've provided you, but you're at least saving them from bearing the most direct financia…
View List
Advertisement
family family drama Family feud wedding drama brother siblings sibling rivalry childcare teens aita kids teenagers moms parenting dad reddit thread parent Reddit raising kids Parenting Fail parents children Parenting FAILS stepparent stepmother

16-year-old stepdaughter causes a stink about going to Disney with the family, stepmother leaves her behind: 'If someone else likes something, she finds ways to criticize it'

Let's face it: a lot of us were miserable about stuff when we were kids and teenagers that we would later go on to regret. Even if you have the most positive home environment, it's a confusing and difficult time in your development. Even still, I know there were times when I caused a stink about something only to go on to have the best day, leaving me with lifelong regret for making it difficult for my parents in the first place. But, when you're a teen , there's a high likelihood that you're g…
View List
childcare teens aita kids teenagers moms parenting dad reddit thread parent Reddit raising kids Parenting Fail parents children Parenting FAILS reddit story etiquette

Parents object to 16-year-old getting a job after they repeatedly refuse to pay for the care of his 3 younger siblings, aged 12, 10, and 7 years old: 'I reminded them that they get what they pay for'

Doing chores and contributing to the household is just a part of being a member of the household, especially as you get older. The harsh reality is that when you're a teenager, soon the gloves are going to come off, and you're going to be faced with the harsh reality that surviving day to day as an adult requires 10x as much effort just to maintain functional normality as you anticipate when you're a kid at home. Plus, your parents are doing these things daily just to keep the family (what ofte…
View List
'I think my boss is tracking me': Nanny calls the cops on entitled Mommy Boss after discovering boss is tracking her every move

'I think my boss is tracking me': Nanny calls the cops on entitled Mommy Boss after discovering boss is tracking her every move

There is a slight difference between micromanaging and spying on your employee's every move. It doesn't matter what the job is, even if it's being the caretaker of your children. There has to be a boundary, especially outside of work hours. Here, we have an entitled Mommy Boss, who was already tracking her kids by placing devices on their backpacks. At least she was upfront about that with her nanny. However, after a few strange instances, the nanny started to suspect that her employer was not…
View List
Advertisement
childcare Babies teens aita kids teenagers moms parenting reddit thread parent Reddit raising kids Parenting Fail parents children Parenting FAILS - 37492485

Aunt demands 13-year-old niece's $500 backpack, one of 50 that she owns, starting rift in the family: '[She] thinks I'm being selfish'

There's a whole lot going on in this post that's really difficult to un- pack (hah, get it) and that I really just can't quite wrap my head around. So, let's start here: Why on earth does a 13-year-old need FIFTY backpacks? With a single bag alone costing $500. And why in the heck does a 13-year-old have their own influencer account?.. And where in the heck are they storing all of these backpacks? At the risk of sounding very “old man yelling at clouds here,”… what in the heck is going on with…
View List
childcare family drama aita kids sibling rivalry siblings moms reddit story family feud parenting etiquette family reddit thread parent Reddit raising kids Parenting Fail parents children - 37466373

Mother takes a stand declaring that she won't be attending any events that her 4-year-old and 6-year-old children can't attend: 'I said I wouldn’t attend if my kids weren’t invited'

Everyone likes to think that they're the exception to a rule, usually because they're so certain that they're so much better and smarter than everybody. The reality of the situation couldn't be further from the truth, and the truth is this: If you think you're the exception, the rule exists for you. This couldn't be truer than when it comes to parents who think that their kids should be an exception to “child-free” events, either bringing them anyway without saying anything or making some drama…
View List
Entitled parents of 7-year-old try to cut the line at Disney World, cast member schools them: 'Feel free to get in the regular line if you want to ride together'

Entitled parents of 7-year-old try to cut the line at Disney World, cast member schools them: 'Feel free to get in the regular line if you want to ride together'

Theme parks can bring out the absolute worst in families. You're likely to see anything from screaming children to obnoxious teenagers to entitled parents. In this story, you get a little bit of it all. Here, we've got a theme park attendee who was waiting in a single-rider line and saw a family of folks right in front of them, who clearly wanted to ride together but had no desire to wait in the regular line as the wait time was over an hour. Of course, when it was finally their turn, the paren…
View List
Advertisement
ok boomer millennials senior senior discount restaurant gen x baby boomers boomers senior citizen entitled Reddit Parenting Fail parents entitled people service industry - 37437701

Entitled boomer thinks senior discounts are a ‘thank you’ for his generation’s greatness, son puts him in his place: 'Do you have ANY idea what we've done for this country in our lifetimes?'

As you get older and watch your parents morph into full-blown Boomers, you start to realize just how wild their logic can get. Take this guy’s dad, for example, who believes that senior citizen discounts aren’t just a business tactic—they’re an honor bestowed upon Boomers for everything they’ve done for this country.
View List
aita reddit story etiquette reddit thread parenting Parenting Fail parents community center entitled parents gym - 37425925

23-year-old woman scolded by entitled mother for not "teaching" young child to swim who was left alone in deep end of swimming pool: 'She told me that it wasn't nice that I wasn't helping her'

It takes a village to raise a child, though some people have taken this too literally apparently and have taken it to mean that they need not raise their child themselves. Or at least that's how it seems with the number of feral children that are allowed to run rampant in public spaces while their parents either sit idly by… or are nowhere to be seen at all. Some parents expect bystanders to raise their children for them, demanding a “teachable moment” from the stranger who dares call into ques…
View List
Advertisement

Hot Today

Advertisement