Parenting FAILS

16-year old pressured by parents to give them his savings to support his younger siblings: 'My parents are bad with money'

Brad Dickson

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Friend brings her 4-year-old to a child-free wedding and lets him run wild, accusing bride of being a hypocrite for bringing her own child: 'It ruined the whole first part of my wedding'

Brad Dickson

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8-year-old daughter wants snowglobe for Christmas, mom says no, dad gives it to her anyways and it breaks instantly: '[My] daughter dropped it'

Brad Dickson

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19-year-old son refuses to leave school in order to fund 21-year-old sister's college education, who blew through parents' $20K gift in 3 months: ‘I immediately refused’

Lana DeGaetano

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Dad lets 7-year-old daughter stay up late to teach her the importance of sleep, sparking disagreement with his wife: 'I thought the mission was a success but my wife questioned my parenting technique'

Brad Dickson

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'My mom walks away from me while still talking': 20 of the Most Annoying Parenting Habits

Ben Weiss

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"Selfish" dad takes 6-year-old daughter's favorite cereal, starting an argument between her parents in front of her: 'He's had at least 1/3 of the entire box over those two bowls'

Brad Dickson

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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’

Lana DeGaetano

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'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

Brad Dickson

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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]'

Brad Dickson

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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'

Brad Dickson

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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'

Brad Dickson

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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'

Brad Dickson

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30+ Amusing Parenting Tips for Folks Who Are at Their Wit’s End

Ben Weiss

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Step-mother won't drive 12 and 13-year-old step-daughters to dance class 50 minutes away, painting her as the villain, she wonders if she's wrong: 'Their mom's negativity changed how they treat me'

Brad Dickson

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42-year-old mother upset that 18-year-old daughter won't be her "emotional support" at family gatherings: '[She] said I’m being selfish'

Brad Dickson

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