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Cousin feud ignites after one destroys the other's book collection, parents demand reimbursement for the books but mom says ‘she’s just a kid,' Internet disagrees: ‘A 13 year old? Wow.’

Elna McHilderson

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23-year-old brother loses job to 28-year-old sister with more experience, family falls apart: 'My brother basically threw a fit'

Ben Weiss

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Retail worker forced to deal with entitled mom and her 4 screaming children: '[She] let them loose to play tag/Marco Polo in the aisles'

Ben Weiss

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36-year-old woman's helicopter mother breaks into her house to compulsively clean her kitchen: 'Coming into my house to nitpick everything is just unacceptable'

Ben Weiss

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'I just wanted to enjoy dinner without feeling like a disappointment:' Woman's family treats her like the problem child, woman tells them she won't come to family dinners anymore

Baiz Hoen

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Step-father steals money from 13-year-old's piggy bank, kid gets even by "borrowing" $200: 'I hid it in my sock drawer'

Ben Weiss

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17-year-old boy tells stepmother that she "was never important" after refusing to spend Mother's Day with her last year: 'I never even saw her as family'

Brad Dickson

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25-year-old storms out of sister's wedding after being called "Miss Buzzkill" in the bride's speech: 'I felt humiliated in front of 200 guests'

Ben Weiss

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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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Step-father trying to connect with step-daughter overhears her calling him ‘pathetic,’ so he resells the car he bought her: ‘I told her how much her words hurt, she rolled her eyes’

Elna McHilderson

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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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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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'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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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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Mom defends 13-year-old daughter in strongly worded email to terrible teacher: 'I'm sorry, but that is not a lesson I feel comfortable teaching my daughter'

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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