parenting

Gas company raises prices before winter storm, instructs parent of baby to "turn heat down" in -21° weather: 'If you have money, you can stay warm. If you don't, guess you'll freeze'

Remy Millisky

Comments

Coworker demands company accommodate her schedule for parenting, but chooses late hours to avoid her child and complains about missing time with them: '[She's] an absolute nightmare of a person'

Etai Eshet

Comments

CEO reprimands employee after his 5-year-old appeared in the background during a work call, employee resigns after pressure: 'I don't feel I can work here anymore'

Ben Weiss

Comments

Deli worker schools entitled shopper when the mom mocks her as a “stay in school” lesson for her kids, and she reveals an impressive stack of degrees in response: ‘Don't use me for a life lesson then get mad when I prove you wrong’

Etai Eshet

Comments

Neighbor demands closer parking spot because she has 3 kids under 5 years old, resident refuses and reports ongoing disputes: 'You don't NEED close spot like do'

Isabella Penn

Comments

Entitled high schooler hands his teacher an invoice demanding a higher grade as payment for his emotional labor in a project he didn’t submit: ‘I know teens can be dramatic, but this one still makes my eye twitch’

Etai Eshet

Comments

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

Comments

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

Comments

21 Camping Memes for Moms Who are Mama Bears

Elna McHilderson

Comments

'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

Comments

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

Comments

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

Comments

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

Comments

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

Comments

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

Comments

"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

Comments