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Kid tells father's friends about his 18th birthday: 'He... told me to act like we're a happy family in front of his old friends'

Remy Millisky

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‘Ho-ho-ho, people!’: Guy spends $5,000 to settle credit card debt for strangers instead of buying Christmas gifts for his estranged, self-centered family, turning family drama into holiday cheer

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Company holiday party flushes out family drama when step-kids catch their MIL in a lie when she uses a ‘family emergency’ to bail on future NYE plans: ‘I don’t think [we've] ever laughed so hard'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Mom insists that her 24-year-old daughter give her access to her savings account, claiming it's for family emergencies, daughter refuses to comply: 'I’ve worked hard for this money’

Bar Mor Hazut

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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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‘Fine. You asked for it, you got it!': Mother cancels childcare in order to prep for Christmas after in-laws throw a tantrum, leaves the rest of the 2 AM gift wrapping up to them

Elna McHilderson

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'My AirPod... got in my mouth and I chewed on it in my sleep': 20+ Sleepy people who are not getting a good night's rest

Remy Millisky

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'My brother yelled 'Gotcha!'': Christmas gets canceled when siblings play a diabolical prank on their sister after she celebrates buying her first home, she ends up going no contact because they crossed the line

Jesse Kessenheimer

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19-year-old daughter and 56-year-old mother clash and can't make-up after mother mixes daughter's makeup : 'She has a history of using my makeup without asking me and 99% of the time she uses products incorrectly and damages them'

Brad Dickson

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6-year-old's absent father comes back into the picture and invites her and mother to Christmas dinner, chaos ensues: 'I am making sure he never has contact with my child'

Ben Weiss

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Dad gets mad at adult daughter for turning guest room into nursery for their newborn, preventing him from being able to stay with them during visits: 'He said it was selfish [...] to keep an office [...] over a [guest] room'

Brad Dickson

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'She stole from your daughter': Aunt unilaterally decides her 11-year-old niece is 'too old for dolls,' so she takes her toy collection for her own kids

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Mom refuses 10-year-old son's Christmas gift request for $300 video game cosmetic item: 'I am not a fan of buying things in video games'

Brad Dickson

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Mother cuts off contact with her children after moving in with new husband, 23-year-old daughter is left alone with young siblings: 'She picked a man over her children'

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘[Parents] save upwards of $18,000 a year in benefits’: Childfree employees mass quit after realizing they are unfairly compensated compared to employees with children, revealing the supervisor's ‘secret benefits club’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Bride nervous about excluding single 9-year-old cousin from otherwise children-allowed wedding turns to internet forum for advice: 'I absolutely can't have him at my wedding'

Brad Dickson

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