raising kids

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

Brad Dickson

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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'

Brad Dickson

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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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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'

Brad Dickson

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'My neighbor had been called in front of a board meeting [and] fined about $1000': Neighbor snitches on parents who let kids play on water slide bouncy house at all hours and flood other people's yards

Remy Millisky

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Mother and stepfather try to force 16-year-old to take his half and step-siblings to the waterpark with his grandparents: 'She's worried the other kids will feel left out'

Brad Dickson

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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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16-year-old daughter wonders why she's not "celebrated" Mother tells her it's because she doesn't do anything: '[She] did not take it well'

Brad Dickson

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Husband admonished for telling wife and new mother of 3-month-old baby that she must return to work: 'She needs to work full-time'

Brad Dickson

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Woman asks her biological son to stop calling her "mom" causing rift and diving online readers: 'It feels disrespectful...'

Brad Dickson

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Couple names first 4 children after children's grandparents balks at naming the fifth after step-grandma causing rift in the family: '[I] never ever considered calling her mom'

Brad Dickson

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