raising teens

15-year-old boy invites stepmom to football team's mother-son dinner, bio mom gets offended before realizing it's her son's choice: 'In all honesty, I don't want her to go'

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'Let me know when AI does laundry': 25 funny moms posts to push you through another week of being a parent

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Parents of 18-year-old daughter refuse to financially fund her gap year while she pursues acting despite paying for her siblings' higher education: 'She just plans to throw darts and see what sticks'

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Parents suspect that jobless 18-year-old daughter is sabotaging interviews to stay unemployed, they promise to stop paying for her phone unless she starts helping out around the house: 'She isn't taking it serious'

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'She cares more about the team than her own daughter': Dad lets teenage daughter quit competitive gymnastics when she says that it hurts her body, mom argues that quitting will make her lazy

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Daughter calls mom a "Dinosaur" after she berates her son, a single dad, for having menstrual products at the ready for his teenage daughters: 'Periods are a private matter and his girls shouldn't be going to him'

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Teenage boy snaps a photo of 32-year-old woman at the gym, she gets him banned for 6 months despite his mother defending his behavior: 'I saw him laughing with his friends'

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16-year-old forced to give up bedroom for 6-year-old nephew's visit but refuses to remove "scary" posters, internet helps him find a middle ground: 'I'm not ripping down a permanent poster for people I don't want in my room'

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16-year-old finds out she is barred from "big brother" uncle's child-free wedding, he and fiance stop attending family events to avoid backlash from decision: 'If they waited one more year, [I'd] be able to go'

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13-year-old steals mom’s phone to bypass parental controls and sneakily use Instagram and Snapchat, she considers taking his phone until high school: ‘He resents us for not allowing him to have social media’

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14-year-old destroys neighbor's flower pots, mom makes him clean and replant everything to take accountability, but dad accuses her of going too far: ‘Making him do physical work was too embarassing’

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15 Mommy Must-Haves for an Easier Back-to-School

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18-year-old hides from his mother at his graduation when she refuses to stop pressuring him to perform a mother-son dance with her in front of his peers: 'I thought he was just being shy'

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Mom throws "first period party" against 12-year-old daughter's wishes, dad sticks up for her and sends everyone home: "She needs to know how not to be ashamed of her body"

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"Don't worry, we just need $15,000 from you": 36-year-old aunt fails to live up to promise to bankroll 15-year-old niece's quinceanera party, family call her stingy when she tries to compromise

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13-year-old accuses stepmom of playing favorites with her 4-year-old bio son after she puts more effort into his bedroom makeover than hers, dad refuses to admit she was following parenting boundaries he set up: "I'm not her parent"

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