Tag: parentification

February 6, 2026 at 12:15 am

Eldest Sibling Is Back Home While Their Younger Sister Is On A Month-Long Japan Vacation. So Now They’re Wondering Why They’re Paying The Whole Family’s Expenses Without Her Chipping In.

A temple in Japan

Time to cut ties.

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February 2, 2026 at 6:35 pm

Financially Strained Woman Offered Thoughtful, Modest Gifts To Her Family, But Their Entitlement Reignited Lots Of Resentments

woman opening up an empty wallet

Turns out, it was the most entitled time of the year.

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January 30, 2026 at 1:48 am

Older Sister Was Forced To Work As A Full-Time Caregiver As A Teen, So Years Later She Protected Herself And Refused To Babysit

girl in green shirt staring into space

You can care deeply and still draw a line.

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January 4, 2026 at 2:22 am

Seventeen-Year-Old Girl Moved In With Her Dad And Got Her First Job, But Then He Started Demanding More And More Rent

A stack of coins

This is not okay.

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December 31, 2025 at 4:15 pm

Teen Daughter Told Her Mom She Didn’t Want To Babysit Her Twins, And She Has Been Disrespected Ever Since

Sad teenage girl looking into the camera outside

This kid needs therapy.

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December 23, 2025 at 2:15 pm

Older Brother Works Hard To Help Out His Big Family, But His Foster Brother’s Night-Time Antics Are Becoming Too Much For Him To Handle.

A pair of feet sticking out of a duvet

He’s doing so much, with so little reward.

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December 10, 2025 at 8:55 pm

Oldest Sibling Spent His Childhood Babysitting Eight Brothers And Sisters, So He Moved Out At Eighteen And Rebelled Against His Parentification

young man putting his hand over his face

Hire a proper babysitter!

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November 14, 2025 at 5:20 am

Adult Brother Has Been Caring For His Younger Siblings For Over Half His Life, But Now His Recently-Sober Dad Wants In, And Is Furious That His Kids Won’t Comply

A man in a shirt with his head in his hands

He only has himself to blame.

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August 31, 2025 at 3:35 am

Mom Is Hardly Ever Home, So The Oldest Child Makes The Rules, Pays The Rent, And Defends His Parenting Decisions When His Mom Does Show Up

angry mom yelling at teenage boy

If she’s not there to enforce the rules, she can’t make the rules.

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July 17, 2025 at 11:35 pm

Woman Spoke Out About Her Childhood Through A Viral Video On YouTube, But Then She Was Accused Of Being Cruel

Teenage girl combing the hair of her younger sister

Telling the truth isn’t cruel but an expression of your feelings.

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