36 Stories Of Family Drama That Range From Funny To Absolutely Chaotic

My grandma has just got home after being sectioned for going loopy.

She has three children, none of whom are helpful, so I get the grand prize of being solely responsible for coordinating her life. My dad lacks capacity for various reasons so I'm also now in charge of him and his finances as she can no longer do it. He's just got his first smartphone and tried to spend £120 on crystals on Temu this afternoon which I had to put a stop to (big up Monzo for the notifs).

And all of this is happening while I'm on maternity leave!

My mum went mental at me on my wedding day last year, I had to take myself off and calm down because I was distraught. Didn’t speak to her for several weeks after and only started again because she’s my only family and my husband’s family live several hours away, so he persuaded me to speak to her again. She’s refused to talk about it since, never apologised, and I’m just pretending to be fine but inside I’m still absolutely seething about it all.

My family on my grandfathers side didn't talk to my grandfather's brother because he stole a few mil in inheritance decades ago. Now both are dead. My mother has connected with cousins and getting to know them again.

Going to my cousins wedding on Friday…the wedding has just been cancelled due to family arguments, but reception at night still going ahead 🤷🏻‍♀️.

My sister kicked my 18yo niece out at the weekend and she's currently kipping on my sofa 😬.

My mum found out a couple of years ago that her mother cheated, leaving a question mark over who her dad was.

My wife received a message tonight saying the real dad has been found.

My mum is visiting tomorrow.

UPDATE: He was a carpenter. It's suspected my gran paid for his work in kind. This is why we don't dig up the past.

Okay so my nan has fallen out with my uncle (again) due to some disputes on the property she lives in, pays no rent for and has decided she has part ownership for. She didn’t come to my cousins (his daughter, first grandchild to get married) because she ‘wasn’t welcome’ when she was told she’s only invited if she doesn’t cause a scene. My grandma (other parents side) has terminal cancer and won’t leave the house basically, and my grandad was forced to retire early even though they can’t afford it to look after her as she’s not willing to sell the house they live in to downsize. Also brother keeps getting suspended from school for calling teachers p*dos and telling people to get r*ped by horses. Also mums boyfriend of 3+ years was a classic narcissist case and cheater on her big time and is now a born again Christian and now she’s a bit off the rails. Nothing major, but constant headache.

A relative has fallen in love with an unemployed man who contacted her after liking a comment on social media. Who even answers messages from strangers, let alone meets up with said stranger?? She has now moved the unemployed man into her house. She works, he is still unemployed!

Not exactly drama, but my Sister-in-law has decided to uproot her husband and two young children to go travelling across Asia. The kids are like 7 and 3, and I can't think of anything more worrying or stressful than to do something like this with no real plan and young kids. This is not a holiday, this is the plan for the next few years. All the grandparents are upset as they figure they'll very rarely see the kids now, and are wondering how long it'll last and if my Brother-in-law is actually into the idea or just going along with it.


Either way, I hope it works out for them and she doesn't live to regret it because they've sold nearly everything they own. I'm more worried about the kids staying safe and enjoying it though!

I realised, and came out as lesbian at 32 and I've had to rebuild my relationship with my parents as they've slowly come to terms with the blame, shame and guilt of the parts they played. My dad, a boomer completely unable to talk about his feelings or take any accountability is now only manageable in small chunks. I tried to talk to him about internalised homophobia which he flat out denied he had *"iVe GoT nOtHiNg AgAiNsT ThE GaYS"* and yet the next time we saw him he just idles casually "You know I had this peculiar feeling when I was watching you get married, you know back in my day it was just a man and a women". Yes dad...that's internalised homophobia 🤦.

I went NC with a sis a couple of years ago. She was already NC with the rest of the fam. She popped up in conversation today and she got googled. Turns out she's sold her house and moved to a different country. I feel a bit weird about it but I suppose it just draws a line underneath the whole thing.

My mum and my uncle fell out over my grandad's will (he died in 2019). I'm pregnant and my mum has been actively trying to hide it from him, saying we can tell him when we see him in person (heavy handed hinting that he doesn't make enough effort to see my nan).

My nan has been buying baby things and getting my old baby things out of storage and leaving them about the house, and it finally worked and long story short, uncle finally knows (I'm now 7 months).

You'd think my mum would be mad at my nan for spilling the beans, but no, uncle is now further in the dog house for not contacting me to congratulate me. Should he? Would you? I don't even know what a normal response would be any more.

A sibling is instigating a divorce 👀 unclear if the spouse knows.

I just found out my dad once hired a private Investigator to hunt down my mum's dad.

I am awfully dull in comparison.

My paternal nan is in a care home. My dad's been taking care of the house for a bit. It has its own self-contained flat upstairs, that's been rented out as a holiday joke over summer. His siblings always wanted to sell to pay for care costs and because heating is too expensive in winter and now they're dragging their feet and don't actually do anything. I hope they're sorting it out at some point, but knowing them there's two factions and it's gonna be my dad who sorts it out eventually.

Dad has been dating his "friend" (his words) for two years now. She's 32 years younger than him, and they have zero chemistry. I met her for the second time a few weekends ago, she's nice and all, but I'm not sure anyone really approves of the whole thing. In the end if they make each other happy then who are we to intervene? We're just not sure what he really knows what he's gotten himself into.

Not a lot but my sister, brother in-law and niece didn't say happy birthday to my son yesterday... while they were with my mum and eating his birthday chocolate.