Can You Sue Your Parents Like Rachel Canning?

Can you Sue your Parents

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Can you sue your parents if they throw you out of the house and refuse to pay for your private school? Even after you wouldn’t follow their rules? That’s exactly what 18-year old New Jersey teenage girl, Rachel Canning, tried to do and the judge promptly ejected the case. “What’s next?” the judge asked. “Sue your parents for not buying you an Xbox?”

New Jersey Teen Who Sued Parents for Financial Support Returns Home

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/12/new-jersey-teen-who-sued-parents-returns-home/

Back in the day, if you didn’t follow your parents’ rules, you would consider yourself lucky to run away without a severe beating. But attempt to sue? Give me a break.

So this got me thinking. What if you could sue your parents for even the slightest infraction, would you? I posed that question to some of my closest friends. Their answers may surprise you.

Can You Sue Your Parents?

“I pleaded with my parents to buy me a surfboard so I could join the popular group at the beach in San Diego. Spent my entire high school begging. They finally agreed to pay half, but wouldn’t let me get a job because I “had to study.” After high school I went to college. Everyone else went back to the beach.” Sued for Mental Aggravation and for being smarter than I thought! – Anne K.

“My parents loved my brother best. He got a car and a swimming pool. I got to cook dinner and do the family ironing.” Sued for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress. – Julie R.

“I wouldn’t sue, not much fun there. I made peace long ago for things others might have sued for. I just figured they did the best they could with what they had. Hope my kids don’t hear about this idea.” – Pat C.

“My parents could only afford to pay for one kid to have braces. My brother got to have the straight teeth. I pay for their decision every time I go to the dentist. It takes forever to clean my crooked fence.” Sued for Pain and Suffering. – Mike G.

“I would sue my parents for never allowing me to have a sleepover because they thought everyone was a murderer or child molester.” Sued for Misrepresentation – Vallery T.

“My parents never bought me Lite-Brite even after putting it on my Christmas list for five consecutive years. It really hurt to be the only kid on the street without one.” Sued for Ruining Christmas. – Stacey G.

“My parents denied me popsicles from ages 2-10 because my brother dripped his all over the kitchen floor. It was so unfair.” Sued for Popsicle Deprivation. – Ashley G.

“I would like to sue my folks for being born right after Christmas – never any good parties and always double down on the presents (the Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday combo) from relatives.  None of my siblings had to put up with this nonsense.” Sued for Poor Planning. – Tim S.

“I’m the second oldest kid, bracketed by a sister 13 months older and a brother 15 months younger.  Both of them were hell on wheels growing up and got the preponderance of my folks’ attention.” Sued for Neglect. – Brian M.

“Raised in Minnesota, they deprived me of the knowledge that you don’t have to live like an Eskimo for 2/3 of the year.  I didn’t come to my senses until graduating college and move to the south.” Sued for Sensory Deprivation. – Frank T.

“My parents never let me have M (mature) video games.”  Sued for M Video Game Restriction of Rights. – Taylor L., age 12.

“My mom took away my Polly Pockets.” Sued for Polly Pocket Thievery. – Kathryn L., age 14.

“My parents gave me no fashion sense, had my hair cut short until 8th grade when they let me have an “Annie” perm.” Sued for Bad Fashion Sense and Decades of Bad Hair Days. – Mary L.

Check out these stories:

Judge Blasts ‘Gross Disrespect’ of Teen Suing Parents

http://nypost.com/2014/03/04/teen-suing-parents-over-private-school-car-loses-first-round/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/12/student-sues-parents-college-tuition/6321441/

Can you sue your parents? Leave me a message and we’ll complain together!

 

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Comments

  1. Can I sue for inheriting my dad’s kinky, curly, can’t-do-a-thing-with-it-unless-it’s-cut-short hair? Oh, and by the time I was born, all my older cousins took all the height, all over 6′. Suing for being height-challenged, then requiring short hair.

    • staceygustafson says

      Yep,here you can sue for anything. But I think you should be grateful you’re not over 6′. Pants have to be special orders,you hit your head on everything. Not that great.

  2. Great idea for a column, but I’ll pass on suing my parents. I’ll let bygones be bygones if they will.

    On a totally different subject, and probably not appropriate here, would you like to add Writer Advice, http://www.writeradvice.com to your blogroll even though it only comes out quarterly?

    Thanks,

    Lynn
    Author of You Want Me to Do WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers

  3. My parents, if nothing else, between the two of them, were generous. They gave me a worry gene, a sweet tooth with a little big of ADD thrown in. Sued for #toomuchtodealwith

    • staceygustafson says

      I inherited bad teeth due to their sweet toot. I should charge my parents for the dental work.

  4. I’d like to sue her for pissing me off with her ridiculous suit. And wasting taxpayer money.

  5. I can relate to Tim S. I was born in January. But my two older brothers probably have many more potential claims. I was the baby and the only girl, so I got most of the parent percs!

  6. This is hilariously funny!! I look at it from both directions and I think I would be sued more than I could sue!

    • staceygustafson says

      My kids would like to sue me for many things like not allowing them to eat sugar cereal. But alas, I’m still paying the bills.

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