Whether a stepparent will adopt their stepchild has a lot to do with their specific family situation. If the mom has been raising her daughter on her own since the day she was born, and she marries her daughter’s stepdad during her daughter’s childhood, he might be a good candidate for adopting her. He has …
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20-year-old student discovers through social media that her roommate adopted a cat behind her back, after she persistently refused to get a pet, claiming it would become her responsibility: ‘I’m angry, I’m annoyed, I just don’t know how to go about it’
To Adopt or Not To Adopt, now that is the question… Nothing is more awkward than having disagreements with a roommate, whether small or big. A roomie-argument means that the eggshells have been scattered all around the apartment floor, and the giant elephant in the room is officially squashing them. Of course, the tension may …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old student discovers through social media that her roommate adopted a cat behind her back, after she persistently refused to get a pet, claiming it would become her responsibility: ‘I’m angry, I’m annoyed, I just don’t know how to go about it’
Parents miss their adopted 18-year-old daughter’s graduation ceremony to buy their spoiled 10-year-old a $350 Labubu doll; betrayed teen moves out immediately: ‘Princess was clearly the favorite’
Picking a favorite child is an insane thing for a parent to do. While you can secretly have a favorite child—whether it’s the one you get along with, the easy kid, or just the most mellow child of the bunch—it’s positively unethical and cruel to make that favoritism known in any way. While it’s human …
Seguir leyendo Parents miss their adopted 18-year-old daughter’s graduation ceremony to buy their spoiled 10-year-old a $350 Labubu doll; betrayed teen moves out immediately: ‘Princess was clearly the favorite’
14-year-old constantly mocks her 16-year-old sister for being adopted, older sister discovers that they’re actually both adopted: ‘My parents said don’t tell my sister or she’ll be devastated’
It’s never good to hide that a kid is adopted. It’s one of those things that the kid will eventually discover, and it would be a tragedy if it were never found out. The later a person learns about it, the more painful a realization it will be. That’s the case with many big family …
Seguir leyendo 14-year-old constantly mocks her 16-year-old sister for being adopted, older sister discovers that they’re actually both adopted: ‘My parents said don’t tell my sister or she’ll be devastated’
Adopted woman receives 6-figure inheritance from the birth mother she never met, her siblings demand she share the money with them: ‘It isn’t fair I got everything when they also «deserve» it being adopted as well’
Inheritance brings out the worst in people. It’s rare for someone to acquire hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets solely by being related to or having a relationship with a person. It takes so little merit to inherit something; it’s usually a strict matter of luck. Your grandma is either a millionaire or she …
Seguir leyendo Adopted woman receives 6-figure inheritance from the birth mother she never met, her siblings demand she share the money with them: ‘It isn’t fair I got everything when they also «deserve» it being adopted as well’
14-year-old adopted son keeps in contact with bio dad but refuses to meet his new wife, dad insists on making them bond until wife puts her foot down: ‘He wants nothing to do with me’
We all forget way too quickly how hard it is to be a teenager. Even though we all agree it is clearly much harder to be an adult, those teenage years are not a picnic either, and we should not let ourselves forget that. During those monumental years as a teen, everything simply feels extremely …
Seguir leyendo 14-year-old adopted son keeps in contact with bio dad but refuses to meet his new wife, dad insists on making them bond until wife puts her foot down: ‘He wants nothing to do with me’
14-year-old who has been living with her aunt since she was 8 tells her mom, who she hasn’t talked to in 4 years, that she’ll never forgive her if she messes up her adoption: ‘My mom called my aunt crying about what I said and my aunt got mad at me’
My grandpa always said, «It’s tough being a kid,» and he was right. It’s easy for adults to look down on their struggles, assuming they’re unimportant because they aren’t paying bills or surviving in «the real world.» You couldn’t pay me to go back and live as a 14-year-old again. The problems I have regarding …
Seguir leyendo 14-year-old who has been living with her aunt since she was 8 tells her mom, who she hasn’t talked to in 4 years, that she’ll never forgive her if she messes up her adoption: ‘My mom called my aunt crying about what I said and my aunt got mad at me’
‘They think giving me up was temporary’: Adopted 18-year-old cuts contact with bio parents after years of dealing with their possessive behavior, they refuse to accept it
No one can ever know exactly how their lives would turn out to be. That is both the beauty and the curse of life. You can’t expect everything, and you definitely cannot prepare yourself for everything life throws at you, for better or for worse. That is why no one can know for sure what …
Seguir leyendo ‘They think giving me up was temporary’: Adopted 18-year-old cuts contact with bio parents after years of dealing with their possessive behavior, they refuse to accept it
‘I’m sick of the favoritism’: 17-year-old son scolds parents for forgetting his birthday after years of living in adopted brother’s shadow, parents take offense
Parenting is about providing the next generation with the tools they need to excel in life, and then those same children can pass on their knowledge to their children and so on. When a parent gives preferential treatment to one child over another, they’re starting a cycle of favoritism that will result in cataclysmic mental …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m sick of the favoritism’: 17-year-old son scolds parents for forgetting his birthday after years of living in adopted brother’s shadow, parents take offense
Dad refuses to allow his second wife to adopt his 8-year-old daughter against her wishes, wife threatens divorce if he stands his ground: ‘I told her to divorce me then’
Being a child of divorce is hard, it’s that simple. Even when the divorce/separation is amicable, there still might be some lasting effects on a child’s psyche. Split families are unconventional relative to the American nuclear family, so it only makes sense that kids might be confused as to why mommy and daddy aren’t sleeping …
Seguir leyendo Dad refuses to allow his second wife to adopt his 8-year-old daughter against her wishes, wife threatens divorce if he stands his ground: ‘I told her to divorce me then’