When a family separates, how do you reconcile with a new normal? How amicable were the divorce proceedings? Do you have children together? Now ex-stepchildren? Typically, a court helps the two adults flesh out the details, and that’s enough. However, many adults who ultimately become single parents of multiple children might find it unfair that …
Seguir leyendo Divorced woman refuses to let her 2 ex-stepchildren stay at her house when her biological daughter does, her ex-husband insists despite the children’s rejection of her as a mother figure years ago: ‘[The children] told me I was cruel’
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19-year-old school graduate finds out older sister spent her college fund on her step-children’s private school tuition, causing the family to divide: ‘My grandparents are heartbroken but can’t just pull that money out of nowhere again’
Imagine working tirelessly for years with the sole hope of attending the university of your dreams. The time has finally come to make the big-girl request for your college fund, the most precious stack of savings, carefully set aside for this very purpose, a key puzzle piece in turning your dream into a reality. But …
Seguir leyendo 19-year-old school graduate finds out older sister spent her college fund on her step-children’s private school tuition, causing the family to divide: ‘My grandparents are heartbroken but can’t just pull that money out of nowhere again’
21-year-old living in dad’s house refuses to adhere to stepmom’s demand not to eat food in their room after discovering no one else follows the rule: ‘She is picking favorites’
If you live under your parents’ roof, no matter how old you are, you will probably have to abide by their rules, even if you don’t like them. Whether they tell you they don’t want you to wear shoes inside the house, or they ask you to turn off any music after 10 PM, it’s …
Seguir leyendo 21-year-old living in dad’s house refuses to adhere to stepmom’s demand not to eat food in their room after discovering no one else follows the rule: ‘She is picking favorites’
‘My dad would be disgusted with what she did’: 17-year-old son refuses to defend his mother against paternal grandparents after she gives his late father’s belongings away to her new stepchildren
Losing a parent is one of the most difficult experiences any child could go through. They lose a piece of their family they will never get back, and anyone who attempts to completely fill the late parent’s shoes will have an impolite awakening. There is no replacing a parent; There is only forming a new, …
Seguir leyendo ‘My dad would be disgusted with what she did’: 17-year-old son refuses to defend his mother against paternal grandparents after she gives his late father’s belongings away to her new stepchildren
Stepmom refuses to fully pay her 20-year-old stepdaughter’s $3400 medical bill for swallowing an AirPod: ‘She claims that she swallowed her AirPod in her sleep and has no memory of it’
When do you stop being responsible for your adult children’s medical problems? The US government says that once you turn 26, you can no longer use your parent’s health insurance, but not everyone stays on it for that long. I’ve had my own insurance since I was 22, and some people get forced off of …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom refuses to fully pay her 20-year-old stepdaughter’s $3400 medical bill for swallowing an AirPod: ‘She claims that she swallowed her AirPod in her sleep and has no memory of it’
‘The house is in shambles’: Stepson poorly renovates a home his stepmom fixed up for him, so she gives her bio children bigger homes and refuses to satisfy his request for a better house
Imagine your parents bought a house, fixed it up for you (free of charge), and let you live in it while you get your life together. You’d probably feel extremely thankful for having such empathetic, generous parents who try to set you up for the best possible life they can. If they asked you to …
Seguir leyendo ‘The house is in shambles’: Stepson poorly renovates a home his stepmom fixed up for him, so she gives her bio children bigger homes and refuses to satisfy his request for a better house
Mother drags 17-year-old teen away from hometown because of her new husband and stepchildren, teen forms a plan to move in with grandparents: ‘She said I was totally selfish’
Anyone who grew up in a turbulent household with a lot of unfamiliar faces knows how important it is to be around familiar family who you know are looking out for you. An example of this is a family going through a divorce or even a family dealing with the absence of a family member …
Seguir leyendo Mother drags 17-year-old teen away from hometown because of her new husband and stepchildren, teen forms a plan to move in with grandparents: ‘She said I was totally selfish’
18-year-old woman forced to take 16-year-old stepsister on her Spring Break trip with friends after dad and stepmom invite her without asking : ‘Now my dad’s wife is texting me, saying I’m being selfish and that my stepsister is devastated’
Relationships with step-siblings can be difficult, especially in your teens, you generally old enough that experiencing a true sibling upbringing is out of the question. It doesn’t mean that the two of you can’t grow close but that whole sibling ingrained love/hate thing is sort of out of the question. Which also means that instead …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old woman forced to take 16-year-old stepsister on her Spring Break trip with friends after dad and stepmom invite her without asking : ‘Now my dad’s wife is texting me, saying I’m being selfish and that my stepsister is devastated’
Mother tells 16-year-old daughter she’s not «celebrated» because she doesn’t do anything with celebrating, teen gets even more upset: ‘[She] said she feels like it’s unfair we celebrate [her brother]’
Every kid is going to be different, as much as each of us are individuals. But possibly even greater since the way each of us learn is as different again as our personalities—as is the rate and manner in which we mature and develop. No two people are the same and no two teens are …
Seguir leyendo Mother tells 16-year-old daughter she’s not «celebrated» because she doesn’t do anything with celebrating, teen gets even more upset: ‘[She] said she feels like it’s unfair we celebrate [her brother]’
Mother tells 16-year-old daughter she’s not «celebrated» because she doesn’t do anything worth celebrating, teen gets even more upset: ‘[She] said she feels like it’s unfair we celebrate [her brother]’
Every kid is going to be different, as much as each of us are individuals. But possibly even greater since the way each of us learn is as different again as our personalities—as is the rate and manner in which we mature and develop. No two people are the same and no two teens are …
Seguir leyendo Mother tells 16-year-old daughter she’s not «celebrated» because she doesn’t do anything worth celebrating, teen gets even more upset: ‘[She] said she feels like it’s unfair we celebrate [her brother]’