There can be a lot of anxiety around what a new baby means for a family. It’s extremely common for siblings, especially toddler siblings, to feel extremely jealous of the attention their parent is giving to a new baby. They feel like their parent won’t love them or have time for them anymore. Even older …
Seguir leyendo Expecting stepmom leaves family vacation after her husband constantly jokes that the new baby is going to replace him and his 10 and 13-year-old kids: ‘“I’ll miss when you used to have time for my kids.’
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Stepmom claims her step-kid’s mom is lying about them not liking her, mom exposes that they say the same negative things about their stepmom to their dad: ‘They walked out to deal with their marital issues.’
Here’s a difficult question: When are you supposed to tell your friend or loved one when someone says something terrible about them? I’d like to know if someone who is in my social circle that I really trust says something negative about me. While that’s good in theory, I’ve found it sometimes causes more problems …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom claims her step-kid’s mom is lying about them not liking her, mom exposes that they say the same negative things about their stepmom to their dad: ‘They walked out to deal with their marital issues.’
Aunt takes in 13-year-old nephew after his dad prioritized his 2 young stepchildren over him, dad criticizes aunt because he disagrees with what his son’s therapist is saying: ‘I reminded him he chose the therapist and I was helping him’
So many people think therapy is an easy solution to solving all of your problems. I’ve seen this point made time and time again online: if someone is going to therapy, it will make them a more moral, just, and virtuous person. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but therapy is not …
Seguir leyendo Aunt takes in 13-year-old nephew after his dad prioritized his 2 young stepchildren over him, dad criticizes aunt because he disagrees with what his son’s therapist is saying: ‘I reminded him he chose the therapist and I was helping him’
17-year-old confronts his father for being a better dad to his stepchildren than he was for him, his stepmom overhears and scolds him for not accepting her children: ‘I told [my dad] I wanted him to ignore them and only care about me’
So many parents are better the second time around, and it’s bittersweet. How many times have you heard this story before? A mom had her first kid at 20 when she was young, dumb, and making everything up as she went along. Then, 15 years later, she has her 2nd kid and is able to …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old confronts his father for being a better dad to his stepchildren than he was for him, his stepmom overhears and scolds him for not accepting her children: ‘I told [my dad] I wanted him to ignore them and only care about me’
Couple marries despite their 12-year-old sons hating each other since kindergarten, can’t believe it’s not resolved when they’re 17: ‘It was humiliating to realize other people are so aware of the bad blood’
TV shows romanticize blended families. The most famous blended family of all time, The Brady Bunch, has to be a TV show because it would never happen in real life. A widower with three sons marries a widow with three daughters. By an act of God, each daughter is the same age as one of …
Seguir leyendo Couple marries despite their 12-year-old sons hating each other since kindergarten, can’t believe it’s not resolved when they’re 17: ‘It was humiliating to realize other people are so aware of the bad blood’
Adultering father requests step-daughter act as flower girl in daughter’s wedding, stepmom retaliates when she refuses: ‘You should probably return any money he gave you’
Weddings are a common flashpoint for family drama. They’re expensive, they’re imbued with meaning, and they give everyone a chance to show off just how much of a family they are. They’re one of the few public displays of family (aside from funerals and the occasional family barbecue). So it’s no wonder that they often …
Seguir leyendo Adultering father requests step-daughter act as flower girl in daughter’s wedding, stepmom retaliates when she refuses: ‘You should probably return any money he gave you’
‘He wants you to leave money to his ADULT kids?’: Stepmother leaves her entire inheritance to her bio children, gets questioned by her husband of two years because his 4 children aren’t included
When it comes to inheritance, nobody’s happy with their lot. Whether you’re rich and distributing millions of dollars worth of assets or you’re a regular ol’ person with a few bonds to cash out, it seems like whoever is listed in your will is willing to throw hands over their ‘measly’ earnings–as if profiting from …
Seguir leyendo ‘He wants you to leave money to his ADULT kids?’: Stepmother leaves her entire inheritance to her bio children, gets questioned by her husband of two years because his 4 children aren’t included
Delusional Stepmom Allows Stepchildren to Call Her «Mom», Can’t Understand Why Their Real Mother Strongly Objects
Figuring out what stepchildren should call their stepparents can be tricky. From what I’ve observed, it’s most common for stepkids to call their stepparents by their first names and refer to them as «my stepmom» or «my stepdad» when using 3rd person. There’s something about calling a stepmother «stepmother» that feels so mother goose fairytale …
Seguir leyendo Delusional Stepmom Allows Stepchildren to Call Her «Mom», Can’t Understand Why Their Real Mother Strongly Objects