Does she not know that Harry Potter is fiction? Some kids believe in magic for longer than others. When I was 10 years old, I found out that Santa wasn’t real, and I totally flipped out on my parents about it. I was definitely a little too old to believe in Santa, and I kept …
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Longtime family friend invites a fatherless 19-year-old Morgan to Father’s Day dinner with his wife and teenage kids, gets screamed at by mom who abandoned her: ‘Am I wrong for letting not-my-daughter celebrate Father’s Day with me?’
A man who has known a young woman since she was a baby, helped her get a car, an apartment, and into college, and spent years being the only consistent father figure in her life, invited her to Father’s Day dinner. Her mother, who sent her to live with her grandmother and barely sees her, …
Seguir leyendo Longtime family friend invites a fatherless 19-year-old Morgan to Father’s Day dinner with his wife and teenage kids, gets screamed at by mom who abandoned her: ‘Am I wrong for letting not-my-daughter celebrate Father’s Day with me?’
Biological dad refuses to let estranged daughter access her birth certificate after she changed her last name to her stepdad’s last name: ‘He has zero legal custody over me.’
Why is he so insistent on having a relationship with someone who clearly wants nothing to do with him, and for good reasons! One of the best things about being an adult is that you don’t have to have a relationship with anyone you don’t want to. I’m not advocating cutting off your parents for …
Seguir leyendo Biological dad refuses to let estranged daughter access her birth certificate after she changed her last name to her stepdad’s last name: ‘He has zero legal custody over me.’
Stepdad forbids youngest of 8 from having graduation dinner, she changes to her bio dad’s name on the graduation list in retaliation: ‘All of my siblings before me got a party’
Milestones are there to be celebrated. It is only natural to want some recognition when we achieve something big, no matter how many other people have been there before us. The likelihood is that we had to work hard and go through a lot to get there, and that deserves some attention. Having a party …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad forbids youngest of 8 from having graduation dinner, she changes to her bio dad’s name on the graduation list in retaliation: ‘All of my siblings before me got a party’
21-year-old’s car breaks down, parents fix it and give it to 17-year-old brother instead: ‘Somehow he deserves my car more than I do’
Is parental favoritism something that adult children should just put up with? There are plenty of people who like to claim that all parents have favorites, and this becomes an issue when this favoritism becomes blatantly obvious. Having more than one kid is always going to be a balancing act of making sure everybody gets …
Seguir leyendo 21-year-old’s car breaks down, parents fix it and give it to 17-year-old brother instead: ‘Somehow he deserves my car more than I do’
Mom forbids 18-year-old from continuing birthday restaurant tradition because of stepdad and stepsibling’s allergies, he books the restaurant for him and his sister anyway: ‘I told her I didn’t need them there’
Although families sometimes change shape, that doesn’t mean that people who aren’t there anymore have to be forgotten. Few people expect their spouse and coparent to their kids to leave their lives early, but for one reason or another, it happens all the time. Picking up the pieces while also parenting can feel like an …
Seguir leyendo Mom forbids 18-year-old from continuing birthday restaurant tradition because of stepdad and stepsibling’s allergies, he books the restaurant for him and his sister anyway: ‘I told her I didn’t need them there’
18-year-old pays rent to boyfriend’s parents, protests when told to stay out of the house 5 days a week because his stepdad is ‘uncomfortable’: ‘I spend 90% of my time in our bedroom’
How far is going too far when it comes to establishing house rules? One of the most important parts of living with anybody is establishing a relationship of mutual respect, where everybody can exist in their own space without too much discomfort and annoyance. No matter whether your roommates are family, a partner, or random …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old pays rent to boyfriend’s parents, protests when told to stay out of the house 5 days a week because his stepdad is ‘uncomfortable’: ‘I spend 90% of my time in our bedroom’
Stepdad berates 17-year-old stepdaughter for letting her friend ask him for replacement batteries for the remote control: ‘My mom said that I could’ve done it myself.’
In what world is asking for a new battery a big deal? When is it okay for a parent’s boyfriend or girlfriend to discipline their child? In many cases, the answer is «never.» Some stepparents have been part of their stepchildren’s lives for years, but still don’t feel they have the right to scold or …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad berates 17-year-old stepdaughter for letting her friend ask him for replacement batteries for the remote control: ‘My mom said that I could’ve done it myself.’
Stepdad refuses to pay for his stepchild’s college at the expense of his kid’s college funds: ‘My wife says it’s not fair that my child will have enough money for 4 years at college and her child will not.’
Is his stepkid’s education his responsibility? When couples get married, they often combine all of their finances. They don’t differentiate between his and her money: they make all their financial decisions as a team, which helps them build wealth better than they would if they kept everything separate. It’s easier to combine finances without issue …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad refuses to pay for his stepchild’s college at the expense of his kid’s college funds: ‘My wife says it’s not fair that my child will have enough money for 4 years at college and her child will not.’
Stepdad kicks mom out of his house for stealing the money he set aside for his 14-year-old stepdaughter’s education: ‘The issue wasn’t the money. It was that she lied to me repeatedly.’
Is he allowed to separate his stepdaughter from her mother? It’s hard to stand idly by and watch someone get away with antisocial behavior. It’s not always easy to catch a thief or any other kind of petty criminal in the act. If your wallet is stolen, all you can do is cancel your credit …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad kicks mom out of his house for stealing the money he set aside for his 14-year-old stepdaughter’s education: ‘The issue wasn’t the money. It was that she lied to me repeatedly.’