His wife is addicted to enabling her adult children and allowing them to continue to make poor decisions. Being financially stable often comes down to avoiding the dumbest possible decisions with your money. It can be difficult to know what a dumb financial decision is because dumb financial decisions are so normalized. The population at …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad refuses to cosign on his stepdaughter’s apartment after she bought a car with her boyfriend of 2 months: ‘She is a single mom to a 3-year-old girl, and she’s terrible with money.’
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Hardworking 16-year-old refuses to contribute his savings to pay for his 11-year-old stepsister’s crutches; gets an ultimatum from Mom and his stepdad: ‘I can go live somewhere else’
What should a teenager be spending their money on? After scoring their first part-time job, teenagers should be able to have a little wiggle room with their financial freedoms, buying things like bean n’ cheese burritos, gas for their clunky car, and local band concert tickets. Although some teens get jobs as a necessity, to …
Seguir leyendo Hardworking 16-year-old refuses to contribute his savings to pay for his 11-year-old stepsister’s crutches; gets an ultimatum from Mom and his stepdad: ‘I can go live somewhere else’
Stepdad tells stepdaughter she’s not allowed to drink workout drink with 350mg of caffeine, mom tells him he’s not allowed to parent her daughter
It’s reasonable for him to want to make some parenting decisions after all of these years. 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 …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad tells stepdaughter she’s not allowed to drink workout drink with 350mg of caffeine, mom tells him he’s not allowed to parent her daughter
Stepdad refuses to take 9-year-old stepson to soccer games with his 7-year-old son: ‘We root for different teams’
Is it so wrong to take a little boy to support his favorite soccer team? I hate to see adults downplay the importance of their relationship with the children in their lives. I’m not talking about a random family member a kid sees once or twice a year: I’m talking about grown-ups who actively take …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad refuses to take 9-year-old stepson to soccer games with his 7-year-old son: ‘We root for different teams’
Stepdad refuses to pay for 16-year-old stepdaughter’s phone after she mocked his 13-year-old son
His son barely speaks at the dinner table anymore because of this incident. Should parents be required to pay for their misbehaving kids’ smartphones? If you asked that question 15 years ago, the majority of people would think it’s asinine for a teenager to require the most advanced cell phone technology, especially after they’ve proven …
Seguir leyendo Stepdad refuses to pay for 16-year-old stepdaughter’s phone after she mocked his 13-year-old son
18-year-old refuses to invite her dad to her graduation because he moved 20 hours away when she was 5, and prioritized his stepdaughter her whole childhood: ‘He should just go back to acting like I’m not his daughter.’
She would rather he be completely absent from her life than occasionally present, and who could blame her after what she has been through! Would you rather have a parent who has been completely absent from your entire life, or a parent who openly prioritizes their stepchildren and only sees you when it’s convenient for …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old refuses to invite her dad to her graduation because he moved 20 hours away when she was 5, and prioritized his stepdaughter her whole childhood: ‘He should just go back to acting like I’m not his daughter.’
25-year-old bride refuses to let her stepdad of 2 years walk her down the aisle at her wedding, despite her mom’s insistence: ‘My parents got divorced when I was 16, but my dad was still a very supportive and prominent role in my life, and still is.’
Why on earth would her stepdad walk her down the aisle when her dad is alive and part of her life? Not every bride has a father to walk her down the aisle, and that can be a source of anxiety on her wedding day. She might opt for her mom, sibling, uncle, or grandparent …
Seguir leyendo 25-year-old bride refuses to let her stepdad of 2 years walk her down the aisle at her wedding, despite her mom’s insistence: ‘My parents got divorced when I was 16, but my dad was still a very supportive and prominent role in my life, and still is.’
Stepdad cuts his 17-year-old son’s long hair to punish him for skipping class: ‘I felt that cutting his hair over it was cruel and horrible.’
Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater!
Mom and stepdad force 14-year-old to share his bedroom with his baby sister, despite having enough bedrooms for them to have their own rooms
Is it appropriate for a teenager to share a room with a baby? Parents talk about the first couple of years of their children’s lives as a sleepless time for a reason. They go from feeling secure that they will be able to get 7-8 hours of shut-eye without any problems, to waking up every …
Seguir leyendo Mom and stepdad force 14-year-old to share his bedroom with his baby sister, despite having enough bedrooms for them to have their own rooms
Widow refuses to let her 17 and 22-year-old sons call their stepdad of 15 years their ‘dad’: ‘My late husband’s worst fear was they would grow up without him and forget him.’
Should their mom and their late father be the ones who determine how they refer to their father-figure of 15 years?