Stepdad blames teen for his 6-year-old daughter’s constant stealing and problematic behaviors, so she starts documenting every incident to prove it isn’t all in her head

A six-year-old with access to debit cards, cash, electronics, phones, watches, collector’s items, school IDs, perfume, remotes, private writing, and an extraordinary ability to declare herself innocent after every disappearance sounds like a very real problem Because this little girl is being taught that if she looks confused enough, somebody else will be blamed and …
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Mom and stepdad buy 11-year-old daughter a birthday trip to 4 amusement parks, ex-husband drags their name through the mud since they didn’t include his daughter, the step-sister: ‘If [they] chipped in… we’d gladly take her!’

Should a co-parent be responsible for a child that isn’t theirs but is the half-sibling of their kid? Where is the line drawn when it comes to co-parenting? Many families know divorce too well. It can be an extremely chaotic time for everyone involved. However, many parents work very hard to shield their kids from …
Seguir leyendo Mom and stepdad buy 11-year-old daughter a birthday trip to 4 amusement parks, ex-husband drags their name through the mud since they didn’t include his daughter, the step-sister: ‘If [they] chipped in… we’d gladly take her!’

Mom Gives 19-year-old College Student’s Room to 17-year-old Stepdaughter, Gets Offended When She Doesn’t Want to Attend Her Wedding As a Result

When does welcoming a stepfamily become a slight against the original family? There is no denying that achieving a blended family is not always simple, no matter what age the kids may be. Introducing a whole new partner and their kids to your own kids is something that a lot of parents face with trepidation …
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Stepdad Makes Stepdaughter a Hogwarts Acceptance Letter For Her 11th Birthday, Has a Meltdown When Her Mom Tells Her it Isn’t Real

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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Mom and husband pressures 35-year-old stepmom to stop calling her 15-year-old stepdaughter her daughter, even though she calls her mom: ‘My husband keeps correcting her whenever she calls me mom.’

What an awful thing to insist upon! Family is a fluid thing. We all have «aunts» and «cousins» who aren’t technically our aunts and cousins, but we call them that anyway because they are family to us! The same can go for the nuclear family. A lot of kids have parents who are technically stepparents, …
Seguir leyendo Mom and husband pressures 35-year-old stepmom to stop calling her 15-year-old stepdaughter her daughter, even though she calls her mom: ‘My husband keeps correcting her whenever she calls me mom.’

16-year-old protests when stepmom forbids her from driving car to mom’s house over 1 hour away: ‘Her mom encourages some bad behaviors’

How much independence should parents allow teens? If there is one thing that is almost guaranteed to pop up once teens reach adolescence, it’s that they are going to want more freedom. It is only natural to desire more control over what you do and how you do it when you have spent your entire …
Seguir leyendo 16-year-old protests when stepmom forbids her from driving car to mom’s house over 1 hour away: ‘Her mom encourages some bad behaviors’

Stepmom renovates spare room for her office, 16-year-old demands to use it as her bedroom: ‘Her room is bigger than mine’

Everybody is entitled to personal space at home. A lot of living situations make it not very easy for a person to enjoy a place that is all for them. Still, it can make a world of difference to someone’s peace of mind and happiness if they are lucky enough to have this. It is …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom renovates spare room for her office, 16-year-old demands to use it as her bedroom: ‘Her room is bigger than mine’

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.’

Stepmom pressures her 35-year-old stepdaughter, who has a 4 and 8-year-old, to bring her 9-year-old half-brother on her family trip to Paris: ‘Jake is not my responsibility and never will be.’

It’s such bad manners to invite your kid to a vacation he wasn’t included in!  One of the hard realities of life is that you can only control yourself. You cannot force someone to be your friend, no matter how much you want them to. Luckily for most of us, we learn that lesson sometime …
Seguir leyendo Stepmom pressures her 35-year-old stepdaughter, who has a 4 and 8-year-old, to bring her 9-year-old half-brother on her family trip to Paris: ‘Jake is not my responsibility and never will be.’

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.’