If you’re part of the large fraction of folks who grew up with a stepparent, you’ll understand where the 17-year-old in this next story is coming from. It’s difficult to adjust to a new parental figure in such a formative period in your life, but it’s doubly difficult when they refuse to give you the respect they expect you to give them. Save for the fact that their children don’t respect your house or your belongings, and you’ve got yourself a disaster waiting to happen. The worst thing a biological parent can do in this type of situation is take the side of their new partner and their kids, especially if they are clearly in the wrong. Even kids deserve a certain level of respect—and if it’s not given, they’ll find a way out of the house quicker than you can say «You’re not my real parent!»

This is what happens in this next story, and the 17-year-old kid leaves home for their grandparents’ house after their mom’s new boyfriend’s kids repeatedly trash their room, among other unsanitary actions…