family dynamics

Stepmother asks 17-year-old stepdaughter to be her maid of honor and to be "her" daughter, she refuses: 'I'm not her daughter. She seemed totally blindsided by the fact I didn't see myself as her daughter'

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Parents demand 16-year-old treat his 12-year-old stepsister the same as his 13 and 11-year-old sisters: 'He said my stepsister could be my chosen sister and instead I act like she's a lesser one'

Brad Dickson

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Brother asks for $100,000 to help with his custody battle despite his lawyer's insistence that he not: 'He also said there is no way he could pay it back'

Brad Dickson

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16-year-old tells 14-year-old half-sister she's not allowed to spend time with her father when he visits after she insists on tagging along on their outings: 'My dad isn't her dad and that she's got her own'

Brad Dickson

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17-year-old puts Stepmother in her place after she upstages her mother's memorial and makes it about herself: 'Whenever mom got mentioned by anyone she tried to change conversation'

Brad Dickson

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32-year-old stepmother sets 15-year-old straight after teen tells her she's a “gold digger with a uterus”: 'I never tried to replace her mom, but I’ve been a consistent, caring adult in her life'

Brad Dickson

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Couple confesses that they're unwilling to let their friends and family live with them in their 4200 sq ft home after letting a friend stay who refused to leave: 'A few weeks ended up being 6 months before we kicked her out'

Brad Dickson

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29-year-old stepmother confronted by having to watch her husband's 11, 7, and 6-year-old children so that he can attend his friend's bachelor party: 'I told him that I can’t because I have to go to the gym [...] and honestly, I just don’t want to'

Brad Dickson

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40-year-old stepmother asks 18-year-old to babysit 9-year-old stepbrother during her own father's memorial service: 'You lost a husband of 5 years. I lost the man who raised me my entire life. You do the math'

Brad Dickson

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Stepmother left to look after her husband's 12 and 14-year-old children, while he plays poker every night after work: ‘I already am the default parent for laundry, school pickup, scheduling, meals, and the primary caretaker anytime during school breaks’

Brad Dickson

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16-year-old puts presumptuous stepmother in her place after she demands to be called “mom”: 'She said that she's my mom because she's at home with me every day and is married to my dad'

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Entitled brother buys mother an expensive birthday gift without consulting siblings, expects them to cough up nearly $200 but one sibling refuses: ‘This isn’t my problem’

Lana DeGaetano

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Ex-wife chastises father for not comforting 15-year-old daughter more after she stole her 16-year-old stepsister's heirloom necklace: 'Any more comforting would be coddling, and she needs to learn from this'

Brad Dickson

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17-year-old refuses to babysit 27-year-old sister's 3 children aged 6, 4, and 2 years old after sister says jokes that she's “basically a live-in nanny”: ‘I was so mad that I decided right then and there that I was done’

Brad Dickson

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19-year-old student asked to give up her room for 27-year-old sister's 5-year-old and 3-year-old: 'I don’t see why I should be the one to sacrifice my room when this situation isn’t my fault'

Brad Dickson

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Mom refuses to attend family events after being told her 4-year-old 6-year-old children can't attend : 'My 6-year-old adores his extended family, and if he finds out he’s being excluded, it would break his heart'

Brad Dickson

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