family dynamics

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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Aunt refuses to buy 13-year-old nephew a birthday present because he didn't acknowledge her birthday: 'He didn’t tell me happy birthday or acknowledge me in any sweet way'

Brad Dickson

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24-year-old musician forbids parents from bringing his 10-year-old and 7-year-old siblings over to his place because they break his belongings: 'My parents are hurt saying that my brother and sister should be more important than money/possessions'

Brad Dickson

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18-year-old stepdaughter schools stepmother after she tries to declare that she's her "real" mother now: 'Technically I’m your mom now. I’ve done more mothering in the last 8 years than she did in 10'

Brad Dickson

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Parents force 17-year-old girl to watch 4, 7, and 8 year old siblings despite the fact that she works 3 jobs: 'I finally put my foot down and told my parents off how their kids are not my kids and I should not be expected to parent them'

Brad Dickson

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17-year-old forced by mother and stepfather to spend his inheritance on his step-siblings: 'The money is a lot. Like I could [easily] be debt-free going to college […] My mom knew about the money but can not access it.'

Brad Dickson

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’He was never around me enough for me to care about him’: 15-year-old son decides to move away with mother without saying goodbye to his estranged father and half-siblings

Lana DeGaetano

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16-year-old stepdaughter lays claim to stepmother's heirloom bracelet, says she already considers it to be hers after being told she couldn't have it: '[She] later told my husband I was treating her like she wasn’t family, and now he’s on her side too'

Brad Dickson

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15-year-old commanded by stepmother and father to sign a "family contract" declaring devotion to their new blended family: 'They want us to not only accept the wedding but to accept each other as family and commit to being close'

Brad Dickson

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UPDATE: 20-year-old woman tells step-dad and mom off for pranking 17-year-old brother: 'You might be laughing now, but you'll be crying later'

Remy Millisky

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21-year-old woman helps her mother by shaming 11-year-old kid sister into cleaning her room, saddened to find their relationship changed: 'My sister now hates me, but if it makes Mum’s life easier, I can live with that'

Brad Dickson

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16-year-old tells dad's ex-girlfriend that she doesn't want to see her 6-year-old daughter anymore: 'Her daughter really liked me and saw me as her sister and she's sad she never sees me now'

Brad Dickson

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Jealous stepmother throws out all of 18-year-old's mother's things, teen rescues them from the trash sparking confrontation: 'She tried to get the police involved and accused me of stealing'

Brad Dickson

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