family dynamics

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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Stepmother threatens to rescind college fund after 17-year-old refuses to share a room with his 8-year-old stepbrother during Christmas vacation: 'My stepmother told me if I didn't apologize I could forget my dad helping me pay for college'

Brad Dickson

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17-year-old leaves to stay with grandparents after parents announce pregnancy with 7th child, parents threaten to sue them: ' They're threatening to sue them now'

Brad Dickson

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Dad demands $40k of 19-year-old's inheritance and savings after abandoning him as a child: 'I haven't lived with my father in 5 years'

Brad Dickson

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17-year-old says he's no longer babysitting his 38-year-old sister's 7-year-old and 5-year-old children: 'I never really had a say in this decision '

Brad Dickson

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16-year-old moves out of family home after finding herself the scapegoat and being blamed by her 15-year-old for a school-wide cheating scandal: 'My stepmother told me if I didn't apologize I could forget my dad helping me pay for college'

Brad Dickson

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19-year-old discovers that she was adopted and becomes angry with her adopted parents, sparking an argument with her mother: 'I told them it’s best I should leave'

Brad Dickson

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Woman steals mother's porcelain doll from her 10-year-old niece wonders if she's wrong after rest are destroyed in a fire years after

Brad Dickson

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17-year-old boy tells stepmother that she "was never important" after refusing to spend Mother's Day with her last year: 'I never even saw her as family'

Brad Dickson

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16-year-old tells grandparents that he has "no family" after being let down by his parents and extended family: 'My parents used to fight [about who] had to take me'

Brad Dickson

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Step-grandma insists on pink-themed surprise party for 5-year-old despite her instance she hates the color, mom takes her home: 'We’re not coming. We’re taking the kids to McDonalds'

Brad Dickson

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