family dynamics

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'

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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'

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15-year-old tells her parents that she doesn't regard her 6-year-old foster sister as a sibling, despite foster sister's wishes: 'Her birthday wish was that I loved her back'

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16-year-old accused of "making a scene" at stepsister's birthday party after standing up for himself to her aunt: 'Things spiraled out of control pretty quickly'

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15-year-old gets blamed and grounded for 12-year-old cousin's behavior while they were babysitting him: 'He lied that I had friends over'

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Pushy step-grandma insists that 14-year-old call her “grandma," despite teen not wanting to do so: 'I don't want to call her grandma'

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17-year old tells her new stepmother that she doesn't want to be her "daughter": 'She has a photo frame in her home office that says mommy's girl and there's a photo of me in it'

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Brother and new sister-in-law get mad when sister gets engaged at the Grand Canyon 3 days after their wedding: '[They] said the timing and location were hurtful and that we shouldn’t planned around the wedding'

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Fiancée demands $25,000 of $50,000 bonus to give to her parents for their mortgage: 'You’re already showing you don’t care about the people who matter to me'

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Adult son refuses to attend parent's 1 PM Christmas "dinner" because he'd have to get up at 7AM to prepare the turkey: 'For context, I buy the Turkey at £130'

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Dad gets mad at adult daughter for turning guest room into nursery for their newborn, preventing him from being able to stay with them during visits: 'He said it was selfish [...] to keep an office [...] over a [guest] room'

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29-year-old woman refuses to sit next to 35-year-old brother on return flight from grandmother's funeral, sparking disagreement: '[Must a] family that travels together [...] sit together?'

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Bride nervous about excluding single 9-year-old cousin from otherwise children-allowed wedding turns to internet forum for advice: 'I absolutely can't have him at my wedding'

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Mom threatens to call police after mother-in-law takes 7 and 10-year-old kids back to her place against parent's wishes: '[I] told her if she ever took my kids without permission again, I’d call the police'

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Mother accused of going too far for banning 13-year-old from once-in-a-lifetime middle school graduation trip as punishment: 'This is normal stuff for a 13-year-old'

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Sibling photoshops family photo tricking younger sibling into thinking for 14 years that they met "Harry Potter" when they were 6-years-old: '

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