30 Times The Internet Shamed Evil Stepparents That Make Cinderella’s Stepmom Look Like An Angel
Sometimes, life is like a fairytale—magical, full of wonder, possibly with animals singing and dancing as you go about your day. And sometimes… life can be like a fairytale… at least like the original tales collected by the Brothers Grimm—dark, dreary, depressing, dangerous, and full of people who want to make your life a living hell.
In those stories, stepparents often played a very important part. And more often than not it was a wicked stepmother or stepfather who would be out to make the kids miserable. We’ve collected some of the worst examples of real-life stepparenting ever, from the r/insaneparents subreddit. Scroll down to see how to never ever treat kids, whether they’re biologically yours, adopted, or from the partner’s previous relationship.
Keep in mind that this in no way whatsoever means that all stepparents are somehow ‘evil.’ There are tons of amazing stepparents out there who love their stepkids very much. However, like in all areas of life, some people are simply rotten to the core, like a poison apple beneath its shiny red skin.
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Had Half Day At School, Decided To Go Out With Friends. Asked Dad For Permission To Go Out He Said Yes But Didn’t Tell Stepmom, She Texted Me Pissed And Demanding I Come Home Now Even Though I Had Permission To Go
I would have never apologized. I would have led with, "You're not my mother."
Load More Replies...Yeah clear the dad here is choosing to stay with this person over the care of their kid. He is to blame too. Step mom is an abusive b***h
Load More Replies...if a partner of mine treated my kid like that they'd find themselves kicked out REAL fast! you never, ever, place your partner over your children. i hope the dad saw this.
A 1000 times this! A parent who stands by and lets the other parent, or a step parent, treat a child like this... They'd be out the door so fast they'd leave burn marks in the floor. I hope the dad saw it too.
Load More Replies...That is abusive. Shame on the stepmom and the father if he doesn't intervene!
I hope the dad spoke to the stepmom and vetoed the punishment.
I WISH I COULD F*****G MURDER THAT M***********G B***H LIKE WHO THE F**K HAS THIS MUCH OF A SHITTY ATTITUDE WHAT THE HELL
I think we all get why Dad isn’t talking with this B - but he shouldn’t put his kid in her line of toxic fire either. Man up, Daddy, and defend your child!
I Need Some Help Calming Down Right Now, Please. My Dad Is Dying And My F**king Evil Stepmom Didn't Tell Me That He's Been In The Hospital For Two Weeks. Then She Blamed Me Not Telling Her Because I "Don't Call Her Regularly". I Don't Call Her Regularly Because She Emotionally Abused Me For 9 Years
Same thing happened with my dad. My brother was in the same hospital and I visited him everyday but didnt know our father was there. My ex told me Thanksgiving Day while he was visiting our son that he heard dad was in hospital. I called, nurses wouldn't tell me anything, waited a couple of minutes and his wife got on the phone and told me he died 10 minutes ago and she would tell the nurses to leave his body there so I could come in and visit.
Got a phone call about a relative after he'd been *cremated*. Oh yeah, the evil is real.
My second step monster didn't tell me my dad was in the hospital but told my brother by my 1st step monster, who called me. I thank God he called me. I went to the hospital, talked to my dad, told him I loved him, went home to change clothes only to get the call that he passed away. I still refuse to speak to her. All she could say was come get your dads things, I don't want them in my house. There's a special place in hell for people like these.
So My Step Dad Gave My PC That I Paid For To Goodwill. Because He Said I Waste My Time On It And I Should Be An Auto Mechanic Instead Of Going To College For Computer Science. I Spent Like $800 On That PC
Not that I agree with this, and I can’t speak to other countries, but in the U.S. a minor’s (under 18 years old) parents own all of their property. When my 16 year old daughter paid cash for her car, the dealership couldn’t legally title it in her name. She insisted it go in my name, because she didn’t trust her dad or stepmom with “owning” a car she’d paid for.
Yeah, only way around that is emancipation. Actually was in a dealership when an emancipated minor was trying to buy a vehicle and it was funny to see the salesman running back and forth between the title office and the girl all while on the phone with the companies lawyer trying to figure out how to do it
Load More Replies...$40k a year mechanic ( of which gas cars are an endangered species ) vs. $200k a year for a software developer. Taking the computer is not only cruel, but incredibly stupid.
According to my parents, it doesn't matter if I paid for it. They still own it. I find that incredibly screwed up.
My mother's boy friend got the common computer we used in my home completely formated to original settings, totally ereasing all the software, licensses and all data on all disk units (back 90's, no one ever had a compter for themselfes, mom, mom's brother, grandparents and I used it). I lost all my grade tesis work, including backups, al because he needed "more space for internet surfing" (only had an old copy on floppy discs... that were allmost impossible to read, because there were no more floppy disck units...) Hope he is now treated exactly the way he treated my family. SOB
The reason why stepmothers feature so prominently in the fairytales collected, compiled, and edited by the Brothers Grimm is that women died during childhood much more often than now. Meanwhile, medicine was also less advanced and a serious injury or illness could lead to the loss of life.
Bored Panda previously spoke to a number of people about stepparents treating their stepkids poorly. In short, everyone agrees that nobody should have to deal with open hostility, toxicity, and a lack of love in a family setting.
One story that we covered involved a stepmother who wanted her stepchild photoshopped out of the pictures in a family photo shoot, so she reached out to a Facebook group asking for their help. Naturally, people were horrified by such a request.
My Friend Just Sent Me This. Her Stepmom Took Her Stepsister To Get Food Without Her, And Then When She Went To Go Get Food By Herself She Grounded Her
"Don't use that tone with me" girl how tf are you gonna hear a tone through a text message???
Insane people hear many things that arent there....
Load More Replies...My own mother used to do this... only she was eating with her boyfriend every day... Never brougth me food, not even when I was severe sick and can't leave bed due medical indication and was to weak to go to the grocerie store and cook myself. I didn't need an evil step parent, my own mother was beyond evil enough
When step mother is kinder than your own mother. Wtf witch, just don't have a kid if you don't want to take care of them.
Load More Replies...ok, somethings go too far, but this far enough that you could reach pluto (the space rock or planet what ever it is) faster then reaching this, i dont mind a bit of favoritism, but not allowing your daughter (or son) get food? that's messed up.
They are. Many step up, raise children that are not theirs, love them, support them and fill in the gaps where their bio parent may not have given a crap. And some can be like this. BOTH represent step parents and BOTH exist. She is no more an example of a typical "stepparent" any more than "Mommy Dearest" is an example of a typical "adoptive parent". It is all on a spectrum.
Load More Replies...Get out as soon as you can. It is not going well. If your dad isn't going to stand up to you, start making plans.
Report her to child services if she thinks it's okay for her to not feed her stepchild.
My Brother Bought Girl Scout Cookies And This Was My Step Mom’s Response
I got to say, I truly hope that girl scouts hate trump and allow trans people. I know I do.
Yeah, they do, at least my troop there was a trans girl in there for a few years but she moved away. We also made support Biden signs during the election
Load More Replies...Wow. Screaming about cookies and hate speak. Lovely all caps messages. I'm waiting for the lizard people with jewish space missiles speech next 🙄
hello i am reptilian space man i wish to purchase one them scout cookie with one shekel
Load More Replies...With a melted marshmallow in between..Smore Samoas!
Load More Replies...She loves TRUMP more than GS Cookies??? That notion most certainly doesn’t make America Great Again. America cannot be anywhere NEAR Great without GS Cookies!
On Facebook. You Can’t Have It Both Ways
Like why? Will u no be ok with ur stepson in a photo, your a family
Load More Replies...That's why she had him sitting so far away from them, it already looks like he isn't part of the family and now his step-monster has proven it.
I noticed that as well. It takes an evil person to treat a kid like that let alone any person.
Load More Replies...If I ever saw my spouse do this I would divorce them. When you get married they are your kids, too. This is just disgusting. How will he feel about literally being cut out?
B***h. In ten years you are going to wonder why you can't see the grandchildren.
She's gonna wonder how many days it's been since she was put in the asylum.
Load More Replies...I think this one breaks my heart the most of this whole horrible list because he is so little. He can't be more than 4, and he already knows he is not a REAL member of his Dads family. I hope he has an awesome bio-mom who gives him the unconditional love he deserves, and doesn't have to spend much time with his sperm donor and evil step mother.
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I think she had enough backlash the first time this was posted here.
https://www.boredpanda.com/stepmother-asks-photoshop-group-remove-stepson-from-family-photo/
Thanks for posting this addendum. There really isn't much she can say though. When you have pictures made and have your stepchild sit a foot or two away from you and your children, it just explains everything in black and white. No further explanation needed.
Load More Replies...My heart hurts for this little boy. In these pics he is already put there like an outcast
“Seeing the boy she wanted photoshopped out sitting by himself next to his step-siblings on the blanket just sort of broke me. But my reaction has changed after seeing it absolutely blow up. What really gets to me now is seeing people tell stories about being step-children who felt unloved (or at least not as loved as their step-siblings) growing up. That’s been my biggest takeaway from it,” one redditor, Foilfun, told us.
Zero Awareness For How Cruel She Must Look
So cruel to do such a thing. When you marry someone with kids, it's a package deal. Take them all or take nothing.
Whenever my stepmom is pissed at me or my sister my dad always tells her: “You signed up for this” lol
Load More Replies...That's so sad! Why marry a woman who can't love the whole package! It's so hurtful
And also definitely do not go further and have children with her. Yeesh.
Load More Replies...This entire thread is pissing me off. Can we get the counter to this shared and have the step parents that step up post too?
I got you. The man who was my grandfather wasn't my biological grandfather. By the time he met my grandmother, she had 11 children (some might have been close to becoming adults) after 2 marriages. My grandfather married her, they had 2 additional children, and he treated all of the kids the same. Literally no one in my family uses the prefixes "step" or "half" to describe each other. He was a hard worker who made sure they always lived in a house, and even increased the property value by making additions to the house. Lastly, when my grandma died, he died less than 2 years later, despite being healthy for his age. We honestly believe he just didn't want to live without her.
Load More Replies...That's absolutely horrible. Step kids should be tested the same as your biological children. And I can't believe someone actually agreed to do that. Like, how heartless can people be? What does the dad think of this?
Like, how is there no shame among the community of people who know her, husband included! Just, so self-centered and self-absorbed to not be able to extend your family truly to the innocent being. I do recall when this went viral. Gotta wonder how that affected the couple of jerks.
Don't marry the person if you're not willing to accept the child they already have. That is such bullsh*t. Wonder if the kids dad knows and is ok with that. If so he needs to not have any kind of custody. Poor kid.
Was At My Dad's For New Years Dog Got Spooked By Fireworks This Is How My Step Mum Dealt With It
Ooh, someone's dying if that dog gets harmed and I'll be the one doing the killing. Jesus Christ.
Not Sure If This Qualifies, But About A Year Ago My Stepmother Used My Younger Sisters Phone To Ask Me For Money. No, I Did Not End Up Giving Money To My Stepmom For “Field Day”
My little sister: Can I have access to your best Pokemon card and Nintendo switch? Me: No! Her: Pwetty pweez? Me: NO! Her:🤜 Me:*blocks and shoves her away* Her: WAAAAAA MOMMY BIG BROTHER HURT ME Me: *no phone no nintendo no tablet no tv*
Load More Replies...My daughters mum used to do this. She used to steal her spending money too. And when I bought her presents, like makeup and clothing when she was 13-16yo her mum used to steal them. She would threaten our daughter and say that she would make sure I never bought her anything, or give her spending money again, if she told me. I stopped being friends with her that day.
The "pweeze" made my stomach turn knowing it was a grown ass woman. Manipulative.
“I can’t help but feel like it’s a fundamental misunderstanding of what family means. She probably didn’t mean anything malicious by the request, but the fact that she made it—or wanted it in the first place—makes me sad,” the redditor mused
I'm In A Stepmoms Group On Fb And I'm Convinced That 90% Of These Women Hate Their Stepchildren. "Stay In Your Room, Do Not Approach Me"
My step son is the best gift I ever received. I love him unconditional. He is 23 no by the way and we are as close as we where when he was little. Truly blessed.
I always call them my bonus sons because I hate the word "step son" I got a tattoo for them saying I didn't give you the gift of life, life gave me the gift of you
Load More Replies...She's a person not an object you can just stash away when you don't want it.
You also need to be there for your other daughter (aka your stepdaughter) because you married her father and therefore agreed to be a maternal figure for her.
Those Mom groups, Stepmom or bio mom can be toxic as hell. I saw a post in one where they were attacking women who had had C-Sections as opposed to pushing the baby out naturally.
I've never understood that, especially if they have other children as they sound like they would rather die and have the baby die instead of having an emergency C-section.
Load More Replies...I already said it on another one but, if you aren't going to accept the child that comes with you SO, then don't marry them. Period. And these SO's need to step the f*ck up and stand up for the kids.
Hello. 14 year old here, attack mode I believe is when we teenagers are snobby, little arses who UGH at everything,
Load More Replies...Wonder what evidence SM had of SD's "attack mode". How long was kid's isolation? Was she reading, doing homework, or missing out on outdoors time? SM could have been way nicer, especially to not post this.
I Make Memes About My Step Dad To Vent
And if you keep that up I'm gonna make sure you're beaten again as an adult
i was also beaten at a young age but i don't go around saying s**t like this you would think he would be more caring for peoples problems
Or the all time great dickhead dad comment “I will give you something to cry about” I’m not sure how this attitude made it so many generations and we’re just now breaking the chain.
Not necessarily, we are now at a pendulum swing and some of us Dads refuse to do that. I fully understood what my fathers actions made me into and I said nope. The only time I laid hands on my son was when he was 17 and thought he could square up to me over no internet time. I simply shoved him over as a warning not to do that to people who can wreck you. I felt bad but at least he learned the easy way and not a hospital visit provided by a stranger. Remember he tried to fight me.
Load More Replies...My Stepdads Solution To Make Sure No One Takes A Bath, Only Showers
Maybe its for the best? I feel like you would end up with a UTI or Staph sitting in there....
How are you suposed to clean it when the drain is covered there willl be sitting water that couldn't get through the holes
You clean it, then run the shower. Simple. It will wash all residue down the drain...just as it would during a shower?
Load More Replies...Looks like PVC pipe with holes in it installed over the drain. I'm assuming so nobody can plug the drain for a bath.
Load More Replies...So he believes no one else in the house could go in there and remove his little solution?
What a narcissistic control freak to try and dictate how others perform personal hygiene while exhibiting no household hygiene.
“The mother made the choice to step into this family; that means she made a choice to step into all of the family. Stepson most definitely included. He’s just a little boy. He doesn’t know what is going on and he didn’t have a say in the matter. She most certainly does. She was given the chance to raise him as her own (or some complicated version of “her own”) and her response was to photoshop him out.”
Step-Dad (65) Rage Texting After I (42) Try And Set Some Boundaries
All that for just saying "Please stop sending this stuff". I feel for OP. That is some pretty heavy belittling from a dad when you're an adult.
I would’ve told him obviously I want nothing to do with you as well seeing as I didn’t initiate any contact with your sorry self
Load More Replies...At least the dad got it: " You're right, I'm wrong." That's pretty smart for a Fox fan.
Nah- he here's the other half of the argument that he heard in his head while typing out those messages- "I didn't even say anything" "Got it" "Thank goodness" "I'm 42" "I haven't even said anything" 😜
Load More Replies...To bad they don't have a spam filter for texting that lets you block content with politics, religion(exclude holidays), religion w/holidays, child planning, slurs and offensive items I can't currently think of. As currently I think my cars extended warranty would be so much more engaging that what the step dad posted
Reminds me of mr wormwood from Matilda “I’m smart your dumb, I’m big your little, I’m right your wrong, and there’s nothing you can do about it”
A Few Months Ago My Bike Tire Went Flat After A Late Practice And My Stepdad Would Not Pick Me Up. It Was 9 At Night And I Live In A Town Full Of Drug Addicts And Theres A Sex Ring Not Far From Home. When I Got Home He Scolded Me For Being Scared Saying He Wouldn't Be. He's 50 And 400lbs. I'm 15
I would go pick up my 35-year-old stepson if he were in this situation. No way I'd let him walk.
Load More Replies...Sorry, but if my husband did this to my child, he'd be finding all of his s**t on the lawn once he regained consciousness.
How heartless do you have to be to put your kid bio step or whatever in risk like that?
My Step Mom Is Narcissistic, I'm Sure You See Her Intentions If You're Familiar With Narcissists
Dad doesn't need to take them anywhere if he has covid. Don't spread it!
Excuse me? Part of the marriage vow is 'through sickness and health'. Clearly, that's not the case here.
Sorry, I really don't understand the intention, can someone please explain?
Context from the OP on Reddit: "If you've seen my previous post about her, you'll understand. But my father tested positive 2 days ago. I strongly believe she wants me to get COVID. The only thing wrong with me is I've been feeling nauseous and she only messages me when she wants to stir up something for her entertainment."
Load More Replies...Put on a mask and grab a taxi, giving them warning. Our taxis ask that you notify them if you're contagious. They'll still pick you up.
Reminds me of that lady that threw her kids through the front window of her COVID positive baby daddy 🙄
Ignoring the covid part... offering to take a sick kid to the hospital is sort of nice... i don't think this belongs on the list and sure as hell don't read that as narcissistic (and i have a degree in psychology)
How the hel do you "ignore the covid part"?
Load More Replies...According to the redditor, a person doesn’t have to be related by blood to be treated like family.
“They certainly don’t have to be blood to be family. I think that if you’ve made the choice to be a parent—step or otherwise—the responsibility is the same. These kids are the future. They’ll take both the best and the worst of you with them. If I were a father, I can’t help but feel like this would constantly be on my mind. Want to be a better parent of any kind? Don’t treat your kids like ‘kids.’ Treat them like the future. They didn’t ask to be here, but you get the chance to help them realize they can be everything,” they said.
I Got A Tattoo And Sent My Dad A Picture... This Is From My Step Mom 3 Days Later
WTF? I am also ...untitled to live the lifestyle I chose, however I don't understand what an exit date refers to.
1. WTF is this tatto? 2. What does raw dog food have to do with anything 3. It getting tattoos a life style, or feeding her dogs raw food? 4. Untitled? 5. "There is an exit date in your furture" Is that a DEATH threat???
So many questions and we will just never know. I'd be satisfied to just see the tattoo, I'm thinking that it might be a family thing, mother, father and daughter with no mention of the evil stepmother.
Load More Replies...You give your animals raw food. Um.... so do half of all the pet owners in the world. Does she want her to cook them a Sunday roast?!
Uh... I think most pet owners don’t give raw food to their cats and dogs (obviously snakes tend to get raw food). Raw food is actually bad for pets if you aren’t properly supplementing it.
Load More Replies...I got my first tattoo as an adult. When he saw it, he couldn't stop muttering, "Jesus Christ." I replied, "No... it's a tree frog."
If she/he is old enough to get a tattoo, why is it causing marital distress?
Well, quite. People who think that their lives are that impacted by the decisions of their children to decorate their own bodies seems extremely weird to me! Can dislike it as much as you want but it's not on you so get over it!
Load More Replies...Yeah well, stepmommy dearest, at least I don’t have to f**k someone I don’t care about just to afford my lifestyle. (Sorry Dad, but it’s really obvious to those of us who aren’t besotted with her. Just prepare yourself for the eventual divorce. Start by protecting your assets.)
I'm sorry but when she misspelled entitled as "untitled" all I could think about was untitled goose game
My Stepmother's Mother Came Out As A Lesbian. The Chat Is Between Me And My Stepmother
"She's in her menopause" like that has any effect on whether you're homosexual. The ignorance on display through all of this is tragic.
Ah, that will be "it's a phase" with extra misogyny
Load More Replies...Is it too much to hope that people like the step mom could ever say "I just can't deal with it. I know it's my own intolerance causing the issues, but I'm not there where I can handle it maturely and it really is better for everyone if I'm not involved with the situation right now"
Anyone that self aware probably would not be in this situation in the first place.
Load More Replies...As a lesbian.... I'd call her (the stepmom) and just yell at her. If she hangs up, I go to her goddamn house and b***h slap her HARD
I had the hardest time possible reading this because I kept on thinking that the OP was in white, not green. They were texting in the green. I'm stupid.
Bc she doesn’t approve of her own Mother being a lesbian makes her a bad stepmother????
My Parents Took In Their Neighbor’s 18 Y/O Kid (Still In 11th Grade) Who Was Getting Kicked Out Because His Step-Dad Didn’t Want Another Male Adult In The House. This Is The Contract His Parents Made Him Sign. The ‘Witness’ Is His Sister Who’s Still A Minor
Yeah, the mother is not much better. But of course, they obey religious rules, wohooo. F*cking philistines!
I'm not even a lawyer and I see holes all over this. Witness is a minor, you say 30 day notice to move out of bedroom, but then give a 3 day limit to get it done. Does that 3 days start at the time of notice? if so you didn't give me 30 days. You are allowing me to live here but restricting bathroom access. Now restricting my in home activities effective immediately? Where was my notice on that. And do you plan on escorting me from the property if I don't comply? Are you properly trained and deputized to do so? I doubt it. Was this notice to evict filed with the appropriate courts. If not then it isn't worth the paper it's printed on. I'm sorry for the young person who didn't know any better, but hopefully someone told him to never sign something like that again
It's not a valid contract. Lawyers see this crap all the time. Everyone thinks they know how to be a lawyer.
Load More Replies...My Dad was having an affair with his high school student who was also my babysitter. One night she was coming over to babysit and he thought my room was too messy for her to see, so he shut me out, banned me from going inside, and made me sleep outside my bedroom door in a narrow hallway between two bookshelves with blanket and pillow only so that she wouldn't see the messy room. Keep in mind I was a kid, so when we say messy, we're talking just toys strewn about all over the place - not teenage girl mess. I didn't understand it back then, but once my mom found the love letters the student had written to him, and she told me they were getting a divorce while sobbing, it all made sudden sense. She became my stepmother and was constantly jealous of me due to her young age and needing him more as a father-figure than as a significant other. They later divorced.
Honestly... it's sad that there are people like this out there. But kudos to your parents!
“I don’t want to see anybody hurt, but I also don’t want to see a world where kids continue to be pawns in their parents’ games and spats. Calling this mentality out whenever we get the chance is an important step if we’re going to see healthier generations going forward—ones that are better than we are.”
Step Mother Was Stalking My Daughter For A Year Before We Knew She Existed. She Made 7 Fake Profiles To Gather Information, And Asked A Friend To Help Kidnap My Daughter. The Friend Sent Me This
Report them to the police for attempted kidnapping and child trafficking and file for a permanent restraining order.
the whole story is insane. summary: basically, OP’s wife previously had a baby with a deadbeat guy in high school. the guy dropped out and broke all contact. OP and wife started dating, got married, and raised the daughter. 5 years later, the bio dad contacts them on Facebook. apparently his new wife (the stepmom) thinks they deserve the daughter and want her back. OP checked both of their profiles, and the stepmom had been collecting photos of the daughter and posting them on her profile as if they were her own. then bio dad and stepmom sued them for full custody and child support. they won visitation rights…the daughter didn’t open up to them at first, and stepmom started to threaten THE DAUGHTER to arrest OP and wife if she didn’t start opening up and liking them. there is a happy(ish) ending though. bio dad suddenly signed over the rights for OP to formally adopt the daughter, and that’s the good part.
the bad part, though…(trigger warning: rape) stepmom divorced bio dad and both of them stopped contacting OP. the reason? bio dad raped an 11 y.o girl they were supposed to be babysitting. it makes me want to vomit. but that’s the story. here’s the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/entitledparents/comments/fo8f25/step_mother_stalks_my_child_online_before_we_even/
Load More Replies...Thing the jumped out for me was, "I need her" and "my husband and I need her"...need her for what??? Not that they WANT her or LOVE her, but that they NEED her. Given what they say bio-dad did to another child, my mind goes to rape and/or sex trafficking...
tax purposes was my guess. A fat refund can be a godsend to people who are addicted to things that cost money
Load More Replies...Stepmom and bio-dad are trying to kidnap lady's daughter (most kidnapping cases are family members). Stepmom wrote to one of bio-mom's friends, asking if she would help stepmom and bio-dad kidnap the kid under the guise of the friend babysitting the child, then meeting stepmom and bio-dad at another location and handing them the kid. She was trying to convince the friend to not trust bio-mom by stating she is "abusive" and "using" the friend. The friend, however, is a true friend, told stepmom to bugger off and sent the conversation to bio-mom so she is aware her ex (bio-dad) and his new wife (who bio-mom did not even know about) were trying to pull a kidnapping scam.
Load More Replies...Can someone please translate what happened here? Step mother stalking daughter...who knew she existed? I don't get it!
Bio-father of daughter remarried without informing his ex, the OP. Bio-father's wife is the stepmother who stalked the daughter. I backtracked to the post, and this was during a custody dispute.
Load More Replies...Well That’s A Lovely Thing To Hear About My Controlling Step-Father. Can’t Do S**te Now
These posts are why I don't date. I've got 2 kids and I refuse to put them through b******t.
This is a huge red flag. However, it's nice to know that even after her mom's marriage to this abusive, controlling a*****e, she still stuck with her children, and is prioritizing them over him.
I disagree. I get that it's hard to leave but when it comes to kids, I will only applaud a parent who takes then away from an abusive situation.
Load More Replies...Cameras do not go in the house if their purpose is to record where people go on a regular basis and or do personal things. Which means that there should be no cameras that are in a fixed place and record 24/7, or even for short amounts of time. Using cameras in a house the record others should be banned.
my parents put cameras in the house, BUT, only one in the rooms that my brothers (young and younger) play in, such as the play room, the bedroom, such and such, and also cameras down stairs that record in case of a break in, if your parent is activly recording YOU, and not just a room, then you need to get help.
Yeah, I don’t have a problem with cameras in the house as long as they’re not in bedrooms or bathrooms and as long as everyone knows the cameras are there.
Load More Replies...Step Mom Can Be Crazy
Check your dang bathroom or wherever you keep your stuff before assuming your stepchild took it
Another scum. They sure are crawling out of the woodwork. I'd make sure every item I used had a scent and nothing of the type the scum uses. That way you have 'proof' such as it is.
This seems like BS my daughter and I have the same type of hair products
Meanwhile, another redditor, user Smokegenovese, said that “no one should be in a family that treats them like utter [crap] and doesn’t love them even as a stepchild.” They also believe that stepparents who step over the line “deserve to be on the news.”
Stepmom Puts Step Kids Out On Porch While Bio Kids Stay Inside. To Go Out. She Said The Kids Bio Mom Is A Heroin Addict Who Abandoned Them. Yay For More Abandonment Issues
I call bull s**t. No qualified therapist in their right mind would recommend such a thing.
The therapist is the voice in this stepmom's head.
Load More Replies...Wow! That is terrible. No therapist would ever suggest or support this behavior!
Bio-daughter, bio-son, step-son, step-kids. Not sure about DH, but it's the husband. The numbers are the ages
Load More Replies...59 people liked and favorited this. What is wrong with people nowadays?
What a terrible therapist if that's true. 80 degrees is too hot to just be left outside with no access to water. Plus are they supposed to pee out there, too?
My Victim Complex Step-Father. Ps, His Actions Show No Attempt To Want To Get Along With Me
I was with my girlfriend and thus not checking my phone, the first two messages were within ten minutes of one another, the third was thirty minutes after the first. The whole problem was that I parked my car in the upper driveway as opposed to the lower driveway, and he wanted to park his truck there. The pancakes comment is in reference to a previous time he has said something like this, because I made a joke about not giving him some pancakes when I was cooking them.
Stepdad isn’t worth going to prison for. The best solution is for Mom to kick his sorry ass right to the curb—-and kick it HARD. Like foot up his ass.
Load More Replies...Conversation With Stepmom About Me Packing Lunches, Devolved Pretty Quickly. For Context, I Go To College, And Mostly Pack My Lunches When I Go To On-Campus Classes
Wow! I cannot image putting my name on things in the refrigerator. I thought, in a home setting, that what was there was for everyone.
When I was a kid and would visit my dad, my stepmother (who would NEVER show up on this list) would always spend the first 10 minutes of the visit showing me where the cookies, cakes, pies & ice cream were. She's been my stepmom for 45 years and I'm sure I've never had one argument with her. Yes, I know I'm lucky.
Load More Replies...These are all making me upset especially when their real parent allows them to be treated this way.
I agree. It's definitely the real parents fault. He's playing both sides here too so no one gets mad at him just so he's not the bad guy.
Load More Replies..."You stole my salad" tickled me. Most parents would be thinking holy s**t, the kid is eating healthily.
Who fights over food? FFS, if I had one apple left to pack in my lunch the next day, and my son wanted an apple, I WOULD GIVE HIM THE F*****G APPLE. This stepmom went full-on threatening over a goddamn salad? People are absolute idiots.
damn, she pull the classic "You're are being manipulative" and "I never said that." and it f**ken sucks because you can't do s**t about it
Poor Dad. Bet he’s really regretting marrying that b***h, because it’s going to be exhausting spending the rest of his life as mediator between her and his kids (and probably the rest of his family, and his ex- or deceased wife’s family as well), because she’s a f*****g total nightmare.
As someone who once had problems with my father's then girlfriend when I already was an adult, I made it clear to my father that his girlfriend or not I didn't like her and she was nothing to me and that if he ever put her above me again I would leave and never look back, a year later they broke up, nobody in the family liked her, his actual girlfriend is great though. Anyway, never let your parent put anyone fefore you, you are their child, that is a lifelong compromise
typical, she changed her mind and expected people to read it telephatically
Bored Panda had also gotten in touch with the child’s biological mother who was horrified about how her son was being treated. She told us that her very first reaction upon learning that the stepmother wanted to edit out her son from the pictures was anger.
My Step Mom (Tita) Everybody!!
The first time I read Harry Potter, I was by myself and it was fine. Then, around book 4, I was looking after my younger cousins and read it allowed to them. Suddenly the room went dark, it was noon in the middle of summer but felt like midnight. As a stifling heat filled the room a disembodied voice called out, 'Thank you for freeing me! Please continue, so that my brethren may also be free'. I grabbed a crucifix off the wall and yelled with all my might 'IN THE NAME OF LIGHT AND RIGHTEOUSNESS, I COMMAND YOU, BE GONE EVIL ONE!'. The voice softly spoke back, 'That's a bit rude, I only wanted to hear the rest of the story and maybe have a cup of tea! Sorry for disturbing you'. I called the voice back, apologised for making assumptions and we've been friends ever since. Oh and I did free it's brethren, turns out they are all really nice (except Tork, who squeezes the toothpaste from the middle).
you need to preform a exorcism on tork.
Load More Replies...Those "spells" are literally nonsense that came from a British woman's imagination. Nothing more. These people are completely delusional. Scary.
Has anyone seen "Jesus Camp"? It's a documentary about an evangelical,fundamental camp that indoctrinates children in the craziest ways, CHILDREN. It's from 2006, and got so much backlash and controversy that the camp was closed. Anyway, the lady that ran it did this whole speech about how bad Harry Potter is, and how evil it is. It's Crazy scary! Watch it, but be prepared to shake your head the whole time
That thing makes me SO uncomfortable and depressed whenever I see it. They had 4 year olds praying over a cardboard cut-out of George Bush, for Christ sakes! Shouting and crying at 7 because of the "presence of God" so cult like. It was awful and emotional abuse. Felt dirty after viewing it. Glad to hear it has closed...that creepy type of brainwashing is why we have such ignorant masses now.
Load More Replies...I worked in video rentals when the 1st Harry Potter movie cane out. There were oodles of parents who would ask for a family movie suggestion and then tell me their kids weren't allowed to read/watch Harry Potter because of the magic. It was Bananas
It’s not religion’s fault, most people aren’t this stupid to think a work of fiction can summon demons. Also fun fact, for a while it was heresy to believe in magic at all. So saying “this book can summon demons” would actually be against religion because magic isn’t real.
Load More Replies...Hey Tita! Harry Potter IS just a book, b***h! Put your f*****g head on straight and stop listening to b******t.
Stepmom Who Complained About The Vaccine Not Having Fda Approval Is Now Complaining About It Having Fda Approval
Would you rather have less, smaller, already-nibbled, more expensive food that contains bugs instead of food with traces of pesticides? Eating organic is a trade-off.
False equivalent. Though they’re both under the umbrella of the FDA, food testing is wildly different from drug testing. They each have their own set of acceptable standards for approval. Additionally, the food side of the department is woefully underfunded and therefore understaffed. The lack of an adequate number of food inspectors is way more alarming than the well-funded drug side prioritizing the testing and approval of emergency vaccinations for a worldwide pandemic—-which happen to work, btw.
This is Margorie Taylor Greens MO. Believe the science about 2 genders but science is stupid concerning masks and vaccines. And the Earth is 10000 years old.
Vaccines are terrible? Guess that's why more parents are going to be burying their children from measles and polio, etc., complications.
those pesticides and safe for human consumption. If you are still scared about getting poisoned wash your produce
You should always wash produce anyway, regardless. Who knows who handled it, where/how it was stored, and whether it was even washed before you bought it, so it’s probably at least just plain dirty. I beg to differ about the pesticides, however.
Load More Replies...Stepmom Is Jealous Of Her Stepdaughter’s Relationship With Her Dad
The dad would even be a better dad if he kicked the nutcase out of his life before she poisoned his wonderful relationship with his daughter.
Wow... That's one sad and confused woman. *Most* women would see this and think "Sweet! I can veg out and eat junk food and take a nice hot bath/ shower and catch up on [insert fave show here]!!"
If stepmommy dearest was a halfway decent person, her stepdaughter would probably want her to come along when she hangs out with her dad. Stepmommy dearest isn’t behaving like a parent, she’s acting more like a spoiled child who thinks her sister is Daddy’s favorite, so has worked herself up into a jealous hissy fit. Grow TF up lady!
Why would anyone ever allow a step parent to treat their child this way. Love your child more than a new spouse.
“She [the stepmother] didn’t try to apologize until after I had called my son’s grandma asking if she knew. The internet’s reactions to me is honestly amazing. I would expect anyone to stick up for a 3-year-old. Honestly, I’m not sure what I plan to do next,” the boy’s biological mother revealed to Bored Panda.
My Father After Being Rude To Me When I Came Out As Trans And Kicking My Brother Out Cause Our Stepmom Didnt Like His GF
Isn't it amazing how abusing parents always pretend that they are the victim when their children break all contact with them?
Exactly. And his friend co-signing...who has THREE children that do not speak to them? THEY are the common denominator. Toxicity all around!!!
Load More Replies...Lol!!! My sperm donor posts similar crap. He got the best comment once: "Aren't your kids in their 40's???". Why yes, we are!
Getting old all alone. Keep no contact but make sure they're aware of you guys enjoying your lives.
My Parents New Idea To “Fix” My Life I’m 20 Btw, Work Part Time And Pay Rent, My Step Dad Has Set Internet Timers
Do yourself a favor- find a couple friends/ work associates and pool your money to get a place of your own. If you're already paying rent at least you're used to that portion of it already. That's some otherworldly hover parenting.
That’s not a “hover parent”. That’s a f*****g control freak. You are right about them needing to find roommates and moving TF out of that toxic house and away from that toxic a*****e.
Load More Replies...This is the first one I would ask for more detail on. Honestly seems a lot like the advice people get on similar posts along the lines of "My kid isn't getting a job and refuses to move out" A little to micromanage-y for my tastes but like I said, it's the first one where I feel the parents side could be important
You pay rent with a part time job but I bet it isn't much and doesn't cover your food, the electricity, water, internet and phone. This is asking for a lot and you couldn't even tidy your room but complain about internet timers? Why not pay for your own internet? 20 years old is too old to be living with your parents and expect a mostly free ride. It seems to me your step dad is trying to teach you a sense of responsibility and you're entitled.
I think a parent limiting internet access is okay when an adult kid is playing around all day, mooching off them. No one wants a Forever Child running around their house at all hours of the night while they have to keep a normal schedule/life.
Load More Replies...Tell them as a rent payer tell them as landlords they can't dictate your life. Better as other commenter said, to get out and rent with friends.
You're an adult with a job that pays rent, they have no say in what you do, get out of there, better to have roommates than that
It's a running training app that gets you from the couch potato to running a 5k distance. I get the feeling the parent here is trying to motivate an adult kid with no direction. Especially with the "don't stay up all night, I'm waking you at 8am" part. Parents seem frustrated the kid isn't growing up.
Load More Replies...From My Stepmom. Also Love How Real Is In Quotation Marks
I actually believe all of this except real should not be in quotes and I still double mask (cloth under n95) and am triple vaxxed. I think my reasoning is the opposite of hers, though.
does the n95 fit properly over the cloth? seems an excessive consideration that actually reduces efficacy
Load More Replies...Using a Venn diagram to prove how wrong all of your "firm convictions" are, is really setting a new standard in stupidity.
Actually these are all perfectly good opinions to have except change the "real" to just real, it's a real virus, it is personal choice to wear a mask or not and as humans we are allowed to have that choice, and it has always been political or there would of been vaccines/cures out a hell of alot sooner. (And no I'm not a Trump supporter, our whole government just sucks)
Load More Replies...I agree with all everyone has different reasons to do what they need if I have to wear a mask I will but if I don’t have to I won’t unless if it is disturbing you or others I will put it on everyone has a say in these times
Whether you believe in covid or not, wearing a mask helps to prevent other transmissible things. Like colds. Measles. Flu. Or don't those things exist either?
“Emotionally, it started out very badly. I was [angry] to an extreme, but now I’m really happy about this situation, because of all the support me and my son are getting through this situation. My family and friends are very supportive to me and my children through any situation,” she said.
“Honestly, my advice would be, get to know the children before you get married. Build a relationship with them. And if you’re not willing to do that—Do Not Marry Their Parent.”
An Interaction Between Me And My Extremely Anti-Lgbt Stepfather Mere Hours After I Came Out As Trans
Unhappy people seem to hate happy people. Happy people seem to always be working at self-love. Unhappy people do not love themselves.
I was like a less extreme version of SD here for a while. I didn't care then, and don't care now, about someone's gender Identity, but I thought it was something of a joke and had a lot of bad "information" on gender identity that validated my opinion. Then had some friends explain the difference between gender and sex, had some real research shown to me, completely changed my opinion. I'm still on the fence for gender reassignment surgery for minors, and I may be wrong for that, but at least I'm not close minded anymore
Course it's all toxic masculinity, if they were a biological woman who identified as a man, the a*shole would have been weirded out but "lol ok"????
*sings to parent* Why don't you shut the f**k up. Nobody even wants you here. You can take your s**t somewhere, were people might care what you have to say
Case in point, you are living a sad life right now.
Load More Replies...More Texts From My Stepmother Regarding My “Attitude.” In This Addition, Invalidating My Anxiety!
When You Blow Up On Your Stepmom Cause She Hid The Fact Her Family All Tested Positive For Covid
My sister's friend (40s) died of covid a few weeks ago. Sister still thinks that covid is no big deal and has "been over for months". Most of my family backs her thoughts. Also, same sister had another friend die of covid in December....
Sent To Me By My Stepmom, Who 2 Days Earlier Told Me To Jump Off A Bridge Because “It Would Be Easier Than Beating Me”
Except half the time the reason for suicide is because there is no one else. Because everyone left or died or abandoned them. Or because there is someone else, but they don't help. (Also why in nuts is suicide bleeped?)
"bEcAuSe It'S oFfEnSiVe" -Idiots of BP.
Load More Replies...well then suffer you dog s**t b***h (I am not saying that you should commit suicide)
Another Series Of Texts From My Loving Stepmother
This could be a mostly legitimate response depending on the circumstances. Admittedly the degrading comments are horrendous but we don't know what this person has been driven the and may just be lashing out in an emotional moment. Obviously more context would help but we can't expect BoredPanda's "writers" to do anything other than just rip s**t off the internet.
Jeez, thank goodness this person is in therapy. That's a lot to unpack for a half an hour of texts
My Stepmom Is Like This Whenever Anyone Comes Over But Here’s The Thing: My Nightgown Is To My Knees And A Few Nightgowns I Have Go Past Them, And I Have A Flat Chest So Idk What Needs To Be Covered. Also, The Person She’s Talking Abt Is An Adult
Or they could stop inviting lecherous weak willed men into the house where their daughter lives
At the same time....I get it if step mom was sexually abused because of something simular. I mean it doesn't mean this is okay. But I get it. Molesters are always a close family friend. Now I got two daughters myself and I make sure their modest. But I catch you staring at my kids ill f*****g poke your eyes out. Their children.
I Ate Ramen In My Room At 9 One Time. Also Music Played On My Computer Speaker For About Three Seconds Two Weeks Ago And She Took Away My Speakers. My Stepmom:
I have rules in my house too that my husband backs. No food in bedrooms is a big one. Why? I have ten no kill mouse traps set up because they won't clean their dishes or throw out the wrappers. It drives me nuts. The rest of this? Idk....
This is also my mothers rule for our house no food upstairs
Load More Replies...Rodent problems were why me and my cousin's weren't allowed to eat in our rooms.
Looking Through My Older Messages, And Saw My Now Ex Stepdads Messages. He Basically Flipped Out Whenever Something Didn’t Go His Way
Give him the wrong passwords. Make the password 69420 and write down 12345 or smth like that
My Step-Mum Tagged My 2 Step-Brothers In This And Thinks It's Cute
Well she's made sure no one will ever date her sons, which is probably what she wants so she won't have any female competition.
Or he'll grow up, move out, and keep her at arm's length for the the rest of her life and she'll wonder why he rarely calls or visits.
Load More Replies...Is this the alternative to fathers wearing T-shirts saying "I'll kill you if you touch my daughter"?
nah it's the distaff counterpart, the alternative is fathers wearing shirts that say "eh sure you can date my daughter if she's ok with it"
Load More Replies...kind of refreshing to see a creepy controlling poster about a mother being weird and creepy about her son though instead of a father and daughter
Here's How I Found Out That My Dementia-Ridden, Not-Blood-Related But Basically A Father To Me, Family Friend Passed Away. Was Planning To Surprise Him With A Visit Next Weekend, To Meet My Wife And Our 7 Week Old Son. (I Did Find His Address Shortly After Sending That Message To My Stepdad)
If this person have a wife and a child, it seems to me, that they have not kept the contact themselves, therefor it couldn't have been that important to them...
I’ve Been Having Some Insane Breakdowns From Stress. Got This Text Today After The Stepdad Saw Me Crying. I Really Don’t Think I Can Do This Anymore
How is it that some people think it's okay to beat down people who are already suffering? Wtf?
My Step Mother Has Controlled And Brainwashed My Father Ever Since He Had His Stroke Over 10 Years Ago. It's Been Years Since My Siblings And I Have Seen Him
This Is From My Stepmom Who Also Won’t Be Taking The Vaccine Because One Doctor Shared The Same Viewpoint As Her
when mcdonalds is understaffed be like https://youtu.be/o__fZTUmsxI?t=927
Please Lord keep this parinoid nutjob away from any and all children.
Load More Replies...My Stepmom Is Always Threatening Me With Something When I Don’t Do Exactly What She Wants. I Had To Sign A Contract To Go To College On A Semester To Semester Basis. I’m 20
Okay, but this is just my mom. Doesn't seem that abnormal, parents obsessing over grades and focus.
What? Are you kidding? Your mom treated you like that when you were in COLLEGE? Aka a legal adult? Why would your mom know what work was due? It's YOUR responsibility, not hers. Yes, my parents paid for college and expected me to succeed - but they also expected me to manage my own classes and work, just like every other college student does. Is mommy also going to text you about deadlines when you have a full time job? And threaten to take your TV away if you aren't meeting them? Sorry, but that's a perfect recipe for growing a completely useless adult who expects everyone else to manage their time for them. Helicopter parenting at its worst!
Load More Replies...Signing a contract to be perfect in college or you can't go shows how little they respect their stepchild. They are an adult now
Their 20! They don't have any obligations to their parents anymore!
As long as they're not having anything paid for by said parents, sure.
Load More Replies...But if they're 20 and paying their own way through college (I know plenty of people, myself included, that did) this is completely unacceptable.
Load More Replies...From 2020- After Years Of Emotional Abuse, My Stepdad Flips And Puts His Hands On My Mum, Lunges At Me And Hits My Ex-Boyfriend In Front Of My 2yo Brother. Moved Out With No Intention Of Going Back
This is downright terrifying. If OP is old enough to have a boyfriend there should be no way in hell that they have to go and “kiss and make up” and “cuddle” with someone who threatened to kick them out. Why do some parents think it’s ok to be such a terrible and emotionally abusive person just because they’re given this “title” that says they have a child under their watch?
My Stepdad Texted Me This After I Went On A Date
Always Had A Rough Relationship With My Dad. He Met My Step Mom & It Got Worse. 22 Years Old & Had To Ask Permission To Have My Boyfriend Of 5 Years Over, My Brother & I Were Basically Their Maids Til They Hired One, Screaming Match Led Me To Leave And Not Be Contacted Since May Or Apologized To
Please just move out if you're in your 20s and contributing to the household and still being treated like this. The workload is intense but the freedom means much more. There is no reason. They do not need your help- you need to help yourself. It's hard but it's your sanity. Please don't let this happen to you.
Honestly, I have a kid I need to give very specific instructions to and ask questions like that a lot. Example, the kid threw up (one of those 24hr bugs) and missed the toilet. Puke all over the outside of the toilet, on the wall, toilet brush, etc. Honestly looked like he missed the bowl on purpose. Anyway didn't tell anyone and we found out the next day, after he was feeling better. Told him he had to clean up the mess. Go back into the bathroom and he cleaned the toilet but nothing else. I asked him why he didn't clean the rest and said "Well it wasn't obvious what you wanted so I just cleaned the toilet"
I don't understand staying in an abusive household once you're 18+. I moved out a week after my 18th birthday by saving up money from my mimum wage job ($8 an hour at the time).
Minimum wage for an 18 year old where I live is just over £1000 per month before taxes/NI deductions for an 18 year old. Rent on a starter style home is about £750pm, plus there is council tax of about £105pm, then you have gas, electricity, food, water etc. It's great that you were able to move out at 18 but not realistic for everyone, especially if they don't have anyone to share with. Also, not everyone gets to live rent free with their family so saving up for a deposit and first month's rent isn't easy.
Load More Replies...I Ran Away From My Dad’s House To Live With My Mom Because They Are Borderline Hoarders And I Needed To Prioritize My Mental Health, Which They Denied Me Help For For Years. Here’s My Stepmom’s Reaction:
I sincerely hope thet are getting the help that they need. As the daughter of a hoarder it's not easy to come out the other side of it without a good deal of therapy.
Hoarders will never admit that they are /have the problem. It's always other people who throw away perfectly good stuff that needs to be saved and who give them all the things they have to store.
Here's More Nonsense From My Insane Stepmom Who Believes Being Around Vaccinated People Is Dangerous
So, let me get this straight..... I'll know when I've jumped between timelines/realities by the fact that I have no knowledge of it. Seems like a solid argument. S**t, I must be continually jumping since I've permanently got no knowledge of doing so I'm getting dizzy.
Stepmom Threatening To Lock Me Out Of The House If I Don't Finish The Chores I Started This Afternoon, But Had To Stop To Go To Work
They can't legally accuse you of breaking into your own home. I would have kicked the door in.
you can press charges against someone for keeping you out of your home though. Call the cops on that b***h
Load More Replies...Lockdown Week 1: Mum Acting Like Roses After Step Dad Screams That I’m ‘Ruining Their Relationship, No Wonder You Are The Way You Are’
Stepmom Calls Me A Mooch For Trying To File For Ssi Due To A Slew Of Varying Disabilities, And Tells Me I Sat On Her Aggressive Dogs Cookie After He Attacked Me For Unchecked Resourse Guarding Behavior. Then Proceeds To Play The Victim When I Wont Accept Her Apology
I Told Them I Was Going To Lay Down For A Nap Cause I Didnt Sleep Well And My Stepdad Decides To Message This To Me Separately
A Group Chat Text Between My Sister And Stepfather
The Way My Stepmom Instantly Gets Upset When I Don't Wanna Give Her My Address (Bad History Between Us And She Expects Me To Forgive And Forget)
"Sorry, that classified information and you haven't got the clearance."
My Dad Told Me To Kys After I Came Out As Trans. My Step Mom Has Been Messaging Me And Trying To Guilt Trip Me Into Going Back To Their House
what does kys mean? ooooh - please let it not be "kill yourself" - I hate this list here so much!
Load More Replies...My Stepmom Comes In My Room And Tries To Organize All My Things. When I Told Her To Stop She Freaked Tf Out, Threw Things All Over The Place. This Is What She Said Afterwards
I think more context is needed. Is it her and your fathers' house that you live in as a minor? An adult? Is it filthy? Is there health hazards?
My mother does the same thing, and while it is her house, and I am a minor, it is SPOTLESS and there is literally NO REASON for her to go in there, and I firmly believe I have a right to my own private space.
Load More Replies...Overstepping boundaries is not "trying to do one nice thing" and those actions should be met with hate and disgust.
Would Love To Unsubscribe From My Stepdads Email, Text, And Facebook Crazy Video Mailing List
I Stopped Sharing My Location With My Stepmom Bc I’m Not Comfortable With Her Watching Where I Am At All Times, This Was Her Response When I Said I Wouldn’t Share It Again
I guess I'll be that person- You made agreements with her when you had her pay your tuition. Like she said- you don't get to redefine the terms of the agreement without consulting the other party. You're adult enough to make the agreement, you're old enough to learn to renegotiate an agreement properly.
What?!? If you decide to help someone and be generous that means you expect nothing in return. Let alone wanting to put a tracking device on an actual human being. That is insane and the fact that you're defending this is unhealthy, toxic, and wrong. I'm convinced that a lot of human beings have forgotten how to human.
Load More Replies...My parents have a thing on my phone and pc where they can remotely lock it, track its every move, see everything I do on it, can set limits on it, block sites and apps, won't let me install anything or unlock the thing without a password I don't have, and can even remotely control them.
When I was your age, there was one simple desk phone in the living room; no private conversations. PCs didn't exist; until HS, my parent would take me to the bookstore or library. My parents didn't need to monitor my behavior like parents do these days cause today there's so much access, and life wasn't as dangerous.
Load More Replies...The Child In Question Is Only 4 Years Old And Grieving. Step-Mom Giving Wicked Witch Vibes
Set her on fire and throw water over her. If the fire doesn't kill her, the water will.
For everyone else, as clarification: The step-mom, not the kid.
Load More Replies...I think this one is just a rant. There's no mention of any aggression or anger toward the child, just frustration about the situation in general. If she doesn't have a therapist this could just be a form of talk therapy for her and I hope she reaches out to some chat groups for grieving parents and children.
I do not understand why people have their pitchforks out for this lady. She is simply venting that she's in a difficult caregiving situation. She's allowed to feel frustrated. It's normal to need to talk about that. It doesn't mean she's not being a loving, sympathetic step mom. As someone who has been in some extremely frustrating caregiving situations, I can definitely say that I would've exploded if I couldn't have vented that frustration away from the people I was caring for. It isn't always sunshine and rainbows. It's ok to have frustrations and negative feelings. Don't make people feel guilty for being human. As long as she's doing the right thing with the kid, let her have her feelings.
Load More Replies...the black/blue hearts at the end really do solidify this person as a piece of s**t
I actually stopped after just a few. The one with the stepmum wanting to edit out her stepson.... She had 2 kids close by and the stepson was at a distance. ... He must have felt unwanted and unloved. It's sickening.
Same here, these make me so mad. Im so fortunate my parents aren’t divorced.
Load More Replies...As a step mum myself this left my heart bleeding and my blood boiling. What the f**k is wrong with people?
Thank you. I know step parents like you are out there. Unfortunately you are rare. I was not fortunate to have one who thinks like you do. It means a lot to read that this hurts and angers you. You have no idea how precious a good step parent is to this of us who suffered otherwise. I thank you from. The bottom of my heart.
Load More Replies...So after about five, I said, that's it, I don't need flashbacks to how I was treated as a kid ----- by actual blood-related not-step family.
I'm sorry Leo. Hugs for you (and not a little piddly one but a big warm bear HUG).
Load More Replies...Can't go on reading. My mom got remarried after divorce when we were little and boy did our stepfather know she would dump him in a heartbeat if he wasn't good to us. I am in a new relationship too with a (now adult) boy from my ex and yes, my partner knows that I would ditch him the second he started making a tiny difference between my son and our daughter.
i will never understand how a parent of any kind could even threaten to kick their child out. wtf is wrong with these people?!
Everything isn't black and white. There are circumstances where the best option is kicking a child out like abusive behaviour or just completely ignoring rules set in place. A parents job is to prepare their child for the real world, not let their children live off of them and squeeze them dry financially and emotionally. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of bad parents who use this as a leverage but that's not every case.
Load More Replies...It's not just step parents that do these things. I can personally relate to a number of these horror stories. I left out on my own at 16 and have rarely looked back. Best darn decision of my life.
Mistralok, I'm sorry to hear that but glad you left a rotten situation. Hugs for you.
Load More Replies...I feel like this perpetuates the idea that stepparents are all terrible. Honestly a person's biological parents can be just a horrible.
I actually stopped after just a few. The one with the stepmum wanting to edit out her stepson.... She had 2 kids close by and the stepson was at a distance. ... He must have felt unwanted and unloved. It's sickening.
Same here, these make me so mad. Im so fortunate my parents aren’t divorced.
Load More Replies...As a step mum myself this left my heart bleeding and my blood boiling. What the f**k is wrong with people?
Thank you. I know step parents like you are out there. Unfortunately you are rare. I was not fortunate to have one who thinks like you do. It means a lot to read that this hurts and angers you. You have no idea how precious a good step parent is to this of us who suffered otherwise. I thank you from. The bottom of my heart.
Load More Replies...So after about five, I said, that's it, I don't need flashbacks to how I was treated as a kid ----- by actual blood-related not-step family.
I'm sorry Leo. Hugs for you (and not a little piddly one but a big warm bear HUG).
Load More Replies...Can't go on reading. My mom got remarried after divorce when we were little and boy did our stepfather know she would dump him in a heartbeat if he wasn't good to us. I am in a new relationship too with a (now adult) boy from my ex and yes, my partner knows that I would ditch him the second he started making a tiny difference between my son and our daughter.
i will never understand how a parent of any kind could even threaten to kick their child out. wtf is wrong with these people?!
Everything isn't black and white. There are circumstances where the best option is kicking a child out like abusive behaviour or just completely ignoring rules set in place. A parents job is to prepare their child for the real world, not let their children live off of them and squeeze them dry financially and emotionally. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of bad parents who use this as a leverage but that's not every case.
Load More Replies...It's not just step parents that do these things. I can personally relate to a number of these horror stories. I left out on my own at 16 and have rarely looked back. Best darn decision of my life.
Mistralok, I'm sorry to hear that but glad you left a rotten situation. Hugs for you.
Load More Replies...I feel like this perpetuates the idea that stepparents are all terrible. Honestly a person's biological parents can be just a horrible.
