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ulx8r8 | 09/05/2022 | 11 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/ulx8r8/i_want_to_be_happy_for_my_mom_but_i_just_cant/ | step child | using a throwaway here.
for backstory, my (15f) mom and dad split about a year and a half ago - and in this year and a half, she wasn’t present in my life for about 8 months of it. she left to go be with her current fiancé and didn’t contact me once, and she didn’t come back into my life until school started, but ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
z4kiyk | 25/11/2022 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/z4kiyk/my_stepparents_are_driving_me_crazy/ | step child | For background, I (16nb) have divorced parents. My mom (37f) married my stepdad Damon (50m) 4 years ago and my dad (40m) married my stepmom Jacky (36f) 5 years ago. My parents divorced when my sister (13f) we’re four and one.
Damon is an all around rude person. He hasn’t been very accepting of me since I came o... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
vetdxs | 17/06/2022 | 10 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/vetdxs/im_jealous_of_my_stepmom_and_i_just_want_my/ | step child | Hi. I am honestly at my wit's end and I need help getting my mind sorted out and my priorities straight. Here's my story, sorry it's a bit long.
So I grew up with no Mom. It was just me and my Dad and my younger brother. They're all I knew. We spent weekdays in foster care and weekends with him. It was an awesome ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
zekn19 | 06/12/2022 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/zekn19/my_stepmom_is_getting_remarried_to_a_woman_and_i/ | step child | For context I (15m) have known my (step)mom (40f) for most of my life. My real mom died giving birth to me and my dad married her when I was four. She then adopted me and my dad died when I was ten. Now my stepmom has gotten engaged to Christina (45f) and they will be getting married in February.
My stepmom as... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
14hwrrf | 24/06/2023 | 18 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/14hwrrf/why_do_i_physically_feel_weird_around_my/ | step child | My stepdad moved in about 9 months ago. im a 23F. My mom has had 2 boyfriends live with us in the past. I never felt any weirdness with them. its been about 4-5 years that nobody lived with me and my mom.
Not sure why i feel physically weird around this new guy. i dont talk to him unless necessary. i hate when he... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
mb2c1h | 23/03/2021 | 11 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/mb2c1h/feeling_resentment_from_sp/ | step child | Does anyone else feel like their SP never wanted them around? I have lurked on the r/stepparent sub and sometimes sees posts saying that I can’t stand my step child. However I am always polite and never show it.
I tend to be very observant and more empathetic than others. So I can pick up these cues easily. I wou... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
15yv558 | 23/08/2023 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/15yv558/my_dad_is_gone_my_stepmoms_house_doesnt_feel_like/ | step child | I (18F) have always had separated parents. I have my biological mother in one home and my father who married my stepmother (we will call her Amanda) 15 years ago. Obviously I don’t remember the wedding. Amanda has always been in my life. For a good while, until I was 9, I lived with my dad and Amanda on the weekends. L... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
11mi92p | 09/03/2023 | 13 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/11mi92p/why_doesnt_anyone_ever_want_to_be_my_mom/ | step child | My real mother didn't want me so she abandoned me and my dad when I was just eight years old. I remember the day she left when I grabbed onto her leg crying and begging her not to leave but all she said was that she never wanted kids and she was sorry she had to do this. The only thing I have from her is a teddy bear s... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
y0rznh | 10/10/2022 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/y0rznh/my_home_doesnt_feel_like_home_anymore/ | step child | My mom's boyfriend moved in with us a few months ago and it's been...rough. I've never been too big a fan of his, and his living here has made me aware of his true colors, which aren't too pretty. All of that aside, the main issue I'm facing is that my home doesn't feel like home anymore.
My room has always been ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
qs0yd9 | 12/11/2021 | 17 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/qs0yd9/feeling_about_stepmoms_lack_of_affection/ | step child | I have a question for you stepkids out there! :)
How would you feel if your stepmom had a baby with your dad and although she was nice and thoughtful to you, she was never affectionate or sought out your company, but was VERY affectionate, verbally loving, doting, etc. on your (half) sibling/her child? Oh, and if... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
ruc1cw | 02/01/2022 | 7 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/ruc1cw/mourning_the_fact_ill_never_have_a_father/ | step child | I grew up with an abusive step dad and a mom who chose him over me and to stay with him. I tried so hard growing up for him to love me and nothing worked. It hurt seeing him treat my sister (his kid) better than me while he used me like an emotional punching bag.
I wish I had a dad that loved me growing up and the ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
majivh | 22/03/2021 | 8 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/majivh/what_can_i_do_to_have_a_relation_with_my_dads/ | step child | So my (21F) dad has been married to his wife for some years now, she moved in with us 2010ish and our relationship has been rocky. Not that we fight or anything, just some underlying trust issues and not liking each other.
Personally I think she could've treated me and my brother better. She treated us like we wer... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
yds28h | 26/10/2022 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/yds28h/i_dont_know_how_to_adjust_to_my_new_stepmom/ | step child | I (13m) have two moms. My mom (34f) and my momma (33f) got divorced when I was 10 because my momma cheated with her girlfriend. My mom started dating my stepmom Payton (29f) when I was 11.
I love my moms so much but I know that I wasn’t good enough or else momma wouldn’t have cheated so I know the divorce was m... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
q0aspr | 03/10/2021 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/q0aspr/update_are_my_stepsister_and_i_wrong_for_what_we/ | step child | I tried talking to my mom but it was really hard talking to her and I didn’t really know what to say. She said to maybe make another post because it helped me last time. I don’t know how my mom knowing my stepsister and I are upset is going to change anything. It won’t bring back her mom, Its not going to cause me to s... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
u8ptf8 | 21/04/2022 | 5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/u8ptf8/me_and_my_stepdad_has_never_had_a_relationship/ | step child | ...And my mom and my step-dad has been together since I was 8-9. I'm 21 years old now.
He's in essence a nice, proper guy. He's just very aloof and introverted. Not at all a people person. He speaks very little words, and has throughout my life living with him, spoken extremely little words to me. Ever since they ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
zxvsun | 29/12/2022 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/zxvsun/stepdad_can_go_fuck_himself/ | step child | He is a former nurse and marine with a truly awful childhood, I know this contributes to how he acts and how he handles his emotions. But the man is a hypocritical chauvinistic dog fucker. I can make a laundry list of occasions where he was a major hypocrite but that would make this too long. He acts like he knows all ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
10yg046 | 10/02/2023 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/10yg046/i_dislike_my_stepdad/ | step child | I (M15) have issues with my stepdad, he has a biological daughter which he favors, he treats us very different.
He spoils her and gives her a lot of attention, meanwhile I’m left out and rarely receive any attention or anything. They both spend every day together upstairs playing video games. Whenever me, my mom, ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
vphobo | 02/07/2022 | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/vphobo/i_need_advice/ | step child | I'm 14 f, and I hate my Stepmother. My parents have been divorced since I was 2, so having a Step mom isn't new to me. I love my Step father, he's been in the picture since I was 3, and loves me and takes care of me and my 2 half siblings.
My bio dad has been married 3 times, engaged 2 more times, and I have one h... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
q93gs8 | 16/10/2021 | 19 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/q93gs8/am_i_mean_for_holding_a_grudge_against_my_stepmom/ | step child | I live with my grandparents now after this happened but my dad has been texting everyday telling me that he thinks I'm perfect and that I'm everything he wants in a daughter so idk if I should just go home because I guess my dad is innocent.
My mom passed away a long long time ago, but my dad put me in therapy as ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
pwo0v8 | 27/09/2021 | 8 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/pwo0v8/are_my_stepsister_and_i_wrong_for_what_we_said_to/ | step child | here’s some background:
my mom and dad divorced when I was 8 and my mom got remarried to my stepdad when I was 10. My dad is the coolest but I barely get to see him. My stepdad has a daughter my age and then they had another son and daughter when I was 11 and 12. He was also previously divorced, and her mom ended up ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
10z9rtr | 11/02/2023 | 19 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/10z9rtr/i_feel_so_unloved_in_my_stepparents_and_bio_dads/ | step child | I live with my bio dad, my step mom, and her 5 bio kids.
I often feel like an after thought. I get it, of course I won’t be the priority to my step mother’s life, and I don’t resent her for it. But I’m never really thought about. One of the bio kids is my older step sister (I love her dearly, she’s generally nice to... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
15c3bjr | 28/07/2023 | 17 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/15c3bjr/vent_ig/ | step child | i hate my dads wife. i don’t even want to say stepmom because it makes me feel sick. she isn’t a terrible person either, i just hate her. she acts like she knows my dad better than i do and it makes me feel bad. like i’ll find out new stuff about my dad and she will add on and be like “oh yeah and he did this and this ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
159qet0 | 26/07/2023 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/159qet0/on_saturday_i_gotta_go_to_my_stepdads_parents/ | step child | Basically what the title says, on Saturday I gotta go to my stepdads families ranch because it’s his dad’s birthday but I really don’t wanna go. For context Iam 18 but I don’t got a license so I can’t really go anywhere and also, it’s gonna be a party | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
14pq5nh | 03/07/2023 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/14pq5nh/ive_been_feeling_left_out_as_an_adult_child_25_of/ | step child | This is my very first Reddit post so I actually have no idea what I’m doing lol.
For context, my sisters and I all are young adults (29,25,22) and my dad remarried a woman with kids from a previous marriage (early teens). My dad was not present much during his 1st marriage with my mom and it was honestly a very st... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
mo9afv | 10/04/2021 | 8 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/mo9afv/i_just_feel_like_ive_been_completely_replaced_and/ | step child | Okay so sorry but it's gonna be long.
Td;lr dad completley forgot about his promises and basically ignored me all day, after taking stepmoms side on everything. Grandma and uncle also cant have me over for coffe. Also rant about stepmom and dad
Yesterday my(20f) dad(47m) had his one year anniversarry with st... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
kqk85h | 04/01/2021 | 13 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/kqk85h/how_often_your_stepparent_reminds_you_are_not_his/ | step child | One of the often arguments I hear from my stepdad is that I am not his so why he should have felt responsible for anything? When I said him he should acted better during parenting me, his answer was that he was not responsible for parenting me and could basically do anything because he is not my father. Also he has bi... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
jzvvyn | 24/11/2020 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/jzvvyn/stepdad_talks_about_me_behind_my_back/ | step child | so. my mom and stepdad have been together about 4 years now, and they’re on the brink of a divorce. my dad lives across the country so i don’t really have any financial assistance or anything like that from him, which is fine and has never been an issue for me before since i’ve been working since 16.
well, a coup... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
jduis9 | 19/10/2020 | 12 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/jduis9/i_fucking_hate_my_step_mom_and_the_pandemic_is/ | step child | Hello reddit.
So my dad's wife is the most condescending psycho bitch I've ever met. And ok maybe I'm a little biased, since she and my dad were having an affair before my parents got divorced, but she is genuinely one of the worst people I know. I would never, ever want to be friends with someone like her. She's... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
j8bpvh | 10/10/2020 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/j8bpvh/i_feel_like_most_of_my_childhood_experiences_with/ | step child | This won’t be a long post, as I don’t want to spew too much about this. Just wondering if anyone has been in a situation where they’ve never felt genuine love from a step parent? I was always under the impression throughout my childhood that I was in the way. He would throw so many fits, some being about not being paid... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
irotp2 | 13/09/2020 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/irotp2/my_step_dad_undaughtered_me/ | step child | My stepdad un-daughtered me
So I was in a toxic relationship for a couple of years and finally got out of it last June. I met someone who I am head over heels in love with and started dating them in November. (I have known him for 3 years before this) and I have become a better person, I am happier, more positive,... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
iawvjo | 16/08/2020 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/iawvjo/im_tired_of_this/ | step child | I’m new to this sub, but I looked for it specifically so I could vent. Sorry if it’s a bit long.
My stepmother is great. She’s been my stepmom for 5 years and I do love her. I love her, but recently I’ve began to LIKE her less and less. Let’s call her SM.
Just a few minutes ago SM cornered me in the hallway a... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
hjh0zs | 01/07/2020 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/hjh0zs/my_stepmom/ | step child | My stepmom and dad have been together for a few years. In the begging I felt like she didn't like me or my sisters. I'm pretty sure she's trying to keep me and them from our dad. How should I talk to him about her. | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
hhrll0 | 29/06/2020 | 5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/hhrll0/looking_for_advice_on_how_to_connect_with_my_sm/ | step child | Step-child here, looking for advice on how to interact with SM
I personally have (had? She’s better-ish now) a very difficult BM to deal with that I know SM has been an angel with all that noise. I am very grateful for her putting up with my BM shenanigans else I’d probably have no relationship with my dad or sibl... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
hbysh8 | 19/06/2020 | 10 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/hbysh8/i_cannot_deal_with_my_stepmother_anymore/ | step child | My mom died when I was 6. My dad handled it well and has been my hero ever since. When he met a new women and seemed happy - about 2 years after my mom died - I was happy for him and tried to accept everything.
At first she was nice, kind and happy, but when they moved in together, she completely changed. Whenever... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
gvasam | 02/06/2020 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/gvasam/my_stepdad_is_sexist/ | step child | Hello I’m back with some more on Dave. Dave is very Sexist. He always asks my mom what I did in the kitchen to help her or what I did to clean the house. ( I’m not lazy or anything it’s just when I start to relax they always want me to do something else so I’m usually seen as lazy for that) I started to realize that he... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
exx9tn | 02/02/2020 | 13 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/exx9tn/do_stepmothers_ever_consider_step_kids_their_own/ | step child | Me and my stepmother have been together since I was 5. My real mother left and my dad married her when she was still 22. We had a rocky relationship while I was growing up since I'd never seen my real mother, but I've learnt to not blame her for my issues and now I'm 26 years old. I finished my medical degree and I'm t... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
etde0c | 24/01/2020 | 5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/etde0c/my_stepmom_wont_allow_my_dad_to_speak_to_me_his/ | step child | My stepmom despises me. She always has. They’ve been married for almost 26 years, and I’ve been estranged from my father for the past 7. Basically she’s had something against me from day one...I’m a lot like my mom & look like her too, and she HATES my mom; even though she’s barely spoken to her...I guess cause she’s “... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
eidmck | 01/01/2020 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/eidmck/so_i_cant_even_do_my_laundry/ | step child | Hello, everyone. I really need to vent before I completely lose it on my stepmom.
A little background info on me. I am an adult stepkid; 28y/o. I am living with my dad and stepmom because current circumstances don't allow for me to live on my own (in school, the expense, etc.)
When I got home from work today... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
e7ow8d | 08/12/2019 | 19 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/e7ow8d/my_dad_has_moved_in_with_his_girlfriend_and_her/ | step child | **TLDR - My Dad is moving in with his long term girlfriend and his son. I split my time between each parent. I will be staying at his new place and have some worries about how this new change will work out regarding my relationship with my Father. I spoke to my Dad about all my anxieties and he listened, supported and ... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
bg0psc | 22/04/2019 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/bg0psc/a_word_of_encouragement_for_stepkids_wabusive/ | step child | Hey guys! So this is my first time posting on Reddit, and I apologize for any formatting issues (I'm on mobile).
I came to this subreddit looking for stories of other kids (I'm 19 almost 20 now) who dealt with some really awful stepparents.
While I'm not seeing a lot of posts in that vein, I just wanted to say:... | Absence of Affectionate Bonds and Emotional Connection |
11btzjb | 25/02/2023 | 9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/11btzjb/i_caught_my_stepmother_cheating_and_i_dont_know/ | step child | My dad has been married to my stepmom Alex since I was 6 years old. Alex has been a wonderful mom to me and Im grateful for it but this is why it hurts me. So for background info after my mom died he was extremely sad and that is when he met Alex, they had a semi large age gap cuz he was like 36 and she was 25, Alex st... | Household challenges |
zzwger | 31/12/2022 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/zzwger/stepenfreud/ | step child | My Dad's been with my stepmum for about 18 years now. Their relationship has nothing to do with my parents break up at all and my parents broke up after an awful marriage so in that regards I was happy they separated and had no animosity towards future partners as I always want them to just be happy, having not being h... | Household challenges |
119j96k | 23/02/2023 | 6 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/119j96k/my_aunt_is_about_to_become_my_new_stepmom_please/ | step child | So..... yeah the title sounds weird because it is weird. My mom passed away last year, my dad took it really hard. I have an aunt Kat, she's my mom's sister and they were very close. My dad and aunt Kat started becoming really close after my mom passed. Now a few months ago I found out they have been dating. Now my dad... | Household challenges |
10t3src | 04/02/2023 | 7 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/10t3src/i_have_a_question_for_all_the_step_kids_here/ | step child | I just got slammed on twitter for saying that step parents asking to see their step kid’s underwear is kind of weird.
For context, OP says that her step mom was just recently introduced to the family and step mom bought her a bra, then requested to see OP in it. This was all on text messages and her way of saying tha... | Household challenges |
118gbdj | 21/02/2023 | 9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/118gbdj/i_want_to_live_5050_with_my_stepmom_kelly/ | step child | So my (14m) dad and (step)mom Kelly (37f) are going through a divorce. I have known Kelly and my older (step)sister Priscilla (17f) since I was 5 years old. They have been my mom and big sis since I can remember and my dad expects me to not keep in contact with my mom and big sis just because they aren't biologically r... | Household challenges |
rgjhii | 14/12/2021 | 16 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/rgjhii/is_it_bad_of_me_to_never_want_to_call_my_stepdad/ | step child | It's not out of resentment the guy's an ass sometimes but he's overall really great. It just feels really weird to call him dad hell even calling him my stepdad when people asks is fucking weird to me!
But I don't know if this is just me being over sensitive or if I'm just not trying hard enough or something... | Household challenges |
q5jthp | 10/10/2021 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/q5jthp/stepsister_and_i_finally_talked_to_our_parents/ | step child | Everyone really helped so thank you for that. We wrote a letter to our parents highlighting our feelings and what can be done. Basically this is what we asked for\-they have to recognize that it is a lot harder for us than the younger kids (they said they know)\- We don't consider ourselves "one" family and there are p... | Household challenges |
z6v2mr | 28/11/2022 | 13 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/z6v2mr/i_dont_know_how_to_feel_about_my_new_stepdad/ | step child | My (14m) biological father has never been in my life. He left as soon as he got my mom (50f) pregnant. It’s made worse by the fact that my mom now had to raise me as a single mom while also putting herself through law school, she did a great job and is now a lawyer and I love her with my entire heart.
Now my mo... | Household challenges |
y9lfkd | 21/10/2022 | 24 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/y9lfkd/i_feel_like_my_stepmom_is_jealous_of_my/ | step child | I 21f have a stepmom 51f who has been with my dad for 18 years. My dad and I are very close and always have been! My mom and I have pretty much never gotten along partly because I think she dislikes the fact I’m so much like my dad, so I’ve clung to my dad. Him and I always had tv shows we’d watch together, or we’d coo... | Household challenges |
sewqh5 | 28/01/2022 | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/sewqh5/what_a_night/ | step child | This is a long post, if you read all the way through you're a rockstar. I needed to get this off my chest and found this group, assumedly of people who can relate. I started some of it while upset last night, finished it just now while working. Here you go.
I was really surprised, but at the same time... | Household challenges |
j2ldvv | 30/09/2020 | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/j2ldvv/my_stepmother_calls_me_son_and_i_really_sont_like/ | step child | Hey Wassup everybody,My stepmother calls me son and introduces me as her son i really don't like it. it makes me feel uncomfortable and it bothers me alot and i don't want to say anything so my father doesn't get pissed about it . My mama died 3 years ago,3 days before i was supposed highschool(im 17 btw and im a mamas... | Household challenges |
hszxei | 17/07/2020 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/hszxei/confused/ | step child | So I’ve known my step mam for about 4 years now, and we’ve been getting along pretty well, I really like her. It’s just that I find it weird to say I love you and all that, and I don’t know why. Like I do love her, it’s just it feels weird to say it. I don’t hold any kind of resentment towards her and, honestly I’m fin... | Household challenges |
c5clxn | 25/06/2019 | 12 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/c5clxn/stepmom_introduces_me_as_her_daughter/ | step child | The title says it all...my entire life my stepmom has introduced me to anyone she meets as her daughter. She tells stories to people about me, "her daughter", constantly.
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I have a mother who I love very much, and look just like. It really bothers me when my stepmom calls me her daughter. I said some... | Household challenges |
10nvh9a | 29/01/2023 | 7 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/10nvh9a/i_never_called_my_step_mom_mom/ | step child | I (21f) love my stepmom. She's one of my favorite people in the world. However my dad and mom separated when I was young and had 50/50 custody. My bio mom is also in my life and I love her immensely too. I know it's a bit late to start but should I feel bad about not calling her mom? I love her very much but I just don... | Household challenges |
yy7mr4 | 18/11/2022 | 5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/yy7mr4/i_dont_know_how_to_adjust_to_calling_my_stepmom/ | step child | My (16m) parents (39f and 43m) got divorced 4 years ago. My mom has a majority of the custody so I only spend every other weekend with my dad (he loves two hours away from us). My mom met Bridgette (37f) 3 years ago and they got married two months ago.
When they got married my mom told me I had to start calling... | Household challenges |
n0r4gn | 28/04/2021 | 18 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/n0r4gn/soon_to_be_stepmom_lies_about_vaccination/ | step child | I should preface this by saying this is about my dad's long term girlfriend, not a stepmom. However, one day she probably will be. Todau when my dad picked me up, he was on the phone with his GF, but i could hear b/c it was coming through the car speakers.
GF starts talking about how she drove her mom to get the ... | Household challenges |
rd593j | 10/12/2021 | 23 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/rd593j/20f_i_have_a_feeling_my_stepmom_secretly_resents/ | step child | Oooooh boy, grab some popcorn.
So basically my parents have been divorced since I was about 4. They hated each other, and I really don’t think their co-parenting could have been any worse while I was growing up.
My Dad first started dating another woman when I was around 7, and I absolutely adored her. She tre... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
14mkkfi | 29/06/2023 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/14mkkfi/i_dont_like_my_stepdad_so_heres_the_reasons_why/ | step child | ***How I met Him and the beginning stages***
When I was 11 years old and came back to the UK after 8 years and 2 months. I met my mom's boyfriend who was white and I wasn't aware they were in a relationship. HOwever I don't know what happened but I never saw him again after a while. Couple weeks later I saw anothe... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
15zrje2 | 24/08/2023 | 0 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/15zrje2/stepmother_said_she_didnt_mind_being_evil_toward/ | step child | Im 27 years old. My parents divorced when I was 2. My father got residential custody and moved us in with his parents (my paternal grandmother and his stepfather, who I’ve always known and treated as a grandfather). My father lived with us but was always "working." My grandmother was my rock and main support. She was m... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
11b6ixg | 25/02/2023 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/11b6ixg/my_stepdad_drives_me_insane/ | step child | I really dislike my stepdad or as I like to refer to him, my mom's husband. My mom married him when I was 8 and it was only a few months after my real dad died. My mom then fell in love with her coworker Dane (my stepdad). Dane has always been an obnoxious person who can't keep his mouth shut. He has always tried actin... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
10h7t3x | 20/01/2023 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/10h7t3x/crazy_stepmother/ | step child | I'm not normally one to go on a rant like this, but I am about fed up. I live with my grandmother. I have always lived with my grandmother as my father was a teen parent, and my mother left the picture when I was about 3. Even when my father moved out, I always made it clear I wanted to stay with my grandmother as she ... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
y47tpr | 14/10/2022 | 11 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/y47tpr/stepmom_hates_me_and_it_ruined_my_relationship/ | step child | Sorry in advance if this gets a bit ranty/disorganized, this just has been building up over years and I never got to properly talk about it...
I'm not necessarily looking for advice and more just to rant, but if anyone does have any kind of advice on how to handle this, I wouldn't mind that either.
So, both of m... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
u9smy2 | 23/04/2022 | 11 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/u9smy2/i_dont_know_why_and_im_done/ | step child | I can't believe I never searched for a stepkids subreddit before. I found this on my primary account and created this new account to post here.
I don't really know how to talk to people about what I went through with my stepmom and bio-dad, I don't think anyone who had a nuclear family really understands what step... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
15xqqw5 | 22/08/2023 | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/15xqqw5/question_for_step_kids/ | step parent | Been with fiancé going on 6 years. Step daughter 9’s mom is high functioning but very mentally ill. She’s been telling SD “your dad loves your step mom more than he loves you” and worse since the kid was 3. At 4 years old she told her she would die if the kid was nice to me. Naturally the kid trying to save her mom’s l... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
14me5td | 29/06/2023 | 7 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/14me5td/jealous_stepmom/ | step child | Y’all, I cannot deal with this anymore. I am 23F and my dad and stepmom are in their 50s. My parents divorced when I was younger, and my biological mother passed when I was 17, ironically the same week my dad and stepmom got married. For the past 6 years I’ve dealt with my stepmother being ridiculously jealous of me. S... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
p3bdr8 | 12/08/2021 | 18 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/p3bdr8/does_my_stepmom_hate_me_or_does_she_just_not_like/ | step child | So my dad is basically Mr. Worldwide with all the women he dated only to end up with a local (that being my stepmom).
By that point I was I wanna say... 11 and was so used to dad's lady friends coming and going that I was just waiting for them to break up. But nah, they ended up being married. At the start of meet... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
14eqzl2 | 20/06/2023 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/14eqzl2/my_stepdad_bottles_up_his_feelings_and_then_takes/ | step child | So I've been living with my Mom and stepdad for quite some time now, growing up my biological father was an acholic and left, a couple years later my mom met my current stepdad when I was in 4th grade, I'm currently 20 years old. Growing up I was a pretty lazy kid that liked to skip school and play video games all day ... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
13g0l8m | 12/05/2023 | 13 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/13g0l8m/am_i_22f_in_the_wrong_for_not_having_stepdad_be/ | step child | So my parents (49M and 46F) broke up when I was a baby and later on when I was 8 my dad met my StepMom who I'll be calling Laina (47F), my mom met my StepDad who I will call Frank (51M) when I was 11. They got married when I was 13. Frank tried being my dad and I hated it, he never respected boundaries, was kinda creep... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
12f7gu7 | 08/04/2023 | 9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/12f7gu7/i_hate_my_stepdad/ | step child | I live with my dad full time, but i visit my mom from time to time. Last weekend I went to visit, mind you, they have to boys together which are my brothers. While I was there,I had to help with everything. I had to help with my brother the whole weekend becausr he does nothing. He doesn’t even work anymore. If he’s no... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
ogjb3s | 08/07/2021 | 11 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/ogjb3s/is_my_stepmom_sexist/ | step child | My stepmom has been in my life since I was 5 years old, she’s treated me like a grown adult since then (because I’m a female). She has 2 grandsons that are both a few years younger than me and she would basically treat them how a 1 and 3 year old were supposed to be treated while I was being treated like an adult ex: s... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
zmjx1i | 15/12/2022 | 18 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/zmjx1i/how_do_i_deal_with_the_awkwardness_between_me_m21/ | step child | Context: my dad and my stepmom have been married since 2014, dating since 2010ish. Bio parents divorced in 2008. Even when I was young, me and my stepmom were never particularly close. In the almost 13 years since I've known her, she has never picked me (or my younger brother) up from school, cooked us a meal, asked ab... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
14qmd4u | 04/07/2023 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/14qmd4u/i_hate_my_stepmom/ | step child | First of all, English is not my first language so if there’s any errors I apologize now. My dad has been dating a woman for about a year now. She has two daughters (12 and 17) and I have one younger brother(11). She’s a nice person to about everyone except me and I genuinely don’t know why. First thing is she shows my ... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
na8ny5 | 11/05/2021 | 9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/na8ny5/stepchild_looking_for_a_different_perspective/ | step child | I posted this to r/stepparents but it got taken down, I'm hoping I can still get some adult perspectives here but anything is good!
I'm a 22F, my dad is in his 50s and his girlfriend is a similar age. I also have a brother who's 20. Dad's GF also has a daughter who's 18 (but not relevant to this, she's very nice).... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
mtr5ij | 19/04/2021 | 0 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/mtr5ij/help_with_complicated_parent_so/ | other | Hi! I apologize in advance for the weird post. I just thought you guys could offer a new perspective that would be helpful. My boyfriend and I are young adults and his parents started their divorce the month we started dating (so I have seen EVERYTHING) around 6 years ago.
They both were not present parents but t... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
mqgmgl | 14/04/2021 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/mqgmgl/stepmom_turned_sour_the_last_6_years/ | step child | Me (23 and autistic) and my stepmother have had a okay relationship up until six years ago, she married my dad 22 years ago and we all kinda got along for the most part. But in the past six years or so things have been going downhill, she's emotionally tormented me, placed tbe scapegoat card on me, so everything's my f... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
kcn2s2 | 14/12/2020 | 7 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/kcn2s2/advice_for_closure/ | step child | Hey I'm brand new to this subreddit, I'm sorry if this a repeat
My stepmother is the devil, I ended up getting a restraining order on her. I don't want to get in to everything but this women was horrible and (before restraining order) I lived 8 years with her. I would always tell my dad the horrible things she did... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
jkhgsy | 29/10/2020 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/jkhgsy/stepmom_hates_me_and_my_brothers_and_wants_us_gone/ | step child | My dad got married to this women 5 years ago and she started being passive aggressive about a year after they were married, just towards me. When they got married her sister (who is 40) and the sisters two daughters moved in, they don’t pay rent and have stolen a lot of money from my dad and grandma. My brothers and I ... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
g1ijjk | 15/04/2020 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/g1ijjk/update_on_my_dad_and_gf_who_accused_me_of/ | step child | (I posted on here a while ago about my dad and his gf breaking up after she accused me of stealing her underwear, only for my dad to accuse me too and blame me for his loss of relationship, and we got into an arguement which resulted in me blocking him for a couple days then unblocking him)
He took the stupid b... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
g1frrx | 14/04/2020 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/g1frrx/stepmom_made_my_dad_pick_who_stays/ | step child | My dad has been married to his wife for almost 7 years now and I’ve never had a good relationship with her nor have my 3 siblings. There have always been arguments between her and I and my dad always makes me apologize and take the blame for the whole argument even when she has done things wrong as well. I’m 23 now and... | Lack of involvement and indifferent parenting |
145j3yv | 09/06/2023 | 10 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/145j3yv/my_stepdad_makes_me_feel_really_on_edge_help/ | step child | Hes lovely, and i really quite like him but i know he has a lot of expectations of me.
I want to impress him so bad.
I get nervous when he comes home, hes a funny one but hes quite intense as well and its a bit chaotic. Im a quiet person, and an anxious one too.
I prefer it at my bio dads house, because... | Mental Health struggles, Substance Use Issues |
zmm8gu | 15/12/2022 | 8 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/zmm8gu/done_with_conflict_between_mom_and_stepdad/ | step child | My (15f) stepdad has been living with me, my mom, and my sister for about two years. In that time, there have been a lot of good times but also a lot of drama. My mom resents my stepdad because he doesn't work or drive (due to past DUIs), my stepdad resents me because he thinks i'm selfish and spoiled (I tend to tear u... | Mental Health struggles, Substance Use Issues |
mmkgi6 | 08/04/2021 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/mmkgi6/really_need_to_vent_about_all_of_this/ | step child | I already know I have it loads better than most people here, but even with that I can’t help feeling like this. For context, my parents divorced 4ish years ago, though I’ve kinda lost count considering I was young enough to forget the year it was. I also have a sister. My dad got a girlfriend shortly after the divorce,... | Mental Health struggles, Substance Use Issues |
m1h1wh | 09/03/2021 | 5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/m1h1wh/coping_with_parents_arguing/ | step child | So my parents split up when I was 2, and I was basically brought up by my mum and seen my dad bi weekly (all good there). However, they always had a good relationship and my mum didn’t date anyone until my step dad when I was around 14/15, when they got married and moved in together I was only around for a few months b... | Mental Health struggles, Substance Use Issues |
sq2g6o | 11/02/2022 | 10 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/sq2g6o/my_stepdad_tends_to_say_stuff_that_really_upsets/ | step child | Sorry if this doesn’t make much sense but it is late and I didn’t probably proof read this
My (f16) step-dad (m41) is not a very emotional and sympathetic(?) person. It’s been a very hard year for me for multiple reasons and my mental health has been very bad. (For reasons I don’t wanna mention in this post). I’l... | Mental Health struggles, Substance Use Issues |
128um9v | 01/04/2023 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/128um9v/im_getting_a_stepmother_in_a_couple_of_hours/ | step child | My (19F) parents divorced ten years ago because my mom was abusive. Since then, it has been me and my dad against the world. She has tried to reconnect this past year, but things didn't work out. I have autism and, due to the abuse, developed other mental illnesses. It turns out my dad has been seeing someone since thr... | Mental Health struggles, Substance Use Issues |
w8ib5i | 26/07/2022 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/w8ib5i/should_i_apologize/ | step child | I tried having my brother (16yo) come to my bday dinner with my grandparents. My step mom and dad came up with some excuse for why my brother wouldn’t be able to go. This happens 90% of the time I try and take him places. So I finally had it and I kept questioning why they couldn’t find someone else to do what they nee... | Mental Health struggles, Substance Use Issues |
115tpgd | 18/02/2023 | 13 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/115tpgd/i_dont_know_how_to_adjust_to_my_stepmom_and_new/ | step child | So hello everyone, sorry if my post is formatted weird its the first post ive ever made. So for some background I am (15 male), I have divorced parents my Dad (43 male), and my Mom (45 female). You see we used to rent out an old home near our property to people, and about a year ago this woman named Kiki (46 female) an... | Mental Health struggles, Substance Use Issues |
is6bpj | 13/09/2020 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/is6bpj/after_7_years_of_nothing/ | step child | This is my first time actually posting on reddit, so excuse me if I mess something up.
I’m 17, starting my first year of college online and at home bc of the pandemic. I’ve known my stepmom for 7 or 8 years, and I can count the number of times she’s directly spoken to me on my hands. That’s not from lack of seeing he... | Mental Health struggles, Substance Use Issues |
l39ed8 | 23/01/2021 | 5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/l39ed8/im_glad_my_stepdad_died/ | step child | So my mom got with this guy when i was like 3 or 4. So the first couple of years of me knowing him it was great. Then they got married and the way he treated me went down hill. He would call me ugly everyday from when i was like 5 or 6 till i was 11 when he died. He would also claim my older sister has his kid and me a... | Mental Health struggles, Substance Use Issues |
jzvok4 | 24/11/2020 | 23 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/jzvok4/should_i_tell_my_stepbrother_eventually_that_his/ | step child | Maybe it’s none of my business.... for context he already has a rocky relationship with her because she’s not a good person. She verbally abuses and mocks him all the time. I guess I just want everyone to know how awful of a person she is. To my knowledge he does not know this detail about her yet. Would that be inappr... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
10jiy7n | 23/01/2023 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/10jiy7n/my_stepdad_is_terrible/ | step child | My (23F) stepdad (45M) is a manipulative, abusive, alcoholic man. He is seriously just everything wrong about a man from the way he treats me and my brothers (one is his son) and my mother. I want to show him how petty and childish I truly can be. Craigslist ads cost money, I can’t figure out 4chan. What more can I do ... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
m1kor9 | 10/03/2021 | 9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/m1kor9/physical_and_mental_abuse_by_step_parent/ | step child | This post will be long but somewhat brief as well.I'm currently 29M living a great life with my wife, our brand new house and our first born on the way (a boy). To better understand my situation I will try to make it detailed and brief. I have recently started going back to therapy to get help and closure of my childho... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
12tc6yv | 20/04/2023 | 3 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/12tc6yv/my_mom_treats_me_differently_and_now_its/ | step child | I don't know where to go for advice. My mom and (step)dad got married when I (22) was \~9 years old. He's been in my life since I was 7, and he's my main father figure. He has always treated me like his own daughter and I'm so incredibly grateful for him. My mom, though, has always made side remarks growing up, such as... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
vfyrzh | 19/06/2022 | 6 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/vfyrzh/my_mum_is_forcing_me_to_form_a_friendship_with_my/ | step child | Before I get into this I just want to say, number 1 I'm diagnosed autistic, so a lot of my growing up was very confusing for me, number 2, my stepdad isn't a bad guy, he isn't abusive in the slightest and he seems to be pretty chill, but me and him have a weird history, and I feel uncomfortable around him.
My mum ... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
vbhkzf | 13/06/2022 | 13 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/vbhkzf/my_evil_manipulative_stepdad_eric/ | step child | Hello Reddit, this story refrences suicidal thoughts and depression and has innapropriate language. If you are not confortable reading these things, I ask that you do not read this.
Over the past couple years I have been dealing with my piece of shit stepfather Eric. To being with, I just turned fourteen ... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
o94cnz | 27/06/2021 | 2 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/o94cnz/venting_advice_searching_maybe/ | step child | Hello, I'm on mobile so sorry for any formatting issues. Sorry for length. But feel free to ask for more spesific info as well.
I am 22, gay transgender male, and the outcast of one side of my family, and the oldest of 4 siblings. Siblings are M17, F7, and M4. Me and M17 are full siblings from out bio dad, F7 is f... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
nbxv31 | 14/05/2021 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/nbxv31/advice/ | step child | a spiteful step daughter. on mobile
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idek how long my mom and stepdad have been together, a while. close to a decade. hes a drunk, misogynist (probably racist & homophobic, hes old school, like girls do housework men dont)
he sold my moms car without her permission, and spies on her. i think and hope ... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
12pofv8 | 17/04/2023 | 10 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/12pofv8/i_hate_my_step_mother/ | step child | 14 years ago my father met my stepmother right after my mom and father got divorced. At the beginning she seemed fine but even though my sister and i were only 8 something didn’t sit right. My father was abusive and my stepmom joined in on it. I have seizures and autism and didn’t have amazing grades in school due to d... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
12j1c22 | 11/04/2023 | 4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/12j1c22/where_does_ppd_end_and_asshole_psycho_behavior/ | step child | My (24f) dad’s wife (39f) has a baby under 2. We met about 5 years ago and had a great rapport, probably even a good friendship.
In the beginning, the year we met, she had an injury and stayed with me for about 6 months. Just us two. It made me resent her because it felt too soon and I’m very specific about my pri... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
12b73wq | 04/04/2023 | 6 | https://www.reddit.com/r/stepkids/comments/12b73wq/i_finally_won/ | step child | As of January 8, my dad finally got divorced from my stepmother. She was emotionally manipulative and emotionally abusive. She was 42 with the emotional maturity of a 20 year old. If something didn’t go her way she threw a fit and insulted me and my sister. Later on she’s come back with fake tears apologizing as if we ... | Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse |
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