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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

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

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T. D. Bostick
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would have never apologized. I would have led with, "You're not my mother."

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Moose
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Hanna Sofia
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

Remi Flynne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Lovin' Life
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is abusive. Shame on the stepmom and the father if he doesn't intervene!

Yaz Cam
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh hell no! These stepparents have lost their minds. Could not be talking to my child like that!

ᴠᴀ̈ɪɴᴏ🇺🇦
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Jenny K Anderson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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!

Ty Stratton-Quirk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do I get the feeling that this is going to be used as evidence at the trial?

K Witmer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like my stepmother. This stays w you your whole life too. She hasn't spoken this way to me since the 6th grade but this just gave me flashbacks of the abuse.

Just chucking around
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hope that was forwarded to Dad. This woman should not legally be allowed to have children living under the same roof if this is how she thinks parenting is supposed to be. Jfc

pigasus1
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dads......don't put your new wife before your kids. YOU brought them into the world, YOU are responsible for them first and foremost, your happiness is supposed to take a back seat to their needs. Anything else, and you're dispicable.

M Baldwjin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope someone calls cps on this b***h. Dad needs to step in and put her in check. No way in hell would i let my spouse treat my kid this way

Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't care if that's a step-mom or birth mom, completely unacceptable

Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm gonna guess the dad's not a real prize-winner, either... Just a guess.

Steve
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah I got a feeling he's willfully oblivious to the whole thing.

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Patti Vance
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i certainly hoped this kid shared this with his dad. if a stepparent ever spoke or texted my child in this manner it would be over.

Teddybear
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is pure abuse you need to talk to your dad and the police about this

lisa thomas
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a step-mother I can say this is never ok. If there needs to be discipline it needs to come from the birth parent especially for older children.

Shelby Jackson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OH HEEELLLLLLLL NAW! If I ever got remarried and my kid showed me this??? SOMEONE would be kicked to the curb and it wouldn't be my kid. The first relationship I was in post divorce I told them up front my kids come first. They found out real quick I wasn't lying.

Rodney Bowie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The step parent should not administer discipline. Get out and far away, kid. The authority of the actual parent has been usurped here. Actual parent needed to have this ironed out from the get go.

1010011 1001110
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have to deal with the same s**t except its both my mom and stepdad

Ozymandias73
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand why stepparents are so evil sometimes. My own stepfather tried that with me. We fought for years until I moved out. If you're going into a relationship with someone who has kids already, you should show them the same amount of love for the kid as the parent.

Black Pearl
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope this woman falls into a pit, breaks both her ankles, and is left there for dead. I can't even put into words how enraged I am right now. This is straight up abuse and the kid needs to tell their father.

Beth Gietl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Threatening physical violence to anyone is NOT ok. I am not sure of the step child but there needs to be a report made to authorities.

J-A Laine
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow... I would've had a talk with my dad, showing him these texts and ask him "Do you feel it's OK that she talks to me like that?".

Marsha Cain
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She needs to go, NOW! OMG I can't believe this b@#$& who the heel does she think SHE is? Biologicals stay together, did she forget she's expendable???

Cat Monaghan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First and foremost, my Dad would get a text message with this little interaction copied. Next, I would let another adult see it also (friend's parent) Third and final, this is considered child abuse, the language/tone and the threats. Copy, copy, copy and safety stash this. You may need it and I wouldn't put it past her to delete it from your phone! This is VERY VERY WRONG!!!

Mer☕️🧭☕️
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope this person forwarded that entire conversation to both their dad, both sets of grandparents, all aunts and uncles, the police, their high school (?) counselor...

Jonahs Mrs
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh sweet jesus you poor child, if by some small chance you see this posted here.... Show this to your dad Show this to a teacher you trust Show this to a friends parent Make as many people as possible aware of the abuse you are suffering at the hands of this absolute wicked creature Make no mistake This Is Abuse I wish nothing but healing and happiness for your future If anyone reading this is in a similar situation my advice applies to you too, as do my wishes for your future x

Dani Alexander
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What the actual f**k is this. No joke what the actual hell I don’t even understand how people can be like this

Connie Bonneville
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody talks to my kid this way, including me. I would have my kids back 100%

Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bet that b***h doesn’t treat her biological kids that way.

ADHD
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

how tf is that not abuse? click her with a frying pan FFS show this to your Dad, let him see how she talks to you.

Christopher Bowers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She should had shown all that to her dad. And if he didn't do anything to help with having a long talk to her stepmom, then she needs to talk with someone that will. No sense in putting up with that kind of abuse.

CanadianPanda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This stepmom should've had me as her step-child, I wouldn't be as nice as this kid and ensure to let her know that she has a choice in this family; she can be a parent and a friend where we both will earn respect from each other and she can be a mentor to me whilst being a great partner to my dad, OR, her and I can be peers where we only have to be cordial due to our coexistence and the love we have for my dad BUT also give me the right to fight back all of her abuse as an equal. Does not matter your age and "status" within family, I will always fight back to earn my worth. Oh btw, OP's stepmother is piece of work!

Dog Fanatic
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She needs to show her dad the stepmom's texts. That is horrible and uncalled for. I'm so mad right now I could beat the crap out of that woman

OmbreColor
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First, she asked her dad to go out, he said yes, the stepmother- I am guessing, should not be cussing out the child like that after already having asked to go out, this is so heart breaking.

Dre Mosley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She’s a b***h, but I’m sure dad knows this and let’s this continue, so he’s awful too.

BasedWang
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Welp, Idc who she is... Shes catchin them hands if she touches me after this s**t

Laura
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If that was my step mom, I wouldn’t listen to her and I’d call my dad and tell him what’s going on. Even send him snap shots of the conversation.

Lyn Moffett
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who the hell does this witch think she is??? Does the dad know how she’s treating HIS son. Go to the police son. This is obvious abuse

EJN
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WOW! That stepmother has one nasty mouth, doesn't she?

Naomie Moore
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Holy cow! That poor child. She requested permission from the dad. Enough said.

Jude Laskowski
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What kind of language is that to use on a kid? These "parents" need to get their act together.

JNDauterive
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And this is why we will never solve the crime problem: Dismal parenting.

Surgichick
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes,, please, please forgive me for assuming you communicate with your f*****g husband

Gypsy Lee
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No step witch, who tf do you think YOU are? Biological child/ step, you shouldn’t talk to a child like that. YTA. If anyone needs slapping in this conversation, it’s not the kid.

Jason Garland
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would screen shot all of that to dad and NOT go home till he picked me up from a friends house

Caitlin M. Maguire
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like if the kid wants to live with the bio mom (if she's in the picture), this would be the reason why. It also says the kid asked their dad, I don't understand why the stepmom didn't just ask dad? This is horrifying. Poor child.

weatherwitch
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope this child showed their Father and he left this spiteful nasty woman ❤️

Laura Annsmith
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a toxic, controlling mom, I would show dad all her psychotic texts.

Laura Mandado Cacho
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ooohhhh if it was me I would have recorded the phone call and immediately sent everything to my father. You should show that to your dad and call him if it ever happens again

Ben Hughes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

needs to show that to dad so he can "slap the s**t out of" his shitty wife.

Stephanie Rendell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone needs to slap the s**t out of that step-mom. What a vile creature.

Craig Reynolds
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh hell no. I would have told stepmom a flat no after that and that I will be home when I'm good and ready. If need be I'd remind her that she is ONLY my stepmom, not a real mom, and what my real dad says always comes first. Then I would hang up and block her until I got home.

Brittany Rose
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um, if that’s her step-parent they have no f*****g right to talk to her like that. That’s utter b******t. If a step-parent ever talked to my kid like that they’d be gone in a heartbeat.

JenZu
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I was this kid I would call the CPS and show them this.

LP Trujillo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How sad if this child lost their bio mom and stuck with this monster.

Sandra Viragova
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only person who is being disrespectful and showing the attitude here is the stepmom. Doesn’t the father see what is going on. How could he allow for this woman to talk to his child this way. I guess it’s called d**k love. Very sad

Jennifer Norton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ummmm the dad is a piece of s**t for letting this wife treat his kid like this! And for being with such a b***h in the first place! I say this as a step mom by the way

John Tran
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry for the kid and sorry for the husband. She needs therapy. Big time.

Rio C Ko
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is just the first picture and I already had a hard time processing it... Wtf is wrong with that witch?

Jaded McQueen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

REPORT YOUR MOTHER TO DCF Department of Families and Children. They will SHUT THAT S**T DOWN.

Jesse Taylor
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would have shown this to my father and let her suffer the consequences, whatever they may be.

Denise Allen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How are they a parent at all? Can we report them for threatening to slap the blank out of the poor child? that’s completely illegal in Canada

Rachel W B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The " im sorry" just shows how much abuse is happening in this family. Verbal or physical

Carie Wilemon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Technically it's none of her business!! It's not her child. Dad said yes and she needs to shut it. I hope Dad set her butt straight. She sounds like my ex-stepmonster

Alexa Saltz
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whoever you are, please, please, please be strong and resilient. Ouch this hurts.

Moezzzz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oooo, let me tell you, if my sons ever came to me with their step mom saying and doing this, she's going to have to worry about me slapping the sense back into her head!

JuniorCJ82
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please God tell me this kid showed the dad these screen shots.

Whodathunkit
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex husband and his crazy wife kicked our three minor children out of their home (we have joint physical custody). They're good kids. She hated them. He chose her (and her three children) over his.

Gerri Grady
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How could a parent would curse their child that way? I would never talk to my son like that.

Gary Geracci
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think I would go to jail on this one. I would slap her silly for talking to a child like that!

Ryn
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This parent needs to be handled by Child Protective Services - so sad for these kids 💔

Jacob Stone
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there's a simple graph that I'll use for parenting when I have kids. it goes like this: does your kid understand reason? if no, they won't understand why you're hitting them. if yes, then use reason so they can understand what they did wrong and grow as a person.

Cathrine Simone
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Debby Marengo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She overreacted and shouldn't be so foul-mouthed or aggressive with her daughter who did have permission to have fun.

msminnie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do people actually talk to kids like that? What the hell?

Nathaniel Nganga
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey im an a*****e of a step mom and i am abusing my step kid for bieng well brought up good mannered and to nice

Nathaniel Nganga
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bro i would of said oh im not coming home to bad and came home at night to talk to my dad

Samantha
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My step-dad was like this, but with fewer physical threats. He had to control everything, we had to ask him to go anywhere, and he made all the rules. We all hated him and I did a little dance when he died a few years ago. Even 25+ years after leaving home, I still have dreams that he's controlling my life.

Sandra Viragova
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only person who has the attitude is the stepmom. Doesn’t the father see What is going on? I guess this is “d**k” Love so he is blind and allows for this woman to talk to his child this way. Very sad.

Lisa Monzon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. She must have gone to the same stepmother school as my dad's second wife. That poor kid.

Marty Mcfly
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mental child abuse!! , step mum sounds like the sort to wear white dress on kids wedding day

Bored Moogle
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Should have told her to shut up, she isn't his mother and she has no rights over him, especially over his dad's rights.

similarly
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope this teenager shows this to a teacher or other adult who could put them in touch with social services. That's abuse. That teenager needs out of that situation immediately.

Danyelka
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I had such kind of comunication I didnť come home early. Why to look on pissed face all the evening and continue in the argument when I can shorten it by coming as late as possible.

-logansucrose-
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

sounds like my mom. i use the "im so sorry omg i didnt mean to hang up" line all the time when shes screaming at me.

Knob
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

bring the text to the cops. to hell with this abusive see you next tuesday.

MandiMay
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This sh&t infuriates me. I would have been in the bitc&_es azz as just friend of the family and then I'm turning on HIS azz for allowing this!! This is 100% dad's fault. Sorry Loser.

Sara Farms
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fork her you dont know her i dont think your dad knows her real self probably a gold digger and your in the way of her plan so you should have. Said “who do you think you are dads gonna know about this your not even my mom”

Aileen Grist
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been in her situation. Yes it's the dad's fault, but you just panic that something has happened to them. My stepdaughter went to a stranger's (to her) house to see some kittens. I didn't know where the hell she was - I'm afraid I shouted at her when she got home. She told her mum - who luckily also shouted at her.

Clark
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Oh man, that's some serious toxic femininty there.

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    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”

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    “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

    #10

    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"

    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"

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    #11

    I Make Memes About My Step Dad To Vent

    I Make Memes About My Step Dad To Vent

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    Black Pearl
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if you keep that up I'm gonna make sure you're beaten again as an adult

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    #12

    My Stepdads Solution To Make Sure No One Takes A Bath, Only Showers

    My Stepdads Solution To Make Sure No One Takes A Bath, Only Showers

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    “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.”

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    #13

    Step-Dad (65) Rage Texting After I (42) Try And Set Some Boundaries

    Step-Dad (65) Rage Texting After I (42) Try And Set Some Boundaries

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    Kimi Tomminello
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #14

    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

    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

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    #15

    My Step Mom Is Narcissistic, I'm Sure You See Her Intentions If You're Familiar With Narcissists

    My Step Mom Is Narcissistic, I'm Sure You See Her Intentions If You're Familiar With Narcissists

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    Lovin' Life
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dad doesn't need to take them anywhere if he has covid. Don't spread it!

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    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.

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    #16

    I Got A Tattoo And Sent My Dad A Picture... This Is From My Step Mom 3 Days Later

    I Got A Tattoo And Sent My Dad A Picture... This Is From My Step Mom 3 Days Later

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    IzzieM
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WTF? I am also ...untitled to live the lifestyle I chose, however I don't understand what an exit date refers to.

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    #17

    My Stepmother's Mother Came Out As A Lesbian. The Chat Is Between Me And My Stepmother

    My Stepmother's Mother Came Out As A Lesbian. The Chat Is Between Me And My Stepmother

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    BigOrangeTractor
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "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.

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    #18

    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

    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

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    Ember
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That poor kid....thank goodness for kind souls like your parents though

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    “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.”

    #19

    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

    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

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Report them to the police for attempted kidnapping and child trafficking and file for a permanent restraining order.

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    #20

    Well That’s A Lovely Thing To Hear About My Controlling Step-Father. Can’t Do S**te Now

    Well That’s A Lovely Thing To Hear About My Controlling Step-Father. Can’t Do S**te Now

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    #21

    Step Mom Can Be Crazy

    Step Mom Can Be Crazy

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    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.”

    #22

    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

    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

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    Katy McMouse
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call bull s**t. No qualified therapist in their right mind would recommend such a thing.

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    #23

    My Victim Complex Step-Father. Ps, His Actions Show No Attempt To Want To Get Along With Me

    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.

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    #24

    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

    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

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    Lovin' Life
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    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.

    #26

    Stepmom Who Complained About The Vaccine Not Having Fda Approval Is Now Complaining About It Having Fda Approval

    Stepmom Who Complained About The Vaccine Not Having Fda Approval Is Now Complaining About It Having Fda Approval

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    April Stephens
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #27

    Stepmom Is Jealous Of Her Stepdaughter’s Relationship With Her Dad

    Stepmom Is Jealous Of Her Stepdaughter’s Relationship With Her Dad

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    “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.

    #28

    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

    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

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't it amazing how abusing parents always pretend that they are the victim when their children break all contact with them?

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    #29

    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

    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

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    Kimi Tomminello
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #30

    From My Stepmom. Also Love How Real Is In Quotation Marks

    From My Stepmom. Also Love How Real Is In Quotation Marks

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    Kimi Tomminello
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    “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.”