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Plus, respecting people's boundaries is important, especially when dealing with teens who are seeking to carve out their own path of individuality. When your actual relationship with that teen is tenuous at best and newly forged from a fresh marriage, establishing a relationship organically before demanding things is always the best course. You can't command something be a certain way and have it be so unless you're royalty or a billionaire or something.
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This is all pertinent in the context of this story that was shared by a 14-year-old girl in this online community. The teen shared her story in a post seeking advice and answers as to whether or not she was wrong for telling her stepfather's mother (her "step-grandmother") that she would prefer to call her by her name rather than referring to her as "grandma" as she was insisting.
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"AITA for refusing to be around my step-grandma after telling her to 'shove it' when she insisted on me calling her grandma?"
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In the ensuing discussion that emerged, readers largely seemed to feel that the teen wasn't wrong for standing her ground despite her step-grandmother's insistence. See some of the key responses below from the original thread.
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