'My step-mum canceled all of my family dinners for my 21st birthday': 10+ Entitled step-parents who couldn't handle their step-kids

Cinderella has nothing on these startling stepfamily stories! 

While watching Cinderella growing up, you might've thought that her step-mother and step-sisters were exaggeratedly cruel. They are, for story purposes… but real-life step-families experience similar dynamics, according to the folks who replied to this query.  

It's always an uncertain time period when a family breaks up. The parents go through a divorce with young children, and by the time the kids are preteens, both parents are dating again. This is bewildering for the kids at times. Should Dad's new GF be more like a friend, an aunt, a mom, or a stranger? Should Mom's date be buying you gifts and driving you to basketball practice, or is he going to be grouchy whenever you're around? It's a sensitive issue for children to grapple with, and their parents can be just as clueless when it comes to mixing their dating life with their family affairs. 

Up next, this step-mom refused to "babysit" a 5-year-old for free, and instead tried to get the kid's mom to cough up $100 per night: 'She said it was "irresponsible parenting" on my behalf'.