“She wants a co-parent”: 16-year-old accused by stepmom of being unhelpful for refusing to free babysit half siblings when bio dad isn’t around, he doesn’t care

Welcome back internet creatures. When you live with many family members, privacy becomes your best friend, your most coveted safety net. Some kids have everything they need and more, and some kids grow up in volatile, hostile, or toxic living situations when they're a kid. It doesn't matter if you live with both of your birth parents, with a single parent, or with divorced parents and their new spouse. Life will throw curves at us all that we can only stealthily dodge with care and consideration.

If you are someone who grows up with step parents and step siblings, it's important to know where your boundaries are. Most kids aren't keen on the idea of new people suddenly living with them, so it's important to be extra sensitive in these situations. If you're not, things can turn ugly. It's best to have less pressure on teenagers, especially in these circumstances. In the story below, the stepmom expects her teenage boy to free babysit. Read the full story below.

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“She wants a co-parent”: 16-year-old accused by stepmom of being unhelpful for refusing to free babysit half siblings when bio dad isn’t around, he doesn’t care

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