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AITA for telling my dad I don't want to be involved with his adopted son?
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One teenage girl felt like unfair pressure was being put on her after her dad and his husband began fostering a 5-year-old boy with the intention of adopting him. Not long after their marriage, they had moved to a different state from her because her stepdad got a job offer, and they hadn't had a close relationship since.
Despite this, her father was hopeful that she would be willing to act as a big sister to their new son. She was reluctant, as the news had come as a surprise, and she had never met the boy.
She told her dad how she felt, but he and her stepdad continued to send updates about the child. She wanted to know if she was being too harsh.
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Commenters understood the predicament that she was in.
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Dad fosters 5-year-old boy, demands 17-year-old daughter living in another state take on big sister duties: 'I didn’t feel comfortable being a sister to someone I’ve never seen in person'
In the world we live in today, it is increasingly common for family dynamics to be complicated. It is common for relationships not to work out, for surprise pregnancies to happen, or for the connection between relatives to break down for whatever reason.
While it is possible to make these more complex situations work for everyone, it takes work from everyone involved, in particular parents, when it comes to the relationship between parents and children. Unsurprisingly, this is often a difficult process, and the outcomes can prove to be disappointing.
One scenario in which this can happen is when parents get remarried and start new families, and then try to integrate their children from a previous relationship into their new lives. Sometimes, this works out great, but other times, kids, parents, and step-parents have their reservations when it comes to balancing the dynamic and getting along with everybody who is involved.
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