11 and 14-year-old refuse to share their Nintendo Switch and toys with step siblings at mom's house, she files for custody out spite: "It’s led to a lot of jealousy"

Briana Viser • Writer and Editor

Jul 16, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Growing up with divorced parents is hard, and no one is trying to downplay the difficulties involved. Children no longer have the structure of both their parents in one home. They have to pack bags every other week or month, only see a parent one at a time, and even deal with step parents and step siblings usually. It's incredibly disruptive, but we don't talk enough about the difficulties of being a divorced parent and trying to raise children.

When you're a divorced parent trying to raise children, there's a slew of problems that could come up. For one, it's possible that you don't even find someone else, and you're a single parent raising one or more children. For seconds, your children may loath your new wife or husband and their respective children. In the story below, the protagonist is dealing with something a little different. Read the full story below for all the juicy details.

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AITA for not making my kids share their things with their half-siblings and “forcing” my ex to move?

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It's hard enough to have divorced parents, to travel from house to house, to deal with a stepfather, and to deal with stepsiblings. The last thing these kids need is a lawsuit over them not sharing gadgets that are rightfully theirs at their father's house.
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11 and 14-year-old refuse to share their Nintendo Switch and toys with step siblings at mom's house, she files for custody out spite: "It’s led to a lot of jealousy"

AITA for not making my kids share their things with their half-siblings and “forcing” my ex to move?

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