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AITA for not serving step kids dinner and “ruining it” for everyone?
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Blend families and respect issues never pair well for dinner. Everyone learns fast that being the adult sometimes means getting left out of the gratitude rotation. Boundaries get called picking fights, and defending your own sanity is “making things worse.” There’s no team spirit, just a kitchen split into rival camps and an awkward truce over leftovers.
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Standing up for basic respect shouldn't feel like declaring war, but sometimes the only real team at the table is whoever’s still making their own plate and eating in peace.
‘He didn’t have my back at all. I ended up walking away’: 3 Stepdaughters insult stepmom on a camping trip, so she refuses to serve them dinner at home, causing a huge argument about her partner siding with his kids
Blended family camping trips already have the drama dial at eleven, but things pick up fast when teenage stepkids decide to test every boundary on-site. Dad says no to a late-night hang with some older, tipsy boys. Stepmom backs him up, gets called every name under the sun, and spends the next two days wondering why basic respect isn't on the packing list. Nobody apologizes, everyone retreats, and suddenly "family bonding" means hiding out on separate sides of the tent.
Back home, birthday dinner becomes the main event for Bad Vibes Only. Tension is thick, apologies are nowhere, and the roast is hot. Step mom sticks to her word and skips serving the girls, letting them know where their own attitude got them. Carnage follows, screaming, cursing, and a new record for teenage theatrics. Partner keeps silent, then blames her for ruining the party, offering about as much backup as a cheap folding chair.
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