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You find out your parent is dating someone new.
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And before you know it you have some new person living in your house. But they're not just any person... they're a stepparent.
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And they're nice... too nice.
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They can give you a free car and for some stupid reason you'll still be like:
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You don't know what's wrong with you. Why can't you just accept this person?!
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You try to be a bigger person but you just stare at them over dinner in disgust.
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Suddenly you feel like a child again, disobeying everything your new stepparent tells you.
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But somehow they get the last laugh by being affectionate with your parent right in front of you.
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It could be worse... like if they have children. Because nothing is as good as stepsiblings... right?
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You get pushed to hang out with them.
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Your parent gets desperate and bribes you to be nice to your new stepfamily.
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But you realise it's because you now must share a room.
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You then notice your parent is being extremely nice to your stepsiblings and you get jealous.
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Whenever you go out as a group and people ask you if you’re a family, you’re quick to answer:
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Then something weird happens. You see a member of your stepfamily in trouble and you defend them without hesitation.
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You're starting to care for them. It scares you!
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You slowly begin to accept them into your life.
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Even if you're not related by blood, they're now your family.
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And you inevitably become friends with your stepsibling.
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Plus it's pretty nice to see your parent be happy with their new partner.
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Stepfamilies are actually pretty nice.
