Family dynamics are messy, though. It might take time to work through all of this. It might also require some radical acceptance on your part. Your mom loves you, but the truth is, if she hasn’t stood ...

"This devastated them, and there has been an atmosphere ever since," the teen wrote on Reddit of her stepsiblings' reaction Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, ...

This teen spent most of her childhood getting hauled to another state multiple times a year—not to visit anyone she knew, but to wait around while her stepsiblings enjoyed family time without her. No ...

The Science of Siblings is a new series exploring the ways our siblings can influence us, from our money and our mental health all the way down to our very molecules. We'll be sharing these stories ...

Stepsibling dynamics aren’t always simple. When communication breaks down or one side feels threatened, tension can build fast. And during emotional moments, those cracks can deepen into real conflict ...

As tragic as it is when someone we love passes away, discovering that they have left an inheritance to remember them by and perhaps help in the future can help to ease the pain. However, vast sums of ...

"I think they think of Dad as 'Dad,' " my sister said to me one evening last summer. She was talking about our stepsiblings. "Do they call him 'Dad'?" I asked, feeling the words catch in my throat. "I ...

The duo behind the viral TikTok account @alphafamilia, stepsiblings Diana Camila Avila and Jordie Vena, shot to popularity on the platform thanks to their shared account. The controversial nature of ...

A 17-year-old boy on Reddit is refusing to share the "huge" inheritance he received from his late father with his stepsiblings. Now, his mom and stepdad are furious with him and claim he has no ...

Pat Milton, an award-winning journalist, is the senior producer of the CBS News Investigative Unit, specializing in national security, the FBI, Intelligence and federal law enforcement. A stepsibling ...

A teen has been praised for her stance after refusing to allow her stepsiblings to come on vacation with her and her mom. The 16-year-old revealed in a Reddit post, under username Joiysmall, that her ...