"You’re being selfish and hurting your 4 siblings!" Based on the article, a key societal expectation, or at least one that can be imposed by a parent in a blended family, is that a teenager should assume a significant caregiving or supervisory role for their new stepsiblings.

It can cause pressure or guilt to conform to familial obligations, even within a newly formed blended family, regardless of the teenager's personal feelings or existing relationship with the stepsiblings.

Ultimately, the 16-year-old chose to move in with his father because his "mother's home life isn't to his liking" and he refused to be a "free babysitter to his stepsiblings" after his mom's remarriage.

What's your take? Devin and Erynn would absolutely love your feedback on this one!

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