California psychologist 'heartbroken' by teen's 'toxic' family drama shared on Reddit: 'Profoundly troubling'
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A teen writing on Reddit revealed a challenging family situation, with a psychologist telling Fox News Digital she feels "heartbroken" by the "troubling" drama as others weighed in, too.
"My dad's wife didn't make lunches for her kids on several occasions to try and make me relent. Their teachers ended up feeding them and writing to her about it." "She really has no reason to think I owe her anything." "It is not the responsibility of a child to care for other children in the house." "I send him a very big hug and I'll make him a sandwich any day." "Your father should be providing food for you. That is his responsibility." "Your dad's girlfriend does not sound any better of a parent than your dad." "The world is a gentler place outside of that house." Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle for Fox News Digital.
"I make my own lunch for school. I started making them when I was 11 and my mom was sick with cancer, and now I make all my lunches," wrote the teenager on the Reddit page known as AITA ("Am I the a--hole"), going by the username "New-Potato5893."
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