Hey, Hey Waffle gang. I do hope you are well. My name is Mark and today we're checking out some more relationship stories. And if you do love a Reddit story, why not consider him like, subscribe, maybe that notification bell too. Let's crack on with today's first story.

Now today's story comes from the true off my chest subreddit titled,

My Stepdad turned my family against me, from the poster, Omega to Osprey. So let me start off

by saying, I apologize for how long this may be. My dad passed when I was 15. Him and my mom

weren't all that close by that time. so while it hit me hard, she wasn't

as phased as you'd expect.

I joined the military when I was 17, and in my first year out of the house, my mom remarried.

I never really vibed with him, just had different personalities and such.

He would often make snide

remarks and tell me to man up about any inconvenience I'd be upset about. This led to spats between us

and I was often just as false as he was for these disagreements, though it never got too serious.

I got medically discharged after a little under five years

and my mum and him said they'd be happy to have me back in the house. I told them it'd be brief

just until I got on my feet and got a job and even offered to pay rent, to which they declined.

About three days into being back home, my stepdad went alone with me, asked what he thought

a fair rent would be.

I was confused, but it was his house, so we came to an agreement.

I kept it from my mom assuming he did not want her to know, as he never mentioned it around

her.

I never asked for anything from them.

Not out of spite, I just wanted to do things myself.

He had a son from a previous marriage.

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