About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by stepchildren in navigating relationships with their stepparents.

Whether you’re 5, 15, or 50 years old, it can be difficult to usher a stepparent in and out of the family unit. In today’s episode, the Sugars answer letters from stepchildren who have fraught relationships with their stepparents. This episode was originally released on April 28th, 2018.

People in this episode

Host: Sugars

Topics covered

• stepparents
• family dynamics
• relationships
• stepchildren
• family unit

Keywords

• stepchild
• stepparent
• family relationships
• dilemma
• family dynamics

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