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A teen asked his siblings for a drawing of himself with his late mother for his 16th birthday

His stepmom, who has long hoped he would see her as a real mom, burst into tears when she saw the gift

His father grew angry, accusing him of lashing out, but the teen insists the gift was only about wanting a connection to his late mom

A teen asked the Reddit community for advice following a heartbreaking conflict with his stepmom and dad. The 16-year-old boy shared that he recently asked his siblings for a drawing of him and his late mother as a birthday gift, a request that deeply upset his stepmom.

The teen explained that his mother passed away when he was just a baby. “Me (16m) and my siblings (24f, 22m and 21f) lost our mom 15 years ago and that means we never got to have

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