Family can be incredibly difficult to navigate. There's really no such thing as the perfect family since people will always have traits or issues that others might see as non-traditional. Then, there's the fact that some families experience untimely losses that shape the dynamics for the rest of the members for years to come.
A young Reddit user who goes by the handle JollisMore recently told the story of how his stepmother wants to try to replace his mother, who passed away in his infancy. He doesn't see her as a mom and is now asking the AITA community if he's wrong for feeling that way.
