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conulyDear Care and Feeding,
My parents divorced when I was 12, and my dad married the woman who became my stepmom, “Audrey,” within a year. They had twin girls, “Miley” and “Violet,” who are now 14. My half-sisters do not get along (to put it mildly), and recently things came to a head. Violet got her hands on Miley’s diary and brought it to school, where she showed it to numerous other kids before one of Miley’s friends found out and told her. Miley confronted Violet, things turned physical, and they both ended up with in-school suspensions. My dad and stepmom have always favored Violet, and they ended up punishing Miley, while Violet faced no consequences for her behavior.
Now Miley is asking to come live with me. My dad and Audrey are uncertain about whether to allow it, but seem to be leaning toward saying yes if I’m willing to take this on. (Personally, I think they wouldn’t be sorry to see Miley go.) This is not the first time she’s asked to move in with me. For the past year, she’s asked on and off, but I attributed this to normal teen angst. Since the whole mess with the diary, though, she’s been calling and texting on a near-daily basis, telling me how miserable she is and asking again if she can move in. I think my dad and Audrey have been really shitty about the whole diary situation, so I am seriously considering it. I work full-time, so Miley would be on her own after school until I get home each day, but she is a pretty good kid, and I would trust her in my house.
The girls’ school year is over at the end of May. I don’t live in their school district, so Miley and Violet would end up at different high schools in the fall, which probably would be a positive thing. Should I agree to take her once the school year concludes?
—Would She Be Better Off With Me?
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My parents divorced when I was 12, and my dad married the woman who became my stepmom, “Audrey,” within a year. They had twin girls, “Miley” and “Violet,” who are now 14. My half-sisters do not get along (to put it mildly), and recently things came to a head. Violet got her hands on Miley’s diary and brought it to school, where she showed it to numerous other kids before one of Miley’s friends found out and told her. Miley confronted Violet, things turned physical, and they both ended up with in-school suspensions. My dad and stepmom have always favored Violet, and they ended up punishing Miley, while Violet faced no consequences for her behavior.
Now Miley is asking to come live with me. My dad and Audrey are uncertain about whether to allow it, but seem to be leaning toward saying yes if I’m willing to take this on. (Personally, I think they wouldn’t be sorry to see Miley go.) This is not the first time she’s asked to move in with me. For the past year, she’s asked on and off, but I attributed this to normal teen angst. Since the whole mess with the diary, though, she’s been calling and texting on a near-daily basis, telling me how miserable she is and asking again if she can move in. I think my dad and Audrey have been really shitty about the whole diary situation, so I am seriously considering it. I work full-time, so Miley would be on her own after school until I get home each day, but she is a pretty good kid, and I would trust her in my house.
The girls’ school year is over at the end of May. I don’t live in their school district, so Miley and Violet would end up at different high schools in the fall, which probably would be a positive thing. Should I agree to take her once the school year concludes?
—Would She Be Better Off With Me?
( Read more... )