The LW in 'Troubled' has had fourteen years of knowing her sister. Of course she's going to feel more towards her sister than her stepsister (even apart from behavioural issues) and not treat them equally.
I feel a distinct antipathy towards the idea that LW should show equal attention to the girls, but that might just be me wanting to smack the stepmother upside (and give the kid a shake). That said, a little attention to the stepsis probably wouldn't hurt, but having been suggested, that's entirely at LW's discretion.
And it really does sound like counselling is urgently needed for the kid (and the mom). Frankly, it looks to me like - in the complete opposite of what the stepmother hopes - the stepmom is setting her daughter up for both sisters to end up hating her.
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I feel a distinct antipathy towards the idea that LW should show equal attention to the girls, but that might just be me wanting to smack the stepmother upside (and give the kid a shake). That said, a little attention to the stepsis probably wouldn't hurt, but having been suggested, that's entirely at LW's discretion.
And it really does sound like counselling is urgently needed for the kid (and the mom). Frankly, it looks to me like - in the complete opposite of what the stepmother hopes - the stepmom is setting her daughter up for both sisters to end up hating her.