My Stepdaughter Can Live With Me, but Only If She Follows My Rules

My Stepdaughter Can Live With Me, but Only If She Follows My Rules

Merging families is always challenging—it requires a careful mix of love, boundaries, and adjusting to one another. When a stepchild joins the household, it’s common to establish guidelines, but what happens when those intentions have the opposite effect, leading to tension instead of bonding? One of our readers is a new stepmother who tried to make things smoother, but her stepdaughter ended up feeling like she was being judged rather than embr…