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Dear Care and Feeding: My mom won't stop needling me about why I don't have the same habits.
She brings it up compulsively. Even asking what she’s been up to leads to the half -marathon she's been training for.
When I’ve asked her (many times) to knock it off, she gets really emotional and tells me that we have bad genes and are destined to die early.
Anna gave rugs and magnets to Nina, but Nina didn't like or want to keep them, so she sold them.
Maybe she doesn't like Anna and feels the connection was foisted on her, but maybe Nina really is being unkind for no good reason.
Maybe you should show your stepdaughter patience during what may well be a challenging transition for her.
Janie and her ex-husband have a very defined custody arrangement that they do not typically deviate from unless it is very special circumstances.
Janie says that never knowing when to expect my kids or where they are going to be is stressful for her.
She also gets stressed out when the kids come over after school when she isn't expecting them or when they don’t come over when she thought they would.
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