Dear Abby: Mom seeking advice about her stepdaughter told she needs to be more accepting instead of judgmental and controlling.
Dear Abby's advice to a disapproving stepmom is to stop being controlling and judgmental and instead be more accepting.
His eldest daughter is the problem. The youngest two live with us; the other two are adults who live outside the home. The eldest is very into herself and always has been. She loves to hear herself talk, and it is always about herself. She’s not as bad as she was when she was younger, but it still bothers me. My husband doesn’t seem to mind, but I find it annoying.
While you may consider your husband’s oldest daughter to be a crashing bore, it doesn’t give you the right to act on your annoyance. You don’t have to love her. You don’t have to see her often. Sometimes, you can arrange to be elsewhere. But when you do see her, be cordial and try to steer the conversation toward the topic of her son and his activities.
Abigail-Van-Buren @Rhiggs @Exmeter
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