When I married my husband, I knew his daughter came with emotional baggage. But I never imagined how deeply her choices would affect our lives. At just 19 years old, my stepdaughter already had two small children. When she announced that she was pregnant again, I felt the ground shift beneath my feet.
The worst part wasn’t just the pregnancy. It was the silence. No one knew who the fathers were — not her, not us, not even the men who drifted in and out of her life. Yet despite her adult choices, she still relied completely on her father to pay for everything: rent, food, medical bills, diapers, clothing. Every dollar came from our shared savings.
Week after week, I watched our bank account shrink while responsibility never seemed to reach her. I tried to be patient. I offered support. I encouraged her to get help, to go to school, to build a future for her children. But every conversation ended the same way — tears, excuses, and promises that were never kept.
One night, after another argument over money, I finally snapped.
“If you can’t set her straight,” I told my husband, “I will.”
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