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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Her parents divorced when she was 5. We met when she was 14, married when she was 17. No one stole her father. The only thing she and her mother were concerned when he got sick was "are the child support checks coming?". She never visited him. The only time she'd call him was to ask for money. So "forgive me" if I am resentful and have a "kneejerk" reaction. My parents also divorced when I was young. But I never acted like that towards their new spouses and we had solid relationships. Even though my parents are long gone, I still talk to my stepmother and stepfather.
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Not sure what you're looking to hear from this site, then. If you've determined that you dislike her and don't want to reply, then don't.

But don't get defensive when people remind you that you shouldn't conflate the daughter and the ex; that she is very young and has suffered the dual blows of divorce and parental death; and that teenagers don't always (despite your own background) behave at their best in such situations. [/quote]

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