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[quote=Anonymous]I became a stepmom when my SD was 18 (though I was in her life since she was 15, and the divorce appended when she was 12.) My biggest advice to you to "bond"...that is, begin to heal the damage you caused, is to encourage and facilitate as much alone time as possible between your DH and his daughter. This girl has been terribly, terribly hurt, and she deserves as much time as possible to form some kind of trust relationship with her dad. If you not only aloe this but encourage it...dinners alone, outings alone, whatever she is open to...there is a small chance that maybe some day she will see you with a modicum of appreciation. For now, though, you have done terrible things to hurt her, and it is understandable if she prefers to keep you at arm's length. I would not try to force more closeness between you. Your job is to help her get closeness with her dad.[/quote]
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