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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm wondering what sort of a father your DH is--how involved is he? Was your step-daughter living with you full-time? (I'm assuming she's not living with you now, right?)[/quote]

He's really hands off (he's from a different culture and isn't as involved as, let's say, my brothers or my guy friends are in their kids' lives).

She started school in a different country and was a year behind, so she's still in high school - she stays with us about half the time (it's her decision, she's pretty autonomous about her schedule).[/quote]

A high school girl living with you half the time deserves a supportive father and a loving stepmother. I can't imagine if my kid was in this situation so it's hard for me to be super empathatic. She was a teenager, op. I'm sure you did some unlovable things as a teenager. What if your parents hadn't forgiven you? And really isn't it understandable that she didn't want her dad to have another child at that age?

This sounds like something you really, really should have ironed out before marrying this man and becoming a parent to this child. But because it's too late for that you have to come to terms with what happened and decide if you can live without having a child of your own. I couldn't and that's why I didn't marry a much older man with children in their teens. You have to be realistic here.[/quote]

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