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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow some PPs are harsh. It’s OP’s house too. She takes the kid half the week, every week, and is for all reports (including the stepdaughter) a great (or at least decent) stepmom.

There’s no abuse at the other house. How do you know she’s not in her room because she can’t behave appropriately and is in a timeout.

OP married into a particular arrangement. She pays and contributes towards her house. She’s under no obligation (moral or otherwise) to take in a teen full time due to some conflict at her other home.

And in a few years the child may be demanding to move back when she doesn’t like the rules at OPs house.[/quote]

I am shocked by reading some of the responses on this thread, however, as stated earlier DCUM does not side with the step parent often.  I am a step parent of 2 girls who my husband has had full custody of since we have been together.  There have been plenty of times when the girls disagreed with a rule, did not like the expectations of the house, saw mom's house as more "fun", etc.  They are children, there are many reasons that the OP's step daughter wants to leave her mother's home.  I would suggest getting a therapist involved now to assist both individually for the child and for the entire blended family.[/quote]

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