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Lady Puts Marriage On The Line Just So Her Daughter Wouldn’t Have To Live With Stealing Stepsis
If you grew up having siblings, you might know what a pain it can be to deal with them on a daily basis, especially if they like to do something that just gets on your nerves. This mostly applies to those who were forced to share a room with them and didn’t have the personal place to unwind.
As you can already guess, that’s what today’s story is about. Well, kind of. In it, you will read about parents figuring out how to resolve a fight between two stepsisters and one of them suggesting putting the girls into one room. But the thing is, their disagreement is a little bit more than just them bickering…
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Just like this girl, who is forced to live with her stepsister, who doesn’t like her because she has stolen from her
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In the meantime, the “thief” also squabbled with her own sister, which drove her parents insane, so they realized they had to do something
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Dad suggested making the girls share a room, which the mom full-heartedly disagreed with – she didn’t want her daughter to live with someone who steals from her
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No matter what arguments each of them had, they just couldn’t reach and agreement to the point where it started to affect their relationship
The OP has 2 children of her own, while her husband has 3. Both of them have teenage daughters. The thing is that one of his daughters is kind of problematic. For instance, she stole so much from her stepsister that the mom got her daughter a lock to keep her stuff safe. And now, this girl cannot stop fighting with her sister and the parents cannot find a way to resolve it.
So, the dad came up with the idea that maybe a way to do that would be to separate them and move the “problematic” one into the room of her stepsister, the author’s daughter. But the original poster gave a firm no to this idea. Amongst other reasons she didn’t mention in the post, the woman didn’t want her daughter living with the stepsister, mainly due to the fact that the other girl steals from her. So, what kind of life is there with a thief?
But the man wasn’t going to let this idea go so easily. He started coming up with points about fairness and shooting down his wife’s alternatives. So, basically, the couple was going back and forth, neither of them accepting each other’s ideas. In the end, the man stormed out, saying he wouldn’t come back until he gets his way.
Well, in a way, we can see both sides of the argument here. On the one hand, some, just like the dad in the story, believe that forced proximity might help people to solve their issues with each other. There’s a reason why that’s such a trope in storytelling.
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Just think about it — in movies or TV, two people, who might not like each other that much (or more often even hate each other), are forced to be in a stuck elevator, snowed in a cabin, made to work on a project together, or something like that. And so, by spending more and more time together, they are forced to confront their feelings about each other, get deep into why they’re feeling them, and resolve their differences.
So, maybe this dad thinks that’s what will happen when stepsisters are forced to live together. On the other hand, you can see the mom’s point of view too – she doesn’t want to violate her daughter’s privacy. After all, privacy is a fundamental human right. But it’s not only about that. It’s also about the fact that the stepdaughter is a borderline kleptomaniac.
Granted, we don’t really know if this girl has this mental disorder; she might not. Ultimately, it’s not as common as people think it is – only around 0.3-0.6% of the population has it. At the same time, it tends to begin in the teenage years. So, who knows, maybe that’s what’s happening to this girl?
Even if it isn’t, putting her “victim” with her in the room doesn’t sound like the best idea ever. At least, that’s what most of the netizens thought. Do you agree with their opinion, or do you lean more towards the dad’s stance on this whole thing? Please, don’t shy away from detailing all your thoughts in the comments!
When the mom complained about it online, netizens took her side, saying she’s right to not room her daughter with a thief
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Lee Gilliland 2 months ago
What I see is a woman trying to settle things whilst a guy decides to hide in the trees and let his wimmenfolk solve the world!
Catherine Kane 2 months ago
one thing that might help is getting the non-theiving step daughter a footlocker she could lock and i also liked the idea of making the theif sleep in the living room, so non theiving step daughter could have a locking door too wondering if non theif step daughter would fight less if her sister didn't steal her stuff
Tyke 2 months ago
So if I get this right, older step daughter steals and the responses are to a) just replace the stuff or b) give her a new room. So punishing the thief just isn't happening. The fact the younger step daughter is probably constantly anxious about her stuff being taken isn't taken into consideration. This is a 16 year old - punish her. Make her face consequences... maybe actually do some parenting.
sweet emotion 2 months ago
Does the house have a basement (ideally with damp and lots of spiders)? Because that is where the older stepdaughter's things would be when she got home from school the next day, and fresh locks would be installed on the bedroom doors to protect the younger daughters and their things. Let the criminal have a taste of her future if she continues to steal.
Con O Cuinn 2 months ago
Assuming she hasn't adopted them, would this be considered child abandonment?
Melissa Harris 2 months ago (edited)
They need a bigger house and to send the theiving step daughter to a therapist. She's going to end up in juvie or worse at this rate as she's basically learn she can steal, bully, and disrespect her own family with minimal consequences. What does the OP and her useless husband think will happen when she treats other people that way? It's clear there are serious family issues as their mother ran off to another country and essentially abandoned her three children. Unfortunately, the marriage is probably dead as he clearly only married the OP to get a nanny to raise his kids.
Anne Roberts 1 month ago
I would make the thief sleep in the living room or basement. Then everyone can lock their doors.
Tyranamar Suess 2 months ago
Put the 2 kids who don't steal from each other in a large room. And the thief in her own small room. Then they can have a lock on the door. And the thief has nothing left to steal.
Lee Gilliland 2 months ago
What I see is a woman trying to settle things whilst a guy decides to hide in the trees and let his wimmenfolk solve the world!
Catherine Kane 2 months ago
one thing that might help is getting the non-theiving step daughter a footlocker she could lock and i also liked the idea of making the theif sleep in the living room, so non theiving step daughter could have a locking door too wondering if non theif step daughter would fight less if her sister didn't steal her stuff
Tyke 2 months ago
So if I get this right, older step daughter steals and the responses are to a) just replace the stuff or b) give her a new room. So punishing the thief just isn't happening. The fact the younger step daughter is probably constantly anxious about her stuff being taken isn't taken into consideration. This is a 16 year old - punish her. Make her face consequences... maybe actually do some parenting.
sweet emotion 2 months ago
Does the house have a basement (ideally with damp and lots of spiders)? Because that is where the older stepdaughter's things would be when she got home from school the next day, and fresh locks would be installed on the bedroom doors to protect the younger daughters and their things. Let the criminal have a taste of her future if she continues to steal.
Con O Cuinn 2 months ago
Assuming she hasn't adopted them, would this be considered child abandonment?
Melissa Harris 2 months ago (edited)
They need a bigger house and to send the theiving step daughter to a therapist. She's going to end up in juvie or worse at this rate as she's basically learn she can steal, bully, and disrespect her own family with minimal consequences. What does the OP and her useless husband think will happen when she treats other people that way? It's clear there are serious family issues as their mother ran off to another country and essentially abandoned her three children. Unfortunately, the marriage is probably dead as he clearly only married the OP to get a nanny to raise his kids.
Anne Roberts 1 month ago
I would make the thief sleep in the living room or basement. Then everyone can lock their doors.
Tyranamar Suess 2 months ago
Put the 2 kids who don't steal from each other in a large room. And the thief in her own small room. Then they can have a lock on the door. And the thief has nothing left to steal.
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