Establishing a healthy relationship between a stepparent and a stepchild is not easy. Sometimes, a bond takes a long time to form, and it can take years before everyone starts to get along.
One man is threatening to kick his stepdaughter out of his house after she stole a very expensive gift from one of his daughters.
He’s 42-years-old and has two teenage daughters. His eldest daughter’s name is Casey, and she recently turned 19. Four years ago, his wife passed away due to breast cancer. About a year and a half ago, he started dating his girlfriend, Vicky.
He loves Vicky and invited her and her 24-year-old daughter, Heather, to live with him and his daughters. The only problem was that Heather was very rude to him.
“Almost from the beginning, Heather wasn’t very nice towards me, to say the least,” he explained.
“I tried to get to know her and at least establish a cordial relationship, but nothing worked. She was very disrespectful and hateful to me but also to her mother.”
Heather also had an issue where she would pick fights with his two daughters, and he did his best to nip that in the bud immediately.
He discovered that Heather was often the instigator and told her that if she had any problems, she should direct them toward him instead of his daughters.
After that, things were alright in their household for a little while. That is until recently.
A few days ago, Casey celebrated her 19th birthday. For her present, he got her a gift card to a spa that would pay for her and a friend to get treatments.
The gift card cost around $500. Casey knew she wanted to bring her younger sister, and they happily made a reservation. However, before leaving for her spa day, Casey couldn’t find the gift card anywhere. When Heather arrived home that day, they asked her if she had seen it, and she said no.
But then, Vicky found the gift card in Heather’s room. After pressing her, Heather revealed that she had stolen the gift card and went to the spa with her friend two days earlier. He was so angry and told Heather that he would kick her out if she didn’t give Casey $500.
“Since Heather doesn’t have a job and has dropped out of college, she says she can’t pay it,” he said.
“I told her if she can’t pay for it, she should go live with her deadbeat father instead. She called me every name in the book and locked herself in her room.”
Vicky was upset with him for saying this because she knows Heather’s dad probably won’t let her live with him. Is he justified in wanting to kick Heather out, or should he let her stay?
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