I hate when people in their 40s drag teenagers into their adult problems. I know parents who complain about their spouse to their children and ask for advice on managing their marriage. It's totally age-inappropriate, and it puts the labor of fixing relationships on kids who aren't even in said relationships.
Sometimes, adult problems involve kids. In the case of this story, the so-called problem is that a stepmother's stepkids don't like her as much as they like their mom. Any rational stepmother would know that they can't fully serve as a replacement for a present, alive, and involved parent. Arguably, they can't replace a mom fully who isn't present, involved, or alive. Unfortunately, that didn't stop the stepmom in this story from trying. Her stepdaughter planned a spa day with her mom, maternal grandmother, and paternal grandmother, and her stepmom was enraged that she wasn't included despite the poor treatment of her stepkids.
Sometimes, adult problems involve kids. In the case of this story, the so-called problem is that a stepmother's stepkids don't like her as much as they like their mom. Any rational stepmother would know that they can't fully serve as a replacement for a present, alive, and involved parent. Arguably, they can't replace a mom fully who isn't present, involved, or alive. Unfortunately, that didn't stop the stepmom in this story from trying. Her stepdaughter planned a spa day with her mom, maternal grandmother, and paternal grandmother, and her stepmom was enraged that she wasn't included despite the poor treatment of her stepkids.
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