I Refused to Take My Stepdaughter on Vacation — Until I Saw What She Did at 5 A.M.
Blended families are complicated. You try to keep things fair, balanced, and loving, but sometimes, without realizing it, you draw invisible lines. My husband and I both have children from previous marriages. His daughter, Lena (15), has always struggled in school—low grades, little motivation, and a quiet kind of sadness she hides behind her smile….

