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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:00 AM

I'm not ready to be a stepmom

If I marry, I get a 16-year-old who can barely take care of herself.
By Cary Tennis

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 07:19 AM

    It seems to be standard procedure in the letters postings

    to berate the LW as a terrible, miserable excuse for a human being. I don't see how that is helpful to someone who knows they have a problem, is as honest as they can be about it and has put themselves in the vulnerable position of asking for help. I think a lot of readers of SYA suffer from a serious superiority complex.

    This LW has stated her problem so succinctly that I think she already knew what she needed to do; she just wanted to be told and Cary did that. I hope she follows through.

    —bleeding heart Read bleeding heart's other letters

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