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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 05:32 AM

    @Amerigo

    I too am amazed at the tone of many of these letters. I actually give the LW some credit for recognizing now that she has a problem, rather than just blindly and blithely marrying her BF.

    However, you are guilty of some hyperbole as well. The posts that mentioned Asperger syndrome and ADHD simply said that Anna reminded them of their own children and that perhaps she should be professionally evaluated. They didn't say "she has X" -- they said, I've seen these traits before and they can be red flags for certain conditions.

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