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Originally Posted by
xsnaggle
It's not a step-child thing it's an age thing, and has been with us for hundreds of years.
Mark Twain said, "When I was 18 my father was so stupid I couldn't talk to him, but by the time I was 24 he had learned so much that I could have some really good conversations with him.
Look on the bright side, it's not a blood relationship. At least you can walk away and forget her, her mother can't!
Just keep calm, tell your wife you are not going to get involved in the girl's management, and then don't get involved, even if it means biting your lip and leaving the house for an hour.
She will either learn or be made to learn.
(For the benefit of the pedantic:- I paraphrased Twain's words, I couldn't be arsed to look them up on google to quote them verbatim, unlike some on here are probably already doing)