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Yahoo
an hour ago
- General
- Yahoo
She Gave Her Son a Magical Bedroom. Her Stepdaughter Accused Her of 'Playing Favorites'
After pouring time and money into her biological son's nature-themed bedroom, a woman faces emotional fallout when her stepdaughter calls out the difference A woman seeks advice from the Reddit community following tension in her blended family over how she decorated her children's bedrooms. In her post, the 40-year-old mom opens up about feeling torn between honoring family boundaries and showing equal love to her stepdaughter and biological son. 'I had a very specific vision for my son's room that I'd planned well in advance,' she writes. Her 3-year-old son, her only biological child, now enjoys a whimsical, nature-themed room with ombre-painted walls, a sun-shaped ceiling light, and a tree-shaped bookshelf. The space is filled with thoughtful touches, like a grassy rug and a floor bed that looks like a tent, designed in a Montessori style. 'I paid for all of this myself,' she explains, emphasizing how important this project was to her. Her 13-year-old stepdaughter's room tells a different story. Though the woman says she was careful to involve her stepdaughter in the design process, she admits, 'I didn't have much say in that space.' From the start, she says, her husband, who shares his daughter with an ex, was clear about her role. 'He made it very clear that she already had parents and didn't need another one—what she needed was an advocate and mentor,' she recalls. She says she respected those boundaries from the beginning and believes they've built a good relationship. 'She's a great kid,' the woman adds, expressing her admiration for the teen. When it came time to decorate the stepdaughter's room, the woman says they asked what the teen wanted. 'She said she wanted a reading nook, so we created one with a small round mattress, a ton of cushions in her favorite colors, and a mosquito net canopy.' Her stepdaughter also chose her own wall colors, opting for solid block shades. 'We did the room together,' she says, adding, 'We split the cost 50/50.' However, the existing furniture in the teen's room, purchased by the father before the woman entered the picture, was left untouched. 'He doesn't see any point in replacing it since it's still in good condition,' she explains, noting that her involvement was limited by both practicality and family dynamics. Despite her intentions, the woman says her stepdaughter recently got upset after seeing her younger brother's fully finished room. 'She said I clearly put way more effort into his space than hers and accused me of playing favorites because he's 'actually mine.' ' Trying to explain, the woman tells her stepdaughter that she was simply trying to respect her space and not overstep. 'I didn't want to overstep when it came to her room and… she made most of the choices herself.' But her stepdaughter now feels hurt, and the woman admits, 'I do feel guilty because I can see how, from her perspective, it looks unfair.' She adds that her goal was never to create a divide or make anyone feel unloved. Yet she's now grappling with how to fix the situation without crossing any emotional or parental boundaries set years ago. 'I'm not her parent,' she reflects, 'and I didn't want to push decisions onto her room.' The guilt, however, is real, and she's left wondering if she should've done more. 'At the same time, I now wonder if I should have tried harder or been more involved.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Many Reddit users sympathized with both the woman and the teen. One commenter offered a possible explanation for the teen's reaction, writing, 'Also if she's generally polite and not demanding, she may not have asked for things that seemed too difficult or hard to execute (like the ombré).' They also suggested a solution that might ease the tension and restore balance. 'It seems like a simple resolution would be to ask the daughter what she'd like to change and for dad to cover the costs (since mum paid for all of the son's room).' Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
I learned the shattering truth about why so many brilliant men end their lives after my husband fell to his death
As Lauren Antonenko arrived home from work, she found her husband Brian slumped over his laptop yet again. He looked utterly dejected.
Washington Post
6 hours ago
- General
- Washington Post
I asked relationship experts what makes marriage last. Here's what they said.
I'm an amateur matchmaker who doesn't charge for my services. I've set up 30 couples who ended up marrying, and I was paid back with the good karma of being fixed up with my own husband. This week we'll celebrate 29 years together, yet I remain confounded why certain unions blossom while others descend into breakup misery. Studies show happy couples live longer, yet about 43 percent of first marriages in the United States wind up in divorce. What makes a relationship last? I asked experts who've been married a long time to share insight.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
When I saw these messages between my husband and his colleague, I was so betrayed I almost ended our marriage. They weren't having an affair but the truth was even worse...
Three years ago, my husband came home from a work party in the early hours uncharacteristically tipsy and collapsed into bed. He passed out immediately and so didn't hear the beep of his phone as a message came through. I did though... Anthony and I had been together for nine years, six of them married, and we have a daughter, then seven, together.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Chronic sleepwalker details the most shocking things she has done while asleep
A woman who has been sleepwalking for years has revealed the bizarre things she's done in the middle of the night... from rearranging furniture to placing shocking DoorDash orders. Miranda Knowles, 30, from Canada, explained to the Daily Mail that she has had 'a history of somnambulism since she was a young child.' She began sleepwalking as early as six years old, and would sometimes go outside, open the fence outside of her house, and wander into the large forest behind their property in the middle of the night. Decades on, Miranda still sleepwalks - and she has done some pretty strange things in her sleep. Sometimes, she's 'tame,' and she'll simply walk around the house or have conversations with her husband. But other times, she will get out of bed and do full-on activities all while sleeping. 'I will clean, make lunches... I often clean dishes, I have folded clothing, rearranged furniture, put away decorations,' Miranda dished. 'I have gathered a bunch of food from the pantry into shopping bags so I'm not sure what I was [doing with] that. 'Most recently, I rearranged all our cat trees, we have four and three of them are quite large and heavy. 'I thought it was my husband but when I asked him why he did that he said I had done it in my sleep and he just left it.' Miranda said the most dangerous thing she's ever done is go outside, but thankfully, she said that doesn't happen as often now as it did when she was young. 'I have walked outside and took my dog with me, maybe twice [as an adult],' she shared. 'Thankfully I live in a safe neighborhood and I have a large [dog] so I feel he would keep me safe.' According to MayoClinic, many factors cause sleepwalking including 'not getting enough sleep, stress, sleep schedule disruptions, travel or sleep interruptions, taking certain medicines, substance use, such as alcohol, and some underlying conditions.' Miranda told the Daily Mail that her sleepwalking seems to be related to stress because she has noticed that she does it more often when she is under extra pressure. She recently went viral on TikTok after she opened up about a peculiar food delivery order that she had placed while sleepwalking. In a clip shared last month that has now been viewed more than four million times, she explained that she had opened up the DoorDash app and requested one single packet of honey mustard in the middle of the night while she was sleeping. She showed footage of her DoorDash driver approaching her home and leaving the condiment, writing, 'POV: You DoorDashed a single honey mustard sauce while sleepwalking at 12.43am for $8.' She added in the caption, 'Apologies to the Dasher who delivered a single sauce to my door at 1am.' While speaking to Daily Mail about it, Miranda said she had absolutely no recollection of placing the order, and only discovered it after looking through her emails the next morning. 'When I woke up I did not feel well rested, which usually means I slept walked over night,' she recalled. 'I asked my husband if I had been up and he said that I was walking around a bit and then when he came out to redirect me back to bed I was simply sitting on the couch. Miranda said she had absolutely no recollection of placing the order, and only discovered it after looking through her emails the next morning. The sauce is seen on her plant holder 'I checked my emails as I usually do when I wake up and I saw an email from DoorDash telling me my order was delivered. 'I was confused because I did not remember ordering any DoorDash.' She decided to do some digging and checked the photo confirmation of delivery - but was left more puzzled when she noticed there were no food bags in the snap. 'When I went to my door I still didn't see anything, so I looked at the order on my app and saw it was one honey mustard from A&W,' she continued. 'I looked again and there it was on my plant stand. I pulled up my Ring app and sure enough there was the Dasher delivering my honey mustard just before 1am.' She recalled going from 'confusion to bewilderment to amusement.' But now, she's able to laugh about it. 'I was a bit upset that I had paid $8 for a single sauce (before the $5 tip) but I couldn't change anything about that,' she concluded. 'My husband and I just had to laugh at it and I thought it would be a funny video to share on TikTok.'
