My Stepdaughter Is Being Kicked Out of Her Friend Group. One Mom Is to Blame.

Care and Feeding My Stepdaughter Is Being Kicked Out of Her Friend Group. One Mom Is to Blame. Advice by Nicole Chung June 24, 20261:00 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Getty Images Plus. Copy Link Share Share Comment Copy Link Share Share Comment Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My beloved tween stepdaughter “Dorothy” spends weekends and summers at my home. She has made one very close friend here, “Blanche.” Blanche is a social butterfly but has a genuine love for Dorothy, and the two are inseparable when Dorothy is here—they have sleepovers, day trips, fun of all kinds. Then last summer, Dorothy also made friends with Rose, Blanche’s local bestie.

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