My husband has a daughter from his previous marriage who is eight years old. I also have an eight-year-old daughter from a previous marriage. In the beginning of our relationship everything was absolutely great, we were totally on the same page with all parenting issues. Well, here we are three years in, and I've noticed something has changed.
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