"My Dad’s Girlfriend Wants Me to Apologize for What I Said About Her Kid. She Can Keep Dreaming."

Is the LW in pain? Or is she just nasty?

Original column: Dear Prudence June 28 2024

My take: The LW invited her widowed father to a housewarming in the home she just bought (her first). Without asking, her father brought his new girlfriend and her 12-year-old son.

It didn’t go well. “The kid” asked to pet her cats. She told him not to. Then: “The little…