"My fiancée and her 12-year-old daughter moved in over the summer since her lease was up. We were in counseling and seemed to be on the same page regarding our daughters. My daughter has never had a problem with hygiene or cleanliness because her mother and I made sure she could take care of herself. My fiancée is failing in that regard."
"Her daughter has disgusting habits, especially in the bathroom. She often doesn't flush, pick up her dirty towels or clothes, wipe down the sink after she brushes her teeth, or put away her personal products. We have to share a bathroom, and nearly every day it is a disaster zone. Asking her to be more aware or clean up after herself goes in one ear and out the other. My fiancée fails to back me up and even accuses me of picking on her daughter."
"I hit my limit when I came home from work and found that her daughter had thrown a used tampon on the ground rather than in the waste bin. It stained the bathroom rug. My fiancée and I had a huge fight where she decided the solution was to attack my daughter. She said they needed to switch rooms since she was "barely" home, and then I wouldn't have to deal with a dirty bathroom."
A homeowner lives in a three-bedroom house whose smallest upstairs room contains the only en-suite bathroom. The daughter assigned that room is away at college and returns on weekends. The fiancée and her 12-year-old daughter moved in after the girl's lease ended. The stepdaughter routinely leaves the shared bathroom unclean, failing to flush, leaving towels and clothes around, not wiping the sink, and improperly discarding feminine products. The fiancée does not enforce standards and accuses the homeowner of picking on the child. A thrown used tampon stained the rug and triggered a major fight, prompting health concerns and doubts about the couple's future.
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