when my husband and I first were dating,then got married, first he thought it was great that my kids applied themselves to whatever they did,then, it was, she is jealous of them. My other kids are great,but not geniuses,they simply want a good happy life. They grew up with an abusive father that abandoned them when I got help and was able to divorce. They have had alot of rough things happen to them,too. My oldest went thru depression and a long grieving process ,dropped out of college twice, got into drugs and alcohol and we saw a therapist to help him. My husband wasn't very happy about that ,but, I took him anyways as he wanted to go,and he was already 17. I write this to clarify in case it sounds like my stepdaughter may be having an issue with how "good" her family is. Believe me, that excuse to act out has been used over and over again.