Hi. I do have 5 grown children, ages 29-36. I know teenagers can be obnoxious. And in most ways my stepdaughter is more than anyone can hope for. She's smart, with a 3.6 GPA in college so far, ambitious, doesn't drink, do drugs, or smoke. She has goals and works to achieve them. She can hold an intelligent conversation on many subjects. But....
In any crowd of teenagers, she is far and away the loudest, in restaurants we have always had to caution her to lower her voice. She has no filters, and mutters sarcastic remarks about other people's views loud enough for them to hear. Many times she will turn a conversation towards her favorite topic, boy bands and their lyrics, even if it means interrupting.

I have learned to overlook these traits, mostly, as I thought they were basic teenage stuff. But she is getting older and insisting on being treated as an adult, I guess I thought she would outgrow this. And when she told me she was infamous at her school for being the most annoying, I started to worry.

I'm starting to wish I'd never posted that post about loving her earlier. I just need someone to talk to, I work alone all day and my girlfriend hasn't been available for months. I was relying way too heavily on my stepdaughter.

And, yes Divine, I am currently supporting them, my girlfriend worked for the 1st 2 years of our relationship, but has not worked for 4 years. I make enough for the 3 of us, and we've been able to do things together we couldn't do if we had conflicting schedules. I don't have a problem with that.