Dear Blake,
I moved in with my boyfriend six years ago. A year ago, his adult daughter decided she would have all her internet purchases sent to his home. These packages arrive every day, all week long. I’m tired of it. I think she’s a spend-aholic.
I told him at the beginning of our relationship that I would never come between him and his daughter. But it has become a bit much. She calls him for every little thing. Now she has started asking him to help with his granddaughter’s homework. I have two adult children of my own and grandchildren. Am I overreacting? I’m ready to move out and on.
Signed, Maggie
From Providence, Rhode Island
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Dear Maggie,
It sounds like your boyfriend’s daughter is a thorn in your side. I have always maintained that any relationship that’s important, is worth fighting “dirty” for. Here are some ideas. If his daughter continues to send purchases to his home, have a sidewalk sale daily as her packages arrive, to the point where neighbors looking for a great deal, start to line up at his house when they see the Amazon delivery man coming down the street. Or, you can act like you don’t know your boyfriend is in the area, and pretend to be on the phone informing a friend that you are sick and tired of his daughter telling you how stupid your boyfriend is. If she wants your man to help with her daughter’s homework, then you should help her instead. Try to give the little girl so many wrong answers, that her teacher thinks she should be held back a couple grades before placing her in special-ed. And finally, it appears that his daughter doesn’t have a man, so try and get her one. Look for somebody who is paranoid, and refuses to let her out of her home, due to jealousy, insecurity, and schizophrenia. You can easily locate men like that, by finding out the release dates of patients from nearby mental health facilities. I hope this helps.
Blake