 (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Hi, Carolyn: My father and my stepmother have been married for 24 years. A few years ago, I traveled six hours to visit family, and my father was away for the weekend. The extended family agreed not to invite my stepmother — she's only 10 years older than me — for our Saturday outing, but I did visit her the next day, begrudgingly. She was so upset that she told my father she was disappointed in me. Me! This is not the first time she complained about me, and I hear about it from my dad and how he is disappointed that I don't include her. She is not my mother and I shouldn't be forced. So, I wrote her a letter and told her we are two adults and she needs to talk to me if she is upset about something. I don't like how she is interfering with my relationship with my dad. She replied with a two-page letter telling me how horrible I am and how I'm trying to break up the family. I wrote her back acknowledging her reply and said from now on I consider her to be my father's wife and I will just continue to talk with my dad. Recently, my dad said his wife is waiting for an apology from me. What?! There is so much more to this story, just trying to keep it short. — Stepdaughter | 
