Your step-mother is clearly feeling unable to trust you just yet, but you are ready to move on to a new stage. You might need to show more patience, as it can be a long trek back from distrust to trust. Ask your step-mother what you can do to restore her trust. And, it can be especially tough, if your step-mother doesn't have other children who are teenagers – or other children at all. * To send Mary-anne a question email life.style@stuff.co.nz with Dear Mary-anne in the subject line.

Source: Stuff December 05, 2019 15:56 UTC