I Loved My Stepdaughters Unconditionally, yet Their Rejection Made Me Finally Stop Trying
I’ve been married to my wife, Julia, for nearly a decade. When I met her, she had two daughters, Ava and Bella, who were 6 and 8 at the time. I genuinely loved Julia, and from the start, I knew I wanted to be more than just a stepdad—I wanted to be a father…