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Flaky stepdaughter disrespects home after moving in

Dear Eric: My 23-year-old stepdaughter moved in with us four years ago. She leaves for days on end and doesn't let her dad know where she is. We both worry. She has been gone for months at a time.

Asking Eric: My stepdaughter leaves a disgusting mess in our home and wants to come and go as she pleases

DEAR ERIC: My 23-year-old stepdaughter moved in with us four years ago. She leaves for days on end and doesn’t let her dad know where she is. We both worry. She has been gone for months at a time.

Asking Eric: Stepdaughter thinks she can move in and out of our house without communicating

Dear Eric: My 23-year-old stepdaughter moved in with us four years ago. She leaves for days on end and doesn’t let her dad know where she is. We both worry. She has been gone for months at a time.A couple months ago, I ventured into her bedroom because I had an electrician coming and I found a disgusting mess: garbage and dirty clothes everywhere.

Asking Eric: Flaky stepdaughter disrespects home

Advice columnist R. Eric Thomas answers his readers' questions in this April 10, 2026 edition of Asking Eric.

Asking Eric: My stepdaughter keeps disrespecting me, and my home

Advice from R. Eric Thomas.