Gold-digger after fleecing my dad
HE’S SO TOTALLY WHIPPED
MY new stepmother has pound signs in her eyes.
It’s blatantly obvious that she only married my gullible dad for his money. He recently sold his firm and is minted.
She’s only a few years younger than I am and as hard as nails.
They’ve been married a few months, but he’s already bought her a car, diamond jewellery and a whole new wardrobe.
They’re obviously having so much great sex that his brain has turned to mashed potato – but I can see her for the operator she really is.
When she looks at me, it’s with eyes of granite. She says things like, “Why are you so unfit and flabby” and, “You’re not my idea of a real man”.
I wasn’t invited to their intimate Caribbean wedding. I met her for the first time in a pub.
My dad said: “Meet your new mum,” and I gagged on my pint.
I hadn’t realised that he’d split from his last partner, who was closer to his age and lovely.
I’ve now been in his new wife’s company half a dozen times and must conclude that she’s a piece of work. My dad insists that he wants us to be one, big happy family. I’m worried about upsetting him because I don’t want to risk being cut out of his will.
My girlfriend recently took her out for lunch in an effort to break the ice but “mummy dearest” wouldn’t give anything away about her background, past relationships, or financial situation.
All she talked about was the big house and boat she wants my dad to buy.
This stinks. I think my dad has been targeted. I can’t believe this woman truly loves him.
How do I get him to see that he’s being played when he can’t stop telling me about their redhot sex life (puke) and how marvellous she is?
Things aren’t helped by my real mum, laughing her head off at the thought of my dad (her ex) sleeping with a much younger woman. Embarrassing or what?
JANE SAYS: Your father is in the throes of a grand passion. He’s having great sex with a strong, attentive woman.
You may not like her but you’re not going to get any sense out of him until this honeymoon period is over and he calms down.
Hold your nerve, sit back, and wait for this madness to fizzle out. He wants you all to be happy for him.
Upset him at your peril because if it comes to him being forced to choose between you and her – you might very well come off the loser…
You may not approve of his new wife, you may feel he’s leapt into a marriage he hasn’t thought through, but what’s done is done.
If he wants to spend his savings on his new love, then that’s his call. Try not to be disapproving or bitter.
Take her blunt attitude with a pinch of salt and concentrate on your own relationship.
Who knows? Maybe she’ll turn out to be the nicest person you’ve ever met.