Dear Queenie,
I have been married to my second wife for several years now and we have 2 small children together. The problem is my teenage daughter from my first marriage, who also lives with us.
According to my wife, my daughter can’t do anything right. My daughter has certain chores to do to help around the house but my wife is never satisfied with the way she does them.
If my daughter sweeps the floor, my wife points out all the spots she says she missed. She complains if my daughter doesn’t empty out a wastebasket even though there is almost nothing in it.
Queenie, how do I get my wife to stop nagging my daughter?—Fed-up father
Dear Father,
Your daughter needs to learn how to do her chores properly, but your wife needs to learn how to teach her to do them without nagging her about them all the time.
Talk to your wife about this, so she will know how much her nagging bothers you. And (as usual) I suggest professional counselling to help her learn better ways to cope with a teenage girl.
