Family relationships can be tricky, especially with stepparents and children. A woman shared her tough experience on Reddit about her stepdaughter’s diet and her role in it. Here’s the story.

What happened?
My 15-year-old stepdaughter has been living with us every week for the past year and has been difficult about food. At first, she went vegan, and I made meals without animal products. But then she switched to a holistic diet and said she was allergic to many foods.

Now, she avoids lactose and gluten. She wants separate cookware and even throws out pantry items she thinks cause her stomach pain. I suggested she eat out or cook and clean for herself, which made her angry. My husband yelled at me because of this.

I suggested she see a professional about her eating issues, and we found out she had no allergies. Even so, she stuck to her diet beliefs. Frustrated, I started adding gluten and lactose to her meals without telling her. She ate them with no problems. When her mother visited and praised her health due to her new diet, I told her she had been eating the same food as us.

This caused a big argument, and my stepdaughter and her mother left our home. My husband was mad because his daughter didn’t want to live with us anymore. I told him he could move out if he wanted her to live with him. They sued me, but I stand by my actions. I won’t cater to a teenager’s unfounded diet beliefs, especially with my demanding job as a nurse.

I believe I did what was best for our family and can’t waste time or energy on unrealistic diet demands. Am I wrong?