I teach French at a university and I have two stepchildren, aged 12 and 14. Their mother expects me to teach them at home after my working hours. I told her, \u201cI\u2019m not a free tutor\u2014I do this for a living!\u201d She replied, \u201cYou\u2019re a stepmom; you have responsibilities. You should be ashamed to call them your stepkids.\u201d My husband just smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next day, I walked into my room and was shocked to find a note that read: \u201cYou\u2019re not a free teacher, and this is not a free house.\u201d When I confronted my husband, he told me that if I expected to be paid to teach his kids, then he expected me to pay rent for living under his roof. I refused and said, \u201cYou own the house; we don\u2019t rent it.\u201d Again, he just smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A month later, I discovered that my husband had secretly been using my savings to pay for private tutors for his children. When I confronted him, he admitted it and said, \u201cIf you won\u2019t help them, someone has to.\u201d Feeling betrayed and manipulated, I decided to leave and stay with a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, I\u2019m questioning whether I made the right decision\u2014or if I overreacted and should have taught the kids from the beginning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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