Where do I start. I married her dad a little over a year ago, he is 41, I was 26. She at the time was 14, the fights and attitude have not stopped since. She all but flirts with him to get him away from me. I am using flirt, for lack of a better word. He has told me if the shoe was on the other foot, he would have already left. Now, here we are, I hardly talk to her. She has made up horrible lies about things I supposedly did to her. She tells everyone, even my whole family awful things, how horrible her life is. I buy her things everytime I go to the store, I make her things she likes to eat. I must just expect some respect and that is to much to ask for. She has came from a hard life, I will give her that. Her mother is/was a drug user, was incarcerated, that is how he got custody of her. Now that the mother is out, she begs for attention from her and that she doesn't get. I know there is built up anger in that little girl and I don't know how to treat her. Everytime I ask her to do something or clean something. I get a huge confrontation, it is never easy. I have to tell her dad to tell her. Like I am tataling. It is awful. She has just recently told everyone I hit her in the face during one of these confrontations. Which will never happen. Later admitting to the lie, and now I am so bitter towards her. Why should I have to do anything for her. I have tried and tried, but she continues to stab me in the back and give me a hard time. I feel like I don't even want to come home. Like I don't even want to look at her. Is that normal? Will it always be her and him and then me and him? Will it ever be the three of us?