We took the vacation as a family of four — not the “successful daughter and the struggling one,” but as two parents with two girls, each on her own journey. On the last night of the trip, Lena looked at the ocean and said softly, “I’m going to keep trying. Not for a trip… just for me.” That was the real victory.
I Refused to Take My Stepdaughter on Vacation — Then I Saw What She Did at 5 AM
