My stepdaughter hates my guts

Dear Pastor,

I am writing to you for some advice. I am living with a man who is seven years my senior. This man treats me well, but he has children who are not very good to me.

He has a daughter who has lied on me. She told him that I have another man and that I went out with him. However, I don't have another man. I have been faithful to this man, but since I came to live with him, his daughter has been making up stories about me. Now this man told me that he does not know his daughter to be a liar, so I am going to have to find a place to go.

I believe that this girl thinks that I am robbing her of what she should get. This man gives me money for myself every week because I am not working. She is not getting any money from him because she is employed. I take care of his food, and when I cook, I cook for all three of us. However, she does not eat from me. She is always finding fault with my cooking. She promised to cut my backside one of these days. She is big and strong and I know I couldn't manage her because I am a slim girl, but I would stab her up.

I told this man to find a place that I can go because he took me from where I was living and I can't go back there. I don't have any reason to be with another man. His daughter just doesn't like me. I can't go to where my parents live in the country; their grandchildren have taken over the house. By now and January, I have to get out of here. This man gives me $10,000 every week for pocket money. I am so glad that I didn't use all of it every week, so I have a little in savings. I love him and I don't want to leave, but to please his daughter, he told me I have to go somewhere else to live.

If I really had another man with him, I wouldn't be worried, but I have kept myself and I have been faithful to him. This girl is very wicked, but time will catch up on her.

Can you give me some advice?

H.S.

Dear H.S.,

Try and leave this man's place. It does not make any sense to get into any physical fight with his daughter. Reason with this man to give you more time. Both of you are still lovers. Look into the classify ads in The Sunday Gleaner and you should be able to find a place to live. Look for a one-bedroom place. You may have to share facilities. Appeal to this man to help you pay the rent until you are able to manage on your own. It is very unfortunate that this man took you to his house to live with him and now, because of his daughter, he is throwing you out of his place.

Try your best not to get into arguments with his daughter. I wish you well.

Pastor