When my 16-year-old stepson Jake arrived for summer, I hoped for a sweet reunion. Instead, he brought attitude, disrespect, and total disorder.
He ignored me, bullied his younger siblings, trashed the house, and even threw a party while we were away—locking Emma and Noah in a closet to keep them out of sight.
The final straw? He stole money from my purse. I replaced it with fake bills and called in a favor from my friend, Officer Mike.
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