I am a teenager and my father has divorced my mother. Now, my grandmother wants him to get married but I am against the marriage, as I don’t want any fuss again in my home. She thinks I want someone who will love me, but I don’t need or want anyone except the people whom I have now (my father). I don’t like being mothered by someone who is not my mother. My grandmother is currently looking for women who can marry my father. I don’t want people to gossip about my father or say things about me like “look, she is not her real mother.” I am unable to stop my grandmother. What should I do?

Dear Worried Daughter,

My heart goes out to you, love. It seems like your parents went through a painful divorce and it is understandable that the thought of another major shake-up in the family feels scary and overwhelming to you. Those feelings are........

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