I Refuse to Let My Daughter, 12, Share a Room With Her Stepbrother, 14

My ex-husband’s fiancée, Nadine, is moving in with her 14-year-old son into his two-bedroom house. I said, ‘I don’t want some 14 y.o. boy sharing a room with my 12 y.o. daughter. His fiancée silently smirked.

A few days later, I went to pick up my daughter from her dad’s house. I entered her room, and to my horror, I found her in tears. My heart dropped when I saw her closet empty. She told me that Nadine had moved her belongings out of her bedroom and told her to sleep downstairs on the living room couch. I was furious and called my ex. He explained that Nadine did this to have “maximum distance” between her son and my daughter, as I had requested.

I asked, in that case, why wouldn’t her son sleep on the couch? My ex said that I was the one making all the fuss in the first place, so it didn’t make sense for her son to be thrown out. I was told not to interfere any longer because this is not my house anymore, but I am beyond angry. Am I in the wrong?

Romy