Stepfamilies & Favoritism
Life Truly Isn’t Fair
By Krista Giovara
The three words I remember most from growing up are: “Life isn’t fair.” I, my sister and our three stepsisters heard itconstantly. Our parents managed to fit that saying into family conversations on what felt like a daily basis. For example, when someone else got the last dessert. Or when my stepfather bought tennis shoe roller skates for one of my stepsisters—after I’d had to buy mine with my hard-earned allowance.
