{"id":13142,"date":"2025-09-16T01:01:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=13142"},"modified":"2025-09-16T01:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:07:36","slug":"my-stepmother-wore-the-same-dress-as-me-to-my-prom-she-told-dad-it-was-support-but-her-real-reason-made-my-blood-boil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=13142","title":{"rendered":"My Stepmother Wore the Same Dress as Me to My Prom \u2014 She Told Dad It Was \u2018Support,\u2019 but Her Real Reason Made My Blood Boil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"__reading__mode__header__container\" class=\"header_container\">\n<div id=\"header_content_id\" class=\"header_content\">\n<h1 id=\"mainContentTitle\" class=\"__reading__mode__extracted__title c0011\"><strong><em>When I came downstairs for prom in my dream dress, I found my stepmother, Carol, standing in our living room wearing the exact same outfit. 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