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When I tried telling Dad about these moments, Carol would act shocked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never said that! Jocelyn, why would you make something like that up?\u201d She\u2019d look at Dad with such wounded eyes. \u201cI\u2019ve been nothing but kind to her. Maybe she\u2019s just having trouble adjusting to having a new authority figure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dad would pull me aside later. \u201cSweetheart, I know this is hard. But Carol loves you. Sometimes when people are trying to help, it doesn\u2019t come out right. Can you try to give her a chance?\u201d<\/p>\n

So, I kept quiet. For Dad. Because he seemed happy again, and I didn\u2019t want to be the reason that changed.<\/p>\n

But Carol wasn\u2019t done showing her true colors. Not by a long shot.<\/p>\n

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When I tried telling Dad about these moments, Carol would act shocked. \u201cI never said that! Jocelyn, why would you make something like that up?\u201d She\u2019d look at Dad with such wounded eyes. \u201cI\u2019ve been nothing but kind to her. Maybe she\u2019s just having trouble adjusting to having a new authority figure.\u201d Dad would pull…<\/p>\n

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