My Daughter and Stepson Have Gotten Really Close. At First, It Was Heartwarming. Now It’s Taken a Turn.

Care and Feeding July 20, 20266:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Julialine/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I’m married to a wonderful man, “Corbin.” Corbin and I each have a child from a previous relationship. I bring “Adela,” age 14, to our blended family, while he has a 6-year-old son, “Ron.” Given the fairly large age gap between the two children, I had kind of expected the most likely interaction between them would be “not much,” and kept an eye out for signs of hostility or impatience. That hasn’t happened. Adela is very fond of