My Relationship With My Girlfriend Is Perfect. But I Fear Her Kid Is Turning Me Into a Bad Person.

Care and Feeding July 16, 20261:00 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by stockphotodirectors/Getty Images Plus. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I’ve been with my girlfriend for two years, and we’ve lived together for one. She has 50/50 custody of her 9-year-old daughter (“Betsy”) with her ex. They split the week, and I work long shifts in the hospital that usually coincide with when her daughter is with her, so I really don’t have to be around Betsy that often. But I recently took a week off to do some work around the house. It coincided with Betsy’s other parent’s trip, so I had a whole week with Betsy for the first time. I did not like it. I just find Betsy really irritating. I can’t real