Pay Dirt July 10, 20261:00 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Mirjana Pusicic/Getty Images Plus. Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so we’re diving into the Pay Dirt archives to share classic letters with our readers. Submit your own questions about money here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, I didn’t raise my stepdaughter. She is 26 and I have only been married to her father for six years, but by God, I think I deserve an opinion when she decided to drop her unplanned pregnancy on her father and me. She moved in last month and we are constantly at odds. She will not help with basic chores like cooking or laundry because she is sensitive to the smells. She has decided she doesn’t want the father involved and will not pursue child support. She has decided she rath