Dear Abby: Am I selfish for not giving my husband’s children money from my inheritance?

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A woman inherited money and is wrestling with whether she owes her husband's adult children a share. She worries she's selfish for keeping it separate, but points out that her stepchildren have never treated her as family and that the inheritance came from her own parent, not a joint asset. Dear Abby weighs the competing claims of loyalty, fairness, and personal autonomy in blended families, a territory where legal rights and emotional obligations rarely align.