Jann Blackstone, Tribune News Service

Q. I have had a drug problem for the last four years. I was arrested and have been out of the picture for years. I am now clean and sober and have begun to slowly re-enter my 5-year-old daughter’s life. Prior to that, my daughter’s father had sole custody. He has been living with his girlfriend for years and two years ago married her. My daughter loves her, and I am so jealous. It makes me act irrationally and I say things I know I shouldn’t. This woman thinks she is my daughter’s mother and has completely taken over. What’s good ex-etiquette?

A. As much as I empathize with your situation, I’m not surprised your daughter identifies with her bonus mom. Your daughter is 5 and from what you have explained, she has lived most of her life with her dad and

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