How can I protect them from ending up like her?
I can’t figure out when or how much to intervene in the parenting of my half-siblings. I’m 24 and moved away for work when I was 18. Recently, circumstances have changed and I’m able to visit home a lot more. My dad is raising two other daughters, 11-year-old “Elaina” and 6-year old “Lexi” with his girlfriend “Claire.
On the first point, if you feel that this situation is in any way tending toward neglect or physical abuse, your father and Claire need to be confronted about that, and you must make them understand the urgency of changing course. Otherwise, you may need to involve the authorities—I can’t tell from your letter if you think these girls are outright being denied enough food to eat, but if they are, that’s not something you can ignore.
On the second point, it seems pretty obvious that Claire is struggling with her own body image, and she is passing those behaviors and beliefs on to your sisters. It may not feel appropriate to approach Claire herself about this , but you can talk to your father about how eating disorders can ravage the life of a young person and the specific signs you’re seeing that your sisters are already starting to have some challenges.
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