I'm writing today from a desperate heart who wants to make my marriage work but there is a constant war between me and my stepdaughter (age 11). At this point I feel like giving in, giving up, and walk away to have some peace for my soul. But I've worked so hard to be here in the United States. I recently got married to a wonderful husband with whom I want to grow old with but his daughter is not forthcoming and makes my life a living hell. I grew up very different than the American people and maybe our world is so far apart that we can't meet each other in the middle.