Help! I Caught My Girlfriend’s Niece Stealing Alcohol. She Threatened Me in a Very Disturbing Way.

Dear Prudence,

I rent. My girlfriend of three years owns her place. We had planned to move in together in December, when his older brother had to unexpectedly move to the Midwest. Her 16 and 13 year old nieces didn’t want to leave their school in the middle of the semester, so they moved in with my girlfriend. This was supposed to be a temporary solution. Only now they’re both arguing because they can’t finish high school here with their friends. It is only a two bedroom unit. I am extremely uncomfortable with the way girls behave towards me. They are extremely rude and walk all over their aunt (they don’t do chores and feel free to make messes that she cleans up). I caught the older one sneaking out some beer and she threatened to call the cops on me because I was a “pervert.”

She later apologized and claimed it was just a “joke,” but similar incidents have happened.

Their father thinks it’s fine to hand over parenting for the next four years or more to my girlfriend. Our relationship is at a standstill and I’m fed up. It’s not like this is a real family crisis. The girls just don’t want to move! My lease ends in July. I don’t want to issue an ultimatum, but we went from discussing our future together to… nothing. What should I say? My girlfriend says she’s being pulled in too many directions.

-End of July

https://slate.com/advice/2024/05/dear-prudence-niece-threat.html