There is no reasonable cause for remorse on your part. Your love for this man is all that really matters. Had this step daughter possessed one tenth the amount of empathy that you and your wife have shown, she would have made herself available and moreso, she would have been by this gentlemen's side at his time of departure. That is what people who really care about each other would do. Your actions are honourable. Hers are not.
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"The gift of liberty is like that of a horse, handsome, strong, and high-spirited. In some it arouses a wish to ride; in many others, on the contrary, it increases the desire to walk."
-- Massimo d'Azeglio
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