MY STEPMOTHER READ MY CHILDHOOD DIARY OUT LOUD AT MY WEDDING TO HUMILIATE ME I never even wanted Diane there. She married my dad when I was 10, after my mom died. She was the queen of quiet cruelty — comments about my looks, calling me "too sensitive," always making me feel small. When I moved out at 18, I kept my distance. I only saw her on holidays, smiled for pictures, and kept things polite. But for the wedding, my dad begged me to include her. She promised she'd "be on her best behavior." T