Oh for heaven’s sakes….the mother obviously saw buying a prom dress as a special occasion to share with her daughter. Calling and talking about the dress doesn’t cut it and she was robbed of that moment. How could she say no when her daughter had fallen in love with the dress?
To see a photo of your former family with a new mom in your place, titled ‘our family’ would be difficult for many so a bit of kindness and empathy wouldn’t go astray, especially when the mom has been very kind to the step mom.
As for the tampons, that’s the mom’s decision to make. Sounds to me like the mom has been pretty awesome too and the step mom needs to be a bit more considerate of her feelings. Is that so hard to understand?