 (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My beautiful, funny, smart stepdaughter started high school this year. Like with many kids, the pandemic was very hard on her. It exacerbated her feelings of awkwardness and being out of place. She's also dealing with some body-image issues lately. She visits her dad and me on weekends and school breaks. Since January, I've only really ever seen her wear one outfit. She'll wear comfy clothes around the house, but she wears the same outfit if we go anywhere, even multiple days in a row. When we've visited her after school at her mom's house, she's wearing the outfit. She's a clean kid and doesn't smell, but I'm really concerned that a kid who feels this awkward is going to get eaten alive in high school. I've tried to get her clothing of a similar style, and she'll say she likes it, but will never wear it. Do we bring it up with her? Or just let her find out the hard way? I want home to be a soft place to land for her but also don't like the idea of setting up a sweet kid for failure. She won't go shopping with me. I've tried. — Concerned | 
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