Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / April 2004

My boyfriend and I had a wonderful, fun relationship until these 2 "take up
all the time" kids came in December. I have tried and tried to adapt but I
have NEVER wanted kids and still so not. But the guy is great and I'm in
love with him. In June he will go to court and see if he ...

My wife thinks it is ok if my 14 year-old step-son calls me brother
instead of Dad.  I'm not sure, and I don't want to mess things up.
We don't live with him, he lives in another country and there is a
language barrier.  She doesn't want me to go to fast in getting to

Im at my witts end on the lack of discipline this child has. He is spoiled too much and does nothing by himself he is four and cant do anything for himself and when you make him he throws a fit and she gives in. My problem is she wont discipline him but im not allowed to or im ...

Arg...what a day!
My SO Ex-g/f will be moving down island again with the two youngest kids
(ages 8/10). She only moved to the city we are living in just under a year
ago, but has continued working where she originally came from and is finding

We got a really nasty call from BM last night, she apparently discovered
lice in SD's  (9) hair. We have checked ourselves and we are not
infested and none of the other kids appear to be infested. All I can
figure is that she may have picked them up at school, although she is on

I am a father of a great 8 year old daughter. I've been divorced for
almost 4 years and recently remarried to a younger
never-been-married-or-had-children woman. My new wife (NW) and I are
great as a couple but continually fight about issues regarding my

I'm desperately seeking answers before I lose my mind!!  Been married
to my DH for a little under 5 months.  I now have a SD (6) in addition
to my 3 children (15,13,11).  BM has physical custody, DH has every
other weekend, one weekday evening visitation.  BM is crazy, deranged,

  I'm sort of new here so I thought I would post an introduction,
tell a bit about my story and say Hi..:)
  I've recently, about a year ago, ended a relationship and I'm in
the process of starting an new one. In both cases there were some

MY HUSBAND HAS A SON, JUST TURNED 18.  HE USUALLY IS VERY RESPONSIBLE FOR
HIS AGE. HIS DAD, HAD TO LEAVE FOR IRAQ AND NOW IM THE ONE TO DISCIPLINE.
HERE'S THE 411.  SINCE HIS DAD HAS BEEN GONE. HE MY SS HAS A NEW
GIRLFRIEND.  HE IS FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN MONTHS  AND ALREADY ...

Geri,
Just wanted to say *thank you* for the Acorn song, and Annabelle and
Found a Peanut, etc. that are all running through my head today.

My SD is 12 years old and I found somethings that she's written about me
and my son.  She has written that I'm ignorant, I need to mind my own
business and that I'm a b**ch,not to mention that she hates me. I told my
husband what I found and he said that he would talk to her about ...

I met my new wife 4 years ago. She has 2 daughters.One who is now 18
and the other who is just 16 past in February.My wife was widowed
after her husband commited suicide.
It seems strange now but both my wife, her oldest daughter and other

My SO has custody of my 9 yr. old SS.  He sees his mother every other
weekend for the past year.  Before that she was unreliable and unavailable
( w/history of drug & alcohol abuse and suicide attempt).  SS comes to me
with stories of all the cool things she does with him now, while ...

I really need some advise. I have been married to my husband for 8 years my
SD is 10. The problem is her mother keeps telling her bad things about me.
To the point that I don't allow her to stay over at our house. And now
that she is getting older its starting to come out in my SD. ...

Well I took Toostie to the Psych yesterday. I spent a few minutes in
the beginning of the session answering basic questions (how many in
your household, how long have you been involved in Steph's life, how
are her grades etc) and then Steph spent the next 40 minutes or so