Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / September 2006

I have worked quite hard to build a good relationship with my 16yo
step-daughter. I treat her with respect, I don't interfere with her
relationships with either of her biological parents and generally I
always try to be supportive and helpful.

I was married 6 weeks ago to a guy who has a 13 year old son. I have a
13 year old daughter.
How do I keep them apart...if you know what I mean?
Jenna

Hi im new here, i live in australia with my partner and our 5 children.
We have been waiting a few weeks for results to a dna test
We found out last friday and he drove straight down there to be with
him.

Ok, I wrote this on the Marriage/Divorce group and got scathing remarks
so figured I'd ask for help here.
My husband and I have been married for almost 3 years.  We both were
married once prior and each have children from those past marriages.

Hello, I've not been here before, but was directed here.
I have step-children, and when it comes to correcting them,I'm at a
loss.
When my partner, is not around, or in another part of the house.And I

Hi everyone. I'm hoping for some objective advice.
My ex and I separated a few years back and we share a 5 year-old boy.
We spend a lot of time working on making sure he's ok and that we don't
stress him with whatever disagreements we have. As a result he's a

Don't know if anybody's still around who was interested in my costumes, but
I've redone the way I have them on the web and thought I'd mention it in
case there was.
I considered moving them to my own webspace but then thought to heck with

Sorry, this is a long one, but it is worth reading to the end.  So
please try to bear with it even if she sounds a little harsh at times.
The Secret of the "Four My's"... or Detachment is NOT a Dirty Word! by
Nicole L. Weyant

My husbands son is about to grace us with is company for a couple of
weeks - At this stage we have informed the boys mother that this is not
permanent until the legal side is sorted out.
This may take a while after all  BF is not named on the birth

My husband and I constantly have the same problem with his daughter's
mom.  We have just moved a little bit further away (only about 20
minutes) and have moved into a stellar school district.  My
stepdaughter approached me (she's 10) and mentioned that she wants to

From overtaking Wendy on the "all-time top posters" list...  25 now.  DH is
feeding the twins, DS is watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and I obviously
have nothing better to do.
So where is everybody?

Chewy and I were told by the kids that we needed to go on a date.  So
we decided we'd have a date last night.
Midafternoon, though, I got a call from a customer, asking if she and
her husband could swing by the farm between 4 and 4:30 to pick up some

Believe it or not, this isn't a post about Chewy nor about OS.  OK,
kinda-sorta not about OS.  Chewy's actually handling things *really*
well, much better than I am atm.  I'm doing a lot of deep breathing
exercises.  This stuff is outside my "circle of control," but it's

Hi... I am quite challenged by how my girlfriend's children "work" her
constantly.  She has been on her own for most of their childhood and it
appears that when their Dad was in the household, he was quite
un-involved.  So it all fell to her.  I know beyond a doubt she is