Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / October 2006

I'm a divorced Dad who has always been very involved with my 2 great
kids (8 and 4). I've been living away from my kids (not my choice)
since spring 2005 and am since divorced. My ex has custody (standard in
Spain). My ex and I have kept the good of the kids in mind during all

Okay, yeah.  A preschooler and twin toddlers are consuming my life.  And now
my SS is here for an extended stay, and I just can't bring myself to gather
up the energy for a raging pre-teen.  I find myself aggravated by things
that I know are stupid, because I'm pretty ...

First post here I think, but I recognize some familiar names :-)
I'm loving going out with my gf, but just learning about the
challenging road ahead that might lead to step parenting for me. My
kids are almost grown. Hers are younger, and its the teenage daughter

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I'm having a real issue with my boyfriend and that is his daughter. Let
me preface this by saying that she is nice and all, but I do not like
her. It's nothing personal against her, I just really don't like kids
and the thought of us living together in the next year and a half makes

Here's the deal... both me and my spouse are divorced with children.  My ex
and I have split custody, so we split all costs of raising the kids
(therefore, no child support).  My spouse's ex pays child support and he
pays for extra curricular activities that their kids are ...

Yesterday the husbands ex--sent him an email outlining how she wants to
handle the holidays this year.  Key word being how SHE wants to handle
them.  He responded with the fact it seemed reasonable to him---without
contacting me.  I have 2 children from my previous marriage and we ...

I'm new here & wanted to introduce myself.
I'm Carie, from So. Cal. I am a SAHM. My husband & I have 7 kids
between us.
I have 3, my 20yo son is in the army, 17yo son, & a 15yo daughter. She

You guys ok?
Jess

Help!  I am totally unsure how to handle this.  I have been with my
partner for nearly 18 months and I have a five year old son, who has
had me to himself since his dad left 3 and half years ago. My partner
has now put his own house up for sale so he can move in with us, but my

ok there may be a topic on this somewhere in this message board
somewhere but i would rather write my own situation manly to get advice
for my specific problems/issues.
well im a 21 yr old f never had kids or been married (too young to even

I don't know how much of what I read (about step-parenting) is a bunch
of crap and how much is good advice.  Most of the articles I've read
say that the biological parent should be in charge of discipline.  What
happens when the biological parent doesn't believe in discipline?

Can't belive it.  It has been I think 3 weeks since they told us.  I am
still in shock and don't know what to think.  I had a dream a month ago that
they were and hubby confronted them about it and SS18 just looked at hubby
like he was crazy, but didn't deny it or admit it.  sh.t ...