Family Forum / Parenting / Step Parents / November 2006

Need advice on how I am suppost to be a step mom to two grown kids-boys
when I am only 27 years old with a 6year old boy and a 4 year old boy
and my step- son's father is my husband and is 14 years older then me?
My husband and I are continuelly arguing over his 20 year old who ...

My husband has a 4 year old son from previous marriage, he is very
limited in access to his son (1 timea two week for couple hours in the
house of his ex). I would say the divorce did not end well for him.
Anyway, since we married (almost a year) I  was not introduced to the

My boyfriend is divorced with two children ages 12 and 14. Our
relationship began before his divorce was final and we have maintained
a long distance relationship for the past year and a  half, seeing
eachother every 6 weeks. We're now ready to take it to the next level

I'm not going to AZ to see Mom, but I *am* going to AR to see Mamma.
But only because I was blessed enough to have a couple people up there
want to buy some of our cattle, then another person ask us to transport
a cow she's buying from someone else down here.

I have had a stepmom for a little under a year and i have known her for a
few years now and at times she tends to get on my nerves but at other times
she helps me out the best she can. When she gets on my nerves it is normally
about something i said. My stepmom is kinda more of a ...

Is it really this quiet or is my ISP just that far behind?
Jess

I am in a relationship and happy with everything except how I am
treated and disrespected by her children.  All boys, 15, 9 and 6.  I
treat them no worse or better than I treat my two boys, 11 and 8.
These boys get whatever they want whenever they want it.  They have no

One of my dsd's isn't feeling me right now. There are a lot of things
that led up to the way I feel now but I'll give you something recent.
A 'play brother' of her's calls the house a lot. Lately she's been
having problems with him, his attitude and such. He's even

 My daughter and I left 4 years ago from a domestic abuse situation.
The father decided to elude my lawyer when I approached for visitation,
annulment- ( he was a bigamist). So my daughter needs medical attention
and when I apply the state finds the father. Finally get into court ...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this place... but I need some advice. I
currently live with my boyfriend, his mother my 3 1/2 year old daughter
and then his two girls are there Thurs-Sun. They are 11 & 12 (5th grade
and 7th grade). We've all lived together just over two years (the

When I read post about significant others feeling jealous over their
step kids, I find I am unable to relate to this feeling. Since my bf
and I have been together I have valued and encouraged the time that he
spends with her. My boyfriend has been raising her with the help of his

Since the group is slow...I thought I'd brave a post. *LOL*
A bit of history:
My dh has 2 kids from 1st marriage. (17yo sd, 15yo ss)
I have 3 from my 1st marriage. (son 20, son, 17 & daughter 15)

I am engaged to a man who has three children from a previous marriage.
All three of them are great kids, I don't have a problem with any of
them.  My problem is my own.  When the kids come over for weekends I
become very jealous and withdraw from everyone.  I suspect that it is

My boyfriend and I love each other deeply, we get along great, my
daughter likes him, he likes her, etc.
The problem: he's worried that he won't be able to love her like a
daughter if he were to become her stepdad. He also worries that he

Looked and looked, and found this, my second post.
Kind of funny.  I was really in a groove.
With hope and heart,
Kathleen