Blended families might be viewed as a complete and utter catastrophe or as a lovely, harmonious family unit made up of individuals connected solely by choice. But having honest conversations is essential to creating a cohesive blended family. An irritated stepmother tells her experience below. The original poster (OP) and her husband have been together for over a decade. Her partner's prior relationship resulted in a child. At the request of the little girl's biological mother, OP declined to a…

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Marriage is VERY complicated as it is, but if you throw in merging two families with kids from previous marriages, welp, that's a whole other level of complicated. See, the thing with getting re-married is that there need to be clear boundaries for the step-parents. Finding the right balance in step-parent and step-children relationships is not easy but one thing that the step-parents should always remember is that they are in no way entitled to someone else's child. You might be joining a new…

Heated Debate About 'Real' Parenting