Step Parents

In Need of some advice
I have a problem, I have been divorced for 7 years, I have a 15 year old daughter and I also take care of my 65 year old mother. I have been seeing a man for over a year, and recently he proposed to me. I own my house, and he also owns a house. Once we get married we want to move everyone in together. We want to mo... 13 Dec 2006 08:03

same thread
I wrote: OK, I know I ramble quite a bit, so let me just repeat the message. I do not expect that I should have custody just because I gave birth. Your situations seem quite a bit different in that both are married and stable. Both who? My step-daughter's mother and father? Wrong! Her mother i... 3 Nov 2006 07:23

Stepdad Common Problems/worries?
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 wouldn't treat her like future biological kids. He also get upset/jealou... 3 Nov 2006 21:04

Should I bother
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. This is invariably met with indifference and barely disguised rudeness... 29 Sep 2006 13:31

26 messages away...
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? rebecca ... 13 Sep 2006 16:34

HELP! Raising a 18 month old and 3 yr old girls that are not mine!
In article <1153511937.044120.269790(a)m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>, loralie says... Me and my boyfriend have been together for 16 months now, and I am raising his kids. When we first moved in together their mother had full custody of the girls, and we had them every other weekend and every Tuesday. Well in ... 4 Aug 2006 23:14

ping
"Jess" <home(a)domain.com> wrote in message news:Mhzug.160901$k%3.139831(a)dukeread12... Where'd everyone go? Jess I'm hung over. I was at my husband's birthday party last night and met my 3rd, 4th and 5th husbands. All very nice men. rebecca ... 18 Jul 2006 01:58

Summer plans?
What is everyone doing this summer? I have had my niece from Ohio for a while, we have been shuttling her and Stevie back and forth betwen here and Mom's house. The girls are growing up to the point where they really get along and enjoy their time together, and it's been fun to have Steffie here. We are having ... 10 Jul 2006 18:30

Loafing step-daughter
Once again, the dishes are piled up in the sink for days. My wife's pregnant 18 year old daughter is resident in our home, and one of her few chores is doing the dishes. She spends the better part of her day in bed watching tv and talking on the phone, or in the living room doing same. Although she has a job, she l... 19 Jan 2006 16:36

step daughters moved in - our relationship moved out
Hi,This is my first time posting on a board. My husband and I have been together for nearly 5 years. We were married this past June. He has two daughters, 16 & 15 and I have two daughters, 10 & 6. Life was great...he had 50/50 custody with his x-wife and our weekends were insync with my x. So, twice a month we... 10 Dec 2005 14:12