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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My stepkids were 9 and 11. I do love them. It's a different kind of love than I have for my children, but I don't expect differently. Raising kids is just TOUGH anyway, and the kind of love one has for one's own kids makes it easier. It's easy to explain biologically--we experience such a tremendous, forgiving love that it soothes the difficulties. So it really is just harder to love stepkids even when things are hard. I focus on the positive and try to let go of the negative as much as possible. This is only feasible because DH and I have a strong relationship and support each other, and he carries his weight. I could not handle stepkids without a full partner. My stepkids' personalities can be hard for me sometimes. I won't lie, they annoy me more than my own kids. [/quote] I second all of this.[/quote]
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