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[quote=Anonymous]DH was a teen when his daughter was born and not in a relationship with the mom. StepDD has never seen her parents together in a relationship, mom is married and has 4 other children, including 1 with severe special needs. DH and I have 2 toddler-age children of our own. We live about 2 hours apart and see her whenever she wants to come over (used to be every other weekend but since she's gotten older it's sometimes every weekend, once a month, depending on her social life and sports). Both DH and I WOH full time.

StepDD wants to move in with us next summer before starting junior year. She'll be 16. At our house, she has never had any hard-set rules. She's a good kid but your typical teenager and, although DH and I don't always agree with how her mom handles some things, we don't rock the boat. I have also learned to mind my own business since she's not my biological daughter and it's caused some strain between DH and I in the past. Now that she's planning to come live with us full time and not just on weekends, DH is starting to think about what rules and expectations we should set with her so we can continue our conversations and be ready. I have my own opinions, but just curious if anyone has BTDT with suddenly having a teen in the house full time? We've made it clear that living with us full time will not just be like living with us on the weekends where she's pretty much free to do what she wants, but I am also preparing for some rude awakening. [/quote]

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