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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes - being forced into a “blended family” sucks. People don’t want to hear this from ACODs but it’s true. I love my dad, but his later-in-life new wife’s 40-something son will never be my family or who i want to spend my free time with. [/quote]

The thing is though the same thing can be said of an inlaw. Many people have siblings who marry people their siblings don't like. What's the difference? As people grow up, their immediate family expands to include non blood relatives as people get married. That's life. I can't stand my brother in law but I still have to spend holidays with him if I want to see my sister.

I do think it should be fine for op to spend time with her blood relatives only on non holidays. I am married to someone with teenage kids and I try to back off and give them the chance to have tons of time together - bike rides, camping trips, some dinners, walks. I don't feel like I need to be included in everything. It's normal for the kids to want alone time with their dad. If when they grow up they want to get dinner with him and not me, that's fine. He and I don't need to be attached at the hip 24-7.[/quote]

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