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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, but there is only one stepkid, and their biological parent lives in another country and is not involved, and the stepparent has been in the kid's life since they were 2. We also have a nanny for our kids, so this rarely comes up.  To the point, the stepparent prefers to have all the authority and responsibility of a regular parent, so that's how we manage. [/quote]
We’ve been together since the oldest was about 3, so similar. In my situation, neither ex is receptive to schedule changes like this.

You mention a nanny. We don’t have one, but we have a sitter. Are you saying you have the nanny watch, for example, his kids while he’s out, but you’re home watching the other two? What happens if Tom goes out but Mary doesn’t? [/quote]

We have one stepkid (mine from early twenties - biological dad lives in another country, so a non-factor outside of summer break).  We also have younger kids now that my husband and I had together.  I have always had to have a full-time nanny for my oldest, and now more so for the younger kids, as my oldest is old enough to stay home alone.  My husband, the stepparent, wanted to be involved from the start and never pushed back on watching stepkid so I could have a girls' night out, even before we had kids together.  He recognized I needed a break occasionally, and seeing friends made me happy.  This happened maybe once a quarter. 
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