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[quote=Anonymous]After my mother passed when I was 16, my dad remarried fairly quickly and they had a baby.  I'm pretty sure she married him because she was nearing 40 and running out of time, and he had raised 3 pretty normal kids and was a good father.

I'll be honest, I would have preferred that he focus on us and not start a new family.  Their marriage didn't survive after the baby, and things were contentious for a long time.  It probably would have been easier on everyone if he'd married someone who already had their own kids and didn't want one with him.  (he was 50 at the time.)

That said, having a younger child has definitely kept my dad young at heart.  When we were growing up, my dad was so busy working and supporting a wife and family that he didn't get to spend a lot of time with us.  He had some guilt about that, and he was able to spend more time with my half-brother and do more stuff with him, like Eagle Scout projects and camping trips.  So that made his life richer.

I don't mind my half-brother getting 1/4 of my dad's estate, as he deserves.  My dad remarried after that divorce and has been happily married for many years to a woman who has two kids of her own.  I would be annoyed if they got his money - they're not his kids.  They were grown by the time our parents married.  At the same time, I wouldn't want my stepmom's money.  So my dad and my stepmom have wills that separate the assets for their own kids, which seems fair.  (either parent can stay in the house after the other passes.)[/quote]

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